Tried Le Plato, a West African (apparently Côte d’Ivoire) place on the Danforth, near Jones. It is an unprepossessing space in a basement. We have had very little experience with West African restaurants, with only Suya Spot (Nigerian) for recent comparison. Overall pretty good, especially the meats which were well flavoured and not oversalted:
- Goat on the bone, seemingly roasted, great flavour, not fall-apart but reasonably tender; served with OK jollof rice (not as interesting or complex as the smoky jollof rice at Suya Spot).
- Grilled chicken (seemed more roasted or baked), cooked slow so the fat is rendered, quite tasty, served with a side of cassava couscous which was good to soak of the flavour of some of the sides.
- Pondu/Cassava Leaf - the only green vegetable and the moistest thing on the menu - good but not especially flavourful
- Pain de Manioc/Chikwanga - cassava rolled up in a leaf tied with string - surprisingly lemony flavoured, chewy
- Fried plaintain - not the sweet kind but the starchy dry kind
- A very hot paste of green chili peppers
- A tomato-y sauce that went well with the meats
