Duro West African Cuisine — Restaurant in South Hadley

Authentic West African fare made deliciously accessible to all. Though heaviły influenced by the Nigerian owner's native cuisine, the menu well represents West African popular dishes. There are even a couple of African diaspora inspired items, like jerk chicken on the menu. The suya (kind of like a shish ke bab) and jolof rice are particularly good for less adventurous diners. The pepper soups are delictably spicy. If you are brave soul, ask the chef not to tone down the heat. There is typically only one chef at a time on staff, so you may experience a longer wait than usual at times. You may want to ask the waiter what can be prepared quickly if you are short on time. Speaking of the waiters, most are local college students. I was presently surprised to find a red haired Caucasian American waitress as fluent and familiar with the cuisine as if she were a native West African. Had to take a star away because momths after the grand opening, there is still only one cook, who is often overwhelmed when the restaurant gets busy. The waiter service has declined too. I shouldn't have to wait for 25 minutes to get a...

I highly recommend this place. Definitely some of the best African food we’ve tried. The jollof rice and spaghetti is absolutely delicious. I definitely recommend that for starters. Very spicy, but spicy enough to enjoy and packs a ton of flavor. Other than that, the spinach is great. Packs a lot of heat but the flavor is just breathtaking. I would’ve love to have given this place 5 stars but the chicken was just terrible. Honestly some of the most bland chicken I’ve had before. Had no flavor. Kind of tasted like it was just boiled in water and taken out, don’t order the regular chicken wings, there not good at all. Save your money on that. Everything else though...

My favorite restaurant in the whole valley. The food is always delicious, and the right amount of spicy. I use to get food here once a week during the pandemic, but now they are not open as often. I’ve gotten food here with multiple friends, and everyone liked the food! My Nigerian friend also said it’s authentic! My favorite is Egusi with goat, with pounded yam. But other soups are tasty as well. The BBQ chicken wings taste really good, and reminds me of 奥尔良烤翅 in China. I also like the zobo drink. it tastes a bit medicinal, so maybe not everyone...