The best Nigerian restaurant... the food is flavorful and service and staff are amazing. The price…read moreis pretty steep though

I have been a regular customer of this restaurant for over a year, spending approximately $200-$400…read moreper month. I was introduced to the restaurant by a colleague, Jordan, who happened to be a relative of the owner. While the food is generally good, the management is a shit-show. The main issue is the red-haired manager whose attitude has been consistently arrogant, condescending, and dismissive. Over the past year, I've had several negative interactions with him. The first incident occurred when I requested stew without beef. I wasn't asking for a discount and was willing to pay the full price, yet he flatly refused the request until the owner stepped in and resolved the matter. The second incident involved a catering order for jollof rice. I informed him that I would pay upon pickup the next day. Despite being a regular customer for over a year, he insisted that I pay in full before he would even enter the order into the system. I complied. The next day, I called to let him know I would be picking up the order a day later. No matter how many times I explained that the order had already been paid for and that I didn't mind if it was refrigerated, he refused to listen. The conversation only ended when I challenged him on what exactly he intended to do with food that had already been paid for. The final incident happened today. I called in a pickup order for a plate of okro,$42,and arrived at the restaurant. Although he clearly saw me standing at the counter, he remained seated for some time before acknowledging me I knew there was going to be another bullshit today.When he finally approached, he asked if I was picking up an order and requested my name. Considering I've been a frequent customer for over a year, this was surprising but not an issue in itself. After I gave my name, however, he immediately began questioning why I had arrived late, stating that he had been given me 30 minutes to pick up the order. I asked what would have happened if I hadn't arrived within that timeframe. Instead of answering, he repeatedly insisted that I should have followed the pickup time. I asked multiple times whether he intended to give me my order, but the conversation quickly escalated into a shouting match even using the f-word. Then i turned back ready to leave without the food until another employee stepped in and called me back from the door.Eventually, this manager went over to the kitchen and brough my food, and I paid for it. However, after reflecting on the interaction, If he could be that vicious even in my presence,only God knows what he must have done at the kitchen with my food.I felt so uncomfortable with the situation that I threw the food away. A $42 of my hard earned money. Unfortunately, because of the manager's openly hostile attitude toward paying customers, I have no intention of returning to this restaurant ever again!And it is no longer a place I can recommend for anybody. Looking back, whenever I read negative reviews mentioning this manager, I always question,how hard could it be to treat people with respect. Especially your paying customers. After my own repeated experiences, I now understand exactly what those customers were describing. Again the response about not hold fooding because of food poison did not address the nasty attitude from your manager. This your response even make it seems that you encourage him to rude to customers. There many restaurants that keep food in the warmer for all day.chipotle,pappadeux for example. If thats even the case, is that why your manager pointing fingers at me and telling me that he had been watching me? This is what your regular customer deserve for their patronage? Is that why he refused to bring the food out until i almost left?

I freaking LOVE this place ! The Tilapia is the best I ever…read morehad. Tried a few other things on my other visits but it's my favorite. The lovely receptionist also provided lovely service. And the atmosphere always gives me a great vibe.

Went to this Halal restaurant for the first time and the overall experience was not good!…read more First of all, their website listed on Google is not correct. It directs to an article about this restaurant on D Magazine website. Not sure why the owner has not noticed and corrected that yet. If there is no website then Google should not show it at all. It is just confusing to customers. Second, their restaurant menu is not up to date. Majority of the items under "Les Grillades," "A La Braise," and "Sauces" were not available. We were told by the server that they used to make it in the past but not anymore. If not anymore, again, why the menu is not up to date? Why wasting customer's time? There is a picture of a full grilled chicken with coleslaw on Google. When asked for it, we were told it is a "Pepper Chicken" that is only available during the day time and we also have to order in advance. We didn't see this item on the menu and not sure how customers will know about this item and when to order. Pure carelessness from the owner! For the food, we ordered "Meat Pie," "Benachin," and "Afra/Dibi" chicken. Meat pie was good but little expensive in my opinion. Afra/Dibi chicken was good as well and also came up with a decent portion. What I didn't like about it is that it only came with a bunch of onions and nothing else. No sides at all which I thought was little bizarre specially for the price they are charging. I did not like Benachin! Small portion, expensive, and tasted just okay. It was just a boiled meat with some rice and vegetable curry. Vegetable curry was good but rest of the dish was just okay. I don't recommend this dish. Their customer service was iffy. We were not checked upon in a timely manner. There was a short hair African American lady and her customer service was good. There was another African American lady and she definitely needs training on her customer service and attitude. She would barely come to the table and hardly answer any questions or try to help. Rest of the time I saw her behind the counter spending time on her phone! This restaurant only has bottled water and they charge for it. I may or may not come back to this restaurant in the future.

