I tried this Senegalese spot called Jollof restaurant in Brooklyn (on Bedford avenue). I ordered their dibbi, which consists of fire-grilled meat (lamb chops) that has been seasoned and cut into pieces. Dibi is typically served with grilled or raw onions, mustard, and bread. They allowed me to chose their jollof rice as a side. All in all $24 (19 bucks + fees and tax and delivery fee).
The food was ok. The lamb chops were tough (as an African, I’m used to tough meat. Almost like a rite of passage). But they were well seasoned and flavorful. The onions/celery mix were very seasoned as well. Interesting taste. You could taste the mustard and maybe like a mayo taste, although I don’t think it was mayo. But it was a very interesting (in a good way) taste. Mixed well with the lamb chops and rice.
But the jollof rice…not that the jollof was awful. It wasn’t flavorful really at all. I wanted to try Senegalese rice so I can assess and declare Nigerian jollof rice as king. And this meal helped me. The rice was cooking in small grain (no no) and there was no strong jollof flavor. No strong taste of roasted tomatoes, peppers, onions. Bland. But it went ok with the lamb and onions/ sauce mix.
Besides Buka in Brooklyn or the Tatiana spot in manhattan, do you guys have any solid African food spots in New York City?
by Eat_Ya_Food_Son