Badou Restaurant

As I sit to write this I am battling with myself on posting that this is my favorite restaurant...period. The food is always impeccable with flavors that awaken the palate. More often than not I have my goo to go because the seating area is tiny and in inclement weather can be cold. Badou is friendly and cooks with so much soul. Favorites include the chicken mafe, the yassa, and the national dish. Oh, and the pastels. Highly recommend!

What a find!! I think there are only two Senegalese places in the city. This place gets my vote because it is so SO Vegetarian friendly. Badou has a great separate vegetarian menu that has foods that you cannot get anywhere else. Especially the Mafe. I have dreams about it. ???? The only problem for me is that it's in the middle of nowhere and I don't drive. otherwise I will be here more often. It's places like this that make living in the city so worthwhile. Pastels are OK. Not as well spiced as the food. Try many things, go with a crowd so you can experience it all. It used to be BYOB. Don't know if it still is. If it is, take Beer to complement the food, and make sure to compliment the chef????

Delicious flavorful food. Let Basil the man himself choose your dining experience. A bit of a wait but real cooking takes time.

Ever since i moved to rogers park i had this with my girlfriend for a special dinner. We love going there, Badou and Paula are such great host welcoming us to their restaurant, and if you are the only ones there you get to feel like it's going to a friend's home who is dying to cook for you. I get the yassa, it's a mustard chicken, amazingly seasoned with only God knows and so spicy. The appetizers and sauces are great too.