Gorée Cuisine

1126 E 47th St, Chicago
(773) 855-8120

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Dibi Lamb with Fried Plantains
Yassa Chicken and Djolof Rice
Vegetarian Thiou Curry
Lamb and Jollof Rice
Thiou Curry with Lamb
Grilled Red Snapper
Fataya Four Pieces
Senegalese Mint Tea
Brochette Chicken
Vegetarian Maffe

Menu

Featured items
Dibi Lamb
Grilled lamb chops
House Tiebu Dejun
Whole tilapia with cabbage and carrots served over djolof rice.
Fataya (Four Pieces)
Battered salmon patties.
Dibi Chicken
Grilled chopped chicken, marinated in a special mix of spices.
Nem (Three Pieces)
Ground beef, chicken, shrimp, and vegetables fried into a egg roll.
Saka Saka
Marinated lamb, shrimp, crab meat, and cooked with cassava leaves, and served with rice.
Yassa Chicken
Chicken marinated overnight in lemon and chefs secret spices, cooked in an onion mustard sauce, and served with white rice.
Vegetarian Maffe
Creamy peanut butter and tomato sauce with potatoes, carrots, and yams, served over white rice.
Maffe
Cubes of lamb cooked in creamy peanut butter and tomato sauce with potatoes, carrots, yucca, and served over white rice.
Yassa Fish (Red Snapper)
Whole fish marinated overnight in lemon and chefs secret spices,cooked in an onion mustard sauce, and served with white rice.
Yassa Salmon
Salmon marinated overnight in lemon and chef's secret spices, cooked in an onion mustard sauce, and served with white rice.
Grilled Tilapia
Whole tilapia marinated and grilled.
Soupe Kandje
Mixed lamb, shrimp, and crab mean cooked in golden palm oil sauce
Mechoui (Leg of Lamb)
Broiled leg of lamb, marinated in senegalese spices.
Vegetarian Thiou Curry
Carrots, potatoes, yucca with mixture of spices, onion, curry, and served with white rice.
Thiou Curry with Salmon
Marinated salmon with a mixture of spices, onion , curry, and served with white rice.

Appetizers
Fataya (Four Pieces)
Battered salmon patties.
Nem (Three Pieces)
Ground beef, chicken, shrimp, and vegetables fried into a egg roll.

Salads
Senegalese Salad
Brochette chicken, carrots, red pepper, tomatoes, spring mix
House Salad
Ground beef, chicken, shrimp, and vegetables fried into a egg roll.

Entrees
Vegetarian Plate
Choice of three Sides.
Saka Saka
Marinated lamb, shrimp, crab meat, and cooked with cassava leaves, and served with rice.
Dibi Lamb
Grilled lamb chops
House Tiebu Dejun
Whole tilapia with cabbage and carrots served over djolof rice.
Grilled Tilapia
Whole tilapia marinated and grilled.
Yassa Chicken
Chicken marinated overnight in lemon and chefs secret spices, cooked in an onion mustard sauce, and served with white rice.
Soupe Kandje
Mixed lamb, shrimp, and crab mean cooked in golden palm oil sauce
Thiou Curry with Chicken
Marinated chicken with a mixture of spices, onion and curry, served with white rice.
Yassa Fish (Red Snapper)
Whole fish marinated overnight in lemon and chefs secret spices,cooked in an onion mustard sauce, and served with white rice.
Dibi Chicken
Grilled chopped chicken, marinated in a special mix of spices.
Vegetarian Maffe
Creamy peanut butter and tomato sauce with potatoes, carrots, and yams, served over white rice.
Vegetarian Thiou Curry
Carrots, potatoes, yucca with mixture of spices, onion, curry, and served with white rice.
Yassa Shrimp
Shrimp marinated overnight in lemon and chef's secret spices, cooked in an onion mustard sauce, and served with white rice.
Thiou Curry with Lamb
Marinated lamb with a mixture of spices, onion, curry, and served with white rice.
Thiou Curry with Salmon
Marinated salmon with a mixture of spices, onion , curry, and served with white rice.
Yassa Salmon
Salmon marinated overnight in lemon and chef's secret spices, cooked in an onion mustard sauce, and served with white rice.
Brochette Shrimp
Senegalese shrimp shish kabob, marinated in a specials sauce.
Brochette Chicken
Senegalese chicken shish kabob, marinated in a specials sauce.
Grilled Red Snapper
Whole Red Snapper marinated in a special mix of spices.
Grilled Salmon
Salmon steak marinated in a special mix of spices.
Mechoui (Leg of Lamb)
Broiled leg of lamb, marinated in senegalese spices.
Sauteed Shrimp
Shrimp sauteed and served with onion sauce.
Yassa Fish (Tilapia)
Whole fish marinated overnight in lemon and chef's secret spices, cooked in an onion mustard sauce and served with rice.
Yassa Lamb
Tinder leg of lamb marinated overnight in lemon and chefs secret spices, cooked in an onion mustard sauce, and served with white rice.
C'Est Bon
Smoked whole fish with shrimp and spinach

Stews
Maffe
Cubes of lamb cooked in creamy peanut butter and tomato sauce with potatoes, carrots, yucca, and served over white rice.
Thiou Curry with Shrimp
Marinated shrimp with a mixture of spices, onion, curry, and served with white rice.

Sides
Djolof
Cabbage with Carrots
Alloco (Plantain)
French Fries
Attieke
Vermicelle
Couscous
Salad

Beverages
Senegalese Mint Tea
Bissap
Jamaican Pineapple Ginger
Gingembe
Coke
Sprite
Coffee
Fanta
Hot Tea
Latte

Dessert
Thiakry

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Recent Reviews

Came here after a long day day, vibe was very casual. Highly recommend the Maffe if you like spicy peanuts and the Yassa Tilapia (the grilled onions had quite a spicy kick. So refreshing to enjoy flavor in the Midwest!
February 2026
So, I love this place. I love the food and I love the setting, but they do have to work on customer service. I have on multiple occasions sat for over 10 mins before a server, hostess, or anything even approached me to ask how I can be helped, and we made eye contact.

This can cause people to become impatient and leave but I do love the food and understand patiencea and being short staffed. Outside of that everything is good here food wise
February 2026
I can’t express how much i admire Gorée. It’s such a beautiful space to feast whether you’re by yourself, with family, or friends. In addition to Gorée being black owned by Adama Ba.
I dine here at least once a month, but as of late it’s been weekly!
Gorée is the ultimate experience, as it feels like home. The service is phenomenal, the ambiance is warm, the dishes are immaculate. And chefs don’t come to play!
The cuisines are vibrant, and...
February 2026

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Gorée Cuisine

1126 E 47th St, Chicago, IL 60653
(773) 855-8120