Excellent food, very good atmosphere. Quality service!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marshall May
A bit expensive for the amount of food. Seemed like nice enough staff, but could have been better overall.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Matt Smart
Dibi lampchops and Yassa Chicken have some now!!!! This is one of those classic ethnic hole in the wall restaurants with a very humble small seating area, and very flavorful food. The lamb was cooked perfectly, and sizzles with flavor. They gave us a huge portion of caramelized onions, which you just smother all over the rice and it’s heavenly. The chicken was fantastic on the spicy side, but very tasty. I also had a ginger juice drink that tasted similar to ginger beer. Just a tip they don’t have club soda so you might want to bring some and mix it with that ginger drink and it will be very similar to ginger beer. This is located in a walkable area in Hyattsville (which is a hidden gem). We will be back for sure.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dibi Lamb Chops
Matthew S.
Dibi lampchops and Yassa Chicken have some now!!!! This is one of those classic ethnic hole in the wall restaurants with a very humble small seating area, and very flavorful food. The lamb was cooked perfectly, and sizzles with flavor. They gave us a huge portion of caramelized onions, which you just smother all over the rice and it's heavenly. The chicken was fantastic on the spicy side, but very tasty. I also had a ginger juice drink that tasted similar to ginger beer. Just a tip they don't have club soda so you might want to bring some and mix it with that ginger drink and it will be very similar to ginger beer. This is located in a walkable area in Hyattsville (which is a hidden gem). We will be back for sure.
Ngata Boza
I don’t know who’s responsible for cooking the attieke fish but a major fix needs to be done. From appearance the fish looks good and well seasoned but when you actually eat it, it’s deceitful! The fish was sour, unbearable to eat and had to trash the entire fish. The fish tasted like someone soak the fish in a bowl of vinaigrette it was so salty. The sauce that came with attieke fish was sour as well. The $24 that I spent went into waste. There is always room for improvement but Dior needs to immediately fix the fish seasoning. I wouldn’t recommend to order fish from there.
Rose K.
Stopped in late on a Tuesday night craving delicious African food. I am so thankful this was one of the few places open late enough for me to pick up from. I got the meat brochettes and plantain + Bissap to go and immediately wanted take a bite with how good the food smelled. If you're in the area PLEASE stop in. Food was 11/10 and the bissap reminded me of the one they make back home. I can't wait to return to this restaurant !
Malik Harouna
Very Little servings for the price, ordered the lamb divi and jollof for $25 plus fees on delivery and got 3 very small lamb chops and a reasonable amount of jollof, Normally I wouldn’t complain about the amount of food if the price was reasonable but $25 for 3 chicken nugget sized pieces of lamb? That’s just
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Cynthia P.
Great tasting food! Had the meat skewers with fried plantains and the meat was very well seasoned. A little spicy. Restaurant wasn't very busy on Saturday night so service was very good as well, food was ready quickly. Highly recommend. Right around the corner from Vigilante coffee.
Craig D.
(4) ~ very good overall food & service. Note: This is Senegalese Cuisine & there is a small parking lot in the back. DRINKS: ** Pain De Singe (baobab juice) = (4.25) Very good * Cafe Touba = (3.75) Coffee w. Unique Spice FOOD: ** Dibi = (4.25) Very tasty & a popular street food in Senegal ** Attieke (cassava side) = (4.25) Very good, similar texture as cous cous. Really like the Hot sauce that came with it;) ** Thiarkry (dessert) = (4.25) Very good, kinda like rice pudding;) *** AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT: 1.) Bring water to the tables & make sure it's filtered 2.) Check in on the table from time to time to see if people need anything... 3.) Lastly include Pricing on the menu
Cyris Mu
Excellent for my first time with Senegalese food. I tried the Thiebou Diene, a dish of herb-stuffed white grouper, broken rice, and vegetables stewed in a flavorful red sauce. There was a potent heat and strong savory fish flavor that permeates the entire dish and separates it from run of the mill jollof rice. I loved their Attieke piment sauce which has a fruity habanero/scotch bonnet flavor and powerful heat. To cool the heat, I had some sweet Bissap (hibiscus) tea.
