I had a $15 gift card for one of the food delivery services. I think the person who gave it was thinking coffee but I was thinking, who gets coffee delivered? I forgot so about the card until someone asked me if I used food delivery companies. I loved them in the past but had some odd experiences. Nevertheless since I was in TX and not familiar with any of the local restaurants I decided to pick food the person I was with had never tried. After researching several options I landed on this place. I ended up ordering several items so I could get the person to try a variation and so I could get a good idea of their approach and how they prepare specific dishes. Especially in the DFW area. I'm American but have worked in parts of Africa in the 90s and lived in NY and the DC areas. I'm from CA and it took much longer for West African food products to make it west. I ordered over $200 worth of options. The pricing made me change my mind on 3 different occasions on separate days over 2 weeks. I then justified by thinking, that if the portions are fair I food freeze items and/or eat leftovers a few times with the spices marinating and getting better. Overall, I was very pleased. I've attached a photo of my receipt and food. I wish they had placed more of the spicy pepper paste being that in every note, I wrote spicy or extra spicy and there wasn't an option for condiments. Some of the pieces of meet in the dishes were sparse or just the fat. The pieces of goat in the curry, egusi, and okra could have been cooked longer but the flavor of all three dishes was delicious. The person who had the food for the first time enjoyed the spices but their expressions when asking questions related to each item, were hard to decipher. They don't have a mature palid and stick to what they like (bad food) for over 50 yrs. When I brought habaneros to cook with, they had no clue what they were, even though their mexican salsas said habanero was in it but the peppers on the bottles were not habaneros. The added rice with the dishes was very good even though I bought the jollof rice as well. Having both was smart. Again. I wish I had more African pepper paste The person I was with LOVED THE PLANTAINS.. T wasn't surprised. They were ripend and cooked to perfection. I had to hide them so when more food was being tasted the focus would be on the others. I was right about having leftovers and nothing went to waste.I even served the rice with fish dishes I prepared later in the week. Yes, I would choose this restaurant again!!! However, I think I'm going to drive there and order to see if the portions are the same and if I'm saving any money. Oh, I forgot to mention that the restaurant did and excellent job of packaging the food abs placed all bags and containers in a box. There was only one container that had saran wrap that leaked due to it being squashed and cracked. The way it was wrapped.. saved the dish!!! read more

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Beware, It's expensive, it was my first time coming to this location. The egusi and fufu were way too expensive. $36 for small portion they give you is just too much. A customer had 1 corona premier and it was $10 and he was shocked too. read more

Amazing food. Great service. Easy parking. It was my first time at African Village. I will definitely come back. I was craving that rich flavor meal I grew up eating. I for sure got that. Egusi was amazing. It came out steaming hot. It was painful waiting a few minutes for the food to cool down because I wanted to eat it right away. But it's not good to complain about food being too hot. There was ample seating. The server was attentive and courteous. When I walked in there was a black cowboy riding a Rodeo on TV. So assume this may be a great place to watch sports and eat. Make sure to order an Indian Malta with your food. There was a wide variety of food selections on the menu. So it's a good idea to reviews the menu prior to coming. See images attached. I will be back for the awesome food. read more

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Food: 10/10 Service: 7/10 Ambiance: inapplicable...it literally doesn't matter Nothing new here because the food is still HITTING! I tried the fish this time. Forever a gem. read more

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me and my husband go there not only because of the food which is also so delicious, but also the lady(owner) she's amazing, she's very friendly and gives good recommendations, the restaurant is always clean and happy faces when you walk in read more

Finding Eru around town is hard, so naturally I come get my fix at African Village! But all in all, I always have a pleasant but quick exchange with the staff, music is always blasting on the speakers, there is always a random group of guys having one type of meeting or another, the food is always spicy and I always leave full and happy! You can't beat it! They did SURGE their pricing with no notice. But the flavors are so bomb that I'll just pop in from time to time. read more

African Village Restaurant - Eru with Beef and fufu - African Near Me - Irving, Texas

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If you crave or have curiosity to try new cuisines I would recommend this place for true tasting African dishes- I would suggest Egusi as my favorite dish and it's mild enough for picky eaters- also plantain and everything is fresh/homemade Ps For beer lovers I believe they have African imported beer read more

Order Okra soup, the entire soup melted through the styrofoam container. So the entire soup was wasted in the bag. Horrible container placement!! I'm really pissed about this! read more

