Yassa African Restaurant
4.4
from - Neighborhood: Chatham/Avalon Park
- 716 E. 79th St.
- Chicago, IL 60619
- 773-488-9630
- Price range: $$ ($9-$15)
The menu offers choices like chicken yassa (lemon, onion and spice-marinated chicken that's charcoal grilled and served with a zesty mustard, onion, carrot and hot pepper-laced sauce) and thiebu den (grouper or red snapper stewed with eggplant, carrots, cassava and cabbage and served over jollof rice). Debe, black pepper, cumin and clove-crusted lamb chops are a best seller. Wednesdays and Fridays feature cow foot as a special. Bottled soft drinks are available, or try a gingembre, a ginger-spiked non-alcoholic African beverage.
Getting There
- Cross Streets:
- Langley and 79th.
- Parking:
- Street
- Public Transportation:
- CTA bus: 79th-79, King Drive-3
- Wheelchair Access:
- Yes
The Basics
- Hours:
- 11 a.m.-11 p.m. daily.
- Cuisine:
- African
- Meals Served:
- Dinner and Lunch
- Price Range:
- $$ ($9-$15)
- Reservations:
- Accepted
- Alcohol:
- BYOB. No corkage fee.
- Smoking:
- No
- Audience:
- Families
Features
- Carryout:
- Yes
- Live Music:
- No
- Features:
- Catering and Kids Menu
- Worth Noting:
- New on the scene.
- Specialties:
- Chicken yassa, debe, mafe, jollof rice.
- Payment Methods:
- Cash
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Seating :
- For 50
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"Excellent in every way! ..."
By HRHTLM from Chicago, IL, July 18, 2007
Excellent in every way! The staff was polite, engaging and eager to share the cultural treasures with us. To name a few of the wonders: Couscous, ...
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"Yassa is a very laid-back..."
By Rebecca from Chicago, IL, July 14, 2007
Yassa is a very laid-back and friendly place where you can eat for $10.00, bring your own wine and pay no corkage fee. In fact, if you have a small...
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"We drove to this spot..."
By Luaunna from Franklin Park, Il, June 11, 2007
We drove to this spot from the North Side and it was worth the trip. Food was very good, I had the chicken yassa and a companion had the braised la...
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