Asher Amens African Cafe

I did a Door Dash order 10/29/24 for the Egusi soup & fufu! I was so disappointed. I got chicken & beef x's 2. I was given 3 pieces of some kind of meat the size of half dollars and they were hard as rocks! When I was able to get a tiny piece it tasted old and freezer burnt! The soup's texture was as though it had been in the fridge a couple of days, it definitely was not fresh!!! My first experience with African food, my ancestors are from Mali and Bantu, they are turning in their craves that I was served such mess. Mother Oshun please forgive them. They should be ashamed of themselves for real. And it's not like it took forever to be delivered and it ruined the floor, I live less than a mile from the store. I should have known it was going to be some bullshit‼ I NEED ALL MY LIL MONEY BACK!!!! Frfr

AMAZING every time. Very authentic african food. Very flavorful, and fresh! I can tell it's homemade. I want their jollof rice for lunch every day! I love their red pepper sauce! I still need to try their soups and fufu

I'd love to support small business. Unfortunately, their food did not meet my expectations. I've have egussi from other places a couple time so I somewhat have an understanding of how it's suppose to taste. This just tasted very different. A little spicy (the other ones I've had were not spicy) and had a burnt flavor. I chose goat and the meat was very tough. On the bright side, the fufu was perfect. May try a different stew next time

I really wanted to like it. Unfortunately, I feel slighted.For a ticket price of almost $16 dollars for a soup I was expecting more value. I ordered the peanut soup which came with fufu. Now I've had peanut soup on several occasions and it's usually thick in consistency and very bright orange, so I was expecting the same. My soup was runny and brothy. Whatever meat I did get (which wasn't much) was super gummy and most of it was just bone. I don't mind paying good money for quality but this just wasn't it. The ticket price is inflated, my soup which came with two big bones (not meat) was worth $10 at max! I paid $16 for a broth and fufu. How disappointing when I got home.Needless to say I won't be recommending this spot to any of my friends. I don't appreciate when businesses sacrifice the quality of a meal to save a few bucks.No thanks

Rare Ethnic food 2 - African cuisine. If you heard about fufu, this place serve this items. It is a starch items that can be commonly found I Africa. This material is pound into flour. The texture is like dough. Very healthy. The first course we have is the coconut rice with assorted meat. We have the goat, beef and chicken. The meat is cooked in similar to curry paste but is not curry. The meat was cook for a long time and they separated from the bone. Good dish to have. Our second course is the Egusi Soup. It is a mix of ingredient that I not even know. But it is go well with the fufu. It also has a selection of meat of your choice. We added puff-puff and moin-moin. Puff- puffins a unique fried dough. Very puffy. The moin- moin is the puréed bean. It is lightly glaze on the outside.What a experience. This is a 4.5 stars restaurant. Since my wife gave 4 stars, I can give 5 stars to make it 4.5 stars.

This is far and away the best Nigerian restaurant I know of in Tampa. The fufu was fun stretchy and delicious. The other items we had were tasty and interesting. This is a small place with a hospitable proprietor. Like the nijera at Ethiopian places (Queen of Sheba) you can use the fufu as a base to eat with other dishes. Great place for an adventure. Not a huge fan of the doughnut type item, puff puff, but I liked the meat pie and steamed moi moi dish. I forgot the name of the fav dish we had (see pics) and Grace H. stole the receipt. Will have to try the rum cake next time.The coconut rice that came with the meat dish we had was a bit overcooked and not especially coconuty or flavorful for me, and some of the meat was fatty but flavorful. The okra soup I tried packed some punch! Waters Ave. has lots of great food from various cultures and everyone should try here at least once. Despite some dishes missing the mark for me I will never forget the tasty dishes (even though I can't remember what they're called). The fufu and experience of my first Nigerian meal were unforgettable! So bookmark and head over. We are blessed to be able to experience diverse cuisines here in Tampa / St Pete.

Ate here several times before... The flavor of the egusi is great, however, I ordered the assortment of beef, tripe, and chicken. I received beef, tripe, and cow skin per worker. When I asked about why no chicken, worker took my already eaten off food that I already put my fufu in back to the kitchen, and took out the cow skin and added chicken. When I got my food back, it tasted great but meat was too tough to eat.

Was a bit disappointed as I expected better from an authentic African spot. The food was very bland , had very little seasoning and almost even tasted a bit like soap.

The chicken and the goat were very tough, unediple. We were later advised that it was hen. Like it mattered, cook until tender rice tasted burnt. Okra soup was very disgusting. Not the place to visit for west afrian food. Also staff looked like they came to work because they had too.

outstanding food and great service! friendly staff. wonderful place to eat! will be going back soon