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    Kamara's African Restaurant

    4.4 (33 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Jollof rice with chicken
    Danielle S.

    I ordered the Jollof Rice with Chicken via Uber Eats for lunch and it was one of the best meals I've had in a long time. The chicken is so juicy and flavorful (two drumsticks) and sits on a HUGE portion of jollof rice. Jollof rice is absolutely amazing and I highly recommend everyone try it. I'm no expert on West African cuisine, but the flavors were rich and hearty. I'd imagine this is pretty authentic cooking. I had a great meal for a pretty good price, considering how huge the portion is (definitely enough for 2 meals). I look forward to ordering more from their menu!

    Palm butter, THE dish of Liberia (according to my hubs)
    Jen P.

    Had dinner here tonight after seeing an instagram post by @rocfoodies showing an immense 'sampler' platter they ordered at a recent visit. In the post they also mentioned that the owners are Liberian, and that particularly piqued our interest, as my husband spent over 20 yrs in Liberia in the 70s and 80s. That post basically convinced us to ditch our other dinner plans and go straight there after work. My husband is extremely fond of Liberian food, and a dish called "palm butter" specifically, having grown up with all the various soups and rice dishes as staple foods while living in the capital city Monrovia. As for me, I spent 3 years living in Sierra Leone, the country just north of Liberia. Sierra Leonean 'chop' shares a lot in common - soups (cassava and potato leaves), stews (okra and peanut), rice dishes (jollof), fried plantains, dried fish, hot pepper, fufu, palm oil, etc and I equally love it. So tonight we were basically transported back to our lives in West Africa via our taste buds. We ordered the palm butter and the potato leaves, and both were almost exactly as we remembered. Both come with either rice (our choice) or fufu, and the portions are easily enough for two people to share. I would guess we each received 2 to 3 CUPS of cooked white rice plus our respective bowls of soup. Back in WA, we would usually only eat once a day, so that huge portion was breakfast, lunch and dinner; here, I would say this is your meal and an equal portion of left overs for another day! You might be wondering exactly what is in the soup? Lots of bones (mainly from turkey, which is affordable for them to buy in bulk, but which is not found at all in WA and thus is not typical), plus some dried fish, palm butter (a thick red oil), hot pepper, onions, and then depending on what you order, there might also be black eyed peas or chopped greens (potato leaves are from the sweet potato plant) or eggplant or more veggies. This is not vegetarian, but neither is there a lot of actual meat - more like the meat and bones are all boiled together to make the stew, and the 'goodness' is really the flavor of everything cooked together. In Sierra Leone, we called all these various soups and stews 'plasas' short for 'palava sauce' - where the 'palava' or 'argument' is between all the ingredients that don't seem to go together, but make a unique and tasty final dish. This is definitely authentic West African cooking and flavors, even if they are improvising some of the main ingredients. (Usually the primary meat would be beef, goat or chicken.) The location of this small place is on South Plymouth, in a strip mall that also houses an East African market, a meat shop, a nail salon, and an Islamic center. There was plenty of parking in the plaza lot. When you enter the restaurant, you order at the counter and they bring the food out as it is ready. We were there from around 6:30-7:30 pm and it took approx. 20 min to get served our food. Inside there is seating for maybe 10-12 people, though most of the folks we saw were getting take out The folks working inside were friendly, the place was clean, and tables were covered in brightly covered cotton fabric. Loud dancehall music was playing and we just felt totally 'at home' as if we were in our fave chop house in Freetown. We will definitely be back and are looking forward to trying more of their menu. We highly recommend you give this small local family-run business a try. If you want to start 'easy' go for the jollof (spelled 'jellof' here) rice - a tomato-based rice dish similar to paella or jambalaya though spiced differently, or the peanut soup, which will be reminiscent of peanut-based thai dishes you may know. Fried plantains are another 'can't go wrong' choice. If you want to go full on African, try one of the leaf-stews (cassava leaves or potato leaves) with fufu or, order my hubby's fave, palm butter!

    two bowls of food
    Kitty E.

    Yummy Their Fufu is pretty good and the lamb pepper soup was flavorful I wish it was spicier even the ghost pepper's on the side were not that spicy for some reason but near perfect otherwise :)

    Spicy Fufu and Soup Platter
    Corin T.

    I went there for the spicy soup and fufu ( yes because of tik tok trend ) the staff is so friendly, and the food was amazing... every bite just got better and better! I highly suggest checking this place out! ( The picture is not from the restaurant because we ate the food prior to getting a picture... )

    Jollof Jollof Rice with Chicken Goat Pepper Soup with Fufu Fried plantains
    Emily W.

