Badou Senegalese Cuisine

2049 W Howard St, Chicago
(773) 293-6913

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Jollof Rice with Jerk Chicken
Jolof Rice and Saffron Rice
Braised Red Snapper
Thiou Curry Chicken
Badou Jerk Chicken
Grilled Whole Fish
Mafe Peanut Stew
Chicken Pasteles
Seafood Delight
Chicken Lentils

Menu

Most Popular
Pastel
Crispy pastry filled with marinated chicken sauteed in tomato and onion sauce.
Thiebou Djen
African, djolof rice, and Senegalese national dish with fish filet. Served with rice.
Chef's Signature Chocolate Cake Dessert

Soups
Senegalese Soup
Meat with vegetables.

Vegetarian Soups and Salads
Veggie Soup
Carrots, potatoes, onion, and green leaves.
Mama Fatou Veggy Curry Soup
Garden Salad
Fresh vegetables served with tasty homemade vinaigrette.

Vegetarian Appetizers
Plantain
Veggie Pastel
Crispy pastry filled with vegetables sauteed in tomato and onion sauce.
Veggie Boulette
African mixed vegetables balls blended with exotic spices.

Appetizers and Desserts
Pastel
Crispy pastry filled with marinated chicken sauteed in tomato and onion sauce.
Plantain
Fataya
Crispy pastry filled with marinated beef sauteed in tomato and onion sauce.
Boulette with Meatballs
Delicious meat balls blended with exotic spices.
Chef's Signature Chocolate Cake Dessert
Boulette with Seasoned Chicken
Well seasoned chicken served with tomato.

Entrees
Thiebou Djen
African, djolof rice, and Senegalese national dish with fish filet. Served with rice.
Foufou
Chicken stew cooked in rich red bell pepper sauce served with pounded yam. Served with rice.
Diby Yaap
African grilled seasoned tenderized spicy lamb with onion sauce. Served with rice.
Atieke
Grated fermented cassava cooked like couscous served with tilapia fish, onion, tomato, and bell pepper sauce. Served with rice.
Cebbu Yapp
African jasmine rice cooked with chicken. Served with rice.
Mborokhe
Cassa leaves cooked in a creamy peanut butter sauce with palm oil. Served with rice.
Cebbu Guinnar
African jasmine rice cooked with beef. Served with rice.
Chicken Lentils
African chicken, lentils cooked in a rich stew with tomato, and onion.
Mafe
Cooked in rich creamy peanut butter sauce. Served with rice.
Badou Gumbolaya
Chef's signature spicy dish. Okra and fish cooked in a light palm oil sauce.
Poulet Roti
African marinated fried chicken cooked with peas. Served with rice.
Thiou Curry Chicken
Chicken cooked in a rich curry sauce with vegetables. Served with rice.
Braised Tilapia
Lightly caramelized. Served with rice.
Diby Guinar
Grilled seasoned spicy chicken with onion sauce. Served with rice.
Badou's Seafood Delight
Tilapia fillet, shrimp, crab meat, tossed in a garlic olive oil, and tomato. Served with rice.
Yassa Djen
Tilapia infused with lime and caramelized onions. Served with rice.
Crevette
African sauteed shrimp with fresh garlic butter and onion. Served with rice.
Yassa Guinar
Chicken infused with lime and caramelized onion. Served with rice.

Vegetarian Entrees
Vegetarian Lentils
Lentils cooked in a rich tomato sauce with potato and onions.
Mafe Veggie
Cabbage and carrots cooked in a rich creamy peanut butter sauce.
Yam Yam Niambi
African cassava cooked in a creamy tomato sauce.
Vegetarian Spaghetti
Broccoli and brussels sprouts cooked with spaghetti.
Yassa Veggie
Brussels sprouts, broccoli infused with lime, and caramelized onions.
Petit Pois
Peas, potatoes cooked with onion, and exotic spices.
Vegetarian Thiou
Cabbage, cassava, and carrots cooked in a rich tomato sauce.
Ndamme
Black eyes peas cooked in a thick onion and garlic sauce.
Vegetarian Curry Stew

Chef's Demonstration of Power in the Kitchen
Badou Jerk Chicken
Served with national dish of Senegal, jolof fries, cabbage, carrots, and plantains.
Infamous Peanut Butter Stew
Peanut butter cooked with chicken, okra, carrots, sweet potato, and a kick of heat, with exotic spices just like home.
Beef Peauntbutter Stew
Sauteed beef in a rich creamy peanut butter stew topped over rice with sweet potatoes and carrots.
Beef Sautee
Highly recommended by chef, comes with caramelized onion and Dijon mustard.
Curry Goat Stew
Served with rice cooked with saffron, curry powder, carrots, and potatoes.
Beef Stew Specialty Soup
Special soup that is highly recommended by chef, onions, potatoes, and carrots, with an abundance of meat.

Beverages
Bissap Juice
Homemade hibiscus drink.
Can of Soda
Ginger Cocktail Juice
Homemade ginger drink with pineapple.
Bottled Water
9 oz.

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Recent Reviews

What an incredible experience!! They were so accommodating of my allergies and vegetarian restrictions. But they still made everything with meat on the side so everyone could enjoy it. The food was so good and fresh and the owner was so kind and I’m so grateful I got to eat here!
April 2026
An amazing adventure into African cuisine. Chef greeted us graciously and gave us a tour of Senegalese cuisine including the national dish which he prepared to perfection. Great for a culinary date night followed by other outings in the very diverse Rogers Park area.
February 2026
I tried their food at the Rogers Park art fest this summer, decided to visit and order takeout! I got a vegetarian pastel and jollof rice with jerk chicken -- it was all really delicious and the staff was very friendly! i'll definitely go again!
November 2025

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Badou Senegalese Cuisine

2049 W Howard St, Chicago, IL 60645
(773) 293-6913