AKADI PDX

"Wow. This place is gorgeous -- the definition of classy casual. We sampled a few dishes and sides, and the chicken wings + fried sweet plantain were my favorites. The rice dishes were spicier than the wings, a bit too spicy for my taste, but quality. The fish dish comes with the entire fish!"

"Hand down the best food I’ve had a long, long time. Wonderfully flavorful and exciting. Spare yourself the trouble of trying to pin down one appetizer and get the sampler. The pepper soup blew my mind, and the eba was debaucherous to put it simply."

"Delicious and filling! My husband and I were traveling through Portland for the night. I’d never had West African food and the reviews looked great. I was blown away. We had the appetizer platter, the oxtail jollaf platter and the peanut stew. We couldn’t finish our meals and we were so full! We easily could’ve done just the appetizer player and maybe an entree. Even one dish between two people would’ve been a good amount of food. Even then with all of it plus two drinks it was very reasonable. I’d definitely come again."

"I came here with two other people, we did make a reservation for Friday night which was very much needed because there were many people without reservations waiting. We had to wait about 5–10min to talk to the host in order to be seated mainly because she was also doing other things as well aside from just greeting guests. I think they are a little understaffed but they seem to manage okay. We were given physical menus but there was also a QR code for scanning, when our server came around we asked to clarify and you have the option to order with the server or do it through the online version. We just ordered with the server and he helped us understand some portioning and sizes. The food was reallyyyyy good. We got the appetizer platter, Oxtail Stew with cassava fufu and Coconut Jollof Rice with Lamb. The server helped us understand what fufu was as well since we had heard of it but never had it. We also had desert of the cassava cake and the puff puff donuts. We had no complaints about any of the food, for those who don’t know what cassava is, look it up but know it’s a bit more dense so it’s pretty filling but very yummy in everything it was in. My favorite had to be the Pastel! So so delicious both vegan and the tuna version. I highly recommend the appetizer platter to try a little of everything on the appetizer menu. All the meat we ate was falling right off the bone as well, super tender and juicy. Nothing was dry. The spices and flavors were also very complimentary and didn’t feel over powering, highly recommend. Our server was pretty good about checking in with us and even asked if we wanted to get the bill out of the way when dessert came so we could leave when we were ready. The atmosphere of the place is very nicely decorated with high ceilings. It didn’t feel too noisy, you could chat easily. There was music but it wasn’t overpowering, just right. I will definitely be back and bring more friends."