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  • Yendidi Restaurant Virginia Beach

  • 5800 Chesapeake Boulevard, Norfolk, VA4878 Princess Anne Rd., Virginia Beach, VA
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YENDIDI NORFOLK 5800 Chesapeake Boulevard

5800 Chesapeake Boulevard, Norfolk, VA
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DAILY SPECIALS
FOOD
DRINKS

Featured Items

  • Jollof Rice

    A very rich rice dish infused in a flavorful Yendidi spices and herbs sauce seasoned to perfection.
    $10.00
  • Egusi Soup

    Ground melon seeds, spinach, oil and other vegetables slow cooked together with well seasoned goat, cow feet, chicken and fish to give a tasty bowl of soup.
  • Fried Sweet Plantain

    Ripe yellow plantain fried in canola oil. Served with most of our appetizers and entrees.
    $6.00

DAILY SPECIALS

TODAY'S SPECIAL

  • Fried Rice Special

    House-made fried rice paired with your choice of grilled chicken, goat, oxtail, shrimp, or turkey for a flavorful, satisfying meal.
    $18.00
  • Gogbe/Red Red Special

    Seasoned Ghanaian beans and fried plantains, finished with optional boiled egg and gari for a classic house-made red-red experience.
    $18.00
  • Jollof Burrito

    Jollof rice wrapped burrito-style with chicken or shrimp, finished with your choice of avocado for a bold, house-made fusion special.
    $18.00
  • Jollof Special

    House-made Ghanaian jollof rice paired with your choice of grilled chicken, goat, oxtail, shrimp, or turkey for a richly seasoned special.
    $18.00
  • Spaghetti Special

    Choose regular spaghetti or Indomie, then pair it with grilled shrimp, mackerel fillet, or shredded chicken for a hearty house-made special.
    $16.00
  • Waakye Special

    Waakye rice and beans served with your choice of grilled chicken, goat, oxtail, shrimp, or turkey, plus traditional add-ons like egg, gari, shito, or lettuce.
    $18.00
  • Wings Special

    Tender wings tossed in your choice of Yendidi Original, Honey Glazed, or Suya Pepper flavor, with an optional side of fries or plantains.
    $10.00+

FOOD

STARTERS

  • Samosas

    Handmade pastry filled with seasoned ground beef and Yendidi spices, air-fried until flaky and crisp. Choose Yendidi or shito sauce.
    $6.00
  • Kelewele

    Sweet, spicy plantain chunks fried until caramelized, served with your choice of dry peanuts, Yendidi sauce, or shito sauce.
    $8.00
  • Suya

    Your choice of chicken, goat, beef, or oxtail marinated in spicy peanut seasoning, then smoked and grilled to order.
  • Ghana Salad

    Romaine, baked beans, boiled egg, and bell pepper tossed in salad cream, with your choice of corned beef or shredded chicken. Add Yendidi sauce or extra egg.

STEWS

  • Bean Stew

    Choose black-eyed peas or black beans, then add chicken, mackerel, shrimp, or beef chunks.
  • Cabbage Stew

    Cabbage and vegetables slow-cooked with your choice of corned beef, shredded chicken, or mackerel.
  • Spinach Stew

    Spinach and ground melon seeds simmered with vegetables and your choice of mackerel, shrimp, or shredded chicken.
  • Chicken Stew

    Seasoned shredded chicken slow-cooked in your choice of tomato base or brown gravy.
    $18.00
  • Mackerel Stew

    Shredded mackerel simmered in seasoned tomato-basil sauce. A rich, savory seafood stew.
    $18.00
  • Goat Stew

    Tender goat slow-cooked until succulent, with your choice of tomato-basil base or brown gravy.
    $22.00

SOUPS

  • Peanut Butter Soup

    Flavored peanut-butter, African herbs and spices cooked together with well seasoned goat, cow feet, chicken and mackerel fish fillet to a tasty bowl of soup.
  • Palm Nut Soup

    Palm Nut fruit extract with other African herbs and spices cooked together with well seasoned goat, cow feet and smoked catfish to give a tasty bowl of soup.
  • Egusi Soup

    Ground melon seeds, spinach, oil and other vegetables slow cooked together with well seasoned goat, cow feet, chicken and fish to give a tasty bowl of soup.
  • Okra Soup

    Okra, onions, tomatoes and other vegetables and spices cooked together with catfish, cow feet, cow skin to a delicious African soup.
  • Light Pepper Soup

    Tomatoes, habanero pepper & other spices cooked together with goat, cow feet, chicken and fish to give a tasty bowl of soup.

