I wasnt greeted when I walked it. I had to ring the bell a few times. The guy that ended up helping me was pretty cool. I was told that the soups were made without any meat or fish oils. I ordered jollof rice, egusi soup, fufu, and spring rolls. The spring rolls were cold, not even room temperature. The jollof rice was hot but the container looked as if it was taken out of the microwave. The egusi soup had a different taste than what I'm used to. The Chapman Schweppes was $5. He said it was imported from Nigeria. It was the best thing that I had. The restaurant was vibey and dark. Lots of colors and artwork on the wall. My bill was $38 and some change. I've been eating Nigerian food since I was about 7 years old so I'm not new to this. read more

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It was a terible experince , that should be the worst food ever, 1st. i ordered goat meat and i was given cow meat full of salt. 2nd . the fufu looks like someone has started eaten from it at delivery . 3rd . the soup has a wried smell from the leaf 4th. the cow skin looks and fill spoilt. overall that was the worst ever and i wont ever buy from them anymore. read more

The food is delicious here, loved the yam swallow with the beef stew. It was delicious and beef was very tender. We also got the jollof with jerk chicken. Still delicious though a little dry! I enjoyed the seasoning though. We did carry out and while the restaurant is spacious it's a bit dark and all the seating is benches with a small low table. I'll definitely be back to try other things on their menu! read more

The Jollof Buka - Beef stew - African Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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I love this place so so much. The egusi and efo are so beautifully spiced and the fufu is absolute perfection! I order from here as often as I am able. It's just THAT good! read more

2 stars. Disappointing. Overpriced. Slow. We had the jollof chicken which was a generous portion of rice, two chicken legs, and maybe six tiny pieces of plaintain. Tiny... as in, three banana slices, sliced in half! One piece of chicken was juicy and delicious. The other was dry and didn't seem fresh. Which boggled my mind because I arrived shortly after they opened and waited 30+ minutes for my food. The stew on top of the chicken was very flavorful, but sparse. Service was mid. No gold star here. The profit margin must be high because the meal I was given was at most $3 including the spices, but probably closer to $2 since they are buying wholesale. And I'm being generous here. Selling $3 plates for $17 is genius. I applaud the hustle, but quality should be consistently high and it's not. The location is beautiful and looks to be a great late night destination. Probably a decent spot to grab a drink and listen to music with friends, for sure! read more

Saw this spot after our original dinner plans fell through. Definitely a "hole in a wall" and can be easily missed. My daughter and I were greeted quickly. There's one guy tonight who served the role of waiter, host, and bussed the tables. It was loud, not so much from patrons but from the Afrobeats playing on the stereo. I grew up on Ghanian food, but haven't eaten any in over 15 years so this was a treat. I ordered fufu ( considered morsel food) and okra stew with fish. My daughter went easy with jollof rice and chicken with a side of fried plantain. As a note we ate with our hands!!! ( They do offer utensils for those not comfortable with using fingers). Warm water was provided to clean your hands. The okra stew was AMAZING. I LOVED the level of spicy.... enough to wake my nose up but not too much that it lost it's flavor or I had to clean my nose ( I love spicy...so for tame pallets, this may be too spicy). Fufu is pounded yam that has the 'look' of dough but flavor of firm mash potatoes ( kinda). You tear a piece off and scoop okra stew on it and eat it that way. The jollof rice was just ok..kinda dry, no vegetables. The chicken was a bit cold and very dry though the stew it came with was flavorful. I like my plantains fried soft and sweet. These were fried hard and was dry. Overall it was a ok food experience. read more

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When I go into establishments I always immediately have a 5 star mindset. The first thing you encounter is the ambiance and service. Today I wanted to try something new and went to Jollof Buka. Upon entry the ambiance was good. Clean and nice music playing. The lady at the register was nice and greeted me and I told her it was my first time there and she answered all my questions and made suggestions. The first star I deducted was because of one of my biggest pet peeves. When I paid I handed her my money in her hand. When it came to my change I held my hand out and she still proceeded to sat my change on the counter. It's a respect factor for me. I waited twenty minutes for my food only to get home and the jollof rice is burnt, she suggested goat meat and it was not good at all. It was very dark and hard and chewy like it had been sitting out for days. The egusi was very oily. My first time having it and not sure if it's supposed to be like that but very bad experience. My car salesmen suggested this place to me like a year ago and bragged about it and he asks have i tried it yet everytime I go to get my oil changed and I'll definitely let him know about this experience. read more

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I waited an hour for my food, and they didnt have vegetables for my noodles but it had been half an hour already so I said i didnt mind so I could get going, but this is about 1 packet's worth of ramen without the seasoning.... gave me plantanes but it took an hour to not really get my order. Hopefully the pic loaded but i dont even know how to eat this, its like the spine almost just bone. Probably won't come back again it was 30 dollars and an hour for myself. I asked for spicy rice, she warned me it would be bad, but i said i wanted it. I can hardly taste it man :/ read more