We went for the first time a couple of weeks ago and really enjoyed our appetizers, our meal…read more Service was great too. We will be back! Owner is very nice

Very happy with this new, locally owned, restaurant in Lavon. Ordered ,to-go, the Jollof with…read morechicken and fried rice with chicken. They also have a very good beef option, which we have tried recently. Chicken was cooked perfectly, and there's plenty of rice. Jollof has the right amount of spiciness. The staff are very friendly and helpful.

One of my favorite African spots in all of Dallas! To cure a cold, a hangover, or sheer hunger,…read moreAggies will get you right every time. I was first introduced to Aggies by a Cameroonian friend, in 2018. I've been hooked since my first bite. The menu is very small, with the same consistent 7or 8 entrees offered . But if it ain't broke don't fix it because the food is phenomenal! Spicy, fishy, fibrous Eru will clean out your gut for real. My favorite is with chicken, but the beef is tenderrrrrrr baby. The tilapia is the best grilled fish I have EVER HAD! ANYWHERE! Hands down! No ! Whether you order it with rice/stew sauce, or fried plaintain, you can't miss! I've also had the spinach parfait which was really tasty and fresh, but wasn't packing the heat that I crave. But a really solid veggie option, nonetheless. Random notes: The interior hasn't been open for dine-in for a while, post Covid. So it's take out only. You don't need to call in your order (because they'll likely cuss you out) because the menu is small and stuff is available really quickly. 10 minutes max! Though you may wanna call in advance to make sure they have fish, because sometimes they go like hotcakes, and when they are gone, their gone. You've been warned, now go forth and conquer, Young One!

Aggies Restaurant in Dallas totally surprised me--in the best way! The food tasted homemade,…read moreportions were generous, and the staff made me feel like family. Left with a happy belly and a smile

Selected this spot for birthday weekend. Sunday brunch and music. I was not disappointed with the…read moreatmosphere. The music was spot on and the MC was interactive and entertaining as well. The vibe was nice. You must make a reservation! This is what I enjoyed: Side of Lamb chops: 10/10 tender, meaty, nice smoky and sweet flavor, well seasoned. Side of Mac and cheese: 6/10 a bit dry, needs a bit more seasoning, if both of these things were not an issue it would be perfect. Oxtails and jollof rice: 10/10 oxtails were full of flavor and enjoyable. They could have been a bit more tender. Overall the flavor carried it to a perfect 10. The rice is seasoned and a bit smokey and cooked to the perfect doneness. Table bread: 9/10 puff puff style bread. They were fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside. Brought out first and provided with every meal. It had a sweet seasoning mix on it. The mix to me was more for after dinner instead of right before the meal. Dusse mimosa: 10/10 nice and stout. I prefer Dusse over Hennessy which is what was on the menu. Jerk chicken: 10/10 flavorful wings. Jerk seasoning was there and not too spicy. Cooked just right and not dry. Collard greens: 6/10 savory flavor. I am a collard greens specialist and I prefer a sweet and hot profile. Although these are just savory they were cooked to the correct tenderness. Candied yams: 10/10 get blend of cinnamon and sweet flavor. Cooked perfectly.

We came here on a Sunday afternoon for brunch and had a great experience. There was a live band…read moreperforming, and they were really good, it created a really nice vibe while we were eating. For an appetizer, I started with the oxtail spring roll. I will say it leaned more toward a pot roast flavor because of all the cabbage and carrots inside. It didn't quite taste like oxtail or have much of the Jamaican flavor I was expecting, aside from the little bit of gravy served with it. For our meals, my friend ordered the Poundo Fufu with Egusi Soup and Beef, and I got the Jollof Rice with Stew Beef. The jollof rice was definitely some of the best I've had, really flavorful and the meat was tender and well done. The owner, Will, was very friendly and gave us some great recommendations for other dishes to try next time. If I'm ever back in Dallas, I would definitely stop by again.

