The food was really good and the service was great! Thanks Brad for being welcoming and making the experience one to remember. Next time will play Fally's songs for you to dance :) May God bless your business ! read more

This evening I had dinner at African Icons Restaurant. I ordered their fried fish with buttered spinach and I loved it (so full of flavor and seasoned to perfection)!!! The restaurant was nice and the customer service was wonderful. Thanks Brad for the sample of banana chips and making sure the patio and table was ready for dining. I highly recommend you try this place. I plan on returning soon with family and friends!!! read more

I ordered egusi, peanut soup and jollof rice. This was my least favorite place of all the places I have ordered these dishes. The egusi was dry. I've never had it where it didn't have some type of oil/liquid or something in it. It was literally dry. It fell off the fufu because there was nothing to adhere it to the fufu when I dipped it. The Jollof rice was clumpy. The peanut soup was ok but I feel like it was not even a half full container of the soup. I wouldn't return. read more

Warning: this place is not for everyone. Don't go here on a date, don't go with kids, don't go if you are on a rush and don't go if you feel entitled. This is a very humble establishment that runs on African time but serves really authentic cuisine. Go here solely for the food. Better if you can do a take out order. I had grilled lamb with spinach, jollof rice and sweet plantains. Just amazing. I also did a take out order of Ndolle (goat with some bitter leaf gravy). Loved it. There are too many issues with the restaurant. Outdated ambience, super super slow service, difficulty communicating with the staff which resulted in some extra side dishes I ended up paying for, their website doesn't work, the prices they charged were a bit more than what was on the menu (basically outdated menus) and the list simply goes on. Inspite of all these issues, I would still go there because none of those issues seemed intentional. I didn't see foul play. The manager/owner Patrick and the server/cashier Agbenfa both seemed naive and humble. They tried to make sure I enjoyed the food. I also feel I may have gotten lucky because the food that was served to me was hot. (Not cold or room temp like some of the others mentioned) I went on a Friday night. I would have to try a few more times before judging if the food is consistent. But the two entrees and the three sides I tried were all phenomenal. It also helps if you know what you are getting but I like to try new things especially when I am going to authentic places and I don't mind taking small risks. Oh the portions were huge. When it took 30 mins for the lady to come take my order, I was all set to leave the place and was prepared for a 1star experience as I started reading the reviews. But I'm glad my patience served me well. I wasn't in a rush. It was a lazy Friday evening. Lazy enough to stick around long enough to try their food. read more

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Roger Miller Restaurant is a cozy spot with amazing food and a friendly vibe. The dishes are full of flavor, especially their West African specialties, and the portions leave you satisfied without feeling stuffed. It's the kind of place where you feel at home while enjoying something a little different. Follow my IG account for Curated Google Maps list for brunch, happy hours, rooftops, parks, wineries & more in the DMV area: @yourdmvbestie read more

I was in the area on some business and stopped here on the way home. It's on a part of the street where construction is going on nearby, so parking is indeed limited. I stepped inside and there were a couple tables. Nothing fancy at all, and the lighting was somewhat dim. Someone was sitting at a table reading a paper, and someone was in line ordering. There was a lady and a guy behind the register, who occasionally ran to the back to take care of things. Just from that I could tell how everything was being made fresh. It was time for me to place my order, and I got to meet the owner -- very nice! After my order was placed, I waited.... it took quite a while. I had read other reviews beforehand, but I forgot XD. Thankfully, the food was totally worth it -- I got the egusi stew entree with fufu. I'm pretty sure this is the first time I had egusi... and it was delicious!!! It was hot, flavorful, and it was worth it. If I had the time and was by myself, I'd dine in there personally, but it doesn't have the appeal for something like a date. I'd love to see some updates to the interior decor, furniture, menus, the outside... well, everything! I did appreciate seeing a Jamaican flag though! If you just focus on the food and don't mind the wait, you're in for a treat! I would suggest calling ahead if you can. read more

