West African Restaurants near Silver Spring, MD

“Love the food and the customer service“

“I dont know where and how to start, but i will try. First of all, it was my first time in a Senegalese restaurant , I have a lot of family members that are Senegalese so I KNOW AUTHENTIC SENEGALESE FOOD. I dont ever entertain conversations where Nigerians and Ghanaians are fighting to know which one has the best jolof because to me it is nonsense as the Senegalese people are the inventors and creator of it.

Anyway back to this restaurant, This is the best West African restaurant I have ever visited in northeastern America! The BEST! Don’t @ me or anything. I am not debating. My wife had the dibi chicken with jolof rice and I had beef suya with plantains. It finished with 12 minutes and keep in mind that each portions are enough for 2 people. The plantains/ alloco was cooked perfectly, the rice was AUTHENTIC, the chicken was flavorfully sophisticatedly delicious! The decor was is great, the ambiance is charming, the staff and owners are awesome . Everything is great about this place. Order before tho, it can take up to 45 minutes if it’s really busy but believe it is worth the wait! Also they have the best baobab juice outside of Africa. I chugged 2 ! I loved every bit of my visit . This is officially my favorite African Restaurant on the east coast. I have yet to see another do something like this !

Thank you for representing west African food ! You guys are making us proud“

“great seafood, will come back!“

“We were really excited to eat here to celebrate my wife’s birthday and it was one of the best dinner experiences we’ve had in DC. Not exaggerating, it’s the best sauce work on dishes we have ever tasted. The sauces for the piri salad, branzino, and shrimp were the highlights while the oysters were the standout. Our server (Cesar) was phenomenal and gave us great recommendations. We are excited to come back here with our friends in the near future!“

“Excellent quality, very authentic food. If you love spicy this is the spot for sure to check out. You can build your own bowl and have plenty of options to choose from, also the beverages are authentic as well. Definitely not expensive yet fairly priced yet still excellent in qualitu. Highly recommend!“

“The best restaurant in USA“

“Really delicious Ivorian food -- grilled red snapper, stews, and jollof. I love the little curries that came with our dishes. But honestly the fresh ginger juice was seriously the best ginger drink I've had anywhere. We're going back to just pick that stuff up and sip and restore life to our eyes. Friendly folks too :)“

“Really cool store that has a lot of Senegalese items around for sale. The food was perfect it was my first time having west African food and I really liked how Smokey and barbequey the food was. I got the large lamb platter and they really packed on the rice and lamb, it was really delicious and the onions were particularly good. The lamb wasn’t gamey at all and had a great taste and chew. The turn around time on the order was quick as well and very friendly staff.“

“Love this place. Walk in the door and immediately to the right is Lawd Shawarma! A wonderfully warm meal of fish & eggs with vegan bread and Christmas-spiced Sorrel / Hibiscus drink. No matter what they call the next respiratory illness, no matter if you need to starve a flu or feed a cold. Problem solved for me. Lawd! I thank you.“