Tropicala Taste — Restaurant in Kentwood

We all love ourselves a hospitable restaurant with amazing dishes!!! Me and my friend came 5' before the place opened on a stormy day, so we wait outside until they open, after a while, the opening sign didn't light up so we decided to call them, and learned that because of the bad weather they needed to delay the opening time. However, the owner was so nice that the moment he heard me and my friend are in front of the store, he said he will be on the way right away, please wait for him to come. After just 10', he showed up and kindly show us the way in, and he was really friendly, really welcoming and open to conversations. He seems to be the cook himself, he offers us a type of flat bread/cake (?) sorry I don't remember, as an apology and it tastes super familiar to one of my childhood snacks. He started cooking right after he guided us in, check in with us once in a while and specifically as for our taste preferences, what we think and how do we feel about the food. I love how energetic and passionate he is with his customers. Now, about the food, it was amazing. We ordered Fufu okra with chicken, anf salmon broccoli with rice, both of them were seasoned really well and just stimulate your taste buds right away. The fufu is soft but had a certain firmness to it, the chicken gotta be my favorite, it had a strong umamai flavor and it was huge as well. The salmon has a tangy/sour-ish flavor, which went really well with the rice that came within the dish. I wholeheartedly enjoyed the meal that day and would love to come back and try the turkey some day. Should check this place out, good food, great customer service, big portion, everything you coukd ask for in a...

Came here cause I didn’t feel like cooking dinner. It was a risk as we’ve been on a streak with bad delivery food lately. We ordered the jerk chicken wings and plantains with a side of veggies. I was expecting broccoli but it was substituted for greens, which were surprisingly delicious (they were cooked just right, not under done or over done and the flavor was on point) The chicken was perfectly seasoned, plus they gave you the spicy sauce on the side so if you’re like me and sometimes prefer a mild flavor, it’s optional. Plantains weren’t bad either, smaller than I expected, probably should’ve ordered more on the side. The pineapple juice was amazing and fresh. Lastly, the service was great, the guy at the counter was extremely nice, he explained the substitutions he made, talked about the food with so much passion and kept insisting I’d enjoy it. And he was right; it lived up to the hype 😁. So glad I found this place, Caribbean food is my favorite so I...

Discovered an amazing little place today! They have only been open a week and were so happy to have dine in customers! I loved the little African donuts they gave us to try, as well as some Chapati! I got the potatoes and greens dish, it looks simple but it’s packed with flavor. My friend got the turkey special an absolute devoured it.We spoke with the owners, who are from Rwanda and Haiti. Their passion, love and excitement for what they are doing was so beautiful to see and wildly shown on their faces and deeply provided in their gratitude and generosity. Please check out this place, they could definitely use your support and you would love the food! For both meat-eaters and for...