A few years ago, an Uber driver taking me home from the airport recommended this place to me for Cameroonian food and today, I finally tried it for takeout. 5 min after I ordered the roasted whole croaker and the goat, I got a call saying that I could choose a side of plantains, rice, or jollof with my croaker and I opted for jollof. When I got to the restaurant, I only had to wait a few min and my order was ready. The place only had 2 tables available for dining in, understandable for COVID, with photos of Cameroon on the wall and had a homey feeling. The croaker was delicious, seasoned well and tender. I would want to learn this! The sides of spinach and jollof were less memorable, although the spinach was creamy and jollof had nice consistency, both were bland. This was disappointing considering how the rice took up more than half the plate. The goat was cooked well, nice grilled taste, but as other reviewers have noted, $7 for 4 small bites of goat is pricey. I would probably come back for the croaker in the future, and maybe try an egusi stew. read more

African Icons Restaurant - Croaker with jollof and spinach Goat - African Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

I unfortunately have not had the food here but customer service was a big turnoff. I ordered online and the owner said he never received the order (that's fine). What was not okay was he then said that they don't have a Yelp page or a website...and they spoke rudely about me in French not knowing I spoke French while I was on the phone. I let him know the website I used was linked to the Yelp (rogermillerrestaurant.com) and that I was currently staring at his Yelp page. He refused to believe me and said I should come and place another order. I'm not sure who controls their website but they should update the systems. The food seems good based on the reviews but after 10 minutes of being yelled at on the phone I'll just cook at home. read more

Do not order from the website! It's a scam! This restaurant does not have a web site. Roger Miller restaurant.com is fake. They take your money but don't send the order to the restaurant. The restaurant owner won't do anything about it. Sometimes the food here is great, and sometimes it's gross. There's no consistency, and ordering over the phone off a real challenge. The guy really needs Someone to manage the business. It does have potential but is poorly run. Take your chances and good luck. read more

This is my go to spot for African food. I almost always get the goat meat grille. It comes with grilled goat covered in onions and bell peppers that have been sautéed in a tomato based sauce, a lil spinach, and a heaping portion of jollof rice. It hits the spot and does the things. Sometimes I get the chicken wings (spicy) too. The chicken wing portion is small but the flavor is mighty. They come with sautéed onions on top so I like to take the onions and sauce and put them on top of my jollof rice. The plantains are also a nice side to have. I tried the chicken yassa once and wasn't really a fan. Other than that, the food here is good! read more

African Icons Restaurant - Chicken wings, goat meat grille and plantains - African Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

This was my first time having egusi stew with fufu and it DELIVERED. My partner got this tomato-based stew with super tender and juicy chunks of lamb and cassava with gari fufu, which was also incredible. The food was super flavorful, the fish that came with the egusi stew was meaty and not too bony, the portions were LARGE. Service was also great and the staff were really friendly even if it was a slower day. I would absolutely come back here again and try more things on the menu! read more

African Icons Restaurant - Egussi Stew Fish with yam fufu - African Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

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Excellent food and the cook is awesome. I had the Egusi with Fish and Cassava Leaf with Beef which was so flavorful and delicious. I also tried Boiled Plantian for the first instead of Fried and it was so damn good. It is a very small restaurant with limited seating, but most customer were picking up phoned in orders. You have to try the food here and you will be glad that you stepped out of your comfort zone. read more

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As a Malagasy descendent, it's very difficult to find good Malagache food around the area. A staple of ours is called Ravitoto which ground cassava leaf, seasoned heavily into a stew with a protein of your choice and and served over rice. Roger Miller's Cassava brings me as close to home as possible. The last place in the world I've had it this good is a restaurant called Marianina in the heart of Paris. Highly recommend this dish if you know about Cassava. It's flavorful and a hearty portion. We also ordered the Red Okra Soup and it was PACKED with flavor. Couldn't get enough. Definitely a powerhouse of African cuisine served here. Do yourself a favor and go hard with the menu. You won't regret it. read more

I love everything about this placethe food is always great and the older man in front is extremely kind and helpful.

