Who is spice kitchen?
Spice Kitchen is a platform through which racial and cultural connections can be intentionally and thoroughly uplifted. More than a food vendor, Spice aims to celebrate the beauty in Black people through sharing the gem that is West African street food. We believe that building community requires connection, and what better way to connect than over food!
Trendy joint dishing up West African fare such as spicy wings, plus meat and seafood skewers.
Pamela Juxon-Smith
The food was excellent—full of flavor with just the right spice level. Prices were a bit on the higher side, but the generous portions made up for it. Overall, I’d definitely go back and recommend giving this place a try. The only downside was that not everything on the menu was available; I was really looking forward to trying the puff puff and meat pie. Hopefully, they’ll have them next time!
… moreMichael Lightner
First off, I just want to say I love Spice Kitchen. But I wanted to provide this review so this spot continues the success that I wish they continue to have. And I honestly feel this can be accomplished with reviews that are constructive. So today, I was really disappointed in the quality of the Beef Suya. It was extremely dry, tasteless, and overcooked beef. Also this is my fault because I should have checked, but the Stew that was an additional cost was not included.
… moreShirlonda Scott
Purchased lunch for 2 ppl: The food was really great and I am picky about both my plaintain and chicken. The atmosphere was good atmosphere. The Mango drink was good also. The pricing was reasonable considering the taste and portion size. The service was ok neither bad or great, it was average. You can sit in or take out. I would return.
… moreAraba Waters
Updating my review from 5 to 3 stars as of July 2025 – I’ve been 2 more times since my initial review and each time the food has been soooo oily. My jollof was sitting in oil. Pictures as proof. I’m disappointed
Food was absolutely delicious! Legitimate smoky jollof and soft beef suya with half salmon. I like that I could do half and half of the proteins. Most West African restaurants in the area disappoint but this place exceeded my expectations. Flavors were nicely balanced no excessive maggi or salt.
… morecynthia okoro
I brought my friends along to dine in with me. I went with the rice and stew platter this time, since I had the jollof rice on my previous visit which was absolutely delicious. However, the stew tasted a bit bitter.
Unexpectedly, the owner or manager came over to our table asking for feedback. I was hesitant at first, but I eventually shared my honest thoughts about the stew. To my surprise, he immediately offered me a free plate of jollof rice and asked his staff to bring him a sample of the stew to taste for himself.
I don’t usually leave reviews, but this experience really stood out. I truly appreciate a restaurant that values its customers and takes their feedback seriously.
I’ll definitely be back with more friends
… moreTamekia Collins
We visited the Hyattsville location. Beautiful space, small but there’s seating if you want to eat , staff is very pleasant and inviting. We got chicken suya, beef/salmon suya, and beef/shrimp suya platters w/ jollof, spinach, corn, and plantains. We ordered all platters mild but unless someone made a mistake…the food’s spice level was above what I’m used to mild being. It was almost to spicy to enjoy. Since this was our first time, we had nothing to compare it to. Other than that everything was fresh, hot -I still say the food was delicious overall. Plantains were perfect. Anytime my daughter likes them and she never eats plantains, they’re exceptionally good. I want to try again but I’m afraid lol. We like spicy food by the way, but my lips are still burning.
… moreIsaiah “wIrd plEy” Glover
Not a bad West African place. I came for lunch with some coworkers. I got the suya steak because the salmon was sold out. Kind of weird how something was sold out at 12:25pm but business must be booming. The steak was well cooked along with the jollof rice, spinach and plantain. I would come back. The customer service was great and I liked the music selection. For those that like spice, the suya hot isn’t that hot but if you don’t like spice you can go with the regular.
… moreT BELL-ABERCROMBIE
I ended up trying this restaurant instead of the one I had planned to visit at R House. Service is friendly, quick and easy; walk up, place your order and a few minutes wait.
Seeing as I’d never had suya before I tried the spicy wing plate along with spinach and jollof rice. Different taste but really good! Thanks guys!
… moreEvroy Marrett
I really like this establishment. I was first introduced to them in the parking lot of the Bowie Town Center. I had the spicy honey wings with jollof rice and plantains. It was immaculate!!! This occasion made me visit at least 2-3 other times.
On the 2nd or third time, I didn’t really care for the wings because they were starting to get a little too big, and I like my wings on the smaller side. The rice is always great with the sauce they provide and more than enough plantains. The last time I went, I got the lamb, and that was really good. I’ll definitely return, but the area is kind of busy with traffic and not the easiest to get to when I’m commuting.
Post Update 6/29/25: I visited this establishment again for at least the 4th time. The side sauce that you eat with the rice was amazing! I should’ve gotten the jollof rice because the white rice was very mediocre. It was a little overcooked and not as fluffy and Shelly as the last couple of times when I had it. I ordered the half lamb, half chicken. The lamb was delicious and cooked to perfection. The chicken was just “ok,” and I’ll need to broil it at home to get it completely right.
I also found out that I had a free reward for an order of six chicken wings. The wings were fine but not up to par of where they were before. You can tell they were sitting because they were not as crispy when I visited previous times. Overall, the food was mostly good and suffice, so I’ll rate my recent experience a 7.8/10. I’ll be back but will not be rushing to return.
Also, as a side note, I was really hungry, so one of my pictures is clearly after I’ve begun eating, so take that Pic with a grain of salt, no pun intended.
… moreStephanie Whitfield
The jollof rice is way to spicy. At least create a stew to go with the jollof rice. I’m from Sierra Leone, jollof rice has always been served without a stew. The shrimp is overly seasoned. But the suya is a little tuff.
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