(This venue is closed.) At a West African restaurant, a bowl of runny okra sauce would likely be bolstered by gobbets of meat and accompanied by a wad of fufu. Mine was plumped by compact chicken meatballs, a dozen all told, yet no two alike. Fufu is available, but the chef-owner's first home — Chad, in North Central Africa — is more distinctively represented by the sourdough crepes called kissar. A knife, fork, and spoon will be provided, too, but you might win a smile if "you know how to eat" without them, or at least make the attempt.
Green Garden Buffet
332 East 9th St. (First-Second Aves.), Manhattan
646-575-1248
www.GreenGardenBuffet.com
