Ackee Bamboo in Leimert Park

Ackee Bamboo, 4305 Degnan Blvd. LA CA 90008 has outlasted a lot of other eateries in Leimert Park and that alone deserves much respect. I went with two co-workers today and we ordered the Jerk Chicken, Curry Chicken and the Talapia (fish). Each dish came with spicy red bean rice, plantain, and stewed cabbage. So goooood. They also make a killer ginger beer. I love their ginger beer. They also have a drink, sorrel, which is sort of like hibiscus tea/punch. Ackee is a staple. The food here is hearty, soulful and filled with wisdom. There was even a customer who was selling dried sage. $5 for a wrapped bunch, is that the going rate? I remember taking a hike with the late Vera & Manuel Rocha, Shoshone Nations. (name dropping and caught!). i remember they talked about the various types of sages and pointed some out along our walk in the Pasadena Hills. We didn't pick it, we let it be on the side of the hill. I wish they were still around. I really think they would have liked Ackee. They were into chicken. Why does Ackee awaken memory like this?