The sauce was not as spicy as I expected and it was lacking in a certain flavor. I am Nigerian and grew up on this food so coming to a Nigerian owned establishment comes with certain expectations. This is a very common dish in Nigeria so my expectations were very high when I ordered this dish. I ordered the red snapper with eba and egusi. I must give them a lot of credit, all food is made to order, which is the cause of the food delay. So on average, it takes about an hour before your food is brought to your table. Not to mention the waitress had to take care of the take out and bar. There were two tables with 9 people, one table with 4 people and three tables with 2 people. I want to start off by saying that the staff here are very nice but they seemed very under staffed (two waitresses and two kitchen staff). Definitely not for the faint hearted, so come in with an open mind and leave with a full stomach. Hearty and filling food for a great price. Unfortunately they ran out of meat pies that day that we were there, so that was the only thing we didn't get to try. It was good but too spicy for my palate,I was only able to take two bites. I had to keep downing my food with water and Dodos.Ĥ) DODO- succulent and caramelized plantains, paired really well with the our stews.ĥ) Jollof rice- extremely flavorful yet spicy rice. My one friend, who is the queen of spicy food, started crying. The chicken that came with the sauce and yam, was oh so tender, fall off the bone goodness.īut I must warn all of you- all the stews were extremely spicy. I also sampled my other friend's sauces, including okra, efo, and Gbegiri, but I liked mine the best. I chose the "egusi sauce" which was this hearty spicy spinach sauce. You then take pieces of the "bread" and dip it into the sauce. I chose the "pounded yam fu fu" – which is basically yam that is pounded (by hand I must add) into a thick consistency, and the end result is that it looks like a piece of bread. So how it works is that you choose a sauce, a "fu fu", and a meat. It resembles yuca fries and came with this rich fire- roasted red pepper sauce.ģ) For the main course all of us ordered Stews. It was delicious and accompanied with red onions to balance out the spiciness of the dish.Ģ) Dundun- which is a root that they fry into potato like wedges. It almost reminded me of a cross between beef jerky and steak. I came with a huge group of people and we sampled everything from:ġ) Suya- which is thinly sliced beef sprinkled with a a dry type of rub. My friend recommended this place and stated that it was one of the few authentic Nigerian restaurants located in the city. First time I have tried Nigerian food and it definitely did not disappoint!
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