Mama's Dry Rice
$10Our house signature — fragrant dry rice served with pork, fry fish or chicken and Evelyn's special sauce.
Authentic Liberian Cuisine · Monrovia
The taste of home, made with love.
Hearty rice dishes, fire-grilled jerk chicken, fresh seafood and local greens — lovingly prepared to satisfy even the most discriminating in taste.
4.1 · 96 Google reviews
Mon–Sat · 9 AM – 8 PM
Gibson Avenue, Monrovia
How we serve you
Three ways to enjoy Evelyn's
Whether you're joining us at the table or staying in tonight, every plate is cooked fresh to order with care.
Dine-In
A warm, intimate room in the heart of Monrovia — perfect for date nights, family meals and gatherings.
Takeout
Call ahead and your order will be hot, packed and ready by the time you walk through the door.
Delivery
Bringing the taste of home to your doorstep across Monrovia, freshly cooked and carefully delivered.
Menu highlights
Plates worth coming back for
A daily-changing selection rooted in Liberian tradition. Here are a few favorites you'll find on the menu.
Cassava Leaf
$9Slow-cooked Liberian classic with palm oil, meat and greens — a traditional favorite served on Mondays.
Cross-the-Creek Roast
$15Half chicken, pork or beef kabobs grilled to perfection, served with rice, grilled vegetables and coconut milk.
Rice Bread Muffin
$3A local favorite, available every day — soft, lightly sweet and baked fresh in our kitchen.
Liberian dishes
A new tradition every day of the week
Served with parboiled rice, Fabrar country rice or bulgur wheat. Most days finish with fry fish, pork and Evelyn's special sauce.
Monday
Daily menu- Cassava Leaf$9
- Potato Green (Palm Oil)$9
- Fried Okra$9
- Fufu & Soup$9
- Acheke$13
- Mama's Dry Rice$10
Tuesday
Daily menu- Palm Butter$9
- Palava Sauce$9
- Groundpea Soup$10
- Split Peas & Chicken Gravy (with pork)$10
- Fufu & Soup$9
- Acheke$13
- Mama's Dry Rice$10
Wednesday
Daily menu- Fried Potato Green$9
- Fish Gravy with Cassava, Eddoes and Plantains$9
- Fufu & Soup$9
- Fever Leaf$9
- Acheke$13
- Mama's Dry Rice$10
Thursday
Daily menu- Bitterleaf$10
- Check Rice & Fish Gravy$9
- Collard Greens$9
- Groundpea Soup$10
- Fufu & Soup$9
- Acheke$13
- Mama's Dry Rice$10
Friday
Daily menu- Tugborgee$10
- Mama's Dry Rice (with salt pork)$10
- Dry Rice & Fried Fish$8
- Pepper Soup with Dumboy/Fufu$9
- Goat Soup with Fufu/Dumboy$10
- Potato Salad & Fried Chicken$9
- Acheke$13
Saturday
Daily menu- Okra Sauce (Palm Oil)$9
- Mama's Dry Rice (with salt pork)$10
- Dry Rice & Fried Fish$8
- Dumboy & Soup$9
- Potato Salad & Fried Chicken$9
- Acheke$13
Entrées
11 items- Cross-the-Creek Roast$15
Half chicken, pork or beef kabobs grilled to perfection, served with rice, grilled vegetables and coconut milk.
- Fanima's Fetch$15
Mouthwatering grilled fish filled with mushroom sauce, served with rice.
- Fish à la Crème$15
Fish fillet steamed in a lemon butter cream sauce, served with rice.
- Thai Red Curry Chicken$13
Thai-inspired dish bursting with curry, lemongrass and coconut milk.
- Chicken Smothered in Peanut Sauce$12
Served with rice.
- Chicken Pasta Nest$12
Grilled chicken breasts over angel hair pasta in an herbed tomato sauce.
- International Favorite$12
Processed cassava with fresh vegetables and fried plantains. Served with grilled fish, chicken or pork.
