Badou Senegalese Cuisine
Baydoun Baydoun · 173 Google reviewsBadou Senegalese Cuisine — one of Rogers Park's strongest caribbean spots. Ask for a recommendation, the staff will deliver. Owner on site, solid veggie options. Baydoun Baydoun: "The charred chicken was tender, but it was the lemon-onion sauce that transformed the dish—it hit every" [$$]
What 386 diners keep saying
What 386 diners keep saying
verbatim, from Google
“The food was amazing not too much oil. Everything made to perfection 👌🏾. Badou”
“A wonderful gem! Badou is super nice, the food was amazing! We're lucky to have this place. It does take a while to get your food, but that's because he's actually cooking your food, it's not "shorts" as we say in the industry. Well worth the wait.”
“I was visiting a friend and she said it was a must have--she was absolutely right! I got the vegan mafe, my friend got cebbu yap, and then we split the plantains and veggie pastel. All amazing! Can't wait to go back next time I'm in town!”
“Badou and Daniel are so nice. 😇 Cooked the meal fresh and kindly corrected my order when there was a misunderstanding. I'm looking forward to returning. I want to try everything on the menu that is pescatarian friendly. I had veggie pastels, Joloff rice, and whole fish. Yummm😋 Support this Black business! Keep up the great work, everyone!”
“The vegan plate and fish dishes are so good, highly recommend the ginger drink too, really delicious!”
“The chicken was not spicy enough if it was supposed to be jerk didn't taste like jerk and the sauce tasted like BBQ sauce. Rice good cabbage good everything was fresh i give it a 8/10 .”
“Good, accidently gave me no chicken. Really good chicken pastel.”
“We dined inside and ordered two entrees and sadly they came out an hour apart. There was no formal apology. The wait time was too much. By that time we lost our appetite. Both meals were subpar.”
“As a vegetarian, there were lots of options - I had the vegan jollof rice and it was exquisite. Highly recommend.”
“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!”
“Took me back to my visit to Senegal. Epitome of Teranga. Enjoyed Thieboudienne, Mafe, and fried plantains. Superb taste! And incredibly good service as well.”
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