As a Cameroonian myself, I can say with pride that this is the best African spot in Texas…read more Genuinely authentic and family owned African food. Great food and even better service.

The dishes were hearty and well-seasoned, and the portions were generous. The atmosphere felt…read morewelcoming and unpretentious

As I was making my way to Monrovia Lounge, to pick up my to go order, of fish and dry turkey palm…read morebutter soup and fufu, it began pouring raining. Anyone who knows north Dallas, during rain, and rush hour, on Skillman....let's just say I was land locked and my food didn't stand a chance making it out of the parking lot From start to finish, Feme, made my first experience having authentic Liberian cuisine, and visiting this establishment, a shear joy. He was super helpful when placing my order and gave awesome suggestions of dishes to try, taking time to explain the ingredients and such. Upon arrival his shining personality wowed me again. My food was hot and ready for the taking, the place was sparkling clean and well decorated, as if a wedding reception or a party were about to take place. A bit much for regular Tuesday afternoon decor, but I don't mind a being a bit EXTRA every now and then! Like I said, my food didn't stand a chance! Someone, Kiss that chef because she is in that kitchen whipping up fire! I have tried palm butter soup at parties with my Ivorian friends but had been wanting to try the Liberian version, since seeing a dank recipe on YouTube a couple months back. Let's just say.... I had high flavor expectations! Well.... honey, Miss Chef in the back at little Monrovia Lounge blew my hopes, dreams, and TASTEBUDS out the water!!! The turkey and fish in the soup were both cooked to perfection, with fantastic balance of tenderness and firmness. When you get a good chew but you're not tiring your jaw or eating mush. The soup base itself, looked a bit oily, upon initial inspection, but as I began dipping that perfectly smooth fufu into the soup, sopping up all the juice, I quickly realized I was in heaven! Y'all, just try it!! And if your mouth ain't watering from this review, you're a hater

Have been wanting to try this place out for years and finally made it! Was completely empty with no…read moreopen sign on so called before to make sure they we're taking customers. When we entered the place was completely dark because of the above so they turned the lights on and got us comfortable. Amazing customer service as well as history lesson at first. Followed by pretty great food, I got the rum punch on happy hour which I was excited to see hoping to return. When our bill came this wasn't reflected so I brought this up to the waiter, they denied that was the case (even though the menu said such.) Still they said they would take care of it (mind you there was another discrepancy for the stew price) and didn't do so & overcharged my card. Sad that such a gem had to be ruined by untrustworthiness.

I don't know what it is exactly that my friend gets from here but there's fish, rice, and potato!…read moreIt's soooo delicious! The people here are so kind and do a wonderful job preparing the food!

I was excited to try a new Ethiopian restaurant as the one we usually go to was closed for some…read morereason. We decided on Kezira Cafe based on the reviews. My friend's parents were from Ethiopia so have ventured to many restaurants. This one is not specifically Ethiopian and they do say East African. So many Ethiopian dishes I am used to were not on the menu. Did good the menu items to see what each was. Of course, I got the vegetarian combo dish (Yetsome Beyeaynetu) and my friend got the Awaze Tibs (spicy sautéed beef). Presentation was excellent and the flavors were good though my friend said the beef was all grizzle (which I said was normal!). The injera was good as well but was on the thicker side. There was enough food to take home and have another meal. There was only one person working taking orders, cooking and serving so it took a little time to enjoy the food but, other than that, it was good. I would give more stars if the service was a bit better because the food was good (except for my friend complaining about the grizzle!---UGH!).

We love going to Yembol. The host and servers are always friendly and the food tastes just like…read morehome. They have recently updated the decor, tables, and added new window dressings which makes it a pleasant experience. They also have an additional room you can rent for parties, birthdays etc. My favorite food here is the egusi with beef & pounded yam, and the goat pepper soup for starters. A big plus with this restaurant is the consistency with their food. I have found that in other African restaurants, you can get really good food one day, and the next visit it is not so good. Or, one day it will be just right (pepper-wise), and the next visit it will burn your mouth so bad you can't finish. Not so with Yembol. I have always received exactly what I expected at Yembol. This is a family-friendly restaurant - we bring our 4 children here at least once every 2 weeks and they love it (they get to eat with their hands!). Highly Recommended.