Chef Rasheed Amedu curated a menu of Nija Boy Tacos consisting of chicken stew, beef stew, mushroom shawarma, curry goat, and tacos with seasonal vegetable sushi.
Sacramento, CA — Who is hungry for tacos?
A chef named Rasheed Amedu launched the Nigerian tacos Naija Boy Tacos, blending West African and Hispanic flavors.
Amedu is from Chicago, but his family is from Nigeria, so he was the staple food of his family, from plantain to chicken stew with fufu.
Amedu was just starting out in the restaurant industry and was a former cook and cook in Chicago’s boiler room. Since he moved to Sacramento, he has been a former Sous-chef at Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse, a former Sous-chef at 18 Grams Coffee Roasters, and a former Sous-chef at Table Vine, cooking Kru contemporary Japanese cuisine.
A few years ago, Amedu was just beginning to think about Nigerian-influenced tacos.
After a taste test and solidification of ideas, the Nija Boy Tacos was born.
“I wanted a Nigerian taco stand that would do as much as putting the protein I ate when I was a kid into tortillas,” Amedu said.
Initially, he traded tacos Tuesday pop-ups at bars and restaurants such as Ro Sham Beaux, The Snug, Bottle & Barlow. These first popups most often acted as Amedu’s test to see how the viewer would react, hoping for more.
To this day, Amedu runs on Sac City Stems’ vibrant plant-enclosed food truck and communal benches and tables that connect the community for the love and fusion of food and culture.
“It was a kind of wonder for some people, and it was the overall goal of really wanting to do it,” Amedu said. “You wanted to package it in a particular way so that people could understand it, right? Tacos, but what’s inside is different or foreign to them, and my goal is to get people hooked on their taste. Is to be “”
Amedu is proud and inspiring because Naija Boy Tacos is Sacramento’s first West African tachoria, especially as the African community in the Sacramento region has shown a lot of support.
“I share my upbringing and culture with my neighbors. I just want to give back and show people what the culture is and what I’m doing. “I will.” Said Amedu. “In places where there aren’t many people who look like me, I need more expressions for those who look like me.”
Amedu curated a menu of Nija Boy Tacos consisting of chicken stew, beef stew, mushroom shawarma, curry goat, and tacos with seasonal vegetable sushi.
Faced with staffing issues and a long process of permitting, Amedu is just around the corner and Naija Boy Tacos will be fully open in a few weeks!
In the near future, Amedu wants to get Naijah Boy Tacos in the store, but for now he’s preparing for the opening and looking forward to people coming.
Naija Boy Tacos is located on 62815th Street in Sacramento. You can also check out the Naija Boy Tacos website at www.NaijaBoyTacos.com to view menus, order and get products.
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