Location: Durham, NC
Date: 11/9/24

Overall Impression: 

A great date-night spot in downtown Durham if you want something a little different. Still new so working out some kinks but definitely worth a try!

Leslie’s rating: 4/5
Colin’s rating: 3/5

Ambiance:

A small spot in the Tobacco Campus in downtown Durham. Having lived in Kigali, Rwanda, it brought back nostalgic memories of nice restaurants in East Africa–traditional baskets on the ceiling and gourds on the wall. P.S. Great bathroom. 

Service:

Honestly, not great. A new restaurant so we’re willing to give them some grace and time to figure it out. The food took some time to get out, and the coursing wasn’t planned well (at all?). 

What we ate:

• Butternut squash croquettes: Kinda boring, not well presented. Decent fall flavor with the butternut squash and nicely crispy.
• Brussel sprouts: Nothing special but they do it well! The piri piri added a nice heat. A little too oily (probably not cooked at high enough heat).
• Dovi cauliflower: DOPE. Good presentation. Good flavor. A really lovely mix of American vegetarianism (cauliflower as a “main”) with a delicious African peanut curry sauce. 
• Rice Bomb: Really yummy. A really unique mix of a classic marinara sauce with a peanut fried rice ball. They could’ve elevated the marinara sauce by making it more interesting but definitely try it!
• Oxtail ravioli: Very delicious. A little on the fattier side but that’s common with oxtail. The squid ink ravioli had great flavor with just the right amount of heat. Not all of the pasta was cooked equally but overall really good.