Carlie Marie
The food was okay, tore mine and my friends stomachs up though, so it probably wasn’t made to order … and our waiter brought out dirty glasses, I’ll add pictures, of water with no ice. Then another table comes in they get completely different glasses that were clean I’ll add the pictures for proof, and they had ice in them. I will say he gave us samples of the food so we could choose what we wanted first but that was unacceptable and the bathroom was very dirty…
… moreSuman Hazra
This was my first time eating African food, and I was extremely excited. I had been hearing about this restaurant for a while, and wanted to try it. It’s located in the popular murray avenue in Squirrel hill, surrounded by many other restaurants. I’ll cover the food later, but I have to begin by saying that the service was dismal. When we went for lunch around noon, there was nobody when we entered the restaurant and we had to shout to see if anybody was around to help us get seated. Our server was the least responsive server I have ever encountered, and it almost looked like he was unhappy to be there. No smiles, no greetings. Anyway, we sat down and ordered our food. Since we were trying this for the very first time, we wanted to be safe and went with safer options as suggested by our friend. When he returned back with the food, there were no plates. We had to explicitly ask for plates, and then he returned with just one plate for both of us, and we had to ask for another one. The whole thing was bizarre. When we got done with food, we then had to shout again to see if he would bring our check. I don’t know if they’re understaffed, but this is not how you treat a customers specially in a dine in setting. The only saving grace was towards the end of the meal when a gentleman who I assume to be, the owner came and had conversation with us about the food and recommended us some food to try the next time. He seemed really nice and was welcoming. He also did not charges any tip, which I’m not sure, is the norm at that restaurant or why he did that. Now coming to the food itself, it was pretty tasty. We had the jollof rice which was pretty flavourful. He also had the efiroro which seem to be a type of spinach stew. Honestly, that was super unique, and I have never tasted anything like it. Again, I’m not in a position to tell if it was authentic, but it was still quite tasty, nevertheless. I guess African food is an acquired taste and I guess it’ll take me a while to get used to all the flavours. Overall, I can recommend this place if you want to try new cuisine but I would avoid dine in and just to take out.
… moreUlyana K
Decent food. I’ve only tried a few African spots in Pittsburgh, and this has been on the less delicious side. Still, it was very decent food. And, many of the food items were unique, so it’s nice to have spots like this in the area. I ordered the beef meat pie, puff puff (3 of them), and akara bean ‘cake.’
My favorite of the items were the delicious puff puffs. If you want a nice, chewy, donut-like snack, then this is the food for you. It was not too oily and very cheap, at a dollar for each of the dough balls. The inside as fluffy. Not too flavorful. I would have enjoyed it more with a dusting of sugar; then, it would serve as a nice dessert.
The Akara was interesting. It seemed to have little bits of vegetables included within this bean cake. I was surprised by the level of spice and flavor included in this small patty. It was on the greasier side as well, but also quite inexpensive at just $1.50.
Finally, the meat pie was not very good. It was thick in breading and extremely dry. Not just the breading was dry, but the meat itself was as well. It was not very flavorful but did have a little bit of vegetables included as well. Small portion size for the price.
All in all, I was not the biggest fan of the food. The portions were quite food and dry, and the flavors were not particularly good. I have not tried many African foods, but there are much better places in Pittsburgh. Definitely try Fabs, it’s got similar food but much better quality.
… moreElias Amuneke
I recently had a disappointing experience with this African restaurant that left much to be disgusted. To start, the food was excessively greasy—imagine eating fried rice that tasted like a concoction of mismatched ingredients thrown together with no flavor balance. The meat portions were unbelievably small, leaving me feeling unsatisfied. Worse still, the wait time was horrendous; I waited for what felt like an eternity, only to receive food that looked like leftovers from the day before.
To add to the frustration, when I ordered online, they didn’t even bother to call and inform me of changes to my order. It was a complete surprise when I received my order was an insult.. My experience here made me long for the African restaurants in (Africana restaurant)Queens,New York, where in less than five minutes, you’d have your food, and it would be fresh, flavorful, and served with care. Sadly, this place was the total opposite, and I can’t see myself returning anytime soon.the worst African restaurant ever in Pittsburgh. Just go there and waste your money
… moreJalise Rutherford
Omgness! Everything we ordered was amazing. The staff was very friendly and helpful with the menu, even offered a sample of the soups. I can’t wait to try everything else on the menu. I also recommend the jungle juice, you can get it with or without alcohol. I will definitely be back soon
… moreBree
When I tell you my oxtail was so tough o think they cooked it for less than 5 minutes they literally don’t care I can’t even eat this tough oxtail they didn’t care to trim to fat off and you literally only get 3 pieces lol this is literally the worst African food in the world lol the rice is piled high but I get 3 oxtail? The gravy looks weird to and don’t order the Suya they only give you a few pieces of chopped up steak ! I like to support my people but yall have to do better I will never be back i literally neverrrr got served hard oxtail it’s super easy how did they mess it up? They literally can care less
… moreA. Hall
Beautiful spice level… everything was delicious! We had spicy cow foot, snails, banga, and eforiro with fufu to sop up the tasty gravies and all of it washed down with some cold Nigerian beers, Star and Gulder. One of the most flavorful, contenting meals ive had in PGH
… moreBobby
What a fantastic meal! The chef came out to talk to use about the food and she was so wonderful and helpful. Everything we had was perfect, though I have to say the Ewa Agoyin was the best bean dish I’ve ever had. We also had the jollof, plantains, gizzards, and some traditional starters such as Nigerian donuts and meat pies. I can’t recommend this place enough.
… moreHeather Akanbi
It’s a very welcoming environment run by a family that’s committed to providing authentic Nigerian dishes. I just came back from a week ago and had a craving for food from home. They satisfied my craving and I will be back!!!
… moreRim G
The people were nice. Unfortunately, the menu was not clear enough, the service wasn’t as good as I expected, and the food was okay. I ordered fish which was great but the spicy tomato sauce that cane with it kind of ruined it especially that they did not serve any bread with it. It was not fun trying to separate the bone and fish from each other because of the oily sauce thy was covering the fish. The meat was super hard to cut although it tasted good. The appetizer was good but old. The rice tasted funky and probably because it was not made the same day. I did go for lunch so that is a possibility. It’s a shame because the restaurant has so much potential, but it needs a good manager to fix all of the issues that seem to be ruining a potentially great experience.
I would go back if they fix these issues and improve the menu.
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