Asanka Local

339-341 Lyons Ave, Newark
(973) 873-3993

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Bambara Beans Stew & Plantain Pancakes
Ghana Beans Stew Red Red with Chicken
Asanka Chicken Wings Specialty
Half Tray of Jollof Rice
Half Tray Baked Chicken
Fufu with Palmnut Soup
Fresh Fish Light Soup
Goat Meat Light Soup
Peanut Butter Soup
Chicken Light Soup

Most Popular
Jolloff Rice
Served with coleslaw, with choice of fish, chicken, meat. Served with choice of baked chicken, fried fish, or goat meat.
Waakye (Rice & Beans)
With fish, goat, boiled egg, black sauce. Served with choice of baked chicken, fried fish, or goat meat.
Egusi Soup
With mixed meat and smoked fish.
Baked Tilapia
With spicy sauce.
Asanka Ginger Juice

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Jolloff Rice
Served with coleslaw, with choice of fish, chicken, meat. Served with choice of baked chicken, fried fish, or goat meat.
Waakye (Rice & Beans)
With fish, goat, boiled egg, black sauce. Served with choice of baked chicken, fried fish, or goat meat.
Egusi Soup
With mixed meat and smoked fish.
Full Tray Jollof Rice
Served with Kelewele and coleslaw.
Palm Nut Soup
With mixed meat.

Starters & Appetizers
Puff Puff (Bofrot)
Spring Rolls
Served with pepper sauce.
Meat Pie
Asanka Kebab
Hausa Koko

Soups
Egusi Soup
With mixed meat and smoked fish.
Goat Meat Light Soup
Palm Nut Soup
With mixed meat.
Okra Soup (Goat/Fish)
Peanut Butter Soup
With either chicken, beef, fish or goat
Vegetable Soup
Served with choice of fufu, banku, omotuo (rice balls), or steamed rice.
Fresh Fish Light Soup (Seasonal Fish)

African Sauces & Stews
Ghana Beans Stew (Red Red) with Chicken
Palavar Sauce (Spinach Stew) with Beef
Fante-Fante (Fish in Palm Oil Sauce)
Served with choice of white rice, fried ripe plantain, boiled green plantain, Eba, or pounded yam.
Chicken in Gravy
Palavar Sauce (Spinach Stew) with Chicken
Ghana Beans Stew (Red Red) with Beef
Pona Yam
Served with all sauces or stew.
Palavar Sauce (Spinach Stew) with Fish

Rice
Jolloff Rice
Served with coleslaw, with choice of fish, chicken, meat. Served with choice of baked chicken, fried fish, or goat meat.
Waakye (Rice & Beans)
With fish, goat, boiled egg, black sauce. Served with choice of baked chicken, fried fish, or goat meat.
White Rice
Served stew with mixed vegetables. Served with choice of baked chicken, fried fish, or goat meat.
Cassava Leaves
Served with white rice and a choice of meat or fish. Served with choice of baked chicken, fried fish, or goat meat.

Specialties
Baked Tilapia
With spicy sauce.
Asanka Chicken Wings
Fried Turkey

Daily Special
Baked Tilapia
With spicy sauce and Banku.
Fried Fish and Kenkey
With kenkey and red pepper sauce.
Peanut Butter Soup
With Omoto (rice balls).
Asanka House Made Shito (Pepper Sauce)
Fries Turkey Tales / Twofe
Red/Red
With fried ripe plantain. Served with choice of baked chicken, fried fish, or beef.
Gizzard
Fried Turkey

Family Tray Special
Half Tray Jollof Rice
Served with Kelewele and coleslaw.
Family Size Jollof
Served with choice of fish, goat, or chicken.
Family Size Waakye
Served with choice of fish, goat, or chicken.
Full Tray Jollof Rice
Served with Kelewele and coleslaw.
Half Tray Baked Chicken
Full Tray Baked Chicken
Full Tray Waache
Served with Kelewele and shito.
Half Tray Waache
Served with Kelewele and shito.

Beverages
Asanka Ginger Juice
Maltina Classic
Snapple Mango
Sugar Cane Juice
All Natural, Fresh sugar can juice
Water
Bottled Coca Cola
Malta Guinness
Bottled Sprite
Coca Cola (in can)
Malta Guinness 20 Bottles
Maltina Classic 20 Bottles

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Recent Reviews

Incredibly tasty food! We got the jollof rice and spinach. DON’T SKIP THE SPINACH! It was my favorite dish and super tasty. We also had the ginger shots and they were nice and warm in my throat.
October 2025
I had a fantastic experience at this West African restaurant! The food was rich, flavorful, alot and authentically prepared every dish was perfectly seasoned and full of depth. The jollof rice and grilled meats were standout favorites, and the portions were generous. The staff was warm, welcoming, and attentive, making the whole experience feel like a home away from home. I’ll definitely be coming back and highly recommend it to anyone looking to enjoy true West African cuisine!
September 2025
I had been looking to go and try this place for about a month now and finally decided to do so today. Having grown up on Ghanaian food, I wanted to find a place I could go and Aksana Local is it.

First let me start with their customer service. 10 Stars! Friendly and welcoming which I absolutely love.

I ordered jollof with fried croaker, plantain and peanut butter soup. Amazing, flavorful and well prepared. The fish was fried perfectly (...
September 2025

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Asanka Local

339-341 Lyons Ave, Newark, NJ 07112
(973) 873-3993