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Naija Restaurant

3.9 (27 reviews)
Open • 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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Desiree H.

I normally like this place. I order the same thing every time. Egusi and Pondo. Lately the quality of food has been bad. I went to pick up my food and once I got home and tried the egusi. It was dry and burnt. Every bite I took I tasted the burn in the food. Like I said I normally like this place I guess it's a hit or miss whether you're getting good quality food. I feel as though if you burn the food you shouldn't be selling it to customers. There is no way they didn't notice that. Egusi is not dry... please pay attention to these things especially when I spent 25 dollars on my order just not to eat it. In the picture you can clearly see it's dry. No liquid in it whatsoever.

Jollof Rice with choice of protein (beef)
Jason P.

It's hard to successfully navigate new cuisine without help. It's been twenty some years since I first tried Indian food. I don't remember what I ate, but I definitely remember fumbling the order. Within the past several weeks, I noticed that Naija, a Nigerian restaurant, opened on the Berlin Turnpike near my home. I went in cold, and ordered Jollof rice with beef. The rice was great and I enjoyed it. The beef was a bit more challenging for me. I knew I needed help. Enter Yelp. My now Yelp friend Chi A. reviewed Naija and her review said she is Nigerian. Chi was gracious enough to let me tap her knowledge and she recommended I try efo riro soup. Tonight, I ordered it for takeout. Efo riro is a fantastically flavorful spinach based stew. Naija serves it with a choice of protein, and I chose chicken. When I call efo riro a spinach stew, it's not because there is noticeable liquid. It seems like it's more of a braise, and the spinach absorbs the liquid. It's spicy and I maybe picked up some chicken bouillon flavor. I tasted some sort of hot pepper product. It's basically a spinachy, flavor bomb. Who would like efo riro? If you like saag paneer, you would like efo riro. If you like spinach and spicy food, you would like efo riro. Really, if you like spicy food, and you're open to braised greens, you'll like it. The chicken was served with a tasty red sauce that I assume is tomato-based. The chicken was a bit denser than I'm used to. I'm not sure if that's a style choice, of if it was just cooked a bit too long. Doesn't matter, efo riro was the star tonight.

Jollof rice with fish
Anna L.

Delicious Nigerian food! I ordered the grilled fish with plantains and jollof rice with fish. It does take a while if you order the grilled fish though, however the fish was huge! It comes with a spicy sauce on the side which is veerry spicy. Be warned. The jollof only comes with two pieces if the protein but both the fish and rice was delicious and flavorful. The jollof is not spicy. The fried fish was also good, the flesh was nice and tender. Definitely order the jollof!

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I can not express enough how good my dinner was !!!!!! Fufu , egusi , ero riro, pounded yam . I will def be ordering again !

EfoRiro, Fufu, Jollof Rice w/Fish, Sweet Plantains, Beef Suya (From Left to right)
Phoenix R.

I cant wait to come back!!! The food was delicious & as you can see the portions were plenty. I added extra fish with my rice but it does come with a protein of your choosing. The restaurant was clean and the staff was friendly. I had some questions and she was very patient with me and descriptive I appreciate that. I definitely recommend!

Jollof Rice, fish, & plantains
Trevor G.

The restaurant doesn't look like much from a Birdseye view however, once you walk in, I was greeted with such bright and happy smiles in open arms. I really felt welcome. I kept it pretty simple. I ordered jollof rice with the fish as my protein and a side of plantains. The food was amazing so much that I left the review should definitely try them out.

Jollof with turkey and meat
Jessica P.

I really wish I loved this restaurant cause it's the only jollof that delivers. I decided to fulfill my jollof craving with Nigerian jollof instead of my usual Ghanaian today and I'm sorely disappointed. Not only did I spend twice what I usually spend for a lot less, the jollof was not in the least spicy and the rice didn't seem like it had been simmered and cooked for a long period of time like it should be. I like my rice a little burnt, crispy textured nuanced. This didn't have any. Plus it wasn't served with anything other than meat. There was no shito, no egg, no nothing. The flavor was very disappointing. The meat they gave me tasted old and really gamey. I'm not one that's picky at all, but I will definitely go to burnside ave next time I'm having my jollof craving. Sorry I really really wanted to love this place, but alas it wasn't meant to be.

Egusi with lamb
Sho R.

This is the first Nigerian restaurant I have been to. May be this is the only one in CT. And I loved the food. Everything had flavor. Nigerian red fried stew was probably my favorite. It was both flavorful and spicy. Ofada was flavorful, but less spicy. Egusi was a mild in heat as well as flavor. They recommended Egusi with Amala. Amala is kind of a pounded yam, similar to fufu. I also tried a couple of their drinks. Gingeraade was a super strong ginger drink. Go for it if you love ginger flavor. Emu palm wine, tasted a lot like the alcoholic palm wine. It was slightly sour. It is not alcoholic though. Overall quantity was small, prices are expensive, and food tastes good.

Goat meat pepper soup and GizDodo
Abike A.

This place could not have opened at the perfect time. Pregnant and the only thing I can keep down is Nigerian food and I Looove their food. Also love that you can call and order pick up very easily and timely. As a Nigerian, the Goat meat pepper soup hits just right especially when you ask for spicy and they make it SPICY!!!! The GizDodo is just as good. They have many options to try and if you haven't been and love goat meat, I highly recommend getting this soup!

This is the three meals and the order of Fried Plantain. Definitely not worth the money.

Portions are very small for the price. The chicken was pink and undercooked, the beef was undercooked and was not edible. They have two small pieces of meat with about 4 tablespoons of spicy,greasy sauce and fufu. The chicken was two drumsticks and about the same amount of sauce. The one saving grace was their meat pie.

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Amazing flavor! Fresh and sooo freaking good. Definitely recommend the fish in jute leaf soup.

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