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Kendejah Restaurant

4.5 (638 reviews)
ModerateAfrican
Closed • 11:30 am - 8:30 pm
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Crystal N.

I love the food here, the egusi, the okra stew and the jollaf rice! I loved how we would come before the restaurant itself had opened, & there was this man who was super polite and welcoming every time we would come. Now that the restaurant has opened, there's seating, the decor is beautiful and we still love the food and the sauce they make there (we would always bar a jar $20 for it was quite expensive though). What I want to say is that the experience itself dining in wasn't great. You don't get water, and your food is still served in to go boxes with paper plates and plastic forks to accommodate you. The service isn't there, because you can just order from the kiosk so I don't know if a tip is even needed because we didn't seem to have any service to help us. My husband had to ask for some help but the woman at the front was talking to him while speaking on the phone with someone else, which seems really rude since we've been a customer for sometime. I think the best option to just bring it home instead of eating in.

EGUSI & FUFU Jollof Rice Oxtail
Jolene J.

Food was excellent! The egusi soup was a little bland but we had oxtail soup and it was so flavorful, the fufu was nice and soft and jollof rice with plantains was very good too, the ambiance is nice and clean, prices were a little pricey but overall I love this place and I would definitely go back!

Goat Soup Special
KeAna L.

This used to be one of my favorite places to come. I drove from San Francisco, but the last two times I came here, the food was horrible. I always order the goat soup and fufu. The only thing I come for is usually fantastic, but the last two times it did not taste the same. Tonight, I ordered two goat soups with fufu to go, and I got all the way there, but the lady told me they were out of fufu once I arrived. I really loved this place but when the owner is not here it's not the same.

Madhu J.

I'm really glad I found this place. West African food is hard to come by in the Bay, and this spot does it right. The owner is super friendly and clearly cares about the food. I've had fufu, penut stew, cat fishand egusi stew here, and all were full of flavor. They also sell their own hot sauces, which are honestly addictive. The slogan says "it goes with everything," and that's not an exaggeration. The menu changes every day, so it's best to call ahead and see what they're cooking.

Left to right:   Plantains, Oxtail stew, Fufu & Goat Soup, and Jollof Rice
Trinity N.

Great customer service, I can with a list but we wanted to try more from the menu so she took us outside and showed us the different combos. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND the goat stew. It was delicious and filled with spices, with a nice kick to it. Oxtail was tender and I wish there was a little more spice or maybe I could've added a little salt myself. The jollof rice was not our favorite solely for the rice used-- we're just used to jasmine rice :) Plaintains were delicious and fresh! I would definitely come back to try the okra sauce &. FYI. It looks like there's not a lot of meat but there is! They just give lots of soup and the meat is cut into smaller chunks.

Fish,rice,veggies, and plantains. Also fruit water
Kelley A.

The customer service was great and the guy and women who help me was very nice I ordered fish, rice, and water with fruit in it everything was good with paintings which is beautiful and afrobeats playing

EGUSI & FUFU, Oxtail, Jollof Rice

Amazing food for our first time! Loved the music playing as we eat and the mural on the wall. Fast service, kind servers.

Really enjoyed our delicious fufu and oxtail
Summer S.

The food was amazing as was the customer service! Genuinely the friendliest staff, so happy I got to have my first west African food experience here. The oxtail was silky and flavorful, perfectly seasoned and the fufu melts in your mouth! 10/10

Wednesday menu
Gaston E.

Let's start with the setup. There's no physical menu inside. The full menu is posted on the window. They offer a few daily staples, but most dishes are only available on specific days of the week. When you step inside, there's no dine-in setup. Just a front counter with someone taking orders, and honestly, the inside had a warm fishy smell that gave me pause. I ordered the chicken with jollof rice and the greens. The total came to about $40. When I opened the bag in the car, I was ready to write a review right then, and not a good one. The jollof plate looked like 80 percent rice with a slice of tomato, a slice of cucumber, and a few raw onions tossed on top. A tiny portion of plantains, and an even smaller piece of chicken. I'm talking maybe a quarter of a chicken breast. The greens came in a small bowl that looked like a side dish, not a $17 entrée. The chicken was dry, but at least it was breast meat, and the sauce helped save it. The greens were the real star, packed with smoked turkey and deep flavor, even if they were a little oily. That said, I'd probably never come back unless the top portion of the to-go container was all chicken. Replace the plantains with chicken on both sides, have it overflowing or stacked high, and I'd come back. But other than that, I don't need that much rice and carbs for that price. And think about this. Jiffy cornbread costs 74 cents a box and they're selling slices for over four dollars. I know how much rice and greens cost, and they're barely giving you any meat. So they gotta be making money hand over fist. Check out my pictures and you'll see what I mean.

