Tam Tam Restaurant

Went here for Dinner with a friend on a Saturday evening.  The restaurant is Senegalese, and I'm Nigerian so the dishes are close in concept to what I'm used to just different enough to bring me out.  I had the Grilled Tilapia, which came with a stew/pepper sauce that was very good and not too spicy if thats a concern for you.  Dish also came a local salad I guess which was ok but I could do without, and I had Couscous instead of rice.  Couscous was good, kinda hard to mess that up.  I picked some plaintain off my friends plate, they were sweet and not greasy so that was a plus as well...Overall was a good African style dinner ...most meals around $10 ... If you desire something a little different and good, try them out.

I ate here about a month ago. It was a weekday during lunchtime and it was very empty. There was a decent length menu but when we went to order there were only a handful of items available. This usually means the dishes are being prepared fresh only using suitable ingredients so I appreciate this but I would have been easier to just have a menu board. The food had very distinct flavors unlike anything I have had before. I was not a huge fan, but I also have no reference point when it comes to Senegalese food. The atmosphere was a bit strange as it was very dark and most of the lights were off.

I stopped in here for some adventurous cuisine while on a 500-mile car trip.  The first thing I noticed is that I'm pretty sure I was the only non-African in the place, so it must be the real deal.  Also pretty sure I stuck out like a sore thumb.  I enjoyed the food.  It was fun to eat that big boiled plantain, and experience whole cassava (what we call tapioca in America) done the African way.  Fish was nice too.