Lilly's Corner 930 Briar Hill Road, Norfolk, VA 23502

"LarderRoom...Lillys Corner is such a hidden gem in Norfolk. If you know you know. Everything is fresh and made to order. It's one of the only places I know of to get African food in Hampton Roads. If there is a special, get it. Look for the whole snapper or the dibi grilled lamb (or chicken). They also have some great homemade drinks. Enjoy."

"I have DoorDashed Lilly's Corner twice now. Delicious!! I ordered the Red Snapper each time for my Mother. I ordered the lamb, the chicken . The sautéed onions and slightly cooked onions are just plain good. The food is hot and fresh upon delivery. And the portions are enough for 2-3 servings. I'm portion controlling my meals ,so the food is just right for that. Will definitely be ordering again."

"If you have tried many different African dishes and have an open mind, I would say this is for you. Lily’s corner is a senegalese restaurant so it isn’t like every other African restaurant. It has its own unique taste. I ordered several dishes. One being the Thiebu Yap/ Guinar (picture attached) but it wasn’t for my taste. You just have to try it yourself."

"You can smell the food as you’re parking right outside the restaurant! Very cozy unassuming place, right next to a Jr. Market/gas station. Outside you can see giant signage covering the windows with pictures of their entrees. As you enter, the great smell of food envelopes you. You get transformed into a world of Senegalese/African motif - bright yellow, burgundy, green patterned wallpaper, repeated onto fabric table covers protected by plastic liners. There is seating for 28, combination of booths and chairs. You are then greeted with a smile and hello. I quickly said my hello and made a remark that it’s my first time and that not sure what to select. I was asked what I feel like eating - fish? Chicken ? Lamb? It’s a good thing I came well informed from the Yelp reviews- so I ordered Beef Fataya and Chicken Thue Curry. I also ordered poisson frit (fried fish) to go for dinner! The beef fataya came out within 5 minutes. It came in 4 pieces, enough for a meal, with a few fresh chopped lettuce leaves and sauce in a tiny container. They look like empanadas! Very delicious with fresh ground beef. The sauce how ever little packs some spicy punch!!!!! While waiting for my other dish I am entertained by some humming and singing in the kitchen. Is that part of the service? Then the chicken Thue Curry came out. The curry comes with fufu, served in to go containers and plate for you to enjoy portions as you dine in. The curry came with 2 small drumsticks and two chunks of bone in, fall off the bone chicken and deep orange carrots and potatoes all cooked to Perfection. The fufu looks like a deeper yellow mashed potatoes but tastes like less fibrous cassava! You can smell the curry but when you start to eat, the curry is different from the Thai curry or Indian curry - they seem to use other spices- different but delicious! The temperature was hot, you know the food wasn’t heated up from refrigerated or frozen state. I would come back to try all other dishes. Will definitely add the review for the poisson frit when I eat it for dinner tonight!"

"Update Aug: I ordered online and got the fish yassa and nems (egg rolls) and bissap drink this time. They were out of the bissap drink so I got the ginger lemon drink instead, it had strong ginger taste. I liked it, the drink felt "cleansing". The fish came with white rice and sautéed onions, the fish was seasoned really well and the white rice was also seasoned well. The nems / egg rolls came with three sauces and they tasted pretty good. I ordered the lamb mafe and the beef fataya. The lamb mafe was a stew with slight peanut flavor that was interesting in a good way and the beef fatay was like empanadas and had good flavor"