Soon after confirming our first-timer status at ArkCleoRich African Kitchen, owner and server Rich Amoah began explaining the menu items in great detail; he ended each description with a resounding exclamation: “Amazing!”

Amazing was an understatement.

ArkCleoRich, a combination of Amoah’s family names, opened its doors two years ago. The place does a steady business serving traditional Ghanaian food, nearly all of which was unfamiliar to me and my dining companions.

Once orders were placed, a large bowl of hot water was brought to the table. We were told it’s best to eat Ghanaian food by hand. This helped explain the industrial-size rolls of paper towels on every table, although we were given spoons for the soup plus forks.

We had a small bowl of palm nut soup ($15) because none of us

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