    Good West African food and very speedy service. Jollof and chicken with fried plantains is the classic way to go, and it's delicious! If you're looking to get a little more experimental, try the goat pepper soup with fufu (which is pretty spicy!).

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    I have not been back since I found a huge piece of plastic baggie in my goat pepper soup which sucks because I used to love this place :(

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    They snapped. Jollof rice was awesome! I ordered for delivery and it was steaming when it came to my door. I love it

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    6 years ago

    Food was great and hit the spot. Love that there's an African restaurant in the city. Great addition to the diversity in food choices!

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    7 years ago

    Absolutely delicious and authentic and this is coming from a fellow African (Ethiopian by way of Cote D'Ivoire).

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    African Haitian Cuisine

    African Haitian Cuisine

    4.8
    (12 reviews)
    2.8 mi

    I just had to come check this spot out I was curious of the…read morecombo restaurant. The guy up front was very welcoming and explained the origin of the mixed culture. The place is clean, spacious, plenty tables to sit. I just picked up some food to go. I did eat the pâté while waiting on my chicken and rice. It was a bit doughy but very flavorful and spicy. The juices are great. I should've taken some to go. The rice and beans with chicken were a hit as well. Glad to find a bit of home here. They also have a market of food and goodies to buy right next to the restaurant. This is definitely a little gem. Check them out.

    I've never been to this place before but I'm sure I've driven by a million times. The food was…read morepretty good, I could have eaten at least 4 of the fish Somali Sambusas, it tastes like there's curry and other spices, and the outside is so crunchy and delicious. The African pate tastes very similar to an alcapurria. A fritter stuffed with meat and fried. One man served us and we had to wait for him to clean up before ordering. Thankfully I ordered Yelp since it was a bit of a big order, unfortunately I never received a confirmation order, but I just seen our food sitting at the restaurant and asked if it was mine. It was....so we didn't have a long wait time, however the food had gotten cold. I tried to be strategic and ordered for 1:30, since my drive was 30 mins but it was still cold. Thankfully there were pates and sambusas in the hot case still warm, so we got those hot and fresh. The ambiance was a little lack luster. Not much decorum or music, but there is a smaller store on the other side of the restaurant. I didn't get a chance to check it out but next time. If it's two things you remember to try it's the Sorrel (Hibiscus) Juice and the Somali fish Sambusas. I would drive back for those two things alone. The sorrel juice is so flavorful and spicy from the ginger. Those two menu items alone are a 15/15

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    Long-grain rice with tomatoes, onions, spices, vegetables, and meat, cooked together for a sweet and savory taste.
    Long-grain rice with tomatoes, onions, spices, vegetables, and meat, cooked together for a sweet and savory taste.
    Fried crunchy or sweet plantains, a delightful Haitian side dish with a caramelized exterior and tender interior.

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    Fried crunchy or sweet plantains, a delightful Haitian side dish with a caramelized exterior and tender interior.
    Zemeta Ethiopian Restaurant

    Zemeta Ethiopian Restaurant

    4.6
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    My favorite Ethiopian food in town. Everything I have eaten has been delicious, and for…read morevegetarians, the variety of options is really great. On my most recent visit, during lunch time with friends, we all had the all-you-can-eat buffet, which is a great value at $13.99 (current price). The woman serving us was very generous with the portions and also made sure we had plenty of injera bread to eat with it (though there is also rice on the buffet if you prefer.) Although I don't know the names of any of the things I ate, there were mild and spicy options, several kinds of lentils, a kind of pureed chickpea dish, sauteed/braised greens and two kinds of mixed veggies - one with carrots and one with cabbage. Although the buffet is all-you-can-eat, we were all stuffed and just managed to eat what we were served. A few side notes: -- Hours here on Yelp say they open at 11 am which is incorrect. They open at 12 pm each day of the week. -- There is street parking and in this section of the city, it is still free! -- Seating in the front room inside can accommodate approx 20 people. On the day we visited, we were a group of 4, and several singles came in, and two other groups of 4, and the place was packed -- There are also several meat options on the buffet; if you want the meat the buffet price increases by $1 -- Beverages are all in bottles - water, sodas, etc -- This place uses disposable paper plates and plastic cutlery -- Don't forget to ask about the samosas! They have a veggie one and a meat one, and though we forgot and were too full, they looked and smelled amazing!

    Ordered delivery to a medical office while visiting Rochester for the afternoon. Vegetarian…read morecombination platter was delicious, delightfully hearty serving of injera (as plate, food & utensil) hit the spot & was @4 servings! Also ordered Ethiopian coffee which was fine. Yelp delivery fees, taxes, service fees & tip made a super reasonably priced meal quite pricey, but the combo meal was worth every penny.

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    Vegetarian Combination Delivery ...yummy

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