This review is strictly off of my preference it was not so tasty and the meat in the Egusi soup was super super tough I also ordered sweet plantains and they were very hard not sweet at all.
Food: 2
Mckemzie Davis
I’m a jamaican who loves African food dearly. I love the culture and food as a whole. A friend of mine recently switched jobs so I can no longer get the authenticity any more of the food. But i heard of this place from a friend and decided to try because i was craving saki with egusi and pounded yam. Food was absolutely amazing, just the right amount of spice in my book and the meat was very tender which i loved. You can tell they cleaned the meat very well as it had no smell to it. I can’t even express my enjoyment for the food. My only disappointment is that I ordered the saki, beef, and chicken and instead of getting the saki i got two pieces of meat. But other than that i had a good experience with this place. Also keep in mind i ordered this food from uber eats and the food took 40-50 minutes to get to me and the food was still amazing warm and hot. That’s a plus for me
Food: 4
Tosin O
Very rude customer service. I have been a REGULAR customer for the last 3 years, and it's frustrating that I am writing this review. I've been a WEEKLY customer, yet the lady I spoke to today was extremely rude to me, after they did not have any gizodo, just moi moi. I asked her add in replacement order and give both food items so I don't have to tip twice (i.e., two different items with two diff orders). Not only did she not confirm, she hung up the phone, AND she still did not follow simple instructions and gave the 1st driver one order.
I WILL NOT BE ORDERING FROM HERE AGAIN. SHE LOST A LONG TIME CUSTOMER.
5/28/25
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Yetunde Bakare olukoya
Delicious meal. 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
KevLar Da Don
The other day I tried, Mama G African Restaurant, for lunch. I tried their Jollof Rice w/ Chicken. I was in a stretch of NEEDING Jollof Rice after I had tried it for the first time lol. Not too long after my first experience trying Jollof Rice, along with trying different places in different areas, I had rode past this place and decided to try it out. I am not sure if it was just the time or day that I came, but I was completely disappointed. The Jollof rice was more oily than you’d probably get at most places and the flavor was extremely lacking. Not to mention the rice tasted old, and/or reheated from the day before. The chicken was a bit cold and tough, but the flavor was fairly decent. The most disappointing experience was the price. I paid over $20 for the one plate, and at the time based off of my fairly limited previous experiences, I was like “Ok, this one has to be the best at this price!”. Again I’m not sure if it was the time of day (a later lunch time ~1pm), or the day I went (a Wednesday), but the experience was just not it. I would love to try this place again, but consistency along with quality is what makes a restaurant one you’d love to go back to again and again. Maybe if I am in the area again, I’d try it. But from my only experience it was pretty disappointing. Especially given the quality of the Jollof I was experiencing beforehand (I had it about 6 times before this one). If you’re in the Newark area feel free to check this place out.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
Shalom Nasy
Thank you for feeding me good Nigerian food🙌🏽🙌🏽I tried it the first day and just couldn’t stop ordering afterwards. If I am ever in NJ I’ll be sure to come by. Try the Native Jollof rice and thank me later.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Monique Monique
Thee best Egusi I’ve ever tasted!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Deshaundrell Washington
Im sure the owner remembers me. (She remembers me as (Dre) the Amazon guy 😭) When you first walk in it might seem as if she has an attitude but she’s actually pretty nice when you talk to her and she even jokes around. I Discovered this place while doing doordash. Decided to come back again and try the Egusi and pounded yams as suggested by my best friend who is Yoruba. I got the assorted meats and everything was super spicy just like i liked it. I even had meat pie on the side. I’ll just remember to specify skipping the Pomo as I cant seem to like it, but the catfish, tilapia and goat buss 😋 I will def be coming back again ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pounded Yam with Egusi
Dyisha Eddings
I placed my order through Uber Eats and the food was delivered promptly. I ordered the Plantain Fufu and chicken, beef, and goat egusi with spinach soup. The beef and goat was tough and everything was spicy but very bland. The order cost about $25 but I received a very small container. I do not recommend and I will not return.
Food: 2
Lisa Pugsley
Love her food I use to have people cook for me until I found her love you mama
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cassava Fufu, Pounded Yam with Egusi, Fried Rice
Better pepper 🌶 soup never fails to come through !!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Uchizi Phakati
I was feeling hungry and my hotel doesn’t have a restaurant so I went into the Uber eats app to find something to eat. Mama G restaurant was one of the highly rated African food. I ordered pounded yam with egusi soup. It was so delicious, I had no problem with the portion but it is one piece of meat and one chicken thigh. The spice level is hot but I already knew that’s how egusi soup is. Thanks for the wonderful meal.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pounded Yam
Aladi Chinonso
I got yelled at by you for asking for a receipt. The food took over 45 minutes - an hour to get ready. No problem, I paid. My mistake was adding the zobo and asking for the receipt too, you rained hell on me and spoke harsh words in Yoruba. Food is good but please fix your bad attitude. Your customer is not your child.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Atwei Osekre
I’m very disappointed, the food was way too expensive for this portion size. And the meat tasted old and not fresh too. Do your self a favor and find somewhere else to eat.
