I had to learn through social media that Chef Mamusu will be retiring and the restaurant will…read moreclose. Today is the last day and I made a bee line to come get plate. She will participate in some upcoming festivals to finish out the year before she goes back home to Liberia. Chill vibes, good food, legacy of providing authentic flavors that sparks a person's soul!

I might be a little biased because I love Liberian food, but this little spot near the VCU campus…read morehits. Excellent food. The buffet options are sold by the pound and traditional Liberian dishes like cassava leaf (excellent, sorry I forgot to take a pic), palm butter, etc are priced separately. For the buffet, everything is tasty but I highly recommend the spinach. There is plenty of seating, the place is very clean, the music is great and the staff (might have been the owner?) is so kind. Can't wait to go back next time I'm in Richmond.

I was literally speechless by this Egusi stew. I had high hopes considering the other reviewsread more

I heard about this place on Facebook and decided to give it a try! The owner Claire is the sweetest…read moreperson ever and gave us a small sample as this was our first time trying African food. We ended up getting the goat stew, lamb stew, jollof rice, fufu, fried beans and cassava leaves. The portions were good and the food was so flavorful and delicious. We will definitely be back to try their other items!

If you're looking for the most authentic West African cuisine in the 757, look no further than ES…read moreAfrican Kitchen! We tried the jollof rice with chicken, egusi stew with fufu, and the meat pies--everything was absolutely amazing. The flavors were rich, the food was clearly made with love and attention to detail, and the portions were generous. The customer service was excellent, making us feel truly welcomed. We loved it so much that we came back the very next day for more! This is hands down the best West African food we've had in the area. Highly recommend!

This restaurant shows open but it's not even there when you go to it. Abandoned restaurant. Need to…read moreshow online temporary closed!

We went to JewFro for a birthday dinner. The inside looked really nice and fancy. I ordered the…read moreduck and it was amazing! My food was tender and had lots of flavor. My husband ordered the chicken. Parts of it were dry/overcooked. Overall our meal lasted over two hours. I understand the food is made to order, however my husband also ordered a drink three times and waited almost an hour to get it. My BIL and I ordered sparkling water that never came to our table. I think they were just understaffed.

Food: amazing. Ingredients you won't see just anywhere. Drinks were unique and delicious!…read moreService: friendly, patient with questions (we had quite a few!), and passionate/knowledgeable about their food. Ambiance: was cool and funky. Made this middle aged couple feel a little bit hip for the evening!

My husband surprised me by ordering dinner from Jam Café because I've always wanted to try this…read morecuisine, but every time I've called before, they were closed. I was so excited to finally try it. Unfortunately, the experience was extremely disappointing. When my husband got home with the food, we realized one of the dinners was missing. When he called the restaurant, they went back and forth with him, insisting he had the item and confusing it with a veggie tray. It was very frustrating and unprofessional. I drove all the way back from my home in Chesapeake to resolve the issue. While there, I also returned the glory greens because they were clearly not fresh or properly prepared. I asked to swap them for cabbage, but the cabbage wasn't fully cooked. After waiting an additional 10 minutes, they asked if I would prefer a refund instead. I then had to wait another five minutes just to receive the refund. Throughout the entire interaction, the staff was rude and showed no empathy for the inconvenience -- especially considering I had to drive all the way back after my husband had already brought dinner home. Overall, this was a horrible experience, and sadly, the food was even worse. I truly wanted to love this place, but I will not be returning

This was very underwhelming the jerk chicken taste like it's been sitting too long and under…read moreseasoned. The oxtails were whatever.

Addis Ethioian is such good food. Using the injera bread to eat well made Ethioian food to a little…read morebit of music is really fun. They've even sold me injera to go when I want to attempt to make Ethiopian at home. It's in a rough neighborhood and therefore can have a bit of an odor shall we say, but the people are wonderful, the food is wonderful and worth the occasional trip.

We ordered the 3 meat plate and added two vegetables dishes and split it between the two of us. The…read morechicken reminded me of fajitas, the beef was similar. The stew in the middle of our plate was the most flavorful and quite delicious. The greens were ok and the potatoes as well but I would love try other options. We came in on Saturday evening around 5 and it was not crowded. We were seated immediately. I didn't see a lot of options for drinks so we just had water. There is both indoor and outdoor seating. The outside is right next to a Mexican restaurant so you hear the music from there. We sat inside and it had a very African style. I will absolutely come back again. Also, I think it is worth noting that it is authentic, so there are no silverware on the table. Ethiopian food is eaten using the rolled pancake "injera" bread that comes with it. I recommend washing your hands before eating and just enjoying the experience.

We've been going to Piri Piri for years now, ever since my mom moved in nearby. The staff are so…read morekind and always smiling. Whenever we dine in, they always make us feel welcome. We honestly have no idea what everything else on the menu is like, because we always get the half chicken with beans, rice and pico, and the delicious jalapeño corn muffins. The chicken is always super tender; the sauce they cover it with is so delicious; the skin is always the perfect amount of cooked and packed with flavor. They have a very spicy sauce that my partner loves, and I always get the orange sauce. There are others! The drink selection is quite good, with a ton of variety. They even had the seriously-rare grapefruit Jarritos the last time I was there. It's my favorite, but for some reason nobody ever has it! Thank you all for such good food and your kindness over the years!

