9ja Buka Restaurant

Terrible food quality, terrible food presentation, everything looked dried and not taste. The native rice was just terrible. Hard. Not fresh. And red stew was flavor less.

Bland taste. Worst African food I ever tried in Newark. Ayamase sauce was not saucing. The rice was cold as hell. The customer service was very poor. DOH needs to come visit this place . Ayamase 0/100, rice 2/100 . Very poor

I just got my Uber eats order and was extremely excited. Then boom I eat my food and it taste horrible and old the only thing that tasted fresh was the pounded yam a 44 dollar order down the drain smh high priced trash. This is my first and last time eating here

Food is really great.Well made African and Nigerian dishes.I tried Ofada rice and the sauce and it was fantastic.Also got a takeout the jollof rice which is always amazing.Food can be pricey but its worth every penny.

African restaurant serving Nigerian cuisine. The food is so good! Dine in or take out available. Space is small and what it lacks in ambience it makes up for with the quality and quantity of food you get. Great for takeout.

The lady serving the food was very rude and lack customer service and for what ever reason, in a rush to take the customers orders. I went into this restaurant to purchase food for myself and a friend that was visiting from out of state and was embarrassed by the service that was provided. The character of the lady was extremely poor and tasteless. To the owner please train your staff and employees on how to deal with the public no matter where your customers are from. The treatment was unacceptable and becuase of this I will never patronize this restaurant again.

I love coming to this place every time I visit Newark, New Jersey. The food reminds me of the motherland Nigeria. I love the fact they have special soups for everyday of the week…Mon-Fri and they all taste amazing. I do recommend their Efo-Riro you can never go wrong with that meal. And their Jollof Rice is practically the best Jollof in Newark. Don’t argue with me argue with your mother oooo. But sincerely if you want a good naija meal and you are in the Newark, NJ area stop by you won’t regret. 😁😍

Felt like home away from home! The eforiro, shaki, boneless cowleg, & liver was so, so, tasty.. Walk in savour the delicately sweet aroma..clean and organised ambience too. However, lady at the till needs to up her calculation games & issue appropriate receipts to avoid confusion + wrong impression from some customers, who may not be patient. Shall visit again soon 😊

I had the egusi with pounded yam. It was delicious. I got beef as my protein and it was rough but I expected it to be. They're a little pricier than my normal go to place but the food might be better. I tried the vegetable stew and I think I will get that next time. So flavorful. The ambiance was very casual, looks more like a to go place. The service was pretty good no complaints.

How would I rate my experience? Unique. 9ja is a Nigerian place but they are fine with English so you can visit and ask as many questions as you like. Do ask. Please ask... First impressions: Small urban place. Free Wi-Fi a plus. Smoke alarm battery going off a minus. Family setting a plus (toddlers roaming the dining room and kitchen). You can get your order in or to go. I got mine in and watched as they hand-washed and cleaned bowls and utensils. Some of those became mine. I got a mix of efo elugusi and efo biro, which were two of the three starters they had today. I watched as they assembled the bowl and... put it in the microwave. No no no. Sigh. As the dish neared completion I perused the fridge, grabbed a bottle of Nigerian imported palm wine, and dug in. What looks like bread is probably the pounded yam. You tear off a bit and dip in the spicy yummy starter. I found there was a perfect proportion - my last bite of each came together. Well executed. Less well executed is the Assorted Meat. That is Nigerian for "large pieces of inedible cow parts, not actual cuts of meat". (I heard people saying no meat with their order, now I know why.) I ate the tripe (not cooked tender, but passable and unique), passed on the cow skin and couldn't eat the tendon if I tried. But otherwise, nice and flavorful and spicy. Do note that it's spicy here. All done, I washed my hands in the washing bowl (what's a "sink"?) and paid. Verdict: Probably really really authentic. Not the ingredients I expected but I love authenticity, so I'll give it 4 Yelp stars instead of random Unique Stars. Next time I'll work on the fish entrees instead of "assorted meat".

What it when you use crexit it card there i was there yesterday june 12 and the resturant stole an additional 186 dollars out my account thats fraud

This new location is so beautiful, everything is nicely spaced out and pleasing to the eye. The IG wall is waiting for you to take and post your photos. The food is amazing, I ordered the okra soup, meat pies, the fish roll, akara and vegetable soup. Everything like always was soooooo delicious and nutritious. The staff is very happy and waiting to serve you with a smile There are so many meat choices, come today and don't delay