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Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
LaVi
Lavi, a Caribbean-soul food restaurant in Livingston, opened in May of 2026 and offers a menu that blends Caribbean flavors with hearty comfort-food dishes. Here’s a peek at the jerk chicken. But there’s more.
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Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
LaVi
Lavi blends American comfort fare with Caribbean cooking.
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Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
LaVi
Specialties of the house include baked or grilled jerk chicken, stewed meats like oxtail and chicken plus fish like fried whiting and salmon as a platter or sandwich.
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Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
LaVi
Whiting is fried to a crisp.
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Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
LaVi
Lavi does a brisk to-go business.
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Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
LaVi
But there are plenty of places to sit and enjoy the meal.
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Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
LaVi
Lavi, a Caribbean-soul food restaurant in Livingston, opened in May of 2026 and offers a menu that blends Caribbean flavors with hearty comfort-food dishes.
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Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
LaVi
Turky wings are offered zesty, jerk and garlic flavored.
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Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
LaVi
It’s set up like a Dominican restaurant but the flavors are distinctly soul and Caribbean.
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Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
LaVi
Lavi comes to the former Vincent’s Deli of West Brighton.
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Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
LaVi
Lavi, a Caribbean-soul food restaurant in Livingston, opened in May of 2026 and offers a menu that blends Caribbean flavors with hearty comfort-food dishes.
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Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
LaVi
Sides include mac ‘n’ cheese, potato salad, candied yams, cabbage, plantains, collards, fries and onion rings.
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Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
LaVi
There is a 10 percent discount for first responders.
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Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
LaVi
Lavi offers combo plates, burgers, wings and empanadas. It is located at 500 Henderson Ave., West Brighton.
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Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
LaVi
Lavi, a Caribbean-soul food restaurant in Livingston, opened in May of 2026 and offers a menu that blends Caribbean flavors with hearty comfort-food dishes.
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Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
LaVi
Lavi opens at 11 a.m. and serves until 8 p.m.
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Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
LaVi
Soon it will offer late-night food aimed at hospital workers.
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Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
LaVi
The mac ‘n’ cheese uses only seven cheeses and is thickened with a roux of simple flour and butter.
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Pamela Silvestri | silvestri@siadvance.com
LaVi
Stewed dishes include oxtail and chicken which are rich and luxurious on the palate, meant to be eaten with a side of collards or mac ‘n’ cheese.
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