Ashley H.
Yelp
This one is hard because my experience was so different from my friend's. Let's start with the easy stuff.
We called ahead of time to make sure the items we wanted were available since Nigerian restaurants tend to run out of things. I wanted fish pepper soup so we confirmed over the phone that they had it and the goat for my friend.
This restaurant is located in a small strip mall of sorts, and it's pretty easy to find. I wasn't a fan of the black and white decor, but it was neat and gave elegant vibes.
When we walked in, we were told that we could sit anywhere, so we did. After receiving our menus, I ordered the fish pepper soup, yam fries and the shrimp skewers with a side of plantain. My friend ordered the goat plate and suya wings.
Shortly after we ordered, we noticed that a couple next to us who was seated after us received plantain chips. We looked on Yelp and noticed comments that the plantain chips were complimentary, so we waited but they never came. We finally asked someone else who was not our waiter and she brought them. They were good but the sauce they were served with was literally just seasoned oil.
The couple to the right of us and the couple to the left of us (both seated after us) received their food before we did...it made no sense. We were confused but decided to just be patient.
My friend's wings came, but they were massive. They looked like GMO wings pumped with hormones. She was scared to eat them but took a bite. Unfortunately, it wasn't fully cooked inside. She was so disgusted. She decided to try a different one to see if it was cooked, but she didn't like it and could no longer eat it. So she sent it back.
My yam fries came with the same seasoned oil as the plantain chips. But the lady who brought them said the sauce looked watery, so she went and got what I guess was the actual sauce. That sauce made more sense and was good. The yam fries were a success once the sauce was replaced.
My friend's goat was delivered, and the flavor was on point. But there was so much fat on the goat that it disrupted her ability to eat it. She had to keep stopping to pick around the fat.
Before she brought my shrimp, the waiter came to our table and said they ran out of catfish pepper soup...I'm sure you can imagine my face. That was literally all I was craving. I was so annoyed but...what can you do?
My shrimp dish was pretty good. Their jollof rice was good, and the shrimp was well seasoned. I also liked the plantains and the raw purple onions. And the portions were great.
Would I come back here? No. When we got to the hotel, my friend started feeling sick. We thought maybe it was just that she needed to poop. But after that, it got worse. Then she started violently throwing up all of her food. We have no idea what made her sick, but it was probably that undercooked chicken.