I've never had African food before and this was not what I was expecting. Very inviting flavors that are still rich and delicious. The stew tasted like a consomé and the goat fell of the bone. Very similar to a birria flavor with a little bit of a twist. Definitely would have this again. read more

African Village Restaurant - Goat Stew with White Rice - African Near Me - Irving, Texas

Location: This restaurant is nestled into the little shopping strip next to "Texas Thrift" in Irving. Their sign does not light up, so it may be hard to see in the evening. They had their "Open" neon sign off, and it was hard to see if they were open through the windows from the parking lot due to all their signage posted along their windows. Don't let this hinder you from giving them a try! Try the door anyway! Atmosphere: Ad soon as we walked in, we were greeted by very loud music. If you do not enjoy loud music, this could be overwhelming for you, but I enjoyed the fun atmosphere it created for me! The music was very upbeat, had a great bass to it, and was rich with Congolese influence. I think it added to my dining experience tremendously (in a very good way!) Service: We came on a Friday night at 6pm, in a party of 6 (4 adults, 2 babies). There was 1 waitress and 1 cook. The waitress ran the register, sat guests, took orders, ran food, helped cook food in the kitchen, and cleaned tables!! She is a SUPERSTAR! We learned later that the restaurant is owned by her grandmother. Her family should be very proud of her, for she did a fabulous job with a GREAT attitude, and was so kind and sweet to everybody. Food quality: This was my first time experiencing African food, and let me just say that I couldn't have had a better first experience! I wanted to try Fufu so badly, and it did not have any flavor when I ate it by itself but once used as a vessel to dip into my cassava leaves dish, it yielded a very fatty yam-like flavor that elevated the rest of my food nicely. Their Jollof rice was good, but I feel like it was not the star of the show. Their greens served with their tilapia tasted delicious! Their grilled tilapia and their salt fish dishes were difficult for me to eat, but enjoyable flavors. Their chicken is an absolute slam dunk! A MUST-TRY!! Their chicken and their cassava leaves dish with ugali fufu were my favorite. If you don't know what to order, try those!! Price: With the rising cost of meat, I understood why their prices were so high. The quality of their dishes as well as the phenomenal portions were SO worth it!!! Service was also 5-stars, so with tip and the fried tilapia, Jollof rice, greens, smoked chicken, cassava leaves, ugali fufu, salt fish, and a sofa, it brought me up to about $88. I ordered a lot of food and I feel like although it was more expensive than I would typically spend on dinner, I was happy to pay that amount with all things considered. If you have not had African food, Congolese food, I urge you to come give this place a try. Hands down one of my favorite new foods I've tried. I can't wait to come back and order something different next time! read more

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my mom my sisters and I came here on a whim and we're so happy with our experience. The food did not disappoint we are from Florida and have yet to find a place like this at home. read more

African Village Restaurant - African Near Me - Irving, Texas

Ordered Egusi soup from this restaurant. Ate it and ended up in hospital for 3 days. After I ate the food went into anaphylaxis shock. Almost died. Had eaten the same dish from this establishment for over 7 years. Never got sick except for this time. Don't know what they changed in the recipe but it was deadly to me and I don't have any food allergies. Will never eat from there again. Be forewarned. read more

Food: I gave this place 3 chances, and only once was the food well prepared and fresh (only because it was catered). It seems like their food is frozen and then microwaved. Service: They got all my orders wrong. What led me to place this review is the fact that I placed an order over the phone, drove 30 mins to get there, and my order was not yet submitted. To make it worse, they told me that what I had ordered wasn't available, so they asked me to completely change my order. read more

Was super excited to try this place because food is more Ghanaian-leaning. Drove from mckinney to Irving to be disappointed. Pros: Jollof was decent. Tilapia was great! Okroh stew was great but meat portion was lil bit off( a lot of skin, not a lot of meat)! We had this spinach side that was bomb!!So the problem wasn't the food so much Cons: service is super super poor which is sad given how good the food is. Water is not free. They don't tell you it will be charged to you which I have never seen before in my life. Also we ordered 2 items we never got, went to the kitchen window after 20 mins of not getting it with our other food to ask for it, and they brought only one of the two dishes out and said nothing and did nothing about the other dish. I think our server legit left in the middle of our meal. Like we saw her leave. I know places are understaffed by man I have never seen service as bad as this. Other African places may not always have the best service but nowhere as messy as this. I'll probably try coming again in the future and hope things can improve bc the food is decent and they have dishes other places don't. Hope things get better read more