Update: Sept 23
In response to the owner, yes I ordered online but are you saying you gave me worse quality of food because I did not come into your restaurant to eat?
This review is strictly off of my preference it was not so tasty and the meat in the Egusi soup was super super tough I also ordered sweet plantains and they were very hard not sweet at all.
Food: 2
I’m a jamaican who loves African food dearly. I love the culture and food as a whole. A friend of mine recently switched jobs so I can no longer get the authenticity any more of the food. But i heard of this place from a friend and decided to try because i was craving saki with egusi and pounded yam. Food was absolutely amazing, just the right amount of spice in my book and the meat was very tender which i loved. You can tell they cleaned the meat very well as it had no smell to it. I can’t even express my enjoyment for the food. My only disappointment is that I ordered the saki, beef, and chicken and instead of getting the saki i got two pieces of meat. But other than that i had a good experience with this place. Also keep in mind i ordered this food from uber eats and the food took 40-50 minutes to get to me and the food was still amazing warm and hot. That’s a plus for me
Food: 4
Very rude customer service. I have been a REGULAR customer for the last 3 years, and it's frustrating that I am writing this review. I've been a WEEKLY customer, yet the lady I spoke to today was extremely rude to me, after they did not have any gizodo, just moi moi. I asked her add in replacement order and give both food items so I don't have to tip twice (i.e., two different items with two diff orders). Not only did she not confirm, she hung up the phone, AND she still did not follow simple instructions and gave the 1st driver one order.
I WILL NOT BE ORDERING FROM HERE AGAIN. SHE LOST A LONG TIME CUSTOMER.
5/28/25
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Delicious meal. 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The other day I tried, Mama G African Restaurant, for lunch. I tried their Jollof Rice w/ Chicken. I was in a stretch of NEEDING Jollof Rice after I had tried it for the first time lol. Not too long after my first experience trying Jollof Rice, along with trying different places in different areas, I had rode past this place and decided to try it out. I am not sure if it was just the time or day that I came, but I was completely disappointed. The Jollof rice was more oily than you’d probably get at most places and the flavor was extremely lacking. Not to mention the rice tasted old, and/or reheated from the day before. The chicken was a bit cold and tough, but the flavor was fairly decent. The most disappointing experience was the price. I paid over $20 for the one plate, and at the time based off of my fairly limited previous experiences, I was like “Ok, this one has to be the best at this price!”. Again I’m not sure if it was the time of day (a later lunch time ~1pm), or the day I went (a Wednesday), but the experience was just not it. I would love to try this place again, but consistency along with quality is what makes a restaurant one you’d love to go back to again and again. Maybe if I am in the area again, I’d try it. But from my only experience it was pretty disappointing. Especially given the quality of the Jollof I was experiencing beforehand (I had it about 6 times before this one). If you’re in the Newark area feel free to check this place out.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
Thank you for feeding me good Nigerian food🙌🏽🙌🏽I tried it the first day and just couldn’t stop ordering afterwards. If I am ever in NJ I’ll be sure to come by. Try the Native Jollof rice and thank me later.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Thee best Egusi I’ve ever tasted!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Im sure the owner remembers me. (She remembers me as (Dre) the Amazon guy 😭) When you first walk in it might seem as if she has an attitude but she’s actually pretty nice when you talk to her and she even jokes around. I Discovered this place while doing doordash. Decided to come back again and try the Egusi and pounded yams as suggested by my best friend who is Yoruba. I got the assorted meats and everything was super spicy just like i liked it. I even had meat pie on the side. I’ll just remember to specify skipping the Pomo as I cant seem to like it, but the catfish, tilapia and goat buss 😋 I will def be coming back again ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pounded Yam with Egusi
I placed my order through Uber Eats and the food was delivered promptly. I ordered the Plantain Fufu and chicken, beef, and goat egusi with spinach soup. The beef and goat was tough and everything was spicy but very bland. The order cost about $25 but I received a very small container. I do not recommend and I will not return.
Food: 2
Love her food I use to have people cook for me until I found her love you mama
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cassava Fufu, Pounded Yam with Egusi, Fried Rice
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Democracy
Better pepper 🌶 soup never fails to come through !!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
I was feeling hungry and my hotel doesn’t have a restaurant so I went into the Uber eats app to find something to eat. Mama G restaurant was one of the highly rated African food. I ordered pounded yam with egusi soup. It was so delicious, I had no problem with the portion but it is one piece of meat and one chicken thigh. The spice level is hot but I already knew that’s how egusi soup is. Thanks for the wonderful meal.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pounded Yam
I got yelled at by you for asking for a receipt. The food took over 45 minutes - an hour to get ready. No problem, I paid. My mistake was adding the zobo and asking for the receipt too, you rained hell on me and spoke harsh words in Yoruba. Food is good but please fix your bad attitude. Your customer is not your child.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
I’m very disappointed, the food was way too expensive for this portion size. And the meat tasted old and not fresh too. Do your self a favor and find somewhere else to eat.
Update: Sept 23
In response to the owner, yes I ordered online but are you saying you gave me worse quality of food because I did not come into your restaurant to eat?
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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