221 Restaurant

2198 Queen City Ave, Cincinnati
(513) 827-9115

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Badriyyah Salaam

BEAUTIFUL, EVERYTHING.

Dietary restrictions: Halal

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alicia Rose

It was expensive for two small pieces of lamb. The menu said white rice. I got brown. No real flavor. Very disappointed

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 2

Abau khamis

Best Senegalese cuisine in town.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dibi Poulet, Lamb and Jollof Rice

Papa Tahir Sarr

Good food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dibi Poulet

Jennifer Stone

This was my first visit. You definitely get full and the plates are plentiful. I'll definitely be back.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Elhassene Elghadhi

The best food for ever, great costumers services

Liam H

First time trying Senegalese food and I had an awesome experience from start to finish. The girl working at the front desk was extremely polite and gave me a great recommendation of the foods I should order.

All of the food was delicious a lot of the food I got was oniony but the spices accompanied with it made each dish unique!

The plantains were also awesome as a side item which I wasn't sure if I'd even like because I hate the flavor of banana but they tasted more like a pastry more than anything else.

I think it was great and you get so much for what you pay for. Will definitely be back!!!

Loren Baker

I went there with my father and they were doing remodeling and still open. Not even 5 minutes in there. I had sawdust in my mouth, had a child behind the counter coughing and looked disgusting, especially if you go to the bathrooms got the food and left. Went home and tried it. Father took a few bites and It was disgusting The couscous fell flat The lamb was actually mutton and it was overcooked and burnt on the outside and slimy on the inside The onions were Cold My father went and put Listerine in his mouth to get the taste out and that didn't even work completely. Not to mention The smell reeks everywhere My dad had to wash his hands five times to get the smell out and when driving to pick up my brother we could still smell in the car even though it wasn't even a 5-minute drive back to the house and total. This restaurant is disgusting and probably needs to have a health code brought up against it

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Pierreana Willia. drms

0/10 I don’t recommend I got egusi fufu and it tasted like gravy. I’ve had authentic egusic and that was just not it, it was basically gravy with some fatty piece of meat that wasn’t even chewable. Waste of money threw it all away and I’m pregnant at work that’s all I wanted was some good food and it was not giving.

Mkat Nileb

THE YOUNG MEN THERE REFUSED TO SERVE ME AND MY NIGERIAN FRIEND. I was very hurt. They laughed at us after turning us away. Would not even acknowledge our presence. Nigerians please avoid this place. Americans, PLEASE AVOID THIS PLACE.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Ileara Vickers

It took the guy a while to ask for my order, although he saw me. The older guy came out from the back and was very polite and helpful, and I ended up ordering 4 meals. All were wonderful, I ordered the fish with rice, okra sauce with lamb that was fall off the bone tender and rice, the leaf sauce and rice, and the grilled chicken with rice. The store was ice cold, so that was my only complaint with the inside of the restaurant I definitely couldn't eat in if I wanted to. But I will most definitely be back. Everything was perfectly seasoned and spiced. The Vine Street restaurant has gone downhill since 2000. This is definitely the best African food in Cincy. Didn't see half of the things below on the menu.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Fried Fish

Crystal Vickers

It took the guy a while to ask for my order, although he saw me. The older guy came out from the back and was very polite and helpful, and I ended up ordering 4 meals. All were wonderful, I ordered the fish with rice, okra sauce with lamb that was fall off the bone tender and rice, the leaf sauce and rice, and the grilled chicken with rice. The store was ice cold, so that was my only complaint with the inside of the restaurant I definitely couldn't eat in if I wanted to. But I will most definitely be back. Everything was perfectly seasoned and spiced. The Vine Street restaurant has gone downhill since 2000. This is definitely the best African food in Cincy. Didn't see half of the things below on the menu.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Sauce Only, Fried Fish

Don 1

Food always excellent and staff nice

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Whole Chicken

Serigne Fallou Mbodj

The best restaurant in Cincinnati221 restaurants is goodYou are the best❤️❤️ ? ? ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brandace Hatfield

I had came here with my boyfriend to eat fufu and soup i was enjoying how the food tasted as we are preparing to leave i look to my right and see that there is a live mouse sitting just a few feet away from me. i got up walked out and forced myself to throw up every bit of food i had in my stomach from that place because if there is mice in the dining room there is mice in the kitchen as well and i was not risking diseases.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

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