Fork in Nigeria — Restaurant in Whitehall

I have been looking to try fufu for about two years..the first place I went to way out on Cleveland Avenue out by Worthington. Being that I had never tried it before I asked the guy at the counter to turn me on to what was most popular and what everyone was loving. I got my food and went home... I’m sorry to say and no disrespect to the community but the food was horrible I could not stomach this food. Fast forward a year later I’m driving out in Reynoldsburg and I see the fork in Nigeria truck. I have my Friend girl in the car And she spotted the truck knowing that I had been looking for fufu for the last couple of years.. we pulled over went to the truck..he had not gotten started yet and stated that his wife was on her way we asked him about the different kinds of dishes that they have and he explained very kindly very respectful and was a total gentleman. Due to my job I had to leave before he even got started. The following week I was in Reynoldsburg again and I decided to go back to the truck but the truck wasn’t there...I was so depressed because I had a taste in my mouth for something that I had never tasted. A few days later I happen to be back in Reynoldsburg and I decided to go see if the truck was there and the truck was there!!! This time I was able to order my food I asked the young man to help me decide what would be good for me I explained my past experience with fufu and he ended up giving me two dishes both okra stew one with chicken one with beef. When I tell you it was everything and so worth the wait I would recommend this place to any and everyone that wants to try something different other than what they already know...these people are kind the food is good it’s fresh and it’s a great experience my only hope is that they move to the west side so we can all get some of it Blessings to the cook!...

I had high hopes for my experience and unfortunately, there were a few things that I felt weren’t really reflective of the amazing reviews. I’ve had some amazing Nigerian cuisine across Columbus. However, I live pretty far from some of my favorite spots. So I decided to order from Fork in Nigeria, as it is only a few miles away. I ordered the popular Egusi Soup and Pounded Yam. I recognize that despite a shared culture, everyone prepares their food differently. I immediately noticed that my Pounded Yam was in aluminum foil. That looked to maybe be stored in/on something warmed as the foil had a dark mark on it. Unfortunately, the yam was drier/stiffer than I’m used to. The ones I’ve had before are usually stored in plastic wrap, to seal the moisture. The flavor was still good. The Egusi looked great, but I got more of a burnt/smoky flavor than a rich, savory flavor. I had to add my own seasonings to it. A pinch of salt helped. I also added on a piece of Stewed Chicken and I must say that was my favorite part of the order. It was delicious, perfectly seasoned and cooked very well! I got their Jollof - another dish where I had to add a little salt. The texture of the rice was a bit dry/overly chewy. It reminded me of undercooked boxed yellow rice. I had a few bites, but moved on. I do like the hot sauce that comes on many of their dishes. Lastly, I ordered Sauteed Vegetables. I was SHOCKED to receive a container of vegetables swimming in oil. In other pictures I’ve seen it looks like they’ve strained it. I don’t want to disparage cultural food practices, but I just couldn’t bring myself to eat soupy-oily vegetables. Sauté was the wrong descriptor. I’m glad that other people enjoy this establishment and I’m glad to see that they are building their brand, but it was just...

I never tried fufu before and I always wanted to try some.

The gentleman who took my order is very kind and helped me with the menu and explained the price difference for each order. I was told the Egusi is very popular, so I got it with chicken ($18) with some spice 🌶️

The place is very small so I went to my car to wait. When i received the meal, it was nice and warm, there's no place to eat your food other than the little bench outside the store.

When i went home the meal was still pretty warm which was great. I got a huge ball of fufu that's wrapped with plastic. The Egusi was a little bit too greasy for my liking, it was probably because they only have chili oil instead of chili paste. I tried to mix the oil in the soup hoping there wouldnt be too much oil on the surface, there was still a lot of oil after stirring so I just ate it like that.

The Egusi tasted fine other than the grease, there was a fried chicken leg (not battered) coated with Egusi soup, chicken tasted great.

The fufu is like how some cultures eat their food with rice. Keep in mind that this is my first time ever having fufu, so this fufu tasted like veggie oil to me but in a squishy form, I would expected it to taste like rice with a hint of sweetness in some way so that kind of confused my taste buds.

I couldn't finish my food because I got the jitters from consuming a lot of grease and the taste of grease (the fufu isnt greasy, just tasted like oil), only ate almost half of the egusi and 2/5th of the fufu (it was a lot of fufu).

Gave a 4 star because I enjoyed the experience of trying something that's outside my culture and the service was great. The missing star is because I couldnt enjoy the food to my fullest. But I'm really here to try something new and outside of...