ākra Eatery & Juice Bar

Please. I tasted flavors that I didn't know existed! The beef was so tender and so juicy and flavorful. I am not familiar with African food and the spices they used are so unique and I love love love these flavor combos! The jolaf rice and the plantains were amazing! It is so affordable for a simple comfort meal and I love the variety of options to choose from. If I had to pick between chipotle and akra, I'd choose akra.

I'd been looking forward to this visit since before it opened. The owner is one of the most unexpectedly impressive and refreshing individuals I know. The food, A1. It was delicious. Let me start with what I didn't know I would enjoy as much as I did. KALE. I don't know what they put in it, but it's yummy--perfect crunch, taste, and texture.Next, the jollof. Clearly, the chef is a grandma or aunty because, again, delicious. No spice was overwhelming. The chicken is well-seasoned and cooked to perfection. In addition to the jollof bowl, I also had a veggie bowl, which was a hit with my very picky eater husband. If you're vegan, you'll find something, vegetarians, there's food for you. Of course, for meat eaters, everything on the menu is an option. I have by-monthly meetings an hour from the restaurant (and my meeting is 4 hours from my home). Yes, I will make this 5-hour trip every other month to support this business. The owner is that amazing of a human, and the food is worth it.

African food inside the Worcester Food Hall! We were so excited to try African dishes we have not yet been introduced toYou get to choose the type of bowl or wrap you want and choose your meat and sides---jollof bowl with beef, greens, corn and sweet potatoes: everything was sooOo good! The beef was tender, flavorful and went so well with the riceWish they opened a location here in LA!

Overall great experience because the food was delicious and the customer service was good! The ambiance was very nice too and the ākra Eatery fits in perfectly. The dish I had won't disappointed it was delicious and best of all it was very healthy.What I had was:Base: WaakyeProtein: Pan-seared SalmonSides: Kale, sweet potatoes and avacadoesCondiment: Spicy HoneyWhen using this photo on social media please give photo credit to @tadaleypromotional & when posting it add an emoji to increase the amount of views by 48 percent.

Place is closed for good. There's a Cuban place now called little Havana? They have better food imo

This eatery is located in a fancy foodcourt with an industrial old factory ceiling giving it a cool look. It's a great place to try something new with friends! I was completely blown away by the food options. There were places selling Momos (Nepalese), Coxinhas (Bazillian), and Jollof (Ghanian), all in different eateries of course! But these are foods I never expected to find in a food court! I ended up eating at this African fusion restaurant because I rarely find African food restaurants. I haven't had much African food before, so I can't speak to authenticity. But in terms of taste, this place is delicious! I ordered waakye with braised stewed beef, plantain, broccoli, egg and suya powder. This came out to $15.88 which I think is on the pricier side. The waakye is a slow cooked rice and OMG it was sooooooo good! The texture of the rice was so soft and the flavor/texture of the black eyed peas matched the softness of the rice! Rice was definitely a 10/10! The braised stewed beef was also 10/10. It was on the tougher side so if you don't like tough beef, I wouldn't recommend it, but the spices/marinade on the beef was amazing!!! It's a non-spicy marinade with lots of umami and a hint of bbq flavor. I loved it with the waakye!! The suya powder is a bbq spice, and I think it tasted like a really good and less salty steak seasoning. I would definitely recommend it! The reason why I'm giving 4 stars instead of 5 is because the sides were not good. The plantains were so hard that it felt like eating cardboard and the broccoli was not cooked thoroughly.As a side note, I came here on a Saturday at around 4-5 pm and the parking lot was packed with cars waiting for spots to open. We ended up parking a few blocks away and walked to the foodcourt. Also, seating was also a little difficult to find since it's shared with all the eateries. We ended up finding an open table after taking a lap or two. I would highly recommend trying the different food here!

The rice is perfectly seasoned and the chicken was juicy and tasty. Everything combined with the spicy sauce gave every bite a great flavor.

If I lived closer, I would be a regular! Akra is an African Fusion establishment and their food is AMAZING. My boyfriend was in line and the person that prepped the food came out, socially distanced of course, and asked of he could help explain the dishes and the process. Wonderful service to explain to people that aren't as familiar with the dishes and he did it in such a warm manner. If you are reading this, thank you - I wish there were more people in this world as kind as you.He ordered the beef with jollof rice (tomato rice), salad, beef, plantains, and spicy honey. I tried his meal and the flavors were unreal.

First off the customer service was incredible. The woman who was serving us gave me pretty much everything that they had to offer for me to try. I got the jolloff bowl with salmon, egg sweet potato and corn. This may be the best meal I have ever had! Would 100% recommend this place.

OH MY GOD THIS IS MY NEW FAVORITE RESTAURANT. I was ordering take out on grub hub and honestly was just thinking "I may as well make something at home I don't actually want to eat any of these things" But then I saw Akra pop up in the suggestions and it's everything I've ever wanted in a bowl but could never find in one restaurant. I was worried about adding a sauce because some places use way too much but they used the perfect amount. Everything was fresh and exquisitely seasoned and I might just eat here and only here for the rest of my life.