Akadi (restaurant) facts for kids
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The restaurant's front exterior in 2021
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| Current owner(s) | Fatou Ouattara |
| Chef | Fatou Ouattara |
| Food type | West African |
| Street address | 1001 SE Division St |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP code | 97202 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°30′18″N 122°39′19″W / 45.5050683°N 122.6554112°W |
Akadi is a Black-owned, West African restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Fatou Ouattara is the chef and owner.
Description
The menu specializes in cuisine from Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast, and has seafood and vegetarian options. Options include fried plantains, plantain fufu, and stews.
History
Akadi originally operated at 3601 Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the Boise neighborhood. During the COVID-19 pandemic, business had declined by 50 percent, as of July 2020. In December 2020, Ouattara confirmed plans to close temporarily on December 31. Akadi reopened in southeast Portland's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood in May 2022, along with its sister business, House of Flavor.
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