If you read Nick L.'s review that is how I feel. And also from reading the reviews, I think this place has an issue with being consistent. My guess is that the same people are not always doing the cooking. Nick L. wrote, "The service is slow and inaccurate; stuff comes or doesn't come intermittently, and at the end of the day the flavors and quality are a poor reflection of African cuisine." Well said, Nick! I wanted to like this place, I really did and I feel bad writing this review but I must be honest. Years ago my hubby raved about this place but things have changed. I am married to a Cameroonian and have had 'da bomb' West African food. Food that makes you weep, either from the pepper or "pepa" or just because you wish you could have it every day. The jollof rice is bland and despite it's red color taste like white rice, which they were out of. White rice, really? Isn't that standard. The pepper soup was so mild, my kiddos ate some without as much as a sniffle. Chicken, a bit dry. Curry Chicken a bit salty and gloopy sauce and the ndole tasted like it was spoiled. I tried adding heaping tablespoons of the pepper sauce and I think I could have just eaten it by the spoonful because it was not spicy like you would expect. The staff was very distant, seemed like they weren't trained in how to be an effective wait person. They should smile, come to the table and ask if you are ready to place your order, don't get mad when asked about items on the menu, ask if the customer needs anything, etc... One staffer barely spoke english and had to get help to figure out what we needed. My daughter called the other waitress, 'the low talker.' They made no attempt to go above or beyond basic service and even that was lacking. They also aren't well versed in the ingredients of the items and if they are they seem to follow the 'share as little info about the menu as possilbe.' When one waitress accidentally served me jollof rice instead of white rice, she said we don't have white rice. I think she wanted me to just eat the jollof rice and so I said well, can I have fufu and she said, "we have to cook it" and I said okay, I'll wait and then lo and behold here comes my fufu 1 minute later!! She lied because she just simply didn't feel like changing my order. That or she somehow didn't know the fufu was ready. Since I know these dishes are very labor intensive and some take hours to cook, I think that all this stuff tasted like they got it out of the fridge and heated it in the microwave because none of it came out piping hot. And finally the waitress had no change, only 5's and 10's thus forcing you to leave a larger tip which was in no way earned. I left to get change and tipped her just over 15% and that was painful because she was not a good waitress but I wanted to at least give the minimum. I was really disappointed in the mediocre food. This is not what West African food should taste like. I know they can find some 'auntie' to come in the kitchen and do it better and do it like 'back home.' Don't know if this place is still owned by an African but whoever owns it, you can do so much better!! P.S. $2.50 for a can of Sprite is highway robbery!! At least at other establishments at that price you can get refills. Yikes! read more

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Absolute Amazing‼ I order the cassava leaf with smoked fish/fried fish and It's so delicious and filling. It's enough food for 2 people I order from this restaurant at least twice a week . I can eat the cassava leaf every day it's so DELICIOUS, I love it . The best cassava leaf in the DMV area‼ I've been to a lot of West African restaurants and this restaurant is #1 I would've put a picture up... but I ate the food, its so delicious ‍ read more

Authentic West African restaurant. Pepper soup with goat was excellent. Egusi with spinach (no bitter leaf) and plantain was delicious as well. The goat was a bit tough, but goat can be like that. No liquor license so we opted for ginger beer. Outside seating in good weather, or a small cozy seating area inside. We will come back. read more

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I was at a movie in downtown silver spring and wanted some food to pick up and eat the rest of the week. I placed the order online and they were ready for me soon as the movie ended. The food is so tasty! Can't wait to get more. read more

One of the hardest things to do when providing comments on restaurants is to write a bad review. Let me explain, I've been in Silver Spring for over 20 years and based on reviews and friends suggestions they always tell me to come here. After reading recent reviews I was convinced that now was the time, but unfortunately I was truly disappointed. I am not sure if other Yelp reviews was just being nice or felt sorry for this establishment, I was not happy with the decor, service and most importantly the food. I ordered the Fish with Okra dish (see my photos), my wife ordered the Shrimp entree and a good friend I've invited ordered the Goat Entree. First, when we arrived it took over 40 minutes to get our entrees to be prepared and I also did not realize that they did not have alcohol license. Once the entrees arrived, what was strange was the plates were cold and the entrees with the Jollof rice or fufu was Luke warm. My okra dish was so slimy with the fish that I did not eat all of it. My wife and my friend said that they were not impressed with their dishes as well. An elderly gentleman came by and asked about our meals and he was aware that we were unsatisfied. I really wanted to complain but did not want to make it a major issue. The bottom line is that I would not come back here unless there was a sign stating new management. read more

