Akadi

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Akadi
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Akadi
Restaurant information
Owner(s)Fatou Ouattara
ChefFatou Ouattara
Food type West African
Street address1001 SE Division St
City Portland
County Multnomah
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97202
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°30′18″N122°39′19″W / 45.5050683°N 122.6554112°W / 45.5050683; -122.6554112
Website akadipdx.com

Akadi is a Black-owned, [1] West African restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Fatou Ouattara is the chef and owner.

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Description

The menu specializes in cuisine from Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast, and has seafood and vegetarian options. [2] Options include fried plantains, plantain fufu, and stews. [3]

History

Akadi originally operated at 3601 Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the Boise neighborhood. [4] During the COVID-19 pandemic, business had declined by 50 percent, as of July 2020. [5] In December 2020, Ouattara confirmed plans to close temporarily on December 31. [6] Akadi reopened in southeast Portland's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood in May 2022, along with its sister business, House of Flavor. [7]

Reception

In 2018, Akadi was named one of Portland’s Best New Restaurants by Portland Monthly . [8]

In 2019, Michael Russell included Akadi in The Oregonian 's list of the city's 10 best new restaurants. [9]

In 2020, Eater Portland 's Brooke Jackson-Glidden said the Attieke Poisson Braisé was "one of the top dishes in Northeast Portland" and also recommended the goat pepper soup and mafe. [10] The website's Waz Wu included Akadi in a 2023 list of "Portland’s Primo Special Occasion Restaurants for Vegans and Vegetarians". [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "These Black-Owned Portland Restaurants Are Offering Takeout and Delivery". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  2. ↑ Bamman, Mattie (July 3, 2018). "Akadi Broadens Portland's Palate for West African Cuisine". Willamette Week . Archived from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ Smith, Suzette (October 6, 2020). "Takeout Club: Chef In Your Garden Serves Up Akadi, and Singing the Praises of Killer Burger To-Go". Portland Mercury . Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  4. ↑ Russell, Michael (2022-05-02). "West African flavors expand in Portland: Akadi launches sister market, restaurant reopens May 8". The Oregonian . Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  5. ↑ Stevens, Suzanne (July 23, 2020). "In her own words: Akadi's Fatou Ouattara on keeping the restaurant open and culture alive". Portland Business Journal. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  6. ↑ Hamilton, Katherine Chew (December 22, 2020). "Akadi Will Close December 31, But Promises To Return". Portland Monthly . Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  7. ↑ Hamilton, Katherine Chew (February 16, 2022). "Akadi Is Reopening This Spring—along with an African Grocery". Portland Monthly . Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  8. ↑ Clarke, Kelly (October 10, 2018). "Portland's Best New Restaurants 2018: Akadi Brings the West African Flavor". Portland Monthly . Archived from the original on March 13, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  9. ↑ Russell, Michael (September 12, 2019). "Portland's 10 best new restaurants of 2019". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  10. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (May 29, 2020). "Five Portland Takeout Dishes to Try This Weekend". Eater Portland . Vox Media. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  11. ↑ Wu, Waz (2023-02-10). "Portland's Primo Special Occasion Restaurants for Vegans and Vegetarians". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
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