APANOU RESTAURANT — Restaurant in Irvington

The food here taste good. The staff is very nice. I had the white rice, legume, griot. The griot pieces that I got were a bit fatty, but some were not and they tasted very good. But the small combo came with salad and piklis which I asked for on the side. The piklis was good. The rice and beans is also good. On Friday they have seafood and I did try the legume with crab and supposedly shrimp. I was told there would be shrimp, but there wasn't but there was crab and it tasted so good, I almost ate the shell as well. It was the best crab in legume, I've ever had in my life. This is definitely a good place for Haitian food. I will try more and be back with my opinion on the soup joumou and salads. They have those on Sundays. The food taste...

Hidden gem. I was on a hunt for bouyon soup. I called about 10 restaurants. No one had it except for Apanou. I was a bit skeptical because Apanou is a very small spot but I also never tried bouyon before. I just saw a picture of it online and knew it would taste good. I trusted Apanou's reviews and they didn't disappoint. The soup tasted better than I thought it would. Very flavorful and large portion. I'll be back for other dishes. Some of the best food is found in...

I was going to give the restaurant a four but the customer service was so professional and so hospitable I had to get them an extra star. I ordered okra and I had the sauce, bean sauce over my white rice. The okra and chicken ranked at 3:00. The chicken was a bit too tough for the American pallet. However, the okra was delicious. The sauce, the bean sauce needed more spices. Nevertheless I will definitely come back and try another dish. Very hospitable service...