Asanka is 10/10, our new favorite spot! A little hole in the wall- but thats where the best food…read morecomes from! All the food was fresh, big portions, and DELICIOUS!!! Michael (the chef) is so sweet- he was so patient with us, took time to explain and answer any questions, and is an amazing cook- he's the BEST!!!

Very flavorful and filling food! Tried this restaurant after watching Mark Wien's YouTube vlogs in…read moreGhana. If you're in the mood for authentic African food in the Central Jersey area, I highly recommend this place. The food is absolutely delicious! The manager Michael, is very kind and welcoming. He patiently walked me through the menu and offered suggestions. I ordered the jollof rice, fufu and peanut soup, kebabs, and meat pie which resembles an empanada. The jollof rice came with baked chicken, plantains and a marinade sauce. They also have another location in Newark that's about 10-15 minutes from EWR airport.

Food is absolutely amazing and authentic Nigerian food. If you are near stop by the restaurant, if…read moreyou have a shindig they also offer catering services and the setup is superb.

Our first visit. Service was great. We asked for recommendations and age did not steer us wrong…read more The rice had a little spice/heat but not intolerable. The chicken and stew were nice! We will try other dishes soon!

For the last 6-ish years, Akwaaba Restaurant has been my favorite Ghanaian spot in Brooklyn. I only…read moreget one dish but I have never ever EVER been let down after ordering it: fried beef, Jollof, plantain, and a mixture of sautéed peppers, onions, and carrots. It's about $20 for this but the portion of Jollof and beef is large enough for me to split into 2 meals (once I add my own greens to it, because broccoli goes with everything lol). The food is spicy but so full of flavor that I don't mind. As far as the service, I am always happy to see that the chef / owner(?) is there and well. He's cool and really takes pride in the food, which is beautiful to see. The orders usually take a long time to be ready but it's worth the wait. So I recommend placing your order over the phone ahead of time because it's not really a dine-in type of spot. I love the food at Akwaaba Restaurant dearly and look forward to visiting whenever I'm in the area and have a craving for Jollof. I'd highly recommend ordering from here if you're craving it too.

Cash only! I must mention this first. No delivery either and…read morethis place is strictly take out. Saw locals coming and going so I am excited to enjoy this! 1. Waakye and stew with spaghetti with meat 2. Jollof and vegetable with fish 3. Peanut soup/okra soup 4. Fufu and Banku Service was great. I will phone it in next time to shorten the wait time. Quiet ambiance will lots of love and care going on in the kitchen!

I wanted to try some African food so I tried the special which was $20. It was basically a plate…read morefull of rice with a couple of pieces of dried beef. It was not good at all. I also got the stew with turkey which I'm not sure what part of the turkey it was, but that was also very dry and it did not look like turkey. My bill was over $40 and for the amount of food it was definitely not worth it. I think because they don't have much competition the prices are high. I won't be returning!

I came here today and when I ordered my food it got to my table fast. The servers were very polite.read more

There is a long wait. They do cook everything fresh, but they ran outta the red snapper…read more Too much garlic on the food. Ordered branzino. It was fresh. But all I could taste was garlic. They use a lot of garlic on everything. It was a one and done. If you enjoy garlic, then it's for you. Restaraunt itself smells bad. It's not the most hygienic place. It's very a mom and pop, hole in the wall kinda place. I wouldn't dine in because of the smell.

There are good places, there are great places, and then there are places where the food is truly…read moretransformative. This tiny unassuming African spot on the Main Street in Springfield is one such establishment. If you asked me where the very best grilled chicken I could have is I would point you here and tell you to ignore the fact that it was African, if you asked me for the very best African food I would say there are many great places and this is one of the absolute best! Karen, the owner and chef and Emanuel her brother are kind and well versed in hospitality, a fact that her formal and informal training will prove if you are fortunate enough to meet them. The spices, the smells and the flavors are what Africa is known for and the first thing they will tell you is that everything is cooked to order so don't expect it to just be ready but I promise you it's worth twice the amount of time (it wasn't too long by the way) and you truly feel as though you have been invited into their home. With no hyperbole this is not just some of the very best African food I've had it's some of the very best food I've ever had and I cannot wait to return.

