Joyful Heart African Cuisine

I now understand why this place had no customers. 1. The food is overpriced. 2. The rice tasted old--its texture made that obvious. (Came back to add the rice tastes like the pan was dirty). 3. The plantains had a strange taste and texture. They were dry and completely flavorless. 4. The beef--oh my. It was tough, bland, and served in a ridiculously small portion. I need to emphasize the portion size again--it was tiny.When I cut the beef in half and took a bite, I immediately realized it wasn't good.I went to the counter and politely asked if I could swap the beef for fish instead. I was told "No."--unless I paid for an entirely new plate. The reason? Because I had already taken a bite. Well, yes, I had--how else would I know it was bad?Overall, this place deserves zero stars.They didn't have any drinks available either.The customer service was poor--they simply didn't care whether I was satisfied or not. They got their $35, and that was the end of it. We won't be back, and we'll make sure our friends and family know this place is not worth their time or money.As for the ambiance--it was clean, but it was clear they don't get many customers. Now I understand why.

My neighbor/friend and I picked up food after an appointment on the way back home. She warned me that the food would be spicy. I like spicy. This was spicy spicy! When I got home and looked at my chicken I knew that it was going hurt my mouth. The plantains were tasty. The rice was good and there were tiny shrimp in it along with something else that I can't describe (an organ meat). I would go back and try something else just because of the young man who gave me my food. He gave me a warm welcome when I entered and we opened each container before bagging everything to make sure I had everything. The restaurant was small but nice.

I wanted to order from here last Friday. I viewed the website and there are multiple lunch specials listed. I decided what I wanted and called in to order. I was told the only lunch special was Jollof rice. So unfortunately I didn't get to order because I didn't want rice. I also did not want a full entree size. Too bad they don't honor their website advertised specials.

As another reviewer stated, they tried to pass off beef as goat meat. As if we would not know the difference, I may not be African, but I grew up eating goat meat. Shame on you all! Just be honest with your patrons and let us make the choice. The Jollof and fried fish was good, but there are a lot of good African restaurants out there. My go to is Jollof etc. I was being a little lazy and didn't feel like driving the extra 10 minutes, in hindsight I wish I did. They were friendly, but I can't deal with dishonesty especially when your preparing my food.

Great service, staff was very personable. Unfortunately the food was not good, we. Ordered cassava leaves and pounded yam, the stew was watery and the meat was extremely dry and tough.

This restaurant is the worst. I walked in, no other patrons in there. I walked up to the counter to order. After everything I was ordering, this fast talking cashier named Michael tried to add more stuff. I think he thought I didn't know any better. I finally had to tell him just give me what I asked fir and nothing more. He rang up my order and added 40 cents to it. So I asked what the 40 cent was for. He said oh, oh two bags. I said you didn't ask me if I wanted bags, yiu just charged me for two bags which if he had asked, I would have only needed one. I told him that I didn't need bags and give me my 40 cents back. They are real fast talking trying to get you to add more food than you are ordering. To top it off, the food was terrible. The jollaf rice with shrimp and gizzards was burnt tasting. Just bad food besides trying to get you to buy more food. I will never ever go in thar place again. I was told Flora's Restaurant which is right there in the same strip mall has much better food. Plan to try Flora's. ​

I was quite unsure about how many stars to give this establishment. I was eagerly anticipating trying the egusi soup today, but for just the soup and FuFu, it cost $24, including two meat options. I chose goat and beef. Initially, I thought it wasn't too bad, but when my plate arrived, there was no beef in my soup, and the three pieces of goat were extremely tough, making it difficult to eat. Despite the good flavor, I'm disappointed to have spent so much money on a dish that lacked meat. it felt like I was just eating straight vegetables. I feel totally ripped off.

Jollof Rice had a burnt smell to it. And the plantains were TERRIBLE not sweet at all. Only good thing was the soya. Definitely not worth $30. -J

got jollof rice and suya, was hot and tasted amazin. I recommend it! Had a dj in the time I came and he was really good. Good food and ambience was on 10!

It takes eternity before you get your order and the prices are way too high, granted things are expensive but this it a ripoff.