So, I'm not going to change my rating, but I will say I'm thoroughly disappointed in what recently…read morehappened. So I'm assuming this place is under new management or at least decided to care about Yelp reviews, given that they have been verified for only a week. I was contacted by the management to take my photos down of the horchata that was allowed to sit long enough for the mix to settle, with an absorbent amount settled at the bottom, stating that "natives are aware of this," so I should basically not be accepting of this possibility. As if I don't understand and assumed because I'm not a "native" that I never made horchata. Let it be understood: I have visited many Mexican, Tex-Mex restaurants, let alone the fact that I love this sweet treat that I made myself, so I'm WELL aware of the possibilities of the mix settling. First off, it should have been some notification that the drink had been sitting for so long that it would need to be churned again... or... maybe you could have just made me a fresh drink rather than provide one that sat long enough that at least a half inch in height of horchata mix settled at the bottom of my beverage that I couldnt even drink through the straw. No one should ever contact someone who made a review over four years ago. Asking for them to delete photos based on their understanding of how a beverage should be presented or served (given that I'm not a native). I feel that was very unprofessional. Especially since they just verified this page enough to care about any of the bad reviews posted in the past, many of them have been removed since they're at five stars now, since they've been verified in the past week. Might I add that? They contacted me the same day that they verified their page. I have the screenshot to prove it. But I won't add it because I don't want them to try to take that down either.

We ate breakfast here having stayed on property at the Williamsburg Lodge. We were told breakfast…read moreis first come first serve and we arrived right at 7am when they opened and were seated promptly. They offered entrees but also a breakfast buffet. We opted to do the buffet, which was great and fresh since we arrived right at opening. The buffet had a lot of variety and everything tasted very flavorful.

While staying at the Williamsburg Lodge I was offered free breakfast here each day... I only came…read moreone of the two mornings I stayed here to try their breakfast. The hostess was kind of challenged in being able to keep up with just the few parties waiting to enter... service from her was very slow and aloof. Once seated, service was great. The selection of what they give in the in the "continental breakfast" was great, as it was a typical full buffet, just not their specialties and honestly, that was all I needed. The eggs were decent. The English muffins were hard and stale, clearly left out from the day before - yuck. The bacon was great. The venue was nicely decorated in the typical Williamsburg period décor, which is appealing considering it's the norm for the area. Overall - I'd definitely not come here for a meal I had to pay for, but for a complimentary meal, it'll do.

I think that this place could be so much better, if they may be hired better cooks. I'm not sure if…read moreone of the owners is a cook or it's a family owned business, but one thing I've learned family is not gonna take your business as serious as you would. The last time I went there, I ordered the goat stew, almost 40 minutes before I arrive. Once I got there, they said oh we're out of goat, they asked if I wanted beef, no one called me no one communicated. I was very shocked that they had someone that supposedly is supposed to be at the front at the register. A Caucasian lady, but the whole time I was there she was in the back, talking, laughing joking. When she told me they had no goat and if I wanted beef, I said sure, but why no one never called me, no one never communicated to me that you guys were out of goat and she just stood there and looked at me crazy she didn't say oh my gosh I'm so sorry you know I'll see if I can talk to my manager to see what we can do for the inconvenience. I didn't drive, I was in a Uber. So with Uber you only have a time limit at each stop, but thankfully the Uber driver was so nice and pleasant and I explained the situation and they didn't leave me. And I had autistic individual with me as well, so that could've been very bad. I know she just looked at me crazy because she was supposed to call and reach out and let me know something. So the whole time I'm there. I'm waiting for her to you know come talk to me or something. She's in the back just laughing and joking and you know just back there not upfront. As people were coming in, she'll come poke her head out and then go back in the back. I'm like what are you here for you not to cook so. I've been to Yendidi so many times, every time I've went there's always somebody at the front whether it's a guy or a woman. I've never seen a person that's supposed to be in the front, in the kitchen the whole time as if they're cooking. When I got my food. the beef was actually goo, they only gave me three pieces of beef two medium size pieces and a small piece which I was upset about. They could've gave me like more especially I be had I had to wait. Nobody called me or anything. The pounded yam, which I was so shocked that you have to pay for separately now it's not something that you can request as a side with your meal like how you used to be able to, on DoorDash that's how it is. The pounded yam was very soggy. My only issue with this location, is they just don't seem like they really care to put effortin, Idk if they lost their spark or care to deliver great food. I think that they give mediocre because they're not really interested in sharing their culture with Americans, it feels like they give us very poor quality food because they know half of us don't know the difference. But that's a bad look because individuals who are from their culture that come and look for authentic food come and eat. I've seen reviews were they review saying how they're not making authentic food, and selling old food. So it's very unfortunate. The places that I used to get very good African food from are no longer open, which is unfortunate. Covid took them out of business or they relocated to another state, and they were really really good and consistent very pleasant. So Yen need to work on, customer service. They need to work on quality, because all it takes is for someone to open up a restaurant, serve the same food. & They really have a heart and love for cooking and seeing people enjoy wonderful food with pleasant customer service and very consistent food Quality, only takes for one business like that, to come to close a lot of places down.

Food was delicious. Service was prompt and waitress was kind and attentive. I will definitely be…read morereturning.