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Akadi
The restaurant's front exterior in 2021
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Restaurantinformation
Owner(s)Fatou Ouattara
ChefFatou Ouattara
Food typeWest African
Street address1001 SE Division St
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97202
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°30′18″N122°39′19″W/ 45.5050683°N 122.6554112°W/45.5050683; -122.6554112
Websiteakadipdx.com

Akadiis aBlack-owned,[1]West Africanrestaurant inPortland, Oregon.Fatou Ouattara is the chef and owner.

Description

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The menu specializes in cuisine fromBurkina Fasoand theIvory Coast,and has seafood and vegetarian options.[2]Options includefried plantains,plantainfufu,andstews.[3]

History

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Akadi originally operated at 3601 Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in theBoiseneighborhood.[4]During theCOVID-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 insoutheast Portland'sHosford-Abernethyneighborhood in May 2022, along with its sister business, House of Flavor.[7]

Reception

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In 2018, Akadi was named one of Portland’s Best New Restaurants byPortland Monthly.[8]In 2019, Michael Russell included Akadi inThe Oregonian'slist of the city's 10 best new restaurants.[9]In 2020,Eater Portland'sBrooke Jackson-Gliddensaid 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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"These Black-Owned Portland Restaurants Are Offering Takeout and Delivery".Willamette Week.Retrieved2022-05-14.
  2. ^Bamman, Mattie (July 3, 2018)."Akadi Broadens Portland's Palate for West African Cuisine".Willamette Week.Archivedfrom the original on February 6, 2021.RetrievedApril 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.Archivedfrom the original on February 23, 2021.RetrievedApril 16,2021.
  4. ^Russell, Michael (2022-05-02)."West African flavors expand in Portland: Akadi launches sister market, restaurant reopens May 8".The Oregonian.Retrieved2022-05-28.
  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.Archivedfrom the original on April 20, 2021.RetrievedApril 16,2021.
  6. ^Hamilton, Katherine Chew (December 22, 2020)."Akadi Will Close December 31, But Promises To Return".Portland Monthly.Archivedfrom the original on April 18, 2021.RetrievedApril 16,2021.
  7. ^Hamilton, Katherine Chew (February 16, 2022)."Akadi Is Reopening This Spring—along with an African Grocery".Portland Monthly.Archivedfrom the original on May 5, 2022.RetrievedMay 26,2022.
  8. ^Clarke, Kelly (October 10, 2018)."Portland's Best New Restaurants 2018: Akadi Brings the West African Flavor".Portland Monthly.Archivedfrom the original on March 13, 2022.RetrievedMay 27,2022.
  9. ^Russell, Michael (September 12, 2019)."Portland's 10 best new restaurants of 2019".The Oregonian.Archivedfrom the original on April 18, 2021.RetrievedApril 16,2021.
  10. ^Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (May 29, 2020)."Five Portland Takeout Dishes to Try This Weekend".Eater Portland.Vox Media.Archivedfrom the original on April 18, 2021.RetrievedApril 16,2021.
  11. ^Wu, Waz (2023-02-10)."Portland's Primo Special Occasion Restaurants for Vegans and Vegetarians".Eater Portland.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-02-10.Retrieved2023-02-10.
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