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    B & B

    4.4 (208 reviews)
    InexpensiveAfrican, Caribbean, American
    Closed 10:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Kimmie W.

    All these years later and I'm still coming here! Service is a 10 and the Ambiance is a 10. I love this place and I am a regular here (almost daily) i come for the wine and great company. The food is hit or miss so I dont really eat much here but the drinks are always good!

    Christina L.

    Love how it's buffet style and you just pay per pound, but for someone who hasn't been here before or isn't familiar with West African food, it can be pretty confusing. Nothing has labels so it was a lot of picking things based on vibes. Objectively, I don't think you can go wrong with any of the options, but what you like/prefer may vary. Personally I wasn't a big fan of the okra stew (it was a sensory thing), but the rice and beans and the peanut stew were amazing and the best thing I tried. I wasn't a big fan of the fufu: it was looser and stickier than I'm used to and I prefer the ones I've tried from other places. But overall I would definitely come back to try more things.

    Jonathan L.

    This was something I really was excited to try in New York. I walked in and it's a pretty tight restaurant, and you can definitely tell this is legit. Plenty of African drivers were eating here and many popped in and out. What's interesting coming here is I really have like 0 knowledge of African food besides fufu and jollof rice. When you walk in there's literally just a hot bar like buffet with tins and boxes above it. You literally just grab the size of container you want and put the food you want in it. You pay per lb here. There was an extensive amount of options which I had no idea what majority of them were, and the biggest problem is there are no labels in any capacity. I did ask the cashier like what she recommended/good, but she kind of just pointed and didn't really help much which ehh. I ended up copying somebody near me's order a bit and grabbed a variety of two different rices, some stew, 2 vegetables, and then what I thought was like beef. Came out to about $13. They do have beverages in a fridge that you can add onto your order. I sat down with my food and just started trying my order. It was very flavorful, but I simply had 0 idea what the hell I got. The vegetables were fresh but then the other veg I got was like collard greens that weren't bad. The stews were really good! Spicy, deep rich taste not gamy but just tasty eating it with the rice. The biggest surprise was the meat...I grabbed liver and I don't like liver. But I ate it all . That's my fault for not realizing it was liver. Great place was kind of hot in there too since it's cramped and you're right by the hot bar. I just really wish there were some labels telling you what the dishes are, or come with someone who knows what is what.

    My sampler dish for about $22.
    Bill C.

    I can't say what I had because nothing on the buffet is labeled. People who usually eat here don't need labels. If I lived in NY, I would be one of those people. I had some beef, fish, chicken, and turkey with rice, greens (probably cassava), and okra. I have nothing to complain about! There was so much more on the line but I couldn't justify eating that much food. Note that there's not much seating and what there is was full of regulars.

    Josh B.

    I vow to review B&B at least once per decade. Everything is good, but the dishes are unlabeled so I can't provide a ton of details. There are generally several kinds of chicken, as well as peanut sauce and cassava leaf sauce. Lamb is often available. Even though the meat gets most of the attention there's a surprisingly respectable salad collection.

    $15 plate
    Jia-Lian L.

    This is the second African place I've been to in Chelsea. I tried b&d so I wanted to give this one a shot. I asked the workers and customers what certain plates were but they couldn't give me a proper name. I got the jollof rice, this yellow rice, this fried baked chicken, corn meal ball, the spicy chicken and this yellow chicken. The yellow rice was tasteless and was not a fan at all. The jollof rice was flavorful but it was not fresh and so I caught a lot of crispy bad pieces of rice. I got three pieces of chicken. The baked fried chicken was decent. A little flavorful but nothing unique in the taste. The spicy chicken was indeed spicy as it had a ton of peppers and red sauce on it. The yellow chicken was very tender and was good but it also did not have anything special to it that would differentiate it from other cooked chicken. I came around 7 pm and it was pretty busy but unfortunately most wasn't very fresh. I think it was a tad bit expensive for 2 pieces of chicken and rice and a dough ball for $15. I heard they had jerk chicken but unfortunately did not see any here. I think currently I'd give b&d the edge

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    Always a hit! Love the variety of flavors from countries in Africa as well as dishes loved by the Caribbean and American diaspora

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    B&B is a self-service buffet. Delicious array to choose from. Definitely a restaurant in the neighborhood worth dining in or as a takeout.

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    Amazing west African food. It's probably a good thing I don't live close to this restaurant; I'd be fat within a year. Very friendly staff.

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    Are the chicken dishes all dark or white or mixed meat?

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    Came by at about 11:30am and lunch options weren't all out. When should I go for the full selection?

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