Monrovia Lounge

As I was making my way to Monrovia Lounge, to pick up my to go order, of fish and dry turkey palm butter soup and fufu, it began pouring raining.Anyone who knows north Dallas, during rain, and rush hour, on Skillman....let's just say I was land locked and my food didn't stand a chance making it out of the parking lotFrom start to finish, Feme, made my first experience having authentic Liberian cuisine, and visiting this establishment, a shear joy. He was super helpful when placing my order and gave awesome suggestions of dishes to try, taking time to explain the ingredients and such. Upon arrival his shining personality wowed me again. My food was hot and ready for the taking, the place was sparkling clean and well decorated, as if a wedding reception or a party were about to take place. A bit much for regular Tuesday afternoon decor, but I don't mind a being a bit EXTRA every now and then!Like I said, my food didn't stand a chance! Someone, Kiss that chef because she is in that kitchen whipping up fire!I have tried palm butter soup at parties with my Ivorian friends but had been wanting to try the Liberian version, since seeing a dank recipe on YouTube a couple months back. Let's just say.... I had high flavor expectations!Well.... honey, Miss Chef in the back at little Monrovia Lounge blew my hopes, dreams, and TASTEBUDS out the water!!! The turkey and fish in the soup were both cooked to perfection, with fantastic balance of tenderness and firmness. When you get a good chew but you're not tiring your jaw or eating mush. The soup base itself, looked a bit oily, upon initial inspection, but as I began dipping that perfectly smooth fufu into the soup, sopping up all the juice, I quickly realized I was in heaven!Y'all, just try it!!And if your mouth ain't watering from this review, you're a hater

Have been wanting to try this place out for years and finally made it! Was completely empty with no open sign on so called before to make sure they we're taking customers.When we entered the place was completely dark because of the above so they turned the lights on and got us comfortable. Amazing customer service as well as history lesson at first.Followed by pretty great food, I got the rum punch on happy hour which I was excited to see hoping to return. When our bill came this wasn't reflected so I brought this up to the waiter, they denied that was the case (even though the menu said such.) Still they said they would take care of it (mind you there was another discrepancy for the stew price) and didn't do so & overcharged my card. Sad that such a gem had to be ruined by untrustworthiness.

Food was good no complaints on that , but the food was wayyyy over priced. I'm just not ok with spending 30$ for one order of soup and fufu. Maybe 16-20$ but 30$ no way. Not even a big enough portion to be charging like that. I can see why the place was completely empty when I went.

I was passing through and was hungry for dinner. I checked yelp and google for good food in area and saw the Monrovia Lounge. Curious about west African food I ventured in. I loved the spacious seating and the decor seemed authentic. The dark atmosphere was reminiscent of a dark night. I was happily greeted by a server who welcomed me letting me know I could sit anywhere. He asked if I had eaten there before and walked to the artful photos of some of there dishes on the the wall. As a first time customer I was given an appetizer of sweet fried plantains with a side of a very spicy sauce. They were cooked to perfection. The sauce was delicious but too spicy for my delicate stomach. Many of the the dishes have shellfish like shrimp and since I'm allergic unfortunately I had to pass. I ordered the Jollof Rice with Chicken. A rice dish containing corn, peas, green/red/yellow peppers, onions green beans, sausage and chicken wings. The dish was served piping hot and smelled delightful. My first forkful was a surprise to my palate, a delicious flavorful mix of spices. The dish was a bit spicy but nothing severe and perfectly balanced. The amount of food was plentiful and typically I would have taken some togo but not this time. The service was on par with some of the best restaurants in NYC where I'm from. One of the managers came to my table, greeted and thanked me for my patronage. We spoke of our love for food and he spoke of many of there traditional dishes from Liberia. I was treated like a celebrity or family and loved every minute of my experience at the Monrovia Lounge. Kudos to great food and spectacular service !

The place we once called home. If ever imagined relaxing and refreshing your head, Monrovia Lounge is the place to hangout. Their customer service skills are off the chain.

Loved the food. And the service, would recommend 10/10 Authentic LIB food. Great place.

I just started coming here and the food is nothing short of amazing. The employees are very friendly and my food was warm and ready as I showed up for my pickup.

Atmosphere was really a neat spot and the food was good. The hype is fufu , so I took my girls there so they could try it and they loved it. The staff was great as well

Ordered the Goat pepper soup through door dash went to warm it up & discovered a dead maggot this is disgusting.. & make my skin crawl.. this isn't my first time eating here I just hope there wasn't anything in my last soup .. my first soup tasted good that's why I decided to get more . Please pay attention to the food you eat .. after this no more eating out !!!! I thank god I seen this before I consumed it.

The food is great with reasonable prices. It is very flavorful and authentic. I will make it a point to eat there whenever I am in Dallas. Their cocktails are on point too. Don't hesitate to stop in. The service was awesome!!