African Cuisine

This was my first time trying west african food and everything was delicious! Get it all We ended up getting the Nigerian Suya, Jollof Rice + Beef, bread/moimoi, medium fried fish, & Groundnut Soup/peanut stew, & fufu. My favorite was the fish, peanut stew with the fufu! I've tried to find another west African place since and I am glad this was my first try because it was so good I'd love to go again if I'm in the area. I went here February 2023

Dirty, ordered about $30 worth of food, got charged $70There's a lot of things to complain about but I'll focus on the two biggest problems, the dirtiness and overcharging.We were seated at a booth that still had napkins and straw covers from a previous customer, along with some disgustingly dirty menus. I thought the waiter/owner would offer to clean it up quickly, but he started bringing out what seemed to be samples of food (the first were tiny dishes of stews) and setting them on top of the mess (see picture), even before we had a chance to examine the menu and order. Which leads to the big problem- he kept bringing little plates of food out and insisted we try them and tell him what we thought- I thought this was leading to a suggestion of what we should order, but it turns out he charged us for all these things that we didn't order! Fufu, $5.99, Dundu $14.99 and Dodo Stir Fry $12.99. (We did order Jollof with "2 [rock hard dried out] pieces" of beef, and Eforiro). That brought our total bill for lunch up to $70! When I complained to him that we didn't order these things, he said "I had to bring them out because she [pointing to my wife] is vegetarian", which makes no sense, since we told him when we sat down that she was probably going to order the vegetable stew. He refused to take them off the bill.The Dundu (fried plantain) and Dodo (fried yams) stir fry were nothing special by the way. No seasoning and kind of cold like they had come out of the fryer a while ago. (That's the $12.99 Dodo stir fry in the photo, sitting on top of the dirty menus).

Diverse menu selections. Decent sized portions. My wife and I tried the colorful rice with beef, oxtails with rice and peas, and spinach.All of the dishes were very well seasoned and hearty. The spinach dish was a medium spicy.

If you're looking for the worst restaurant in Pittsburgh, your search has ended. The food was terrible, the 'service' was worse, the ambiance screams, "This used to be an entirely different restaurant!" My wife and I took our cousin out for his birthday. Every year we find a great new restaurant and up until now we were batting a thousand. When we walked in we were greeted by no one, just a completely empty dining room on a Tuesday night. We waited a while then walked around looking for some sign of life. We were spotted by a woman sitting in a booth in the back of the room. She seemed confused and asked us what we wanted. We told her we had reservations and she eventually found someone to seat us. Our waiter had an odd attitude and barely knew the menu. Regardless we ordered fresh fish stew, goat meat, fufu, ewedu, fried dodo, a puff and a bottle of wine. First we were given the wine. Not that it was the biggest inconvenience, but opening the bottle was left to us which is somewhat awkward sitting in a booth. The food came out quickly, which was another red flag.The fufu was still in cling wrap and apparently microwaved. Ultimately it was the best item we had. We received four pieces of goat meet in a pretty mediocre sauce. One of the pieces was just a large chunk of fat. It was all tough and ultimately not so great. The 'fresh' fish was 1 and 1/4 pieces out of a can, stone cold, filled with bones in the same sauce as the goat. I honestly felt ill after I took a bite. I've never had ewedu, so I can't be sure if it's supposed to be a tepid bowl of mucus glop, but we all found it extremely unappetizing. The dodo wasn't plantains, it was just some bananas with bell pepper strips and the 'puff' was anything but and our cousin couldn't even bite through it. Our waiter never returned to check on us, I can only assume he knew exactly the experience we were having. Throughout our meal some guy was wandering around the dining room on his phone. I can't be sure if he worked there, he was still wandering around when we left. The portions alone were hilariously overpriced without accounting for inedibility. Ultimately they removed the fish and the puff and apologized, but that's all the concession we received. Don't eat here. Don't walk in here. I truly have never had such a terrible experience in a restaurant.

Just about anything you get here food wise is absolutely wonderful. In this attached photo, I told the server to just bring out whatever since I enjoy all African cuisine. Ambiance is good, everyone is friendly and slight music in the background. Good vibes onlyService could be quicker but you just gotta enjoy it

Love the food here it's the best. Eguzi Soup and Jollof rice. Also good is the Palm nut soup.

What a joke with this place. I tested them again and i called to order and they told me it would be ready in half hour. 45 minutes later, not ready and wasn't even prep. Same bullshit, we just opened and food needs to thawed so not fresh, I really don't know how they're still in business. I will test them again. I think they smoke too much ganja. Those that post positive reviews for this are the owners to make themselves look good. These people don't care about you. Their videos inside the restaurant are so pornographic. This place need to be shut down or get their acts together. So disappointed as a foreigner.

the foods are amazing. If you haven't tried ye I say go give them a try you will not regret it

owner is very nice and friendly, restaurant is nicely decorated and has a homey feel, food was on the pricier side and a bit salty for my taste

My wife & I tried the Sq Hill eatery for the 1st time on a Saturday, 2/1/25. Having never tried west African food before, we like to experience new establishments. So.... Interesting to say the least. When arrived for dinner 2 other tables were occupied & we opted for a booth. No one was around initially to seat us, but we were patient. The gentleman we seated us, wiped the table only with a napkin he took from another table. An ominous sign. Menus were only available via scanning a QR code. They need help with this. Not knowing anything about west African food, the description were fairly vague & we were not sure what came with any of the dishes. Rather than keep you reading, let's just say our experience was very disappointing. We order the Joll of Rice (very tasty) but we were also given an order of planten which we did not order and was on our bill. We were not given plates for the Joll, only spoons & forks. We had to ask for napkins. The women's room was out of order so only the single men's room was available for all to use. And that had no towels, toilet paper and a handle on the faucet that was laying off to the side. While the food was good, I would not recommend going there until they get their act together. From my experience, I would like to see the Allegheny Health Dept check them out before ever returning.