Baobab Fare

Wow, I followed with great anticipation the announcement that Baobab was coming to the New Center area located on the corner of Woodward avenue and the Blvd. I was excited being from Brooklyn one of the largest melting pots of cuisines. My pallet waited, finally the day came and they were open for business, I rushed to experience this next level of good food from the motherland, well things got off to a slow start, my order was taken, I sat and waited, and waited , waited, waited some more still no food, so I continued to wait, til finally I asked about my order, apparently my order hadn’t been turned into the kitchen to prepare, I asked for the owner, they apologized, and said that they would personally see to my order, I thanked them, finally got my order, I didn’t receive any complementary discount or extra food, or even a free drink, I said okay just give them time. So a few months later I said let’s try this again, similar situation occurred again, okay I said maybe it’s jut them getting their sea legs, things happen, also I found the food is just okay, I know that there are different types of African foods from the many different regions, the food was somewhat bland on the two times I ordered, but I felt it was important to support this business, so I took it in stride, so I wasn’t in no hurry to go back no time soon. My friend was asking me about the restaurant when she came to Detroit, so I didn’t tell her about my past experiences, and I took her there, we ordered our food, we waited, waited, waited, and continued to wait, I was embarrassed, so we asked for the owner, he came, she explained how long we had been waiting, and he apologized, the usual, and again the order hadn’t been turned in, so he said that he would personally handle our order, so we continued to wait, so once we got our order we still tipped and left, she called me later to say that her food wasn’t that good, neither was mine, so that was two years ago, so I was out walking today, and decided maybe let’s give it a go, it’s been two years, things probably have improved, well the personal customer service had improved, so I ordered my food, and sat down and waited, 30 minutes, 40 minutes, coming up on an hour, so I asked how much longer, and I got the same kinda response that something occurred in the kitchen, one thing I’m not going to do is give negative energy when a situation is not good, so we waited and finally my carry out order came, I watched the owner with her wait staff at the end of the counter making some comments and laughing with them, poor form for a business owner, so I won’t be going back. I’m going to the Blue Nile this Sunday in Ferndale, their food is excellent, and the service is good. Been going to The Blue Nile since they were downtown. If you want to experience quality food and great service check out The Blue Nile in Ferndale🔥🔥