Elohim Kitchen is a West African restaurant at 69 Rashni Road in Flat Bush, Auckland, with a 3.8 Google rating and its own ordering app that lets customers order faster and earn rewards.
West African home cooking is built on staple dishes rather than long printed menus: rice cooked with beans and aromatic leaves, deep tomato-and-pepper stews, and fried dough sweets much like doughnuts, eaten plain or drizzled with caramel, chocolate or a dusting of cinnamon. Flavour comes from fresh ingredients and unhurried cooking, and portions tend to be generous enough to share. Home-based kitchens often cook in small batches, so popular dishes can sell out — asking what was made that day, or ordering ahead, is what regulars do. Newcomers do well to start with the milder classics before venturing into the hotter, pepper-forward plates.
For a taste of West Africa in South Auckland, Elohim Kitchen brings those home-style flavours to Rashni Road, Flat Bush.