ākra Eatery — Restaurant in Worcester

Food is great. I frequented this restaurant often. Following them from public market to their new location. However, I will not be back nor will I be endorsing this restaurant to friends/coworkers any longer. I placed an order for delivery DIRECTLY through their website. The restaurant then contracts out through Uber for delivery, but to be clear, if you are to login to your uber eats, it is not an order through them that you can get help with, only the restaurant is able to help with issues. THE DRIVER cancelled the order after picking up the food. So I never received my food. No way to contact restaurant other than social media. So I drove there. I was accused of lying to get free food. Once other patrons entered the restaurant she then went back on her word and made me new food. But, refused to refund the delivery fee. When I never even got it delivered! I had to leave my nursing shift to go get this food, as I do not have money to spend $30 on lunch and then have to get something else because the restaurant stole my money. NEVER did I even receive an apology for the issue. I have never as a costumer been accused of lying. And! Why would I pay extra for delivery then go pick it up, if I was lying!! Literally showed them proof that the DRIVER CANCELLED order and she still wouldn’t help me until other patrons entered. Yup. I will be reporting to better business...

I'd been looking forward to this visit since before it opened. The owner is one of the most unexpectedly impressive and refreshing individuals I know. The food, A1. It was delicious. Let me start with what I didn't know I would enjoy as much as I did. KALE. I don't know what they put in it, but it's yummy—perfect crunch, taste, and texture.

Next, the jollof. Clearly, the chef is a grandma or aunty because, again, delicious. No spice was overwhelming. The chicken is well-seasoned and cooked to perfection. In addition to the jollof bowl, I also had a veggie bowl, which was a hit with my very picky eater husband. If you're vegan, you'll find something, vegetarians, there's food for you. Of course, for meat eaters, everything on the menu is an option. I have by-monthly meetings an hour from the restaurant (and my meeting is 4 hours from my home). Yes, I will make this 5-hour trip every other month to support this business. The owner is that amazing of a human, and the food...

I was THOROUGHLY impressed with this stall in the Worcester Public Market food court. Upon the recommendation of the staff here, I got a jollof bowl, which included jollof (tomato infused) rice, plantains, coleslaw, lettuce, a sliced hard-boiled egg, and tofu (subbed for baked chicken).

I'm salivating just thinking about this meal. Each piece of tofu was fat and oh-so-juicy - absolute perfection. The jollof rice was soft and had so much flavor from the spices, and the hard-boiled egg was surprisingly not dry. I absolutely loved the sauce that was generously drizzled over all the ingredients.

This was my first time trying West African/Ghanaian food, and it turned out to be the best meal I've had in Worcester. Definitely...