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CityViewNC.com | 31 While you wait, you can sip their most popular beer, a lighter East Afri- can beer from Kenya, the Tusker. You can try an empanadas, or sawawa, their house apricot-cinnamon but- ter sauce served with crispy pie chips, peanut butter soup, or even kelewele, their sweet and spiced plantains. ere is no shortage of flavor or tastes. You could even eat dessert first, and I would suggest a piece of their mango-guava cheesecake. When you are eating that, you won't mind waiting one bit. On Google, Taste of West Africa has a rating of 4.8 out of 5. On Trip Advisor, Taste of West Africa is rated number 5 out of 419 restaurants in Fayetteville. "We are fortunate to have social me- dia, Yelp, Google, Trip Advisor and Fa- cebook," Isabella says, nodding when I mention their high ratings. And while food alone can inspire a patron to write a positive review for a restaurant, Taste of West Africa's success is in their win- ning combination of food, ambiance, and the friendly nature of everyone be- hind the counter. Framed above their cash register is also their perfect sanita- tion score: 100. If you are still skeptical of trying ox- tail soup, Isabella has something she'd like you to hear. "I want people to know that just as they would go and eat Chinese or any other ethnic food, they should feel comfortable to walk in and try what we have. Sometimes that's the fear. Fear of the unknown. ey walk in and you see fear in their face. And of course, yes, so you have to talk to them, bring some- thing for them to taste. A little meat here—it's human nature—we bring them some rice." "You do not have to be afraid," she said. "You can always enjoy the food just like anybody else." 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