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I have been coming here for a few months, last time i came was in July for my typically eugsi soup. To my surprise the price has skyrocketed from $14 to $24. At least update your prices online for awareness or increase the portions. read more

African Village Restaurant - Eugsi & fufu - African Near Me - Irving, Texas

The worst restaurant in DFW. The prices are twice as much as you see in Yelp. I seriously hate that I almost dismissed egusi and fufu because of this place. I have a dog who breaks out of the house and eats dead animals. I tried to give her the food, and she turned it down. That's how awful this place is. I was given 2 cups of flavorless, cringe worthy egusi with one ball of fufu. $25. An order of jollof rice which tasted like rice mixed with tomato sauce. Two Heinekens and was billed over $50. I think they stay in business due to the grocery side which carried imported goods. Not sure how else. Please skip this place! They should be embarrassed to represent West Africa this poorly. read more

Maybe I'm mistaken but I purchased 1 egusi soup with fufu and 1 goat pepper soup with fufu and my bill was $47.99. Totally overpriced when I called the restaurant back and talked to waitress she told me the owner did not update her prices on the menu. Really! I won't be returning as it was overpriced and not worth the money! read more

African Village Restaurant - two ice cream cones in plastic containers - African Near Me - Irving, Texas

I had to really think about writing this post because I used to love this place. We witnessed the workers clean the dirty tables, including our table, with just a dry and regular napkin. And then took out the trash, then proceeded to go in the kitchen and put both of his hands in the bowl to mix something. He didn't wash his hands, didn't wear gloves anything. The young lady wore one glove but then used it to eat and then proceeded with fixing the food. The manager really needs to implement better cleaning protocols and the use of gloves and washing of hands. We used to come her and order to go all of the time but I'm really rethinking ever coming back again because of the things I saw today. read more

The food was amazing the nice piano in the back really ties the environment together, the service is the best I've ever had. Definitely would recommend!!!! read more

African Village Restaurant - Jollof Rice Bowl - African Near Me - Irving, Texas

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Such delicious food! The jollof rice, fufu, and egusi soup are definitely my favorites. You can't go wrong with the beignets either! The wait for the food is the only thing that got me. I recommend calling ahead of time at least by 30 minutes. They are normally super busy from 2-5PM. read more

African Village Restaurant - Jollof, Fufu, Egusi soup - African Near Me - Irving, Texas

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I had a craving for African food. I started with a side of plantain. I knew I wouldn't be able to finish my main course afterwards. The portion size was nice. Then I had grilled tilapia, greens and jollof rice and couldn't finish it all but it will Bea ice snack for later. The meal was perfect. Service wasn't as quick as I like but I had time and it was worth it. read more

African Village Restaurant - Grilled tilapia, greens and jollof rice. Plantain was my appetizer but I couldn't eat everything. Food was awesome. I'm so stuffed! - African Near Me - Irving, Texas

Rude customer service and doesn't have half of the items listed on menu. Caught an Uber to get here but had to leave because nothing was ready. Maybe they should change their business hours if the menu isn't going ti be ready when they open. Very disappointing! read more

The food smelled so bad, I couldn't eat it. I tried one bite and threw away the rest. My Nigerian friend brought me here, and he said it was awful too and couldn't eat more than 2 bites. I heard the staff speaking French...clearly they aren't Nigerian. Horrible experience, I will never go back. This place should not be open. read more

EVERYTHING was delicious! I'm opposed to overly spicy food so I was pleased that my mouth wasn't on fire (except for me trying the sauce that came on the side) I will most definitely be back! read more

African Village Restaurant - grilled tilapia with greens and jollof rice - African Near Me - Irving, Texas

Very rich and bold flavors. Large variety of the foods across the diaspora. Love the curry. We also had the salt fish, fufu, beans, samosas, fumbwa, chapati. Service time was a bit long but everyone was kind and polite. Cassava bread was really dough. Goes well with soup. Chapati also went well with the soup. Always have to get my ginger beer, pineapple ginger drinks. I enjoyed every bite. read more

This food was soooo GOOD the best African food I've eaten. Everything was so flavorful and delicious I'm definitely going back. Customer service was very good she made my lady and I feel like family and right at home. I would say the food is pricey and can be more meat to the plates but overall everything was great! read more

Food was delicious!! The only thing is I wish is that the meat to rice ratio was equal but the food is 10/10. Will be going back

One of my favorite African restaurants in the DFW area! Everyone here is so sweet, The food is amazing, and the service is always pretty quick! I usually get the Tilapia, Pondu, and fufu when I come. read more

Had some pounded yam with egusi soup and jollof rice with fish and greens and some vital malt. I enjoyed the meal and took a sweet nap after, it's like being back home in Lagos, Nigeria read more

I really enjoyed my experience here I had the Fufu and egusie. Definitely the best that I have had in the DFW. I'll be coming back shortly to try a new menu item knowing that I will not be disappointed. read more

Lady very rude they don't answer the phone ! I just got egusi & fufu it was 24.99 definitely not worth it !!!