Maaaaaann listen.... This food is as good as it looks and then some. Came here on the recommendation of a colleague. He and I were supposed to get barbecue from a nearby spot which happened to be "closed for the new year", so this phenomenal Senegalese restaurant turned out to be Plan B. My buddy is a fellow foodie and from Guinea, West Africa, so he knows his African food. Since most cultures on the motherland continent fight over whose Jollof rice is "the best", I wasn't aware that Senegal is where it was (actually) invented. The food here is well seasoned and unctuous. I had the lollipop lamb chops & Jollof. My buddy had okra stew and rice. He doesn't even like okra and neither do I but I tasted a little bit of his stew and I was impressed.... As was he obviously since he ordered it. Add ginger beer with fresh pineapple for a refreshing and pretty spicy drink. I had to tone mine down with some bottled water because the ginger was gingering - heavily. Service is a bit on the slow side but everything is prepared delicately so I don't mind waiting. We were the only ones in the restaurant until a couple of the tables got filled. Quiet ambiance. Definitely a good spot. I'll happily come back to this place.
Ajaratu A.
I ordered the okra soup and it was not good, I asked to make it spicy, there was little to no pepper. The okra soup was paste like. I would not recommend the okra but the jollof rice and the attieke was good!
DavidDiane Clarke
Chez Dior catered a 60 plus person wedding for our family and they were magnificent in their preparation and presentation of the food. So delicious, well priced, on time and the owner Binette, came with her staff to help set up the food and make sure everything was good. So delicious and Chez Dior helped make the wedding special.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dee J.
I really wanted to love my first Senegalese restaurant after returning from Dakar. But, Chez Dior didn't really hold up for me. The restaurant is pretty small and there was hardly anyone inside on a Friday night. I tried the traditional dish which has rice bits and fish with veggies and a sauce. I was pretty underwhelmed by the food experience overall. The customer service was pretty good overall. Its hard to review a place with such great potential. But, ill keep trying to find something similar to my culinary experience in Dakar.
Excellent food, very good atmosphere. Quality service!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A bit expensive for the amount of food. Seemed like nice enough staff, but could have been better overall.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Dibi lampchops and Yassa Chicken have some now!!!! This is one of those classic ethnic hole in the wall restaurants with a very humble small seating area, and very flavorful food. The lamb was cooked perfectly, and sizzles with flavor. They gave us a huge portion of caramelized onions, which you just smother all over the rice and it’s heavenly. The chicken was fantastic on the spicy side, but very tasty. I also had a ginger juice drink that tasted similar to ginger beer. Just a tip they don’t have club soda so you might want to bring some and mix it with that ginger drink and it will be very similar to ginger beer. This is located in a walkable area in Hyattsville (which is a hidden gem). We will be back for sure.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dibi Lamb Chops
Dibi lampchops and Yassa Chicken have some now!!!! This is one of those classic ethnic hole in the wall restaurants with a very humble small seating area, and very flavorful food. The lamb was cooked perfectly, and sizzles with flavor. They gave us a huge portion of caramelized onions, which you just smother all over the rice and it's heavenly. The chicken was fantastic on the spicy side, but very tasty. I also had a ginger juice drink that tasted similar to ginger beer. Just a tip they don't have club soda so you might want to bring some and mix it with that ginger drink and it will be very similar to ginger beer. This is located in a walkable area in Hyattsville (which is a hidden gem). We will be back for sure.
I don’t know who’s responsible for cooking the attieke fish but a major fix needs to be done. From appearance the fish looks good and well seasoned but when you actually eat it, it’s deceitful! The fish was sour, unbearable to eat and had to trash the entire fish. The fish tasted like someone soak the fish in a bowl of vinaigrette it was so salty. The sauce that came with attieke fish was sour as well. The $24 that I spent went into waste. There is always room for improvement but Dior needs to immediately fix the fish seasoning. I wouldn’t recommend to order fish from there.
