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    Kendejah Restaurant

    4.5 (651 reviews)
    ModerateAfrican
    Open 11:30 am - 8:30 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Me in restroom while I was waiting for my Togo order
    Elletha D.

    Kendejah is a Liberian restaurant serving traditional West African dishes. As someone from West Africa, I grew up eating this type of food and still cook and enjoy it at home, so I'm very familiar with the flavors and authenticity. The menu changes daily, which I appreciate because it reflects how we actually cook back home -- different dishes on different days. However, they also keep certain staple items available consistently, which is helpful if you're craving something specific. I did order Togo cassava, leaf, and jollof rice with a box of jar of pepper. I have visited this place over 10 times so the this review is long time coming. I understand that the restaurant may adjust recipes slightly to appeal to a broader demographic, not just Africans, and that can affect the depth of flavor and seasoning. With that being said, while the food is good and represents Liberian cuisine, it doesn't fully capture the richness I'm used to from traditional home cooking. Overall, I appreciate having a Liberian restaurant in the area and respect the effort to share the culture through food.

    Hoa G.

    Hubby and I have been wanting to eat here for a while. We heard so much about Liberian food but never got a chance to try it. We seen the restaurant plenty of time when we use to go Sharetea nearby. We decided to finally try it and came here to order some food to go. The restaurant was a bit confusing. We mapped it and the area showed the location to a empty storefront. We decided to call them and realize that the address was a little bit more down then what as stated on Maps. There's no menu inside, the menu/picture of what they offer is posted on their window on the outside. Hubby and I took a look to see what we wanted to try. We ordered quite a bit of food to try. We ordered the Jollof Rice with Chicken, Oxtail Stew, Goat Soup, Cassava Leaf with turkey, wings & fries, and of course we had to get fufu. Everything was delicious! It is pretty pricey though, so we'll only be coming once in a while, but definitely will come back! We do want to try egusi soup with fufu, so will have to find a location that has it! Delicious food and good service.

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    Nokie N.

    Pretty clean and chill place. Food was delicious, my husband loves the oxtails. Enjoyed the hot sauce so we got the bottle for home.

    EGUSI & FUFU Jollof Rice Oxtail
    Jolene J.

    Food was excellent! The egusi soup was a little bland but we had oxtail soup and it was so flavorful, the fufu was nice and soft and jollof rice with plantains was very good too, the ambiance is nice and clean, prices were a little pricey but overall I love this place and I would definitely go back!

    Goat Soup Special
    KeAna L.

    This used to be one of my favorite places to come. I drove from San Francisco, but the last two times I came here, the food was horrible. I always order the goat soup and fufu. The only thing I come for is usually fantastic, but the last two times it did not taste the same. Tonight, I ordered two goat soups with fufu to go, and I got all the way there, but the lady told me they were out of fufu once I arrived. I really loved this place but when the owner is not here it's not the same.

    Oxtail Served with Rice & Beans (comes with substitutions of fufu and jollof rice)
    Liam C.

    I had a game in Oakland before coming here and decided that I should try African food for the first time. I already had my mind set on fufu and egusi because I saw it online! The lady at the desk guided my family and I through the menu very well since we were newcomers and had a few questions about the dishes (she informed us about the menu specials for every day, so look out for those when you come here). My parents settled on the jumbo size oxtail stew and jollof rice while I of course, chose the fufu and egusi meal. Waiting time didn't take long since there were only a handful of people at the time we were here (2:20PM), so we got the food in relatively 5-7 minutes. If you are wondering about the consistency of the fufu, it was kind of like thicker mashed potatoes, but I still don't know how exactly to describe the taste! The egusi had a variety of shrimp and chicken, but since I myself prefer meat over seafood, I was a bit surprised to see it in my stew. The seafood in some way affected the taste of the greens in the stew, but it was still good nonetheless. The jollof rice was very good, it reminds me of an African style Mexican rice per se. The oxtail soup had this smoky, savory taste. If you have ever tried Jamaican food and had oxtail stew, it tastes very similar to it. One thing that Kendejah can improve on is, if possible, to have a bowl filled with water designated for dipping hands in when the stews get all over your fingers. This small adjustment would be nice, but napkins sufficed somewhat efficiently. My advice for you newcomers (who most likely like beef over seafood) is to get the oxtail soup meal alongside the fufu. I tried those two together and I liked it more than the fufu-egusi combo. I may or may not come here again, but if I'm craving West African and I'm in the area, I would certainly look out for Kendjah!

    Crystal N.

    I love the food here, the egusi, the okra stew and the jollaf rice! I loved how we would come before the restaurant itself had opened, & there was this man who was super polite and welcoming every time we would come. Now that the restaurant has opened, there's seating, the decor is beautiful and we still love the food and the sauce they make there (we would always bar a jar $20 for it was quite expensive though). What I want to say is that the experience itself dining in wasn't great. You don't get water, and your food is still served in to go boxes with paper plates and plastic forks to accommodate you. The service isn't there, because you can just order from the kiosk so I don't know if a tip is even needed because we didn't seem to have any service to help us. My husband had to ask for some help but the woman at the front was talking to him while speaking on the phone with someone else, which seems really rude since we've been a customer for sometime. I think the best option to just bring it home instead of eating in.

    Madhu J.

    I'm really glad I found this place. West African food is hard to come by in the Bay, and this spot does it right. The owner is super friendly and clearly cares about the food. I've had fufu, penut stew, cat fishand egusi stew here, and all were full of flavor. They also sell their own hot sauces, which are honestly addictive. The slogan says "it goes with everything," and that's not an exaggeration. The menu changes every day, so it's best to call ahead and see what they're cooking.

    Left to right:   Plantains, Oxtail stew, Fufu & Goat Soup, and Jollof Rice
    Trinity N.

    Great customer service, I can with a list but we wanted to try more from the menu so she took us outside and showed us the different combos. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND the goat stew. It was delicious and filled with spices, with a nice kick to it. Oxtail was tender and I wish there was a little more spice or maybe I could've added a little salt myself. The jollof rice was not our favorite solely for the rice used-- we're just used to jasmine rice :) Plaintains were delicious and fresh! I would definitely come back to try the okra sauce &. FYI. It looks like there's not a lot of meat but there is! They just give lots of soup and the meat is cut into smaller chunks.

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    2 months ago

    It was so good! Best food I've had in a long time. The hot sauce was amazing and super flavorful and the people were so friendly!!

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    20 days ago

    I love the eggplant meal that's on Wednesday. It makes my week. Thank you to the cook who puts love in every meal. I call her "mama"

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    1 month ago

    The jollof rice and fufu was YUMMY and the tv and couch setup was BEAUTIFUL and the lady working there was NICE

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    First time trying egusi and fufu and I'm so hooked! Wish they had a spot near the city

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    Ask the Community - Kendejah Restaurant

    Does this restaurant deliver? Or is it only takeout and pickup?

    We use Doordash and Grubhub for delivery service. When we start producing frozen meals in 2 weeks, we will offer free delivery with 10 miles for our Frozen Meal Collection subscribers.… 

    Is the meat served halal? Edited: just called and they said chicken was halal :)

    I don't know . But you can call and ask

    The title says "Vegetarian", do they serve any vegetarian dishes?

    They do but, it's not on the yelp menu. You have to go to the main menu.

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