Bennachin
1212 Royal St, New Orleans
(504) 522-1230
Customers' Favorites
Kone Ni Makondo Black-Eyed Peas in Onion and Tomato Stew Served With
Black Eyed Peas Eggplant and Smoked Fish
Jamaican Chicken Lunch Specail
Black Eyed Pea Fritters
Fried Ripe Plantains
Egusi Soup with Fufu
Red Beans and Rice
Fu Futo Maki Roll
Fried Plantains
Coconut Rice
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Was informed the vegetarian menu can be made vegan. Everything was delicious. It is indeed a slower pace so plan for a leisurely dinner. Spinach dish was awesome. The curry was good, and spicy. We were warned ordering the spicy option would be a lot - but don't worry about it if you can handle spicy food. It's not extreme.
First time at Benachin and it's a hit or miss for me. 😕 African cuisine has so much potential, but this visit was just mediocre.
- Spinach, plantain, and rice: OK, nothing special
- Boiled veggies (carrots, broccoli, cauliflower) over couscous: big miss - unpleasant garlic and raw onion flavor with non existent spice 🙄
- Bread roll: decent
Maybe they'll hit it out of the park next time
- Spinach, plantain, and rice: OK, nothing special
- Boiled veggies (carrots, broccoli, cauliflower) over couscous: big miss - unpleasant garlic and raw onion flavor with non existent spice 🙄
- Bread roll: decent
Maybe they'll hit it out of the park next time
Just the tastiest food I could find in New Orleans. Too much of the local food of course is based on meat-focused Cajun. But Cajun includes West African food in its ancestry. So if you want something unique with some link to New Orleans, go to Bennachin. The food is savory and also seems healthy, not the processed and greasy stuff you get at the local bar scene. I went there twice. The first time, the host was super friendly and made the trip extra enjoyable for discussing the...
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