Patience's African Cuisine

3811 Douglas Ave #3652, Des Moines
(515) 279-6158

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Keiara Boutchee

It was okay

Eickmajor Waylee

Amazing food great service now we just need a better location or fix up yours more

Jennifer Rodriguez

The first red flag was going in there and the place smelled like a pet shop🤢 but I still took my chances and paid 30$ for a meal that has mystery meat in it. And like everyone says it’s too spicy and overpriced and the ladies there aren’t very friendly. First and last time going there!

Tonay Johnson

even after our misunderstanding after receiving the wrong item she replaced it, but the meat in the soup did not seem to be cooked thoroughly, and I found 2 big pieces of what looks like pure bone/fat which had no meat attached so I was skimped and paid $30 for my meal just to be given bones in places meat should have been. The soup was not very tasty it did not taste like Palavo sauce, it was slimy and way too spicy and had no flavor, idk if the spice just overpowered the flavor but it was not good overall. This was my first and last time. I never made an argument but the lady kept trying to argue even tho i was very calm and cooperative.

Malani Bostic

Was told they close at 9 went to get my food and nobody answered the phone or came to the door she said 10 to 15min

C Williams

Need improvement on customer service and fixing customers issues.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Fufu & Soup, Dried Rice with Fish, Potatoes Green, Cassava Leaf

Oluomachi Okonkwo

The food was so delicious, rice steak my favorite, i recommend.

Deazee Craig

Really good place to go.
I personally think it is a great restaurant.
I like it.
My kids did not because the food was too spicy.
At home, we purposely do not put hot peppers ? in the soup.
We put it on our individual plate.

I wish she had our option for kids.

Yet. I can understand that at a restaurant, you have to focus on the majority of customers and not specific groups or requests.
This is the one reason why I give it a 4 star interest of 5.??

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Attieke

Shannon Coleman

Pre ordered my food was told 5 minutes get to the restaurant took there wasn’t greeted just stared at and walk past. Then a lady proceeded to ask me ā€œWhat you want? Give her my order. The a little boy asks my order I give it to him he goes back to tell her. Now this is 3 times I’ve been asked my food. seems to me the lady had an attitude because I wanted fufu she huffs rolls her eyes. At this point keep the food I won’t be back.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Alivia Phipps

Smells like a bathroom and looks like an abandoned horror house wound not recommend

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Natalya Trowbridge

Got really bad sick off the food, don't know if the meat was old or if the whole order was old but the meat was tuff and potatoe greens was stuck to the meat. Never had a problem with them before but this time sent me to the emergency room

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Potatoes Green, Cassava Leaf, Soup

Eliska Brown

It was too spicy. I specified I didn’t want it spicy.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Cassava Leaf

Eleana Eleana

Every time I place an order I’m told my food will be ready in 5 to 10 minutes. I always give it 20 to 30 minutes before showing up because it never fails my food is never ready as advised. I also noticed that when prepping or banging the food they never have gloves on. They’ll go from sitting around being on there phones, checking people out to heading directly into the kitchen. This last time I seen pots and bowls on the ground with food in them. Not sure if it was scraps or what but why not place the dishes on the counter top or table? Why not dispose of old food into a trash can or waste? As fare as how the food taste. It’s pretty good but I have my concerns from what I’ve witness and if I’ll ever get terrible sick one day. Customer service wise 1 through 10 I’ll give them a 8

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 1

High Priestess Pisces

I got the potato greens absolutely delicious most definitely will be

Food: 5

Service: 5

break doo

"Madam Patience, I love your cooking, but for the benefit of customers who aren't from Liberia, could you please reduce the amount of pepper in your dishes? I found the food I bought from your restaurant to be too spicy ?ļø. I'd like to enjoy your cooking, but with a milder flavor. Thank you for considering this request!"

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