Taste of Nigeria African Cuisine — Restaurant in Garden City

Oh boy. Really, really disappointed in this place.

Me and a friend went here for lunch. Got Jollof Rice & Chicken, Pounded Yam with Egusi Soup, and Fried Plantains.

Jollof is simply not worth the $10. It's a small container filled with rice, and a drumstick on top. Flavor was somewhere between Spanish rice and Tikka Masala, but not nearly as good as either. Chicken was cold, but cooked through, so it's definitely not fresh. The skin was gummy. Severely lacked in salt or any consistency other than soft.

Pounded Yam was okay, don't expect much if you've never had it. Egusi soup was also just okay, under seasoned to hell, and half the portion of meat was literally just a big fat cap. Portion of pounded yam was twice as big as the soup.

Fried plantains were the star. Super greasy, needed to sit on a wire rack for a bit. Seasoning was okay, slightly sweet and salty. No bite in the fried outer layer. Overall, it tasted good, and makes a tasty snack.

The lady working the truck was not very friendly as other reviews have said. No real attempts to leave a positive customer service experience. She said the wait would be 10-15 minutes. We waited half an hour - a lady who ordered before us, with more food than us was served before us, you could tell she was a regular. Then she calls us up to the window and we have to give her our order again as she starts to bag it up. She thought we got the meat pies when we did not. Below average customer experience.

All in all, unless you're from Nigeria and are just craving food from home, I would not recommend this place, and I will not be returning to try again. Leaving 2 stars as it was palatable, but far below average...

First off, I have never tried Nigerian food before and asked for a recommendation of what I should try first. She had me try the fufu, eba and egusi soup and then jollof rice with chicken. And let me just tell u I RAN to give this a review! It was soooooo goooooooood! It had a tiny but of spice, with so much flavor! The rice and chicken was smokey. The meat was moist, the fufu had really good texture and flavor and my favorite was the egusi! She got it ready so fast and for both it was less than $20. Highly highly recommend this place if you want to try some good food, i will...

my first time there i ordered the goat soup and jollof rice, it was delicious. i had never tried Nigerian food before and i was very happy with both the food and even more so the service. i have pretty bad social anxiety and don't get out much but had to try the food. when i went to order i started having a small panic attack and the lady was so kind and patient telling me to take my time and she even asked me what kind of stuff I liked and helped me order, making what is usually a embarrassing situation very pleasant. highly recommend trying it and I'll be...