Stopped in late on a Tuesday night craving delicious African food. I am so thankful this was one of the few places open late enough for me to pick up from. I got the meat brochettes and plantain + Bissap to go and immediately wanted take a bite with how good the food smelled. If you're in the area PLEASE stop in. Food was 11/10 and the bissap reminded me of the one they make back home. I can't wait to return to this restaurant !
Very Little servings for the price, ordered the lamb divi and jollof for $25 plus fees on delivery and got 3 very small lamb chops and a reasonable amount of jollof, Normally I wouldn’t complain about the amount of food if the price was reasonable but $25 for 3 chicken nugget sized pieces of lamb? That’s just
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great tasting food! Had the meat skewers with fried plantains and the meat was very well seasoned. A little spicy. Restaurant wasn't very busy on Saturday night so service was very good as well, food was ready quickly. Highly recommend. Right around the corner from Vigilante coffee.
(4) ~ very good overall food & service. Note: This is Senegalese Cuisine & there is a small parking lot in the back. DRINKS: ** Pain De Singe (baobab juice) = (4.25) Very good * Cafe Touba = (3.75) Coffee w. Unique Spice FOOD: ** Dibi = (4.25) Very tasty & a popular street food in Senegal ** Attieke (cassava side) = (4.25) Very good, similar texture as cous cous. Really like the Hot sauce that came with it;) ** Thiarkry (dessert) = (4.25) Very good, kinda like rice pudding;) *** AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT: 1.) Bring water to the tables & make sure it's filtered 2.) Check in on the table from time to time to see if people need anything... 3.) Lastly include Pricing on the menu
Excellent for my first time with Senegalese food. I tried the Thiebou Diene, a dish of herb-stuffed white grouper, broken rice, and vegetables stewed in a flavorful red sauce. There was a potent heat and strong savory fish flavor that permeates the entire dish and separates it from run of the mill jollof rice. I loved their Attieke piment sauce which has a fruity habanero/scotch bonnet flavor and powerful heat. To cool the heat, I had some sweet Bissap (hibiscus) tea.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Thiebou Dien
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Maaaaaann listen.... This food is as good as it looks and then some. Came here on the recommendation of a colleague. He and I were supposed to get barbecue from a nearby spot which happened to be "closed for the new year", so this phenomenal Senegalese restaurant turned out to be Plan B. My buddy is a fellow foodie and from Guinea, West Africa, so he knows his African food. Since most cultures on the motherland continent fight over whose Jollof rice is "the best", I wasn't aware that Senegal is where it was (actually) invented. The food here is well seasoned and unctuous. I had the lollipop lamb chops & Jollof. My buddy had okra stew and rice. He doesn't even like okra and neither do I but I tasted a little bit of his stew and I was impressed.... As was he obviously since he ordered it. Add ginger beer with fresh pineapple for a refreshing and pretty spicy drink. I had to tone mine down with some bottled water because the ginger was gingering - heavily. Service is a bit on the slow side but everything is prepared delicately so I don't mind waiting. We were the only ones in the restaurant until a couple of the tables got filled. Quiet ambiance. Definitely a good spot. I'll happily come back to this place.
I ordered the okra soup and it was not good, I asked to make it spicy, there was little to no pepper. The okra soup was paste like. I would not recommend the okra but the jollof rice and the attieke was good!
Chez Dior catered a 60 plus person wedding for our family and they were magnificent in their preparation and presentation of the food. So delicious, well priced, on time and the owner Binette, came with her staff to help set up the food and make sure everything was good. So delicious and Chez Dior helped make the wedding special.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I really wanted to love my first Senegalese restaurant after returning from Dakar. But, Chez Dior didn't really hold up for me. The restaurant is pretty small and there was hardly anyone inside on a Friday night. I tried the traditional dish which has rice bits and fish with veggies and a sauce. I was pretty underwhelmed by the food experience overall. The customer service was pretty good overall. Its hard to review a place with such great potential. But, ill keep trying to find something similar to my culinary experience in Dakar.
Mafe is delicious