What are your top five West African restaurants in LA?
What are your top five West African restaurants in LA?
by Deep_Context3810
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360FlipKicks
following because i’d like to try this cuisine
TimelessBaller
I need to know
printerdsw1968
Just had carry out from Aduke Cuisine off Florence. Veggie combo, jollof combo with chicken, chicken efo riro with yam fufu, beef patties. Pretty good, everything cooked well and not over salted. $80, a lot of food.
Giggle_Mortis
there honestly might not be many more than ten total West African restaurants in all of los angeles.
the best I’ve had is The African Chop Truck
WatercressTop2942
Airport Royal Cuisine on century blvd in Inglewood. Right by LAX. Ghanian food and the kelewele is on point
Old-Operation-2233
I’ve never tried African food but I’d like to. Please excuse my ignorance but what is the dough ball for? I’ve seen similar food where you pinch a piece, flatten it out like a piece of tortilla and use it to eat. Is it like that? Also, any social/cultural “no-no’s” when eating African food?
wxyz100
Sumptuous African is the only one I’ve been to. They’re in Inglewood, Long Beach, and Marina del Rey. I liked it, but I have nothing else to compare it to.
Blinks_
I know this isn’t what the OP asked for, but Jaliz Cuisine of East Africa in Van Nuys is straight flames. It’s not a traditional restaurant per se as it’s based out of a house in which this lady cooks some amazing, authentic African food. There’s seating out back, and it’s quite the experience with chickens (and sometimes kids) running around. Also, the portions are huge!
MervynChippington
There are 5?
Vindaloo-Sauce
I lived in Nigeria for a time but have only tried a couple places around here.
The first is Nkechi African Cafe in Inglewood. All around very good food and service (although they may have gone downhill looking at their yelp page).
One place I would avoid like the plague is Toto’s in Van Nuys. The food was mediocre at best but it was over priced and the owner will treat you like absolute shit for even stepping into her restaurant.
I keep hearing great things about Veronica’s kitchen.
Edit: Also to anyone reading this I highly recommend trying Suya. It’s grilled meat with a peanut and spice rub. It sounds simple but it’s one of my favorite foods in the world.
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following because i’d like to try this cuisine
I need to know
Just had carry out from Aduke Cuisine off Florence. Veggie combo, jollof combo with chicken, chicken efo riro with yam fufu, beef patties. Pretty good, everything cooked well and not over salted. $80, a lot of food.
there honestly might not be many more than ten total West African restaurants in all of los angeles.
the best I’ve had is The African Chop Truck
Airport Royal Cuisine on century blvd in Inglewood. Right by LAX. Ghanian food and the kelewele is on point
I’ve never tried African food but I’d like to. Please excuse my ignorance but what is the dough ball for? I’ve seen similar food where you pinch a piece, flatten it out like a piece of tortilla and use it to eat. Is it like that? Also, any social/cultural “no-no’s” when eating African food?
Sumptuous African is the only one I’ve been to. They’re in Inglewood, Long Beach, and Marina del Rey. I liked it, but I have nothing else to compare it to.
I know this isn’t what the OP asked for, but Jaliz Cuisine of East Africa in Van Nuys is straight flames. It’s not a traditional restaurant per se as it’s based out of a house in which this lady cooks some amazing, authentic African food. There’s seating out back, and it’s quite the experience with chickens (and sometimes kids) running around. Also, the portions are huge!
There are 5?
I lived in Nigeria for a time but have only tried a couple places around here.
The first is Nkechi African Cafe in Inglewood. All around very good food and service (although they may have gone downhill looking at their yelp page).
One place I would avoid like the plague is Toto’s in Van Nuys. The food was mediocre at best but it was over priced and the owner will treat you like absolute shit for even stepping into her restaurant.
I keep hearing great things about Veronica’s kitchen.
Edit: Also to anyone reading this I highly recommend trying Suya. It’s grilled meat with a peanut and spice rub. It sounds simple but it’s one of my favorite foods in the world.
Most of the good ones are in Inglewood.
[Mama D’s](https://instagram.com/mama_ds_africancuisine?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=) was amazing especially since it was on the east side but she recently lost her storefront and has switched to catering. However she did start a GoFundMe!