Wow! It is RARE for me to give an African restaurant one star - as I am fiercely supportive of my people. But Roger Miller has earned it. I ordered the Egusi Soup with Beef and Pounded Yam fufu. The ONLY edible item was the beef. Egusi Soup (at least, the way most Nigerians prepare it) is supposed to be a HEARTY, RICH soup. Deep orange and green in color, moistened just right with palm or vegetable oil, and seasoned perfectly. This is NOT what Roger Miller prepared. Their egusi soup tasted RAW - RAW! - like it hadn't spent more than 5 minutes over heat. There was no oil at all. The pounded yam was a lumpy mess. Look, even when using yam flour, you CAN still get the soft, stretchy consistency of pounded yam - just use the right mixing technique! But apparently, not at Roger Miller. I can't speak for other items on their menu. But based on their TERRIBLE reproduction of this CLASSIC Nigerian dish, I shall not be patronizing Roger Miller again. Ever! (but I may do their chef a favor and bring them a sample of what this soup is meant to LOOK & TASTE like... seriously, even I prepare it MUCH better...) read more

African Icons Restaurant - Roger Miller's TERRIBLE reproduction of the classic Nigerian Egusi Soup. Please, spare your stomach & taste buds and DO NOT order this dish! - African Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

This restaurant basically stole my money. I went in because I had purchased a Groupon. The way a Groupon works for the restaurant is that after a customer purchases a Groupon, Groupon forwards the proceeds (less their cut) to the restaurant within a few days, so the restaurant gets their money up front. Then it's up to the restaurant to honor the voucher. In this case, there were signs on the menu that said Groupons were not accepted. But the Groupon I had was still valid. They have their money from my groupon, but have elected to not honor the certificate. Of course since Groupon has already forwarded the sales proceeds to the restaurant, Groupon won't refund the amount. The server and manager were very rude about it and said it was Groupon's fault -- but I have used plenty of Groupons without any issues. They did not apologize nor offer any other option. At any rate, if they have a problem with Groupon, that's something that they should take up with Groupon rather than stealing money from potential customers. read more

African Icons Restaurant - Menu with "no Groupon accepted" printed on it. - African Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

Owner is argumentative. I ordered through Uber eats and they forgot part of my order. Owner was argumentative and I could hear him saying " people think we are small boys" and wouldn't listen to anything I said, and at a point started laughing at me. Mind you we used to go there years ago until we ordered shrimp spinach and was given rotten spinach. Years later, I decided to give them an opportunity to redeem themselves and they failed. I don't recommend them!! read more

It has been too many years since we've been here. We happened to be in Silver Spring, Md and were really hungry. Roger Miller restaurant did not disappoint. We chose to eat outside as it was a cool evening. We did need to move inside when it started to rain. The inside is small and simple but clean. I had the peanut stew with goat and Yam Fufu. The meat was tender and flavorful, the sauce was wonderful, with layers of flavor. I had not had Fufu before and really liked it. It is meant to be used as a starch, with the texture being somewhere between mashed potatoes and steamed bread. The flavor is very mild. It is meant to be used to sop up the sauce and meat using your hands. I used a knife and fork, there was a lot of sauce! My husband got the curry with lamb. Again, the meat was really tender and the curry sauce was amazing. It was a very different flavor than Indian curry utilizing African spices, and was definitely on the spicy side. It was served with Jollof rice which has tomatoes, onions and spices, blended beautifully to impart terrific flavor without being spicy. It was a great complement to the curry. Be aware that there is no alcohol served, but the juices are yummy as is the ginger beer. If you want to try something different and delicious, go to Roger Miller Restaurant. read more

Do yourself a favor and visit this place. They have been my go to ever since moving to Silver Spring. Also try the Tiko steak with Jollof. Another culinary banger!!!To be honest they really should be charging more for their offerings. #ThankMeLater lol read more

African Icons Restaurant - Grilled goat and Jollof rice combo(right) and a side of plantains. HEAVENLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - African Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

