Kendejah - San Leandro

The portions at this restaurant are generous! I ordered the palava sauce dish, which included smoked turkey, chicken, and rice. It was absolutely delicious, very flavorful!

Food Excellent!!!!!! I love the service.The ambiance is on point! As always. Much better then fast food!!!!!

I really, really wanted to support this small business; unfortunately, my experience was quite was disappointing. The food was not impressive, and on top of that they SCAM people on pricing. The outside menu lists the oxtail at $20.99 and I was charged $35 for 4 pieces of oxtail (mostly bones) and some rice. There is a small sign inside when you order that states $1-2 would be added to menu items, BUT IT WAS A $14 DIFFERENCE. When I asked for clarification, the lady could not explain, shrugged and said taxes . The website is not clear that the place is mostly take-out only with ONLY 1 table outside and no heating element. Freezing next to a flashing OPEN sign is an appetite killer. They refused to give us cups of water and forced us to pay for bottles of water. Then the owner interrupted our meal and conversation 3-4 times to upsell their sauce bottles, to give us business cards, to let us know they do catering, and upsell their event space. Get the basics right first, before trying to get more money. I wouldn 't trust them to do a catering order, because they would probably end up charging 150% more than originally quoted.

Y'all need to try their sauce!!!! The food alone is bomb but with their new sauce, it elevates the dish to a completely different level. My friends and I came here for lunch and just wanted something local. We decided to swing by this place and man, glad we made this choice. We ordered the oxtail and the peanut butter soup. Both were phenomenal. The owner (Dougie) pitched their new sauce and made each of the dish stand out even more. You can literally put the sauce on anything. Only downside is this place is currently take out only with one table for outdoor seating but other than that this place is awesome. Food service and good food, will definitely be back!

The restaurant was very chaotic, with the online ordering system not functioning properly. They also didn't allow customers to place orders in person, even though they were aware of the prices of the menu items.