The Jollof Buka - bones with beef - African Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Yesterday was my first time ordering from the Jollof Buka. I got the EgoxEgusi soup (beef) and a ginger ale delivered to me. The ginger ale was missing and I was able to refund it, no problem. The food is what I was most interested in. I got pounded yam for swallow and it was great! The EgoxEgusi soup, however, I've been throwing up since yesterday. I noticed the soup had a bitter aftertaste as I was eating it and I chalked it up to a specific spice I didn't agree with. As I kept eating, I wondered if it was the Palm Oil that may be the problem. Then, maybe the spinach, or the egusi. Maybe they gave me lamb instead of the beef I requested, since lamb can be bitter? I couldn't pinpoint any one specific thing causing the bitterness so I continued to try to eat it. I got mostly to the end of the dish and not an hour later it was coming back up. I woke up this morning with a bubbly stomach and am still fighting it down from coming up again--even though there shouldn't be anything left! I had been wanting to try Nigerian food for the longest time but after this poor first attempt, I don't think I can stomach trying it again. read more

I ordered the egusi with beef today and i will say, this was not it.. it was bitter and the meat was way too tough. i normally don't make complaints on yelp but what made me do this is the PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT WAS IN MY EGUSI . as first i thought out was from the wrapping of the fufu but it was a different texture of plastic and was too deep in the bowl to be from that. definitely not safe ...ill just take the $20 it cost me as an L. read more

The Jollof Buka - African Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

I feel the egusi should have more greens for my liking I probably should have asked before getting but I've wanted some for so long I feel it needs a little more spice and less of the red it was completely covered with what I think was tomato sauce or something but it looks way different from the Nigerian restaurant I go to back home taste completely different also but the place was nice I'll go back and try something else next time read more

The Jollof Buka - Egusi - African Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

If I could, I would rate this establishment a zero. Visiting from Houston and wanted to patronize a black business and a African business. Support our community, however the young lady who took our order looked at us and treated us as though we were bothering her. She charged us $10.00 extra for beef and Pomo. This is fine but failed to include the extra Pomo and beef. We tried to Inquire and the owner said horrible things about us in pigeon not even realizing my husband is Nigerian and understands. He confronted her and she spoke very rudely to him and was disrespectful. If you have another choice go somewhere else. We spent $70.00 but never ever again. Do not patronize this location. They will not appreciate your business and will try to rip you off. Disgusting experience. read more

Ordered takeout on Doordash. I ordered a side of Jollof and some wings. For a place called The Jollof Buka, I expected more from the jollof rice. I added a bit of salt for taste and that's never a good sign for African food. My wings were quite dry as well. Would like to try some of the other items on the menu but the jollof wasn't it for me unfortunately. read more

The Jollof Buka - Jollof and Wings - African Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

I ordered the ewedu soup they didn't put anything in my bowl it was basically empty with one piece of tough meat.

Our company ordered a couple of meals from this establishment and we're shorted our plantains. I called them and he said we ran out what do you want me to do.But still charged the full $20 for the plate ($50 order). It's sad to focus on shopping minority owned and they don't care try show this same love and loyalty in return. When it boils down to it... it's not about the food. It's about people actually giving a damn. read more

The Jollof Buka - a meal in a plastic container - African Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Food is amazing service is fast and very welcoming environment . I love the vibe of the place not super bright inside chill vibes

Amazing Nigerian food!!! Hole in the brightly painted. Food was amazing and worth the drive. Everything was fresh and you can tell made with love. My advice is call ahead some food items sell out fast. I promise you won't be disappointed. If you never had Nigerian food they will guide you and help you make choices. read more

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I've been waiting for a while for this place to open and let me just say WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!! I got the Jollof meal with beef and plantains and I got 2 pieces of super dry beef, a small portion of plantains and a bowl full of rice that was horrible, I also got the snail appetizer which was 14$ and it was a super small portion with dried snails that was so hard to even bite into, I'm so upset right now i spent 40$ on garbage! read more

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My uncle and I decided to share a plate of egusi (since it was our first time trying it) needless to say, I'll be getting my own dish next time. The food was delicious! read more

The customer service is the worse. My friend and i ordered alot of food and some were missing when we got home. We called the restaurant back but their response was really bad and the guy who picked the call was yelling talking about we were lying about some food missing. Nigerian restaurants needs to do better when it comes to customer service. We had to drive back to get the food that was missing but it was alot of back and forth and heated arguement. The guy called us a low life because we complained about how bad their service was. I don't recommend. Mind u we spent a whole $150. The guy on dreads was super rude avoid him. Really DISSAPOINTED!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

The food is really good and the owner is nice, good music even if you can't speak the language. It's still a vibe:)

The food we were given was unacceptable but we had already driven home so we ended up just throwing it away. The chicken was so hard I could barely pull a piece off and the jollof rice was terrible. Jiallo's has way better jollof rice. I wish I would've saved a picture of the food. read more

The Jollof Buka is a place you definitely can't miss from the outside, with its brightly coloured walls. I ordered the Jollof rice and Ayamase soup with white rice, which both tasted wonderful! The service was great, and I got my food faster than I'd have expected from a Nigerian restaurant. I was perfectly amazed at this, and I definitely will be going back! read more