After a long workday, I decided to seek places for delivery. I wanted to try something different and Roger Miller peaked my attention. I got the goat meat grill, Jollof rice, and plantains. The Jollof rice was tasty. The peppers and onions were tender and complimented the goat well. I decided to try the small condiment container. The red sauce was spicy but good... a little will do. Overall I enjoyed my dinner and hope to one day dine at the restaurant. read more

African Icons Restaurant - Goat Meat Grill- It was so good and I forgot to get my picture in the container. - African Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

This place is the worst! I'd been here years ago and couldn't remember why I never came back. The food is awful and very suspect. I just paid over $30 and I threw away most of it. The menu says the egusi soup comes with rice or fufu AND a vegetable. Well that is not accurate, it only comes with rice or fufu. I got pepper soup and egusi with goat meat. There were about 3 small pieces of meat in each of these dishes. Not worth the up charge. The egusi smelled off and sour just like others had mentioned. I sniffed it and tossed it! Lastly the jollof rice has zero flavor. ZERO! I should've just listened to the other reviews and saved my coins. Never again. read more

So far I have had the spinach delight 3x with yam fufu and the veggie platter 1x. Great food. The spinach delight is satisfying filling and light on the stomach. I felt strong after my meal. I am vegan for the most part (I eat meat occasionally) but if you are vegan looking for vegan African food this place has more options then damn near every other African restaurant I've seen in the area. Also if you just want good quality African food this is a tremendous place to go to, next time I will take pictures. ********* also beware the food will take a long time but that's how African food is, it's REAL so be prepared lol but its very worth it. read more

I've ordered from here twice. The first time the food was okay. The second time, it was as if someone had poured a whole cup of salt in everything. I couldn't eat it and threw it all out. read more

Boyfriend introduced me to African food, and I'm still pretty new to it, so when I found this well reviewed place, of course we had to try it! The place itself was pretty small - tables did feel a little bit cramped but still kind of homey. We tried the Yassa chicken and the groundnut stew. For the groundnut stew, on the menu it said the choice of beef or chicken, but apparently they were out of beef? And the waitress said goat was an option, so we got goat. Groundnut stew was interesting - it had a earthy/nutty flavor of course and the lamb was pretty tender. I do wish we got more than 4 pieces of goat, especially because most of the goat was boney and didn't have that much meat. I was also super intrigued at trying fufu just because I had never heard of it before, and why not new foods! Fufu ended up being quite interesting - it wasn't doughy like pita or bread, but texture wise it was kind of like a more solidified mashed potato dough. Very interesting and I'm not exactly sure how I feel about it haha But I might try it again - it just depends on what kind of starch you feel like having. I was thinking that I would like the stew in more of a bowl instead of flat on a plate again, which might help it stay warmer, but dipping the fufu in the stew across the plate wasn't bad either. The Yassa chicken was delish - it was mustard-y and tangy from lemon. The chicken was tender and marinated really well - so flavorful. I absolutely loved the tang. We also got an order of the fried plantains, which is kind of different from most of the plantains that I've had in the way that it was more dry on the outside? Usually the outsidie is more soft and sticky? but this was much more dry. It was still plantains and yummy though. Oh and we love their spicy harissa sauce! You can add it on anything and it is pretty spicy, but a great flavor and spice kick! They look like they have a very extensive menu, so I'd be excited to try their other dishes! read more

