Anokye Krom African American Restaurant

The jollof rice was hot and spicy. The meat pies were awesome and the chicken with spicy plain rains were to die for! If this place was not so fat I would go once a week!

You will be disgusted with the horrible customer service and onion filled meat pies! Everything else might be okay to try if you can look past the horrible customer service

I love the food. Only place I trust to eat some good African food other than my moms.

The food was delicious. I went on a Sunday with my fiancé and future father-​in-​law, who is Ghanaian. I’ve had fufu and peanut soup before, but the one I had here with goat was SUPER spicy even for a Korean who always eats spicy. That didn’t stop me though. It was so delicious that I kept eating it through all of the burning, sweat, and nose running. My fiancé was likewise enduring the spicy sweats too with his palm nut soup and fufu with goat. My future father-​in-​law on the other hand was perfectly fine lol. I guess we need to keep going and build up our spice tolerance! Can’t wait to try the other menu items.

For context, I have never had Ghanaian good before, and this was a great first experience. The foods were so rich with tantalizing flavors, my mouth was overwhelmed, in a delightful way. I tend to think of myself as someone who can handle my spice, as I’ve been raised on a typical east Asian cuisine, but this food was so intensely spicy, it gave me a bit of a brain freeze — but like a brain burn, with a good amount of perspiration. We tried the fried turkey butt, fufu with goat, and okra. The meat was tougher than i expected, but all in all, it was delicious.
The atmosphere is very relaxed. There’s a mix of large TV screens to watch games, a bar to get drinks, as well as some wonderful music to keep you dancing in your seat.

So good! Friendly people, prompt service, and EXCELLENT joloff rice! Meat is well seasoned and well cooked. Will be back for fufu (served Friday — Sunday with spicy groundnut soup).

The food was fantastic! WOW! And there was so much meat in the food! And the goat was fresh! I absolutely loved the food! And the price was perfect. The only thing is that they would have to improve their waiter service. It took to long to be given the menu and 30 minutes to bring the bill! They have to pay a bit more attention to customers. But the food is great!

Great west african resteraunt. The waitstaff were friendly and nice even though I didn’t feel like I would fit in with the crowd. I truly felt welcome here. The pace is slow which was great for me because I just wanted to get away from the stress in life and relax. The waitstaff were patient with my order which was much appreciated. I got the goat soup and it was spicy which I liked. The spices were just the right amount and the goat was cooked perfectly. There was mashed corn fufu as well and it went well in the soup. The spicy broth gave the corn a great flavor.

Delicious! Spinach stew and and cooked yams — life changing!

I was introduced to Anokye Krom by my husband he is fom Ghana, I had never had african food, and I absolutley love it. I am originally from the south and it is alot like southern cooking. I love the Waa Kye (black eyed peas with rice) and if you like spicey food get the Jallof rice. sooooooo good with the black pepper. Or the suya (seasoned steak strips in black pepper spice)
As an american I have a hard time with the fish, as it still has the face and bones on it.
But the peanut stew or spinach stew are the best.
The service is a bit slow, but the food is worth the wait. It’s a small menu but with good selection. I love it here.

This review is geared towards the American who wants to have a taste of Ghana without flying across the Atlantic to do so. Worcester is considered Little Ghana to many. Worcester has the highest population of Ghanaians outside of Ghana.
If you have ever wanted to have some traditional food from Ghana, this is a great place to start. The menu has a nice selection of the most common foods and a few specials each week. The menu also has some of the best descriptions I have seen in an ethnic restaurant, really helping you choose without feeling foolish.
We chose to order Suya for an appetizer, this is meat that is lightly fried and seasoned with «suya» powder. It is lightly spicy but full of flavor. The meat was not overly cooked and easy to bite into. This reminded me very much of the suya kabobs you can find on many street corners in Accra.
For our main meals we ordered WaaKye (pronounced «watch eh») and Chofi with yams and shito (pronounced «shi toe»). Both meals were good.
WaaKye is an African version of rice and beans. Black eyed peas are cooked with rice, they are seasoned and colored with these reddish leaves called waakye. The rice and beans themselves are very bland, this is done intentionally because they are always served with a spicy stew. The stew at Anokye Krom is made from beef and was excellent. Spicy, moist and easy to eat. The perfect compliment to the waakye. Served on the plate will be a boiled egg, a small serving of spaghetti and a VERY spicy sauce called «shito». Shito is the Ghanaian version of a mexican hot sauce and can vary in flavor depending on the chef. It is generally tomato based and has dried shrimp and hot peppers in it. Taste a very small amount to gauge how much you want to use with your food.
The Chofi (fried turkey butt) is street food Ghana style. This is a very difficult meal to make correctly and very few vendors can do it right. This chofi was good, but definitely not my first choice on our meals. The turkey fat was not cooked out and it was difficult to navigate around the fat pockets. The yams and fresh shito on the plate was AWESOME. I would not recommend this as the first Ghanaian dish to try.
You will notice handsoap on your table and you will be brought a large plastic bowl filled with water, this is for you to wash your hands prior to eating. Eating with your hands is highly encouraged. You will use the same bowl after eating to wash off your hands again.
Service was mediocre. Food takes quite a while, unless you order something like soup. We asked the girl (in the native language) to bring additional items but she never complied. There is a refrigerator by the bar with waters and soft drinks, help yourself, they will add them to your bill when they total it up. There is a full bar here.

Anokye Krom is a Ghanaian restaurant in heart of Worcester Ma. The food is wonderful. However, service regarding ordering the food can be lengthy and unorganized. Not very expensive at all, once the food arrives you will be satisfied.