Came to Palace Food Services for dinner with a friend and to try Nigerian food for the first time. Came out of Palace Food Services... underwhelmed. By the name, I would not have thought Palace Food Services was a Nigerian restaurant as well as a night-club/bar! It really sounds like a food catering establishment. Anyways, walking into the dim and empty restaurant (save for one mom and kids), we were not greeted. My friend read on Yelp that you're supposed to find yourself a seat. It would have been nice to have a sign up front that mentions that. We ordered: Meat Pie - this was ordered since they were out of oxtails as a just-to-try. It came out MUCH later than our entree and was actually still cold in the middle from the frozen peas and carrots. The taste and pastry outside were good though. Goat Egusi Soup with Fufu - At the time, this (not even filled) bowl of goat egusi was $25. It only came with a few pieces of goat, and the rest were bones. Tastewise, I really enjoyed it. And the fufu had a very sticky mashed potato consistency that was very messy, but flavorful too. Side of Jollof Rice - The rice was a little dry and wasn't my favorite. The price to amount of food ratio is wildly off in my opinion. Looking back at the menu, I was shocked to see jollof rice under the kid's section to be $20+! If that jollof rice portion was the same as the dome we received.... smh. The man that took our order and helped us throughout our meal was very nice, but that was about it. Overall, not our best first experience, so we are on the search for a redemption West African restaurant to try. read more

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I've ordered on Door Dash & they got my ordered wrong twice. The picture on the app does not match what I've ordered as well. I wanted their Okra stew with beef (shows on the photo with chunks of Okra) & they sent me a tomato paste stew with beef instead. The flavors were tart & sweet, wasn't what I wanted. Their fufu is a bit on a heavier doughy side compared to others I had. Even with patting it with water & microwaving it & it was just so thick. read more

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Never ordering from here again. I ordered fried goat and got about 2 good pieces. They are way too pricey for the amount of food you get. read more

Palace Food Services - Fried goat - African Near Me - Sacramento, California

WHY WE WENT HERE: - dinner with a friend THE LOOK (FROM THE OUTSIDE): - located in The Midway Shopping Center off El Camino Ave (closest to Fulton Ave cross street) - good amount of parking available THE LOOK (FROM THE INSIDE): - stage - bar in the center - booth seating against the wall - bar stool seating available as well - for a Saturday evening it was pretty dead THE MENU: - appetizer - chef's special - build your own - kids menu - desserts - sides - non-alcoholic beverages WHAT WE ORDERED: - goat egusi with fufu - jollof - meat pie THE TASTE: *** all African food we have had prior to this experience have been East African (Ethiopian/Eritrean); this was our first West African cuisine experience; we didn't know what to expect in terms of flavor profile - goat: could have been more tender; very bony (which I've been accustomed to growing up having goat at family gatherings); only a handful of small cut pieces - egusi: peppery but could have been more flavorful - fufu: definitely starchy and like a potato mash; some parts were a bit bitter for me - jollof: smoky and spicy but not impressive - meat pie: the appetizer came out WAY after the dinner was already consumed; when it arrived it tasted way better overall than the goat egusi with fufu; there were cold spots in the meat pie from the frozen peas and carrots used; the crust was warm and buttery though - overall have nothing in the flavor profile to compare it to since again, this was our first West African cuisine experience CUSTOMER SERVICE: - after standing by the entrance for a few minutes and no worker in sight, I checked on Yelp to find out you seat yourself; some signage should be posted on whether to wait to be seated or to seat yourself - worker who eventually came out from the kitchen was our server; he was nice but also not the most attentive - bathroom needs a LOT of attention: both stalls did NOT have the toilet seat covers; both stalls were missing toilet paper (the type for the stall toilet paper roll); one stall had home toilet paper (Charmin); soap was barely there; no towels were available; instead there were table napkins stacked on the sink counter to use for hand drying read more

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The food was really delicious and the wait wasn't long. When I complained about something, the owner was very kind and responsive. I'd definitely return here. We ordered the spicy plantain appetizer and the lemon pepper wings appetizer. For mains, we each had a platter (meet plus rice and plantain): one goat, one chicken, one beef. I didn't like the beef but my friend who ordered it did. The chicken and goat were great! read more

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Ooo this place is soooo good, the food is sooo fresh.. Expect a long wait for your food, but it's fresh! They need more associates, working in this building. They have the female cook that works so freaking hard, sometimes she's being a waiter and cooking the food. These people are so humble, you can tell they really want to make you happy. I gave them a 4 star because they also need to get a soda dispenser, they give you canned sodas.. The sodas cost $2-$3.. I asked for half and half; half chicken stew and half egusi soup, I spent like $30 dollars (not bad).... ..... Chicken stew with a tomato sauce and the egusi soup had chicken as well, expect some fish bones in the egusi soup (this is how its usually made) you can taste that the chicken was fried first and then sauce added on top, literally so bomb, fresh and hot to the touch read more

