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195 DeKalb Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11205

718-855-9190 

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  • African
    Sun,Sat 10:30am-4pm, Sun 5pm-4pm, Mon-Thu 5pm-12am, Tue-Fri 12pm-4pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-1am
    $$
    All Major Credit Cards
  • casual
    Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Catering, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly
    Brunch, Dinner, Late Night, Lunch
    Live Entertainment
  • Full bar
    Accepted, Recommended
    No Parking
Description







  • 2001 | Best Bunny Chow

    This South African fast-food miracle begins with an entire loaf of white bread. The loaf is hollowed out, a mellow vegetarian curry is sluiced into the open top, and then the lid is replaced. Presto! A favorite of the KwaZulu-Natal region, bunny chow is available only at Fort Greene's MADIBA, which is also the city's only South African restaurant. Also, savor other oddities like bobotie, droëwors, and peri-peri chicken livers. More »

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  • Bunny Chow

    Bunny Chow

    | Tue, December 07, 1999

    Cobbled together of salvaged wood and Quonset-hut tin, it might be a grog shop in Soweto. There's a shelf crowded with handwoven baskets, a couple of ostrich eggs, and a row of kero- sene lanterns suspended near the ceiling—as if the electricity m... More »

Dinner Menu
A Fresh Start
Small $4.00
Large $8.00
Iisopho \ Soup Of The Moment
$10.00
Durban Samoosas
curried potato & pea crunchy pastry triangles served with a mango atchar
$10.00
Organic Chicken Wings Peri Peri
wings marinated in spicy dried pepper oil with garlic and vinegar
$12.00
Mom’s Wild Salmon Cake
delma’s recipe with caviar and pepperdew mayo
$13.00
Kerrie Vis
pickled i&j whiting fish cutlets served cold on toast with warm pumpkin fritters
$13.00
Organic Chicken Livers Peri Peri
flash sauteed with chillies and onion and served with 7-grain bread
$13.00
Calamari
succulent rings either lightly grilled & sauteed with olive oil, lemon parsley, garlic & white wine or battered and deep-fried served with tartar sauce
$15.00
Iisopho \ Cape Seafood Soup
traditional cape town style. ask your server for details
$14.00
Safari Platter
biltong & droewors [cured, salted and dried beef tenderloin] served with sun-dried fruits & a selection of mixed salted nuts
$15.00
Farm Raised Ostrich Carpaccio
raw, paper thin cured slices served with shaved farm cheese and mache, then drizzled with olive oil
$16.00
Tristan Da Cunha Lobster Tail
south atlantic baby lobster tails and served with saffron rice and a mango & lemon butter sauce
Greener Pastures
$8.00
Traditional Salad
tomato, boiled egg & onions with chive dressing & fresh herbs
$8.00
Greek
the original with peppers. onions, feta, olives
$9.00
Beetroot
with red onion, mint, cumin and garlic
$11.00
Shebeen
chef’s daily choice of wild greens and fruit ingredients
From The Sea
$17.00
Kalky’s Fish Parcel
deep fried i&j hake filet, calamari rings & slap chips served with salt & vinegar
$24.00
Lorenzo Marques Prawns
butterflied and then pan seared in a saffron peri-peri and white wine sauce, complimented by yellow rice and garden variety mix greens
 
The Fish Of The Moment
prepared daily to our chef’s liking - please ask your server for details
The Backyard Braai
$13.00
Bushman’s Vegetable Platter
traditional and seasonal tastings. ask your server for details
$16.00
Bobotie
a traditional cape malay curried mince (ground beef) bake with egg custard topping and crisped almonds, served with yellow rice and raisins
Veggie $12.00
Salmon $14.00
Beef $15.00
Yebo Burgers & Chips
$18.00
Pap & Boerewors
traditional sa beef tenderloin sausage served with pap and a tomato and onion gravy
$20.00
Confit Of Cornish Hen Peri Peri
served on truffle-smashed potato and bisto-mushroom gravy
$22.00
Pap & Vleis
succulent rack of lamb chops served with pap (white cornmeal) and chakalaka
$22.00
Baby Back Ribs
char-grilled basted with monkey gland sauce, served with your choice of side
$22.00
Oxtail Potjie Kos Bredie
slow-cooked rich stew cooked in a traditional served with your choice of side
$25.00
Char Grilled Steak
char-grilled rib-eye select with a mushroom, monkey gland, or garlic butter sauce and your choice of side
Curries For Everyone - Choose Your Ingredient
$16.00
Vegetable
$18.00
Organic Chicken
$20.00
Lamb
$22.00
Seafood
Curries For Everyone - Then, Choose Your Style
 
Curry And Rice
yellow rice with raisins
 
Breyani
cape malay rice pilaf seasoned with curry, and cooked with boiled egg and lentils
 
Durban Bunny Chow
hollowed-out bread served with curry stews and bread topping. mark & denis’ favorite
 
Roti
indian-style flatbread
Side Show
$3.00
Garlic Bread
grilled with garlic and parsley
$3.00
Roti
indian style crisped flat bread
$4.00
Amagwinya / Vetkoek
a doughnut sized bread roll made from deep fried yeast dough
$6.00
Smashed Potatoes
with white pepper and truffle oil
$5.00
Uputhu / Pap
boiled ground cornmeal with tomato-onion gravy. the staple food of the zulu, but widely enjoyed throughout south africa.
$4.00
Chakalaka
spicy mix of baked beans, carrots, tomato, and onion
$6.00
Umngqhushu Stambu / Samp
crushed corn and speckled bean stew. from the traditional xhosa staple diet; mandela’s favorite!
$5.00
Yellow Rice & Raisins
basmati rice with saffron and turmeric with raisins
$5.00
Slap Chips
french fries, soaked in vinegar and then salted
$5.00
Couscous
coarsely ground and well-spiced semolina
$5.00
Baked Potato
with sour cream and butter
$4.00
Mielie \ Corn On The Cob
$5.00
Mixed Greens
your garden variety side salad
$6.00
Cooked Vegetables
ask your server about the selection
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