Best African food on the south side! They cook everything fresh daily, resulting in rich, authentic flavors, all served in a warm, family-friendly atmosphere. Their service is attentive and matches the quality of their dishes. Unlike other places I've tried, they offer call-in orders for quick pickup and generous portions that leave you satisfied. I initially considered a closer spot, but this place is not only superior in taste and authenticity but also much cleaner and more inviting. I ordered the lamb, which was cooked to perfection--tender and flavorful, seasoned just right. My rice, especially the jollof, was incredibly tasty and paired beautifully with the lamb, creating a well-balanced meal that truly impressed me. read more

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The rice was burnt and had a very scorched taste. Priority customers walked right past those who were waiting and received their food first and quickly. My lamb was a little overcooked but still juicy, and the plantains were cooked to perfection. I wish I had received more onion sauce, as I had ordered. I recommend checking your food before you leave. read more

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This is the best place to get some delicious food in ATL. I have been enjoying eating there for years they have the Cow Food meal in the world . I also enjoy their ginger drink best in town thanks for coming to the Atl- Mary for bring some of your culture to us. All the best Winz read more

Overview Menu Reviews Photos About Reviews from the web 4.8/5Facebook · 33 votes Google review summary Reviews All Service Meal Price jollof rice14 grilled lamb10 fufu9 okra soup8 +6 Sort by Most relevant Newest Highest Lowest Alexis Edwards Local Guide·63 reviews·8 photos $20-30 Nema, Nema, Nema... I just had to update my review AGAIN because the food here is so inconsistent. It feels like there's two different people cooking the food. So some days you'll ... More Photo 1 in review by Alexis Edwards Photo 2 in review by Alexis Edwards Babadeinde Abimbola 1 review·2 photos 3 months ago Food was absolutely amazing. Service was even better. All the ladies at the store explained what everything on the menu was and also blessed with the portion sizes ... More Photo 1 in review by Babadeinde Abimbola Photo 2 in review by Babadeinde Abimbola 2 Mitchells Making Memories Local Guide·169 reviews·2129 photos a year ago The food was awesome. They even give samples out to make sure you like what you are ordering. My husband had chicken yassa, I had okra with fufu, my daughter had grilled snapper, and my son had the lamb. Everything was cooked to perfection. ... More Chicken yassa Photo 2 in review by Mitchells Making Memories Lamb Photo 4 in review by Mitchells Making Memories+2 1 Versha Washington 1 review a month ago Take out | Dinner | $50-100 I come here often. The okra soup is amazing. I brag about so much that last Saturday I paid for 4 orders with extra meat and fufu. My sister was there as well and she ordered the same thing. Normally adults are working but that day it was ... More 1 Alexis Edwards Local Guide·63 reviews·8 photos Edited 13 minutes ago $20-30 Nema, Nema, Nema... I just had to update my review AGAIN because the food here is so inconsistent. It feels like there's two different people cooking the food. So some days you'll go, and it's amazing like last week (7/19),when I went and the ebbeh and plasas were on point, absolutely perfect . So much so that I went back again today to get the same exact thing. TODAY (7/26), it's like a completely different recipe, there was no tripe in the plasas last week, and all of my meat is either tripe or bone, I have not won edible piece of meat in my food at all. Both the ebbeh and the plasas taste bitter and lemony and are under seasoned. Not at all like it was last week. I ordered the exact two things from the menu. It's $30 just for ebbeh and plasas, so it should be consistent every time. Whoever made the food on 7/19 needs to be the only one cooking. Stop sharing the kitchen. Also, I know other people have said they had issues with the young ladies who serve the food sometimes. I've never had an issue with them they actually did a great job last week making my plates. To add insult to injury with my ebbeh, I literally have one shrimp in the whole thing. The ladies last week made sure I got my money's worth, and I had no problem spending the $30. This week I feel like I got ripped off. I feel like they think since I'm American that they can f*** over me, my daddy is Gambian, so I absolutely know better. In the future I'm going to save my money and just go to my auntie's house. read more

Nema Kitchen - Plasas. Everything on the plate is either tripe or bone. Once I took out that I was left with less than half of a bowl of food - African Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Went for lunch today, the restaurant had no cabbage, rice, vegetable option, fish pies, and chickpea soup. This was around 1 p.m. so there should've been an adequate food selection since this is there daily advertise menu. I decided to spend my money elsewhere. read more