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My first visit to Roger Miller West African Restaurant dates back to between the years of 2003 to 2005, when I was a student at the Takoma Park campus of Montgomery College. A friend and classmate of mine visited this location but I was disappointed with the taste of the food. I had ordered Attiéké and Fish (are you surprised?) but the way the fish tasted, that home-cooked flavor was just not there. When eating at an African restaurant, especially West African, I expect the food to taste like it was cooked in my mother's kitchen. Here I am, about 9 years later at Roger Miller, meeting up with Chef Dadisi Olutosin, who recently joined the Kitchen Surfing team of Private Chefs in the Washington, DC Metro Area. Chef Dadisi left the corporate world to follow his passion in Soul Fusion cooking. I was truly fascinated with his extensive knowledge in Black History and how true he stays to his cooking style. Chef Dadisi picked our meeting location and I have to say that I wasn't happy because of my past experience there. But he had recently visited Roger Miller and was pleased with the food. So there we were! We arrived and were seated. The weather was perfect for outdoor seating! Servings I took me a while to make my menu choices. Probably because I was still stuffed from eating my Peanut Butter Stew with Smoked Turkey at lunch. Chef Dadisi already knew what he wanted! I went for 2 appetizers: Plaintains and Suya. The waitress confirmed that the Plaintains were ripe and soft, just how I love them. Chef went for the Chicken Wings as an appetizer, then Fried Croacker with Jollof Rice and Steamed Spinach for his entrée. Within 10 minutes, my Plaintains and Suya were served. Now, let me tell you this: Plaintains were more than PERFECT. Spices on Suya were ON POINT. I thought the Suya stick would be longer so I ordered a 2nd one. Just delicious, I loved the caramelized onions, perfect to go with the meat. In no time, Chef Dadisi's entrée arrived. Look at that dish, tingling my tastebuds. The rice was cooked perfectly. The Croacker is Chef Dadisi's fave. I had a taste it for a second, I thought that it came right out of my mom's kitchen! Man, I was trying not to be too greedy but I could have ordered another side of Plaintains. Customer Service Our waitress was very nice. The food was SO GOOD. I asked if the owner was in and he came out to chat with us for a few. Mr. Patrick, very nice guy from Lomé, Togo. He took over Roger Miller in 2010, which explains the marvelous taste of the food compared to back then. He was very appreciative of my comments and satisfaction with our meal. He thanked me and stated: "All thanks and credit is to be given to African women, as they hold it down in the kitchen". You will go far ooo Mr. Patrick (in my African voice)! Did I mention that the prices here are beyond reasonable?! My Ratings (Scale of 1 to 5) Food: 5 Decor: 3 (restaurant was very clean and smelled good) Customer Service: 5 Before I forget, you can follow Chef Dadisi on Google+, Facebook and Instagram to stay updated on his endeavors and view his succulent meals. His creations are A M A Z I N G. I am going to request Shrimp and Grits! read more

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I bought a groupon ($24 for $48 worth of food)for this place and called the restaurant days prior to make sure I can use it, I was told yes. My friends and I arrived I reminded the owner that we spoke on the phone and that he said I'd be able to use the groupon he says yes that is fine. We ordered our food (it was ok, the rice I got was dry so I had to ask for some pepper sauce to liven it up, one of my friends had the fufu she said it was good) and then the bill comes. The owner Pat tells us that he cannot honor the full groupon because he will end up losing money (our bill was $52), had our order come up to $60 then he would have honored it, so instead he will only honor half of it...what??! I ask him why didn't he tell me this on the phone or prior to us ordering. Then he says he will allow us to come back to use the other half, I told him I will not be returning so he can keep it because that's not what I spent my money on. Then he gets irate and says this is a small business and he cannot afford to lose money. I told him I will be filing an complaint with him to groupon and left. Come to find out he does this a lot to customers who uses groupons he almost never wants to accept them if he doesn't feel like they spent an amount that's up to his standards. Honestly I will not be returning, the food was not that good for me to deal with such BS. I should have gone to Swahili Village like I originally planned. read more

I'm not sure if there is a good time to come here but it got packed really quick and there isn't enough staff here. I sat sow. And it took 30 minutes too get my order taken. Granted the one man show waitress is trying her best to wait on 5 different tables. Still waiting for my food after 30 minutes read more

African Icons Restaurant - The menu - African Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