VEGAN

Enjoy our popular vegan entrees.
  • Beans Stew

    Tomatoes, basil leaves and other herbs and spices cooked to a tasty stew with black beans and mushrooms.
    $16.00
  • Cabbage Stew

    $16.00
  • Egusi Soup

    $18.00
  • Peanut Butter Spinach Soup

    $18.00
  • Light Cabbage/Spinach Soup

    $18.00
  • Palm-Nut Soup

    $18.00
  • Spinach Stew

    $18.00
  • Tomato Basil Stew

    $10.00

GRILLS

  • Whole Grilled Tilapia

    Oven grilled soft bone-in tilapia infused with well seasoned with African herbs and spices.
    $18.00
  • Whole Grilled Red Snapper

    $34.00

KIDS

  • Honey Glazed Yendidi Wings (KM)

    Finger-licking good Yendidi wings glazed with honey and infused with natural flavors of herbs & spices served with fries.
    $12.00
  • Chicken Nuggets (KM)

    $10.00

DESSERT

  • Lemon Cake

    A moist, fluffy lemon cake, with just 4g net carbs per slice! You'll love the taste.
    $6.00

SIDES

  • Black Eye Peas

    $8.00
  • Boiled Eggs

    Hard boiled egg with woke inside. Served with most of our appetizers and entrees.
    $2.00
  • Boiled Ripe Plantain

    Ripe yellow plantain boiled in water with salt.
    $8.00
  • Coconut Rice

    Rice cooked in coconut oil and milk.
    $8.00
  • Couscous

    $8.00
  • Fanti Kenkey

    Fermented corn dough made into a dumpling and wrapped in banana leaves
    $4.00
  • French Fries

    Fried slices of seasoned potatoes. Served with most of our appetizers and entrees.
    $4.00
  • Fried Egg

    $6.00
  • Fried Sweet Plantain

    Ripe yellow plantain fried in canola oil. Served with most of our appetizers and entrees.
    $6.00
  • Ga Kenkey

    Fermented corn dough made into a dumpling and wrapped in corn husk.
    $4.00
  • Jollof Rice

    A very rich rice dish infused in a flavorful Yendidi spices and herbs sauce seasoned to perfection.
    $10.00
  • Plain Jasmine Rice

    Jasmine Rice slow cooked to perfection
    $6.00
  • Plantain Fufu

    A proportionate mixture of cooked cassava (yuca) and green plantain pounded into a smooth paste.
    $4.00
  • Pounded Yam

    This is a type of fufu made with cooked Ghana yam pounded into a smooth paste.
    $4.00
  • Sautéed Broccoli

    Fresh broccoli, butter and green bell pepper. Served with most of our appetizers and entrees.
    $4.00
  • Sautéed Cabbage

    Fresh cabbage, butter and green bell pepper. Served with most of our appetizers and entrees.
    $4.00
  • Sautéed Mushrooms

    Fresh mushrooms stirred fried with garlic and a blend of rich yendidi species. Served with most of our entrees and appetizers.
    $6.00
  • Shito Sauce

    $1.00
  • Steamed Collard Greens

    Fresh collard greens seasoned and steamed to a great taste. Served with most of our entrees and appetizers.
    $4.00
  • Sweet Potato Fries

    Fried slices of sweet potatoes. Served with most of our appetizers and entrees.
    $4.00
  • Tomato Basil Sauce

    $1.00
  • Waakye

    A colorful dish of rice slowly cooked with black eye peas
    $10.00
  • Yendidi Sauce

    $1.00

DRINKS

  • Yendidi Pineapple & Ginger

    $6.00
  • Yendidi Sobolo ( Bissap Leaves)

    $6.00
  • M Purified water

    $1.00
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Choose black-eyed peas or black beans, then add chicken, mackerel, shrimp, or beef chunks.

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