My wife and I wanted something different. My stepson was also wanting something different as well. We decided on African food because we wanted to try Fufu. We arrived to Nema's to find it was in an unfavorable area. Nevertheless, we still decided to try the food. On this particular day, they did not offer FuFu so we decided on lamb, cabbage, Jill of rice and vegetables. It took a while to receive our food because they had to cook more lamb. After waiting 30 minutes, we finally received our food and took it home. There was a mound of jollof rice for each plate with lamb on top and a sheet or so of cabbage and several cut carrots. The jollof rice was flavorful but the lamb was dry. There was not enough vegetables for me, personally. This is one reason I'm giving 2 stars. The other reason is there were family members that came into the restaurant and went straight to the food on the line. I felt this was unprofessional and not a good look for the restaurant. I'd expect them to have someone else prepare the food for them. We may visit again to try the FuFu. read more

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Wowwowwowwow! I'm not familiar with West African cuisine; I'm just always in search of delicious, humble, homemade eats. If you're in the airport area, check out this spot. It doesn't seem like much from the outside, but it is a bustling spot inside. Most people are getting food to carry out, but we ate inside. Go for the daily specials. By the way, chebb = tiny, glutinous, chubby and deliciously flavored rice. I made the mistake (or perhaps not) of ordering sides with the daily special, which is a ton of food. Got the cabbage and the plantains-both delicious. The plantains are crispy and not flimsy. Delicious food. Definitely will be back to try other dishes. One star off because everything comes in styrofoam... read more

The peppa was good, the service is friendly and quick, if I went back would get okra instead of egusi, love egusi but this was done different to my taste. Tilapia wasn't bad but flavor little salty for my taste. Won't burn a West African restaurant unless rude but some things were prepared different and you can see I'm an expert in W. African cuisine. read more

Nema Kitchen - the outside of a restaurant at night - African Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Flavor galore. My son thought the fish was burned but it was seared, which is a burned look with flavor. Delectable! The plantain though was given to the dogs. It was tasty but burned. Friendly service. read more

Best homemade Ginger juice in town. The food is flavorful delicious...I am satisfied patron for last 3 yrs. Clean and safe...friendly... read more

There was no other customer in the place. I walked in knowing exactly what I wanted to order. I was greeted by one lady but told someone else would take my order. I stood at the counter for 18 minutes. During that time the counter person was walking back and forth to the kitchen for no apparent reason. During this time she asked and I voiced my order three separate times. All three times she was half speaking to me and half speaking to someone on the phone. She finally walked away to the kitchen and never returned to finish my order. I drove 43 miles round trip specifically to eat at Nema because I was looking for fishball stew. I left with nothing. She had one job to do and failed miserably. read more

Amazing real food, whenever I want some homemade feel food I hit the African spot up. If not Jamaican. I love their cous cous and whole snapper. Their fish pies are to die for. Non frozen, real food. My third time here and again I am pleased with my dish. My husband ordered the stew fish, he love it. Highly recommend. read more

Patronized this restaurant for the first time. Pleasantly surprised by the favor of the Chebb/Benachin Rice. Most African spots in the area struggle with keeping the authentic feel in the dishes. The grilled chicken definitely is not the typical Dibi style but more jerk Still it was not bad. Nema is priced fairly as well. Planning to go back to try other items in the future. read more

So sad :/ I might try it again because there's really good reviews on the food but mine was lacking so much. I got the fishball stew and it came with rice. The portion size was big! But the rice - idk how you can burn rice when it's coming from a rice cooker but it was burnt. The fish all stew had some cabbage in it. The cabbage was good. But the fish balls themselves. It was a no. They were dry and bready/cake like. And hard on the outside. Oh and the food wasn't hot. It was a little over room temp. Which probably is not up to code :/ so sad. read more

The food here is great! Some of my favorites include Chicken Yassa, Domoda( Peanut Butter Stew), grilled lamb, beef patties, ebbeh( spicy seafood dish), okra stew, lamb stew, and benachin. The costumer service is excellent, everybody there is nice. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who loves tasty and healthy food at an affordable price. read more