- Chicken or Shrimp Fried Rice$10
- Jr. Boy's Bulgur Wheat Fest$10
Chicken, beef, sauce, vegetables and bulgur wheat.
- Kabu's Fried Rice$10
Chicken, beef, sausage, egg & vegetables. Add shrimp +$2.
- Vegetable Fried Rice$7
Salads
8 items- Zesty Shrimp Salad$12
- Grilled Chicken Salad$10
- Avocado Chicken Salad$10
- Avocado Tuna Salad$10
- Greek Salad$10
- Chicken Caesar Salad$9
- Vegetable Salad (large)$8
- Vegetable Salad (small)$5
Appetizers & Sides
13 items- Barbecue Pork Catch$7
Tender pork or chicken with house BBQ sauce.
- Fish Cakes$7
Served with tartar sauce.
- Hummus$6
Served with flatbread and fresh vegetables.
- Fried Chicken$6
Four pieces of crisp, golden brown fried chicken.
- Cucumber Chicken Wells$6
Cucumber stuffed with tuna.
- Grilled Chicken Strips$6
With spicy peanut sauce.
- Spring Roll — Vegetable or Beef$6
- Left Bank Catch$6
Crunchy tasty shrimp served with house sauce.
- Bong Fries$3
Cassava fried golden brown, served with guacamole on request.
- 2-pc Chicken$3
Juicy fried chicken with French fries or bong fries.
- Garlic Bread$3
Served with marinara sauce.
- French Fries$3
- Fried Plantains$2
Bakery & Desserts
15 items- Cassava Bread$6
- Sweet Potato Pie$6
- Ambrosia$6
Mix of fruits and coconut in cream cheese sauce.
- Lemon Meringue$5
- Apple Bread Pudding$5
- Plain or Frosted Cake$5
- Potato Pone$5
- Pineapple Upside-Down Cake$5
- Coconut Pie$4
- Sugar-Free Rice Bread$3
Made with only ripe banana.
- German Chocolate Cake$3
- Rice Bread Muffin$2
- Short Bread$2
- Pawpaw (Papaya) Pie$2
- Corn Bread Muffin$2
Every Day Specials
6 items- Acheke$13.20
Served with fry fish, pork or chicken.
- Mama Dry Rice$10
Served with pork, fry fish or chicken.
- Goat Soup$10
- Pepper Kala$5
Served with fry fish, pork or chicken.
- Rice Bread Muffin (Best Buy)$3
A local favorite, available every day.
- Bulgur Wheat$3
Served with fish, pork or chicken.
Our story
A neighborhood kitchen, lovingly run.
In the heart of Monrovia, we put our heart into our cooking — preparing every meal to satisfy even the most discriminating in taste. From mouth-watering sandwiches to entrées bursting with flavor, every plate carries the warmth of home.
10+ years
of family recipes
Fresh
local sourcing daily
Made with
love, every plate
Guest stories
What our guests are saying
4.1 on Google · 96 reviews
"Acclaimed by locals for cooking Liberian cuisine at its best, Evelyn's serves a hearty mix of daily special rice dishes, stews, fresh seafood, local greens and tubers."
Christopher Chung
Local Guide · 715 reviews
"Located in the heart of Monrovia, they put their heart into the cooking — lovingly prepared meals to satisfy even the most discriminating in taste."
Victor Benante
Local Guide · 188 reviews
"The jollof rice is unreal and the staff make you feel like family. Easily one of the best meals I've had in Monrovia."
Aisha M.
Verified diner
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- Mon–Sat · 9 AM – 8 PM (Closed Sun)
- Gibson Avenue, Monrovia
- +231 88 730 0039
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Walk-ins welcome — but tables fill up fast. Call ahead to reserve, or order takeout and delivery in minutes.
- Address
- Gibson Avenue, Monrovia, Liberia
- Phone
- +231 88 730 0039
- Hours
- Mon–Sat · 9 AM – 8 PM
- Service
- Dine-in · Takeout · Delivery