If you're ever wondering where do Africans for their flavors and rythme from and would like to know why their always smiling. Then this place is for you! The exquisite blend of spices from the motherland will give you an experience unlike no other. Their food is very rich in flavor and the spices use will leave you "coi" (Latin word for mesmerized in silence). I only gave them 3 stars, because although the food is amazing. The service delivery doesn't come close to the quality of the food. They are understaff and a simple order take way too long. We had to ask 5 times to get some to go boxes that were right in front of the staff. Overall, if you can ignore a service that needs improvement, you will enjoy a true taste of African cuisine. read more

I was quite disappointed at this restaurant. It took 30 mins to get my food which is fine due to COVID and there was only 1 person working there including cooking the food and attending to the sitted quest. That's not a problem and doesn't count towards my opinion. The issue I had is the food was not good. I got vegetable soup with goat meat and pounded yam. The soup was only half full, it was super oily, I mean an insane amount of palm oil. Absolutely not tasty, just greasy. It cost $19 which wouldn't be a problem if the soup wasn't just half full in the bowl and at least it should taste good. This is my 2nd time coming to this restaurant and the quality of food each time has been disappointing so it's going to be my last. read more

African Village Restaurant - African Near Me - Irving, Texas

Not pleased at all! Poor services, food turned out horrible, the server couldn't get one order right, waited over an hour before they brought one of our 4 orders. The restaurant is dirty and nothing Nigerian, don't waste your time going there!!!! read more

Right off the bat, I'm going to say that the African Village Restaurant COULD HAVE gotten 5 Stars if they just did the simplest action... Customer Service! The West African Food here is DELICIOUS! Though it's not South African food that I'm used to, it did remind me of the Braai (Barbeque) taste and atmosphere. My mother and I came here to end our "Mother's Day Weekend" together before she drove back home and it also reminded her of Africa and the Braai as well. The Meats were finger licking good and then some! Our platters (Beef & Goat) were complimented with Grilled Plantain Slices, Rice, a Bread Ball, Spicy Pepper Dipping Sauce and I think Cameroonian Fried Spinach. For the price we paid, it made us completely filled and happy! As for service... well... let's just say the Food made up for it! Listen, it's a hole-in-the-wall restaurant or to some a mom-n-pop shack, of course not all small, family owned business are going to perform like commercial Food & Beverage services. My tip to those visiting, BE PATIENT! Your food will come to you, HOT & DELICIOUS. Sure, you'll wait for some time for your drinks and refills... with ICE. The staff seems to be a VERY QUIET, family group and not some talkative cocktail waitress. But you WILL leave full, warm and happy! read more

African Village Restaurant - Beef Platter! Read my review for details! - African Near Me - Irving, Texas

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I ordered the grilled tilapia with jollof rice and greens. Personally, I didn't like the jollof and had to use the spicy sauce that came with the order just to somewhat enjoy it. The greens were decent and so was the tilapia. I'll have to try this place again but based on my order today, the food was average to below average. read more

Great beignets :) I have only tried the tilapia, veggies and plantains - it's delicious! The issue with this place is wait time, but please understand it's African food so it makes sense. Another issue is the phone is barely answered & at times when someone answer they hang up. Walk in, order and be nice while you wait for your food - don't go here if you are in a rush, I am saving your the headache. Give this place a chance & enjoy your food. read more

I got jollof rice and it was disappointing. Aso Rock restaurant does it hundred times better. I did like their smoked chicken and suya better than Aso rock. However, Jollof rice is supposed to be a staple dish and it was so lacking in flavor. read more

Great service the Jollof rice was good and the greens and chicken were great with the palm wine. Next best thing to Africa

This one star is only for the service. The food is great! I placed an order over the phone I asked the lady how is the total...she's like "I don't know " I am like well...I need to what the total of this order is....she's like I don't the fish is 12.99 plus tax times two plus one side of 3 dollars I don't know. I am like wow...and I just laughed....never had this type of experience before. I hope the manager reads this and take the time to train his employee.....customer service is a key to the success of a business! read more