takeout-only Mona’s Cuisine is a staple of Staten Island’s Fox Hill neighborhood. Customers line up early to get a taste of Liberian food with Jamaican and African American influence.

Thin-sliced collard greens are stewed with onion, bouillon cubes and smoked fish, in a preparation modeled after greens cooked by the author's Liberian grandmother. In about 30 minutes the dish is ...

After making the rounds, West African Cuisine has emerged as our favorite. Formerly Authentic Liberian Cuisine (now under new ownership), West African Cuisine has carried over most of the Liberian ...

Puff-puffs are a classic West African street sweet. These small doughnuts are made out the back by Puff Puff King but you can order them directly from Jollof Vibe, too. They come with all kinds of hip ...