Nigerian Kitchen

I love Nigerian Kitchen. My favorite is the yam porridge with Goat meat stew and plantains. Life just doesn't get any better than this. Don't go for the decor or the service, go for the great food. I am hungry thinking about this now. Just try it.

It's hard for me to review this place accurately because I am torn on so many fronts.  The food was amazing, I mean it just was really great!  The portions were large and the prices were so reasonable.  On the other hand however I left this place because the service so was poor only to find out that the place I was heading to was closed.  I was then forced to return to this place as to not have my friends driving all over town trying to find a place to eat.

But I'm glad I stayed.  Wisconsin doesn't have one West African restaurant.  Not one!  So you can imagine my delight when I took my first bite.  Everything was really really good.  What surprised me the most was the price of rice.  They have this huge plate of rice with plantains for $1.50.  I had one at the restaurant and took some home.  As I write this review however I want to punch myself for not taking two for the road.  Oh well! It gives me an excuse to go back to the windy city.

One of girls at our table got this yam porridge with palm oil that was really good.  I had never had it before but I loved it.  The taste is almost hard to pin point but not in a bad way. I got the egusi with goat and pounded yam.  Delicious.  No complaints.  Really, not one.  All I can do is recommend it.  

If I lived in the area I would only order take out and spare myself the frustration.  But I don't live in the area and have no choice but to dine in.  You know what though?  The food far out weighs the service so I'm not too worried about it!

After buying my first car, I wanted to take the beau out to celebrate. I decided I try some Nigerian Food. First stop was Iyanze. No Parking. So we ended up at Nigerian Kitchen. Like actual Mama-Put (local) restaurants in Nigeria, this "kitchen" was Dimly Lit with Poor Decor but unlike any decent Mama-Put, the food was blah.
I had Garri and Efo (Spinach) soup with goat meat, beef and tripe. Though the garri was nicely portioned, the soup was burried in tomato stew (I rather it wasnt), -tasted more like stew than Efo. Service was just ok, goat meat was tough yet oily. The waiters looked bored and uninterested.
I did notice the printed images of post-Independence Nigerial Leaders that began the dysfunctional experiment we call a government. Well thats a conversation for another day and forum.