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Drove an hour to try this place and we are so happy we did! Amazing food!! server was able to answer all our questions-Nice sit down place with good music and ambiance. Will definitely return read more

Palace Food Services - Fufu, rice, goat stew, beef egusi, fried plantains...forgot to take the picture so we already dug in by the time I remembered - African Near Me - Sacramento, California

Very quiet chill little spot, didn't charge me or my friend for our fufu when we ordered the egusi :) staff super friendly and helpful would definitely come back! Food was delicious and flavorful read more

I ordered Beef Egusi and fufu for pick up. We only tried this place because the other place we get it from closed down and we had family from out of town that really wanted to try fufu and it's not available where they are from. We took a chance on this place and regretted every dime. Upon walking in in the middle of the afternoon, there was nobody inside the restaurant/bar. I could see a couple men in the back kitchen. I walked back there waiting to be greeted. I stood and waited for almost 5 minutes before anyone came out to greet me. Finally someone came and handed me my food, I paid and left. The food.... Super disappointing. The fufu was actually decent but the egusi... if I had eaten this dish in the restaurant, I would have sent it back without a doubt. First of all, I felt like the portion was way too small for the price we paid... Second, it had an extreme "beefy" taste and not in a good way. The meat was gray in color and crumbled in such an odd way. My husband works with food safety and he said it tasted as if they cooked the beef and let it sit and then quickly made it into the egusi soup. He also said it tasted like they added bile in it. It was the funkiest-tasting beef soup we've ever had. We threw all the soups away because we did not want to get sick. Definitely would not recommend. If you're looking for egusi and fufu, try somewhere else. read more

We ordered catering of Jollof rice with goat meat, Jollof rice without meat, Plantain, Fufu, and Spinach dish for over 140 people. Tidiane was very professional and hospitable. He let us try samples of the food before we decided on our selections. Our guests had American food options, but everyone couldn't stop talking about the African Food. So many guests said they would be visiting his restaurant soon. If you have a future event, or just a craving for delicious, authentic African food, we highly recommend Palace Food Services. Love, Nneka and Semaj read more

Palace Food Services - African Near Me - Sacramento, California

Got egusi soup to go. Chicken was big dried up old tasting chicken breast. I don't plan to return

Food was great, but it took a really long time to be prepared even though there was only one other customer ahead of us. I think we waited about 35 minutes for our food to come out. read more

Palace Food Services - Goat pepper soup, jollof, meat pie, and fufu. - African Near Me - Sacramento, California

Place is so good. The rice and goat stew was amazing. Drove up from placerville fornit. Going to be coming back

The worst food ever. food was nothing close to good. Never coming here again. the service was really bad too.

I ordered the chicken stew which comes with a side of fufu. The chicken was definitely really fresh, but I didn't expect it to be so sour. Maybe the tomatoes used were extra sour, regardless, the food was still good quality. read more

Palace Food Services - Chicken Stew and Fufu - African Near Me - Sacramento, California

I came here with a friend it was our first time here we both had great time. Great customer service . The atmosphere was amazing. The owner was super friendly , the food was absolutely delicious. We definitely will be coming back. Thank you!! read more

I tried this place for lunch with a friend and I loved everything about it. The ambiance and overall vibe was great and I like the music they played. I ordered the fish stew with fufu and she ordered the egusi with fufu. We also ordered a side of plaintains. This was my first time trying West African food. The woman who served our food was extremely nice and taught us how to properly eat the fufu and stew. She was also very good at checking in on us and making sure we were doing okay. There was also a man at the bar and a woman who momentarily checked on us from the back of the restaurant who were very very nice. The food was delicious. The stew was meaty, the fish almost fell off the bone with how tender it was. It was fresh, tasteful, and piping hot. I also tasted some of my friend's egusi and it was amazing. The portions were generous I felt. I had leftovers that I later warmed up for dinner and it still tasted almost as good as when it was fresh. I will definitely be coming here a lot more often when I want to treat myself to some good food. read more

Palace Food Services - African Near Me - Sacramento, California

I would never step foot in this resturant again. The customer service was terrible and I would rather spend my money with restaurant owners that respect all their customers. Do yourself a favor and patronize the African resturants in sacramento that appreciate their customers. read more

I like this place. I come often. They're not traditional in terms of food service, as it's more relaxed. I just come in and choose my own seat. There's no host so seat you. The person serving me (idk if it's the owner, but it's always the same guy) usually notices me & I'm helped quickly. He slides me a menu & a cup of water. Then brings food shortly after. Usually a 15 minute wait for my food w check ins periodically. Ambiance is cool. Think hole in the wall African place lol read more

