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Address:Â 2442 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
The bartender is absolutely amazing personality and customer service. The soup (especially the spicy pepper soup) is absolutely delicious. My only con is that you do not get a lot of food at this restaurant. You may order an entree but it is more like a tapa. The oxtails are mostly bones with sauce. Not sure about the other dishes but unless it’s the soup don’t come here if you are remotely hungry.
Bukom Cafe is a place I visited the first time I came to DC in 2016. I loved the ambiance with life music as soon as you come in the door. Patrons were dancing and regulars seemed to be like extended family. The energy was lively and the food was great. Fast forward to 2019, I was taken to Bukom as a surprise by a good friend, but my inviter didn’t know that I had been there before. I have been there 5 times since 2019 and I have to say, the food is always good. I have had tried different other West African restaurants in the DMV area, but none of them could match them. Of course due to Covid things have changed, but you can still eat there with limited tables and the food is still unmatched! They never disappoint!
My favorite is the Okra soup with Banku, Beef Suya and the Spicy Pepper Soup!
I was pleasantly surprised! Haven’t had kenkey in a while so you can imagine my joy when I found it on the menu… the kenkey wasn’t fresh; but the fish… the fish was sooooo good! It was so tasty! And the tomato sauce and shitto were good too. My friends had the okra and pepper soup and it was made the Ghanaian style but still delicious!
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