Kabba’s Kitchen

"Kabba’s Kitchen in Alberta fills a West African gap in Portland’s eclectic food scene with Senegalese and Gambian dishes not commonly found at any brick-and-mortar. Start with the fataya, a fried meat handpie, then move on to the main event: the #1. It's a crash course in Senegalese classics, including fish yassa (also available with chicken), a whole-fried tilapia on a generous bed of yellow rice, served with a deeply flavored sauce of caramelized onions that’s livened up with lime juice, scotch bonnets, and a hit of dijon. Pair your exemplary combo with bissap, a tart hibiscus drink. " - krista garcia

"This West African food cart specializes in dishes from Senegal and Gambia. Try the mafe yapp, which comes with beef served in a creamy peanut and tomato sauce over white rice, or the yassa, a whole grilled tilapia in lemon onion sauce. Make sure to add in an order of plantains and yellow rice to complete the meal." - Rebecca Roland, Brooke Jackson-Glidden, Nathan Williams

"Kabba’s Kitchen in Alberta fills a West African gap in Portland’s eclectic food scene with Senegalese and Gambian dishes not commonly found at any brick-and-mortar. Start with the fataya, a fried meat handpie, then move on to the main event: the #1. It's a crash course in Senegalese classics, including fish yassa (also available with chicken), a whole-fried tilapia on a generous bed of yellow rice, served with a deeply flavored sauce of caramelized onions that’s livened up with lime juice, scotch bonnets, and a hit of dijon. Pair your exemplary combo with bissap, a tart hibiscus drink." - Krista Garcia

"This new West African food cart off MLK not only offers killer versions of standbys — mafe yapp (Senegalese meat and peanut stew), chicken brochette, dibi. But Kabba’s one of Portland’s only spots that serves fataya, Senegalese fried meat pies fragrant with cumin." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden