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Bukom
Rating Details »
Category: African
Neighborhood: Adams Morgan2442 18th Street
(between N Belmont Rd & N Columbia Rd)
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 265-4600
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
5 reviews for Bukom
3 words ~ I LOVE BUKOM!
The vibe is easy and relaxed. Food is great. The music is always great. Quiet yet live! Staff is wonderful. Absolutely Hakuna Matata up in here!
mmm I have been coming to this place for the last 5 years.
I love their food, their red-red hits the spot every time. Their wings are always crispy, and their suya is really good.
But, the mood is not relaxed anymore. Bukom had so far able to keep a family feeling, I knew everybody and they never really had security. Sure, there are plenty of sleazy guys - but they were harmless. Great place for live reggue
Last time I went, they had actually security and the band sucked. Very dissapointed. Though I recommend to take-out.
I am shocked that Bukom only has two reviews, and that they are only re: the restaurant. I didn't even know they served food!
A friend of mine used to date a Jamaican Rasta dude that considered Bukom his home away from home, and he invited us to Bukom for a few reggae shows on Friday and Saturday nights. There was no cover, the music was great, people there actually know how to dance and the place was always so packed I couldn't even turn around! One warning to the ladies: in my experience guys at Bukom are not afraid to dance with you first and ask questions later, but if you aren't into that politely saying no is never a problem.
Well, I'll give the other reviewer this: Bokum is many shades removed from Ethiopian.
I had a dish with spicy goat and fufu, which is somewhere between mashed potatoes and mochi. It wasn't bad. It didn't make me quiver with pleasure, either.
As the other reviewer pointed out, the cocktails are something else. Whether that's a good something else or a something else worth 6 bucks, well, the jury is still out.
I can see myself going there again, but not going out of my way to go there.
THIS IS A WEST AFRICAN RESTAURANT. Yelp has Brittish, Burmese, Hawaiian, and Himalayan, but nothing for Africa. This ain't Ethiopian, this is West African. Whatever . . .
This is a great place to take a date and show her how knowledgeable and cultured you are. No one is ever in here, save for a few people at the bar who maybe work here. You're not quite sure who works here, they don't exactly do that whole hostess, waiter, bring you your food and your check thing here. Just relax, it's ok. Get the pepper soup. It will change your perception of pepper. Not some crazy habanero pepper either, just normal black pepper.
The menu is full of words that you might remember from a Chinua Achebe book. Date never heard of Chinua Achebe? Well, maybe she ain't that smart, but after a round of the cool pink drinks, she will be much more interesting. There are a total of four cool pink drinks on the menu, so by the end of the meal you should each have had two of them. They are pink and don't taste very strong, but don't worry. Save the $7 Zebra beer for another time stud, get one of the cool pink drinks. Your masculinity is not in question; just make sure that you are patient in asking and waiting for the check. They like to test you to see if you get all paranoid and worried. If she asks you "where is our waiter, did they forget about us?" tell her to relax and have another sip of her pink drink. If you can keep your cool in this West African enclave and earn the respect of the guy in that crazy patterned shirt, this chick will be impressed. Now if she is worth keeping is another story, if she ain't as hot as the pepper soup I say find a new one.
