Spice of Africa — Restaurant in Hillsboro

Our experience with Spice of Africa was very unfortunate, as we LOVE supporting local businesses. My wife got some food from their food cart at the PSU Farmer's Market, and she was not informed that is came frozen.

We walked about a mile to sit down and eat before she realized her food was inedible. She walked all the way back, didn't even receive an apology, and was told to wait in the back of the long line for any corrections. Not wanting to do that, she asked for a simple refund instead, which they were "unable to do."

Not wanting to cause a scene, she threw away her $18 meal (and we ate the cost), and just got food elsewhere.

They were very rude, and not helpful at all. I'm certain the food is great, but this was just...

I was very happy to stop by Spice of Africa while staying in a hotel nearby. Ignore the negative reviews; the food was excellent, well-seasoned, and delicious. We purchased plantains and the grilled chicken plates. The chicken was tender and perfectly cooked, while also being a decent portion.

I think the people complaining about the amount of time are not used to cooking food themselves or are only used to eating fast food. Good things take time—also I think we waited maybe 10-15 minutes, which seems more than reasonable to me.

My only disappointment was that they were already sold out of samosas and iced tea (which is on me for not stopping by earlier) ! Hope to be able to get them the next...

I've tried most things on the menu, and appreciate the reasonable pricing, generous portions, gluten free and vegetarian options. The veggie curry samosas ($5), Ethiopian ($8+injera) & Kenyan ($5+chapati) tacos are my favorites thus far. Beyond their restaurant in the Morrison Market (part of Stage722.com with live music a few times per week), they've been generous with spreading out in the community & make appearances at the Saturday PSU + Gresham Market, Sunday Montavilla Market, and special events such as the jazz festival. I love flavor packed food experiences & I love supporting minority owned businesses, I cannot recommend Spice of Africa highly enough. They are a rare treasure of...