Palace Food Services - Fufu - African Near Me - Sacramento, California

i placed an order on the phone he said he didn't need my name and would know who i was when i showed up when i arrived i told them what i ordered and he said he gave my food to someone else i then had to wait for my food to be made and it was so bad im not even exaggerating the egusi soup had barely any meat and no spice it was all bones the meat tased bad like it was old,overcooked,and improperly cleaned. the fufu was okay tho. customer service was alright wouldn't recommend save your money. read more

Palace Food Services - egusi soup and Fufu Yam - African Near Me - Sacramento, California

I'm very disappointed to be writing a unsatisfactory review after my first order. I decided to treat myself to a nice dinner and place an order via Doordash. I ordered the jollof rice combo with plantain and salad and added beef stew and fufu. This order was terrible. The food was cold, the rice was hard, hardly had any stew, didn't receive the fufu, and salad was thrown in the box with the hot food and arrived scattered across the other items. I now have to find dinner after waiting almost 2 hours. I had high hopes for this place and was unfortunately disappointed to say the least. read more

Palace Food Services - JOLLOF RICE, PLANTAIN, BEEF STEW (BARELY), SALAD - African Near Me - Sacramento, California

All my friends told me to try this place that it was good waste of money worst food I've had in a long time I ordered before 5 people and took 2 hours to get a small amount of food got home and everything tasted like it was microwaved I would never go back no tell anyone to eat here waste of 80 dollars the owner was cooking then would go sit down with friends and eat then go right back to cooking very unsanitary thumbs down read more

i normally go out my way to support black business but this food is god awful i dont know whos cooking in the back burning up the food but they cant cook and who makes jerk chicken with no jerk sauce and the jollof rice was pure trash super dry when the best thing is the plantains something is wrong read more

Palace Food Services - jerked chicken jollof rice cabbage and plantains - African Near Me - Sacramento, California

Ehhh I got beef stew and egusi. Beef stew was sour, which threw me off cause other times I've had it, it isn't. Egusi was kinda bland : ( so I wouldn't come again. read more

The food is very bad. The service felt rushed and it wasn't even busy, bad. The setting, bad. The Price is ridiculous! Never again. What a disgrace. I have experienced alot of horrible restaurants but this one definitely takes the cake. How is this restaurant even open? It is not worth the time, the effort or the money. If you fi d yourself coming across this place, save yourself and run. read more

I came in looking to try something different in the area and stopped by. I wanted beef stew but they were sold out and only had goat left. The lady who took my order was nice and even let me sample the meat before ordering. It was good but the portion was super small. The jollof rice tasted old. Very crunchy and inedible. The salad also tasted dated so I couldn't eat it either. Had to throw the whole plate away. Definitely a waste of money. read more

Palace Food Services - Goat meat, jollof and some kind of salad. - African Near Me - Sacramento, California

A great place! I have never tried these types of flavors before but my boyfriend is from Nigeria and he felt right at home! The lady who served us was so kind to me and helped me out when it came on what to order! Definitely will be back 10/10 recommend read more

Palace Food Services - African Near Me - Sacramento, California

I have a confession; I am a Tiktok addict. I saw these videos where African men swear eating fufu enlarges the butt. So determined to grow my butt, I went to Palace-African International Restaurant. I ordered two different dishes: beef stew and Egusi with fufu. Fufu consists of cassava yams or plaintains, sometimes both, that have been boiled, pounded, and shaped into round balls. The beef stew was very robust and hearty consists of large beef chunks, tomatoes, and onion. The beef was very tough as though deep fried and ladled with the stew. The texture of the meat is definitely an acquired taste. There were chunks of the fat and skin that I took out and avoided eating, I'm trying to grow my butt, not clog my arteries. Although, I'm now curious if you can grow your butt and not clog your arteries?! The fufu was soft and hot. To eat it, I rolled it into a ball with my hands, then flattened it and dipped it into he stew mixture before eating (just like they showed me on TikTok!). The fufu surprisingly held together when the food was scooped and yet was soft like potatoes when eaten. It's like magic! The Egusi is a protein-rich seeds of certain squash, melon, or gourd (grounded up pumpkin seeds). After it is dried and grounded, is used in stew dishes. Egusi seed is a good source of potassium and calcium, minerals that regulate blood pressure. I ordered the chicken Egusi and there was some type of greens added to the dish. It was very flavorful and there is definitely a distinct taste that can be best described as nutmeg and an unfamiliar nutty flavor. The chicken seemed to have been deep fried with the Egusi stew poured on top. The owner was very helpful in helping me decide what to order. African food is very new to me and I can't wait to try other dishes! Thank you Tiktok for inspiring me. Both dishes were very flavorful and I most likely would get more fufu and the tomato beef stew. I've never been so excited to grow my butt!! read more

