![]() Before Mashood opened Buka in 2010, he says, he only remembers one restaurant near JFK Airport where people could be seated and entertained in groups.ĭespite Nigerians being the most numerous among West Africans in the US, it is Senegalese cuisine that seems to have a somewhat greater visibility. Although there are many similarities among the region’s food cultures, Nigerian food also has its distinctions. “So, if we have pepper, it is a very strong pepper flavor.” “There is a common thread in all of Africa, but Nigerian food is unique because we like powerful flavors,” Agwu says. “The food from Nigeria is very authentic – what many people would consider spicy but not your average spicy – it is spicier than the average spicy to be what people are used to. We eat a lot of goat and fish and snail,” says Mashood, who, like Agwu, was raised in Lagos and who moved to the U.S. All the best.One important difference between African cuisines is the effects of colonization. I will never support this business again. To the other great reviews below, I'm happy y'all had an awesome experience. Long story short, DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT order fried rice orJoll of rice from Bu-Kini. This manager said because the food is Nigerian, it MUST take over 2 hours from being ordered to arrive to the table. Like c'mon, as a Nigerian I know a thing or a thousand things about PROFESSIONALISM. ![]() On top of that, the manager wanted to call 911 because we took our honesty to him and told him we were dissatisfied with the service and the food. extremely soft white rice with 1 shrimp ("fried" rice) and tomatoes + extremely soft white rice ("jollof" rice), two pieces of COLD goat meat ($12 for 2 PIECES OF COLD MEAT btw). If you ENJOY waiting 2 HOURS for watered down and. I WOULD NOT COMPLAIN about my food if it was ACTUALLY good, coming from a professional foodie who works for a well known food company. I hope someone is blessed by this honest review today. Would I want to do this again? No but I might try again, if someone else is paying as my expectations are managed to expect an experience, and at best okay food. In my non-Nigerian friend's view, it was an experience. In my view as a Nigerian, the meal was a disaster. There was no efficiency in the way the kitchen sent out food. ![]() The Efo, Egusi, and Edikaikong was then brought out with no Pounded Yam! Who does this? The stew came out and then we waited 26 mins for the Pounded Yam and more plates to arrive before we could eat. As we were sharing we waited long, close to 20 mins to get plates so people could eat the first course. The Suya steak was tough and hard to eat with no steak knife but the Lamb Suya was the highlight. With the Igbin, you could just taste the earth (very earthy and salty). The Jollof rice was not very nice and you could tell it was reheated. The food arrived but we had to wait for plates so the food got cold. As we had non-Nigerian friends we kind of ordered a bit of everything so they could sample Nigeria food. kitchen and the food seriously let us and the lovely waiter down. We had the most wonderful waiter (constantly apologising) but the. My wife and I with two friends were visiting my bro in New York. On a good day I’m a very understanding person, but to not offer a drink menu or even politely tell me to come back on another date? Trash. Never will I attempt to visit them again or even recommend them. I ended up getting chicken and chips from the shop up the road from there and an Arizona for dinner. I regret not asking to speak to a manager but I was left shaken by such poor customer service. I was by myself and as I’m not a New Yorker I didn’t want to cause a scene so I awkwardly walked over to the bus they have in there to take a few pictures and walked out. there were a people standing around, music playing so I went to the bar and asked if I could get a menu and the girl at the bar shouted at me ‘KITCHEN’S CLOSED’ but I could see someone standing in the kitchen so I asked her if they had suya to take away and she snapped at me again. I visited New York late last summer and I wanted to have some Nigerian food so I travelled all the way from 103rd Manhattan to Clinton Hill to go to Buka, I even got lost on the way but I found it.
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