Yum Yum Village Restaurant

• Custom Build a Bowl Combo
• Custom Build A Hot Bowl Meal (1 Protein + 2 Sides | Rice Included) $20.50
• Freshmade, delicious afro-caribbean and drinks available to every village. Our kitchen allows us chef-prepared meals efficiently priced to what the community can afford. We'll bring ready-to-eat meals to you -- at home, work, school, or on the go to your village of choice.choose your choice of rice or salad. Then choose your proteins. Then choose your sides. Pick up to 2. Starting in 2022 rice is included.

• Custom Hot Bowl Combo (1 Protein + 2 Sides) $14.50
• Choose 1 protein and 2 sides *rice not included.

• Classic Village Combo $14.50
• Halal. Jerk chicken, jollof rice, sweet + spicy plantain (spicy -rice and chicken is spicy).

• Food Truck Village Combo $15.50
• Garlic parmesan chicken served with truffle oil greens and corn cakes over a bed of turmeric rice. Not spicy.

• Elder Village Combo $14.50
• Vegetarian. Contains peanut and milk. Maafe rice (maafe peanut stew over jollof rice *both somewhat spicy), akara (black eyed pea fritter), corn cakes (not spicy contains a small amount of parmesan cheese) vegetarian dish.

• Cool Village Combo $14.50
• Halal. Curry chicken, jollof rice, sweet + spicy plantain (rice is spicy).

• Mild Village Combo $14.50
• Halal. Lemon pepper jerk chicken, turmeric rice, ginger curry chickpeas *some say the lemon pepper jerk is spicy. Rice and chickpeas are not spicy.

• Just Plants Village Combo $14.50
• Yam stew with sweet and spicy plantain and ginger curry chickpeas served over a bed of coconut/turmeric rice. Very good. Not spicy.

• Custom Detroit Hot Bowl (1 Protein + 1 Side) $13.50
• Choose 1 protein and 1 side *rice not included.

• Sides à la Carte
• Truffle Oil Greens $8.50
• Truffle oil-infused greens, available in small, regular, or large.

• Sweet & Spicy Plantain $6.50
• Ripe plantain tossed in smoked pepper, mixed with light salt and sweet drizzle.

• African Style Cheesy Bread $6.50
• Contains gluten and milk. Fried pretzel bread smothered in mozzarella, parmesan, asiago and sprinkled with our mixed spices.

• Jollof Rice $6.50
• Dairy free, vegan. Traditional Nigerian spicy rice.

• Spicy Bean Stew Rice $10.50
• Vegan.

• Maafe Peanut Stew $6.50
• Vegan. Contains peanuts. Traditional west African vegan peanut stew.

• Ginger Curry Chickpeas $6.50
• Dairy free, vegan, gluten free.

• Corn Cake $6.50
• Contain a milk. Our take on the fried ghari. Fried corn meal with Parmesan and Asiago rolled into the dough.

• Yam Stew $8.50
• Yam stew with chickpeas, spinach, sweet potato.

• Smoked Pepper Fries $6.50
• Vegan and dairy free. Hand cut potatoes fried and tossed in kosher salt and our smoked pepper blend.

• Turmeric Rice $6.50
• Dairy free, vegan, gluten free. Golden, sweet, earthy and mild fragrant rice.

• Maafe Stow Rice $10.50
• Dairy free, nuts, vegan. Peanut stew or groundnut stew, also called as maafe (wolof, mafé, maffé, maffe), sauce d'arachide (French), tigadèguèna or domoda, is a stew or sauce that is a staple food in western Africa. It is a favorite dish among several Senegal and Gambia ethnic groups. With the huge expansion of groundnut cultivation during the colonial period, maafe has also become a popular dish across west Africa, even outside west Africa such as in Cameroon and France. It is a favorite dish among several Senegal and Gambia ethnic groups. With the huge expansion of groundnut cultivation during the colonial period, maafe has also become a popular dish across west Africa, even outside west Africa such as in Cameroon and France. Variants of the dish appear in the cuisine of nations throughout west Africa and central Africa. It is very similar to groundnut soup. It may have a thicker consistency. Made from lamb, beef, chicken, or without meat, maafe is cooked with a sauce based on groundnuts, especially peanut butter/paste, and tomatoes. Peanut paste is sometimes used as an ingredient.

• Pickled Cabbage $5.50
• Tangy pickled cabbage, available in small, medium, or large.

• Ginger Curry Chickpea Salad $10.50
• Mixed green and our ginger curry chickpeas topped with our pineapple pickled pepper and coriander-cumin yum village-styled pico all in one bowl.

• Yam Stew Rice $12.50
• Yam stew over your choice of rice.

• Sweet Pepper Salad $6.50
• Vegan.Mixed greens topped with our pineapple pickled sweet peppers and coriander-cumin yum village style pico.

• Vegan Curry Stew Rice $10.50
• Dairy free, vegan.

• Fufu Options
• Afro Fries $8.50
• The afro-caribbean reverence that comes when a boy from Detroit can have egusi over French fries. True to our honor of the culinary traditions of the Diaspora in African raised Detroit made. Try our potato flips or sweet potato flips with your choice of stew.

• Egusi Stew $12.50
• Egusi (also known by variations including agusi, agushi) is the name for the fat- and protein-rich seeds of certain cucurbitaceous plants (squash, melon, gourd), which after being dried and ground are used as a major ingredient in West African cuisine.We cook ours with smoked herring and spinach. It is a great soup for those who like to try something different every once in a while. Ground Egusi seeds give this soup a unique color and flavor.

• Fufu (plantain Mix) $3.50
• Plantain cassava mix Fufu with your choice of stew or soup.

• Chicken Okra Stew $14.50
• Spicy. Ogbono soup, is a Nigerian and edo dish made with ground dry ogbono seeds with considerable local variation. The ground ogbono seeds are used as a thickener, and give the soup a black coloration. Ogbono soup with dried cod fish and stew lamb.

• Proteins à la Carte
• Suya Fried Chicken $5.50
• Halal, gluten free. Dry rubbed and roasted chicken dusted in west African suya pepper seasoning then deep fried and finished with a sweet agave drizzle. (2 thighs and a leg or 2 legs and a thigh).

• Boneless Chicken $12.50
• Our Midwest famous wood smoked grill finished chicken with sauce of your choice.

• Akara $8.50
• Dairy free, vegan. Akara (as it is known in southwest and southeast Nigeria) a recipe taken to brazil by the enslaved peoples from the west African coast. It is called "Akara" by the yoruba people of south-western Nigeria and by the citizens of sierra Leone, "Kosai" by the hausa people of Nigeria or "Koose" in Ghana and is a popular breakfast dish, eaten with millet or corn pudding. In Nigeria, akara is commonly eaten with bread, ogi (or eko), a type of cornmeal made with fine corn flour.

• Featured Menu Items
• Suya Chicken & Waffles $14.50
• 2 pieces of suya fried chicken served with truffle oil greens and a Belgian waffle.

• Fried Fish Combo $20.50
• Fried perch fish over turmeric rice served with corn cakes (think cornbread hush puppy) and our delicious truffle oil greens.

• Yam Stew $7.50
• Yam stew with chickpeas, spinach, sweet potato.

• Beverages, Drinks, and Juices
• Pepsi (20 Oz) $3.50
• The bold, refreshing, robust cola

• Pure Leaf Tea $4.00

• Mountain Dew $3.50