There are many California things I miss. The beach. In-N-Out. Good Mexican food that isn't Tex-Mex. But one thing that the DC area has that I hadn't seen in California is numerous African restaurants. I found a Roger Miller Groupon and bought it for a Friday night date night with the wifey. Our idea of a good date is trying new food, and this was basically a new continent for us. It was a sunny Friday evening and we arrived at about 5:30 and asked to be seated outside. After perusing the menu, we settled on a bowl of goat pepper soup, the roasted chicken plate, the roasted croaker, and a deluxe salad. Lacy chose a ginger beer, and I chose a childhood favorite, passionfruit-orange-guava juice. Top Dog - Goat pepper soup, roasted chicken - the soup was so full of wonderful spicy pepper richness, and the goat just added a savory thickness to it. We tried looking up a recipe when we got home, but couldn't find anything that resembled this. Excellent find. And the roasted chicken was a tad crispy on the outside, but a good crispy, and savory and juicy on the inside, with roasted peppers and a light sauce drizzled over it. Delicious. Contendor - POG juice, ginger beer - we both just loved out beverages - a great, crisp ginger beer, and Best. Juice. Ever. Surprising - Roasted Croaker - the croaker just took a long time to eat because it is a whole fish with all the bones, but it is clawing at Top Dog position. It is well documented on Yelp that I prefer shellfish to cuts of fish, but this was just the home cooked 'rely on the fish flavors instead of the garnishes' dish. I enjoyed it very much for fish. Disappointing - Plantains, deluxe salad - First of all, my wife said the plantains were interesting, but she didn't eat all of them. You could take that and say that she didn't like them, or that she did, since she is a light eater and she also ate half of a chicken. But my take on the plantains? They can't decide if they want to be bananas or potatoes, and so they just don't fit. They're like thick, soggy, tangy potato chips. Not for me. We definitely enjoyed sitting at the table out front, eating in the sun, watching people on the street. The staff was a little shy, meaning they moistly stayed in the restaurant when we were outside, but the owner did come talk to us for a while. We enjoyed it and we have thought about taking friends back here. read more

African Icons Restaurant - Peppah soup - African Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

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Pretty good but not overly impressed. I ordered the groundnut chicken stew with jollof rice and it came with a spoon of spinach. The sauce was delicious but the chicken tasted not so great. The chicken didn't have flavor. The jollof was yummy. The pepper sauce was hotter than what I'm used to but good. My friend had the rotisserie chicken entree. She said it was mostly bone but the pieces of chicken she was able to eat was good. Service could have been better. My mouth was lit on fire from the pepper sauce but the waitress never came around for a refill. I came here with a groupon. After reading negative reviews, I was afraid they would not honor the groupon but they did. read more

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SOO GOOD! Delish! I'm from Richmond and I went here last summer for a weekend trip with friends and I have been dreaming of it ever since. The service leaves much to be desired... It's slowwww as can be. They ran out of a lot of meats (like goat and beef, lol) the night I went, but I was so happy with my meal I couldn't complain. It is cramped. If you don't like a hole-in-the-wall, do take-out and order wayyyy ahead lol. As far as the food, this place was pure perfection. What was lacking in decor was made up for 100 times over in the quality of the food. It was packed with flavor and I highly recommend. You might want to avoid waiting too late in the evening, because the goat will likely be gone and maybe even the beef. Regardless, whatever you get WILL be on point. This place is authentic and flavorful. I had the smoked chicken legs, I believe. The chicken was smokey on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside and, of course, packed with flavor. I also had an order of plantains which came with a deliciously delightful spicy dipping sauce. It tasted really garlicky and a little citrus-ey. Very good! The pricing was definitely of the best in the area. Very affordable and you get a generous serving. Support this place so they can keep serving up the best!! And yes, again, service is slow, but it is very well worth it. Just get an appetizer and deal. It's affordable enough that it won't hurt you to get an appetizer. read more

Grilled chicken, shrimp, and beef with spinach and fried rice...... THE BOMB!!! So much flavor and portions are perfect I will return read more

African Icons Restaurant - Grilled chicken shrimp and beef bomb mmmm - African Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

The service was really good , spoke to the owner and he was very friendly and welcoming. First time trying Nigerian food and their jollof rice is good. I think the egusi lacked flavor and also meat was mostly fatty which I didn't like . Overall good read more

Food hit the spot. My friends and I were looking for a a west African restaurant and Roger Miller delivered. The food was very good and the portions were just right! Definitely wild go back read more

Really delicious food and the owner/chef is very friendly, warm and inviting. I had never had West African food so tried this place to investigate and it was very delicious. In particular the bitter leaf stew was great, and portions here are huge! read more

Everything we ordered from this restaurant was terrible, tasteless and full of oil. This food was such a disappointment! Never agin! I do NOT recommend this restaurant at all! read more