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    3.7 (176 reviews)
    Closed • 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Vegetarian Taushe Stew with Eba (Cassava)
    Chris W.

    Our party of two came here on a Thursday evening at 7:30 for dinner. We had a reservation, but it didn't seem necessary given there were three other groups there. We were promptly seated at our table and the lively wait staff came by to take our drink and food orders. We got the joint sampler with beef samosas which was awesome. The moi moi was great and reminded me of tamales. The wings and samosas were super flavorful as well. The drinks came out when we got our entrees which seemed a bit late. We got the taushe stew with eba (pounded cassava) which reminded me of a cross between Thai peanut sauce and butter chicken. I got the crispy chicken special and asked for the "fire" spiciness level with the plantains and jollof rice. The chicken had great crisp to it and was spicy, but not uncomfortable (although I eat a lot of spicy food so your mileage may vary). The jollof rice had awesome flavor and the plantains were amazing! Definitely recommend coming here, but be prepared to take your time because the service is a little slower than I had hoped.

    Taushe
    Uche N.

    Absolutely amazing meal at Suya Joint. Super accessible in Boston. We arrived with city bikes and docked them at the bus station which was less than a 5m walk. The hostess was kind and sat us immediately. The restaurant was quiet with some afrobeat/rnb playing in the back. Good place for a date or meet up to have conversations. Our waitress was SO friendly and gave us amazing recommendations for drinks, apps and entrees. We went with the sampler and the chicken wings and stew was AMAZING. Saucy and crispy. I got the coconut mangotini and it was excellent - mango puree and not the super sweet syrup made it taste excellent. We shared the taushe with farina and he was soooo good. Strong peanut flavor, perfect texture and we were both super full at the end. Gratuity is included (20%) in the bill and the total each after gratuity was about $45. Looking forward to returning.

    EGUSI soup and PALM BUTTER/BANGA soup with pounded yam fufu
    Kelly Z.

    This is HEAVENLY. This sent me to HEAVENNNNN Oh my goodness imagine alll the flavors BUSTING in your mouth like I can't take it! With every bite I just feel like I'm being sent back to being born. For each dish, you get to choose your level of spice. For new timers, get the egusi soup and pounded YAM fufu. This is literally advertized "as seen on tik tok" on the menu which was kinda funny lol. But yes this is the one you see everywhere and it does NOT dissapoint! So fff good I wish I could bathe in the stew. It is NOT spicy at all so don't fear! and even so the pounded Yam diles back the spiciness if anything. I can't really describe what egusi tastes like, its like something completly different on its own. The palm butter stew was super rich and creamy and I got it with goat meat. The goat meat was so tender it just kind of falls apart in my hand! So juicy and so flavorful, only thing was I wished there was more sauce/liquid. Service was also great! We came when it was relatively empty and there was only 1 server. She was very nice but she also had to handle other tables that were much bigger like family size. But none the less she was super friendly and got us what we needed. The place was beautifully decorated and had AC! Super nice environment to just chill and relax. You know its a nice family business when they are counting reciepts and working on the table beside you lol. Overall, I dream about this in my sleep.

    Vegetarian Egusi Stew and fufu
    Ellie B.

    The portions here are huge! My dish was extremely flavorful and well spiced, but not spicy. Sadly they seemed to be understaffed today, but the food was worth the trip. I question why the cutlery had to be wrapped in plastic as it seemed wasteful.

    African Dinner
    Jordana M.

    Amazing!! We got the egusi, jollof rice and fufu. Wonderful flavors. Homey lunch and the water was so good!

    Kim M.

    Suya Joint was my first - and best - experience with Nigerian food. It really set a high bar now when I'm looking for other Nigerian/African cuisine outside of Boston. Also Cecilia and the Suya Joint team are so nice, passionate & willing to share their food and culture with you so if you're unfamiliar don't be afraid to ask questions. Jollof rice - omg their red sauce is amazing. Trust, I was given a whole jar of it and thus this the best jollof rice I've ever had. Stews: Okra with beef, veggie - great with rice but try it with traditional fufu / pounded yam which you eat with your hand and use the fufu as your spoon for the savory delicious stew Goat Pepper Soup: Not for those who can't handle spice because it's very pepper-y but also one of my favorite dishes with tender goat meat. Meat Pie: made in-house - a must get perfectly flakey pastry filled with beef and veggie and served with that delicious red mother sauce. Whole Red Snapper Fish - crispy, tender, & flakey smothered in that delicious spiced red sauce and served with jollof rice and plaintains.

    EGUSI
    Erika R.

    Great date night spot, my boyfriend and I came here last Sunday for an late lunch/early dinner and by the time we left the place was filling up and filling takeout orders. Once seated, someone came by and brought us water and asked if we had any questions about the menu. I was torn between a couple options, but with some guidance, I ended up ordering their Egusi with a pounded yam fufu. We started with some appetizers, the plantains were delicious, but wow, the vegetable samosas were incredible! Those were gone fast. Our food came out shortly after, and I was extremely satisfied with my Egusi. It was very flavorful, and I enjoyed dipping the fufu in it. Portions were generous so I was able to take some home and enjoy it the next day. We'll definitely be back here soon!

    designer WHITE RICE STEW, MOI-MOI, PLANTAINS
    Rovingaile P.

    My favorite Nigerian restaurant! I've eaten here 3 times and always get the fufu and egusi, especially when paired with fried fish. I'm Filipina, and so eating with my hands and the egusi fried fish dish were familiar to me! I also tried the cassava which was good, but I prefer fufu since it has more of a neutral flavor, allowing the stew to shine. If you like meat, then I'd also recommend the designer stew! Moi moi was delicious (I like beans), and plantains were caramelized well!

    Mixed Meat
    Deedee M.

    Ordered from here twice and the second time it wasn't as good as the first unfortunately. The first time it was ordered and picked up in person, the second time through uber eats delivery. Moving here from Atlanta im always craving beef suya, jollof rice & puff puff. This was the only place that came up with suya in the Boston area Beef suya 7/10 The first time I was given dry suya seasoning and the second Time I was given none. It was also in different packaging. I requested extra onions and there were not any onions Spicy jollof rice 5/10 If you like spicy food then this would be for you, but it was too spicy for me to enjoy Mild jollof rice 7/10 It was okay but not much flavor wet fried goat 5/10 Goat was really tough Plantain 8/10 Cooked perfectly, just wish there was more than 4 pieces Mixed meat 5/10 Too much stew ; this was just not for me

    SPICY SUYA WINGS & STEW from JOINT SAMPLER
    Bella T.

    Overall my experience was really good. My boyfriend took me to try fufu for the first time and I fell in love. Our server was very friendly and combinative. The restaurant was very authentically designed, and had artwork and pieces of African culture to look at. We ordered the Joint sampler but unfortunately only the stew and spicy suya wings came out which were super yummy and we were told moi-moi was unavailable. Not sure why we never received the beef samosas but in replacement of the moi-moi we got sweet fried plantains which were so flavorful. When out entree came out, I realized how happy I was to have tried fufu at this location. It was so tasty and even better than what I expected. We got a cocktail as well, although i could not find the name of it. It was decent but not great. We also got a coke in a plastic bottle which happened to be flat, so that was kind of disappointing. Overall i recommend this restaurant for a great African Cuisine.

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    Excellent Nigerian food. The moi-moi is to die-for! Try the goat egusi and the fish stew. Plantains are also very good!

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    10 years ago

    Great restaurant. Good atmosphere, pleasant interior design. The food was flavorful and unique. Definitely worth checking out.

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