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I have been thinking about Nigerian food for the longest period of time. To my surprise, Sacramento actually has a authentic West African restaurant. I ordered by phone and went inside to pick it up. I arrived there and I got my food. I sat down in the restaurant because I just couldn't wait to taste it and it was like I expected, AMAZING. I couldn't put my fork down. One bite after another, each one being just as good as the last. The food is full of spices, flavor, and goodness you can not deny. I got the combo plate which included chicken, Jollof rice, plantains, and salad. I would definitely revisit and recommend. The tall male who waited on me was nice and easy on the eyes as well. read more

Wanted to try their food again but not through door dash... I called to place a phone order lady on the phone said come in 40 minutes I'm thinking it's busy and it was slightly loud I said okay. I got there in 50 minutes the restaurant was bone dry and empty. Kids running around the restaurant looked like the workers were baby sitting or so. I got there my food was not ready or prepared my daughter was having a fit I waited another 10-14 minutes very dissatisfied. The egusi was not as salty as last time and the chicken was dry . Never again waist of 26$ and they were all on the phone. Poor customer service read more

The food here is INCREDIBLE and so very flavorful!! I got the spinach stew with fried chicken and my husband got the goat pepper stew with jollof. You NEED to eat here, we practically licked the bowls clean. Everyone was so friendly, we'll be back next time we're in Sac. read more

Our first time here. The ambiance is a little sparse but the food made up for it. I've not been to Ghana and have no reference to compare it to but it was very flavorful and taste like a delicious homecooked meal. Service was fast and attentive! We'll definitely be back and hope others in the neighborhood give this new restaurant a shot. read more

Palace Food Services - The beef and goat stews with delicious rice. - African Near Me - Sacramento, California

I have been waiting with baited breath for WEEKS for this place to open. When I drove by and day that it was I did the fastest u turn of my life to get inside. The beautiful lady, Shawnta, that took my order was so sweet and amazing I got home. Ot even 20 minutes ago and what I got was absolutely delicious. The beans and purple rice were cooked perfectly and helped balance beautifully with the spicy, smoky goat stew. The fried plantains were sweet and softer than pillows. The salad was equally as wonderful. This has been one of thr best places I have eaten from and I would go into thr mountains to let everyone know about this place!! Edited because I forgot to add the picture! read more

Palace Food Services - Purple rice and beans, fried plantains, goat stew and salad - African Near Me - Sacramento, California

This palace place is disgusting fufu disgusting okra soup disgusting egusi soup nasty as well service had to wait to long just for this disgusting food food taste like it's been made in a garbage can fr if you want good quality fufu and stews go to naija cuisine it's a further drive but it's better ‍ this place needs to be shut down or get better cooks so disappointed for real ambiance is nice though not even worth 1 star read more

Palace Food Services - Because yelp made me take two pictures - African Near Me - Sacramento, California

I drive by this place every day on my way home. It's very unassuming however the signage just screams "Oh. That looks interesting. Tell me more!". I've been wanting to try it but always seem to forget about it. But, tonight, I finally went in and I'm glad that I did. They serve lunch specials All Day! And, I don't know why, but anything with plaintains always sound interesting to me. I'm sure I wouldn't have the same reaction if it was bananas. The server was ultra friendly and attentive. And the food was amazing. Their lunch special includes a green salad and it's not your ordinary green salad. It had craisins and pepitos. I had their goat stew which comes in a thick, rich, tomato sauce that had a lot of flavor. I could have used more goat though. The special came with a generous portion of jollaf, which (thanks Google), is a savory, tasty rice dish with a lot of flavor. Looking forward to trying more dishes here. What an absolute gem. read more

Y'all have to try their grilled fish. It is excellent. I took my husband. He had never eaten any Ghana or Nigerian food before. He got the Peanut Butter stew and fufu and I got the grilled fish and egusi soup separately. That fish y'all. Next time I'm going to try the palm nut soup. Plus they have a full bar guys. So check them out for some authentic ethnic goodness. read more

Tasty food and friendly people. The beef stew was hearty and rich in flavor. The jollof rice tasted amazing and fresh. The waakye was also hearty. Great place. read more

Palace Food Services - Beef stew, jollof rice, and waakye. All had amazing flavor. - African Near Me - Sacramento, California

Came here today and the service was so sweet and kind and the food was hot and fresh and I will be coming back :) We came to try fufu for the first time and ate it with the red chicken stew, egusi + fried plantains. read more

the food did not taste anything Nigerian. The stew tasted sour like it had not been cooked properly. The amount of money paid and the portions being served do not align read more

Slowest place in town. If you don't have at least two hours to wait for your food don't even bother coming here. It's painful and pitiful. Then to be served old rice and beans is a further slap in the face. It's almost like watching paint dry. read more