When we were toddlers, it was natural to eat with our hands…read more But as soon as we managed to hold a fork and spoon, we were expected to use utensils. As children and adults, using your hands to eat was frowned upon. Fried chicken and a few other dishes were exceptions. Although, to be honest, I'm one of the few people in the world who grew up eating fried chicken with a knife and fork. Let me introduce you to Ethiopian food, where utensils aren't usually used. I guess you could call it a hands on experience. The best way to experience it in central New Jersey is at Dashen Ethiopian Cuisine in New Brunswick. https://www.dashenethiopiannj.com/ Dashen, managed by a husband and wife team - Alemayehu Hailu and Tsigereda Lemlemayehu, also offers a full bar and a big screen TV for sports events. It is a delightful place for a special meal. They also do catering. The meal starts with injera - a spongy, fermented flatbread that is spread over a large serving plate. The other foods are placed on top of this sort of sour dough bread. All of the dishes - meats and vegetables - are well cooked with fragrant sauces. They are served with a pile of folded injera. How do you eat it? You rip off a piece of injera and use it to grab some meats or vegetables or scoop them up. Then you pop it into your mouth. The sourly fermented bread and other dishes make a great combination. Whether you go for meat or vegetables, the keys here are the spices. There's a chicken dish called Doro Wot. It is simmered in a special spice sauce with onions, garlic and ginger. And served with a hard boiled egg. There are dishes of cubed beef and ground beef, and lamb. There's a lamb stew called Yebeg Alicha with onions, garlic, ginger, peppers, turmeric and other spices. The same spices can be applied to a fish fillet, salmon or shrimp. But my favorites are the vegetables. There's Misir Wot, split lentils simmered with special spices, onions, garlic, tomatoes and ginger. Gomen is collard greens with onions, spices, garlic, ginger, tomatoes and jalapenos. Tikal Gomen is cabbage with the same spice combination. Kik Wot is yellow split peas cooked with garlic, ginger, tomatoes and special spices. Dinich Alicha looks like a mixed vegetable plate with potatoes, carrots, string beans, garlic, ginger, tomatoes and spices. The food can be very spicy or quite mild. Talk to your server so you order the dishes that are to your taste. The best way to eat Ethiopian food is on a combination plate. Go with a small group of friends. Have a combination plate of meat dishes. Order another combination plate of vegetarian dishes. That will give you eight to 10 different dishes to sample. Different beans and meats and vegetables. There's a variety of textures and flavors. And eat it slowly. In fact, don't just eat it. Savor it. Really enjoy each delicious taste. Eating Ethiopian food at Dashen is not just a meal. It's an experience. You can get takeout or delivery. But it is so much better in the restaurant. I urge you to get out of your culinary rut and visit Dashen. Dashen Ethiopian Restaurant & Bar 88 Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-249-0494 They are closed Mondays.

I went here with a friend on a Sunday and I loved my meal. I had the shrimp wot and it was very…read moreflavorful and delicious. The portions were generous and the waitress was very friendly and attentive. The spiced tea was good. I enjoyed the atmosphere which was dark and cozy but classy. We went for lunch and didn't have to wait for a table. My friend had the special kitfo and loved the collard greens but felt the cheese and meat were a bit bland but she loved my entree and said she's going to get that next time.

Solid effort, authentic food. Was expecting a little bit more "heat". There are tables there, but…read morethere's is more of a takeout spot. Parking on Gramaton is also tight at times as we know. However, I will definitely get food back from them again one way or another!

Omg!! First off, I'm shocked that I didn't know this place has been around this long. The…read morerestaurant is super clean and the gentleman at the counter was really understanding when I ordered the drink for my kids. This is the Jollof with vegetable and goat meat. I definitely will be back SOON!!!

The food was good. The egusi soup was delicious. The chicken bowl was perfect with the plantain…read moreside. We enjoyed our meal. Highly recommend.

I'm very picky about my African food and this made me very happy. Everything was great but the…read moreegusi was especially stellar. The cooks were awesome and I can't thank them enough.

I never thought I'd get to try out Global Grace Cafe since I typically work 6 days a week and am…read morerarely ever off on a weekday, but as luck would have it, I finished early not once, but twice(!) during one of my rotations and was able to stop by for lunch! Global Grace Cafe is located inside the Quilt Room or the social hall of the Reformed Church of Highland Park. When you get to the church, just follow the footpath to the right and enter--either follow your nose or the sounds of kitchen items and people and you should have no problem finding it! Every day, they have a different menu depending on which chef is working (there are chefs from India, Syria, Jamaica, Uganda and Indonesia!). Their food is super delicious with very fresh ingredients and the prices are very awesome. A lunch entree is $5, and if you want salad+soup, that'll run you $5 as well ($3 for salad, $2 for soup). They also have assorted pastries (cookies, scones, blondies, brownies, specialty bars [e.g. raspberry almond / apricot walnut / derby bar) that range from $1.50-2.50. They also serve fair trade coffee for one dollah! I got the Congolese Chicken + Cabbage with rice + potatoes and a side salad the first time I went. The second time, I got a trio of salads (beet salad, Congolese slaw, and cucumber salad) that came with pita bread. I've also tried their apricot walnut bar + derby bar. You can't really go wrong with any of the food here since it's all super tasty! :] I really wish I could come here more often, but I like being able to pop in when I can! It reminds me of the Better World Cafe (which I was only able to go to once)!

This cafe is a volunteer-driven service provided by the Reformed Church of Highland Park, who also…read moreprovides immigration assistance. Volunteers from different countries serve as the chef (I just happened to drop by on one fine Friday day and the food is Syrian, but I was told there was Indonesian and African/Nigerian cooking from time to time). We volunteered at the kitchen from time to time in the past but I never really actually ate at this cafe myself before. You eat in the dining hall of the church and the volunteers serve the food on a plate and add whatever salad/side combination you request right there. For 5-6 bucks, you'll get a delicious and fresh plate (except, unfortunately, the fruit, but it's forgivable). The chicken with cilantro or yogurt with bulgur on the side is well cooked, including the delicious potato salad side. If you'd like to surprise yourself with whatever exotic variety is available for your lunch (...and support a good cause), this is the place for you!

The food is delicious and you are never disappointed,the service is the best everyone is always…read morefriendly and helpful. The best.

They're dirty don't eat from here and the owner rude and unprofessional. Fly eggs all over the beef…read moresticks.