Amy R.

it was my first time trying west african food and it was soooo delicious! my boyfriend and i came in on valentine's day and they gave us a rose, which was sweet. we ordered egusi with fufu and oxtail with jollof rice. the service was great - they were attentive and friendly :)

oxtail
Billy L.

I wanted to try this place because they had oxtail on the menu. I love oxtail and wanted to see what Liberian food tastes like. The oxtail was flavorful but pricey for the amount you get. I paid almost $30 just for oxtail and rice. I wouldn't order oxtail from here again due to the price. Their oxtail tastes similar to Jamaican oxtail. So next time I'm craving oxtail, I can go to BackAYard in Menlo Park or the South Bay and pay less than $20. They also give you way more oxtail than Kendejah. I'll have to come back again and try their other dishes.

Exterior
Kevin T.

Quite the gem of a find! Kendejah is a casual Liberian spot that's currently only doing take-out orders, but that shouldn't stop you from dining on their rich and delicious noms. It's situated in the middle of a vast square of food options, but parking can be tough so be ready to snipe a spot nearby. We were passing through around noon and still managed to grab something. There's really only one table outside to eat at so don't be expecting table service, but the lady running the shop graciously gave out a dollap of hot sauce for an added kick since we were eating there. That stuff has some *serious* heat, so be warned! It is absolutely worth it though. QR Code ordering and payment, though the menu is rotating. They have a larger menu with all their options on their big wall, though the glare does make it hard to read without a bit of angle adjustment. Things went pretty smoothly otherwise though and it didn't take long for our host to prep the portions. Oxtail + Rice&Beans - 5/5 Came with option of plain rice or rice & beans. I went with rice and beans and it was a pretty fragrant option so I have no regrets there. The oxtail stew was fantabulously creamy and rich. Hits a lot of earthier notes. Since I had a strong dollap of spicy sauce I had a whole lot of heat added on top and it definitely help bring it to another level (though it's firmly only suggested for strong spicy afficionados). Okra + Rice - 5/5 I had zero expectations but this came out as quite the luscious stew with sweet and grassy notes. Has a mix of chicken chunks and ground turkey, which blends together well.

Oxtail & Jollof Rice
Rachel L.

I really am hoping this was a one time bad experience, but it definitely did not make me want to come back. We ordered their fufu, goat soup, and oxtail with jollof rice. First off, the menu prices were misleading and outdated, so we were shocked to find that our total was over $50 for the items. We also were not given a receipt so we still don't know how much we got charged for each item. Then for the food itself, it was pretty disappointing. The oxtail was extremely salty and not tender or fall off the bone. They had a chew to them. The jollof rice was flavorless and tasted slightly undercooked. The goat soup was decent, but felt like we got more bone than actual meat. Also very gamey so be cautious if you don't like that. This was our first time having fufu so we don't have much to compare it to. I'm sure it's good if you like the taste of fufu, but it basically tastes like unseasoned potatoes in a mushy/slimy form. Service is close to none. It's a takeout spot and you order at the entrance to the restaurant. Overall, I feel sad to have not liked the food here, especially seeing such good reviews!

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First time trying egusi and fufu and I'm so hooked! Wish they had a spot near the city

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Food was amazing! Host was friendly! Bathroom nice and clean. Chef back there was not playing about the food she knew what she was doing.

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Ask the Community - Kendejah Restaurant

Does this restaurant deliver? Or is it only takeout and pickup?

We use Doordash and Grubhub for delivery service. When we start producing frozen meals in 2 weeks, we will offer free delivery with 10 miles for our Frozen Meal Collection subscribers.… Read more

Is the meat served halal? Edited: just called and they said chicken was halal :)

I don't know . But you can call and ask

The title says "Vegetarian", do they serve any vegetarian dishes?

They do but, it's not on the yelp menu. You have to go to the main menu.

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