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    Asher Amens African Cafe

    3.1 (31 reviews)
    InexpensiveAfrican, Cafes, Desserts

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    Coconut rice with meat. First dish.
    Boon C.

    Rare Ethnic food 2 - African cuisine. If you heard about fufu, this place serve this items. It is a starch items that can be commonly found I Africa. This material is pound into flour. The texture is like dough. Very healthy. The first course we have is the coconut rice with assorted meat. We have the goat, beef and chicken. The meat is cooked in similar to curry paste but is not curry. The meat was cook for a long time and they separated from the bone. Good dish to have. Our second course is the Egusi Soup. It is a mix of ingredient that I not even know. But it is go well with the fufu. It also has a selection of meat of your choice. We added puff-puff and moin-moin. Puff- puffins a unique fried dough. Very puffy. The moin- moin is the puréed bean. It is lightly glaze on the outside. What a experience. This is a 4.5 stars restaurant. Since my wife gave 4 stars, I can give 5 stars to make it 4.5 stars.

    This is a fun place that will put a smile on your face even if you don't have a gorgeous and fragrant plumeria flower in your hair.
    Nick S.

    This is far and away the best Nigerian restaurant I know of in Tampa. The fufu was fun stretchy and delicious. The other items we had were tasty and interesting. This is a small place with a hospitable proprietor. Like the nijera at Ethiopian places (Queen of Sheba) you can use the fufu as a base to eat with other dishes. Great place for an adventure. Not a huge fan of the doughnut type item, puff puff, but I liked the meat pie and steamed moi moi dish. I forgot the name of the fav dish we had (see pics) and Grace H. stole the receipt. Will have to try the rum cake next time. The coconut rice that came with the meat dish we had was a bit overcooked and not especially coconuty or flavorful for me, and some of the meat was fatty but flavorful. The okra soup I tried packed some punch! Waters Ave. has lots of great food from various cultures and everyone should try here at least once. Despite some dishes missing the mark for me I will never forget the tasty dishes (even though I can't remember what they're called). The fufu and experience of my first Nigerian meal were unforgettable! So bookmark and head over. We are blessed to be able to experience diverse cuisines here in Tampa / St Pete.

    Velda S.

    This little restaurant is located in a little plaza directly across the street from the Sunoco gas station. I always look at floors and use that as a first impression- thankfully they were nice and clean After being greeted by the lady who would be cooking my food, I asked her to help me pick something to eat since this was my first time here AND my first time eating African food. I ultimately went with the "Egusi Soup" with goat and Fufu; while choosing a slice of rum cake for my dessert. After digging into my meal my first thought was- "wow this is spicy!" I actually enjoyed the soup but I could've done without the meat. It was a little too firm/ dry for me to enjoy. I prefer my meat to be tender. This meal was $11.99 plus tax which was a little pricey. Overall it was an interesting experience and it was ok.

    Grace H.

    This was my first time step in Africa for Nigerian food. Besides their good taste, I liked the names of the dishes- Puff- puff, Fu-Fu, moin-moin, sound like baby talk. So adorable ! The delicious soup with veggie looked very healthy. Customers choice to add meat in there (or not). I liked puff puff better than their meat pie. Clean, friendly owner, friendly price, overall it was a fun restaurant to have African food.

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    Loved loved loved! I got fufu and soup and it was amazing. The perfect amount of spice and flavor!

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    outstanding food and great service! friendly staff. wonderful place to eat! will be going back soon

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    It was so good the fufu was perfect the egusi soup was amazing me and my daughter are going to come back definitely

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