Finally checked out Suya Suya a few weeks back with Anna S. Anna ordered the Egusi over Fufu while the three of us ordered Suya Bowls. The three of us happened to have ordered different rice for our bases, allowing us to have a taste of all the different rice options offered by the restaurant. The Suya Bowls were a substantial amount of food, mainly because the plate came with large portions of rice. Don't get me wrong, the rice was delicious, in fact, you can't go wrong with any of the 3 rice options, but seeing that the restaurant is called Suya Suya, I thought they would highlite the Suya more than the rice. From pictures, the Suya Bowl came with sliced onions with white sauce, which doesn't particularly do it for me as a vegetable side, so I selected the brussels sprouts for my Suya, and only got 5-6 brussels sprouts. Doesn't feel like a lot of brussel sprouts next to the mountain of rice. You definitely get more Suya if you go with the meats. The Suya Bowl also comes with your choice of plantains or cornbread. The entire bowl just feels very carb heavy and unbalanced. Anna's Egusi over Fufu was tasty but was too spicy for our group. Overall, Suya Suya offers tasty food at reasonable prices, but I would definitely recommend ordering an extra side of Suya with your Suya Bowl.
Josie T.
Went there for dinner with J. And V. after we visited the Sakura festival at Fairmount Park. None of us know much about western African cuisine. It's a super casual restaurant. The food is served in disposal plates and utensils. J. ordered fish suya bowl, I had the chicken and V. had Egusi soup and fufu. I tried a little of V. dish. Fufu is interesting - I liked it. The Egusi soup is tasty but way too spicy for me. J. fish was well seasoned and tasty. I liked the chicken - very well seasoned. The rice was very good. J. had the plantains while I had the cornbread. I am not a cornbread person but I have to say this was the best cornbread I ever had. Very moist and tasted good! I like plantains but I thought theirs were on the dry side. We ordered 2 extra cornbread's at the end. My suya plate was full of rice, huge serving size. They were generous on the chicken too. Overall, if you would like to try another cuisine, I would say this is a place worth a try. Since I don't know western African cuisine well, I don't have any way to tell the authenticity of the food other than the food tasted good. J. cleaned up his fish suya bowl/plate quickly! J. and I had a little stomach issues after the meal but we weren't sure that was related to the food or something we had at the Sakura festival. I would go back to try their other dishes again.
James Babb
Delicious, well balanced meal. I went back for extra cornbread. Yummy! Great service!
James B.
Stewed fish, with rice, plantains and slaw made a fantastic meal. Just right! Great service too. Yummy!
Anna S.
I really like this place even though I didn't like the dish I ordered. The waitress recommended first timers to get the Suya bowl combo but I wanted to be adventurous and went for the egusi over fufu. I have had fufu before and really liked it but I've never had egusi. It was yummy but just way too spicy for my taste. I couldn't finish my food; all the while I was drooling over all the suya bowls my partner and my friends got. The meat is seasoned so well and the rice is tasty. I highly recommend coming to try their suya bowls! This place is very casual but still has plenty of room and seating if you want to eat there.
Rahmeek Eggleston
I Remember when this place first opened, The Owner would prepare the Food and it was Incredible . Since then It has not been the same. Really need the owner To make sure the recipes are being followed to a
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Amanda Bouwman
The food is delicious and unique!Vegetarian options: Brussels sprout option for jollof bowl
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Jollof Rice Plantain
So Miranda
I loved the hibiscus & ginger drink. The food was very tasty. I enjoyed our time here the staff is pleasant and the music was great. Was a nice lunch date.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
EDWIN MARTIN x BIG BANK
I wish I got the ladies name who took my order. She was sweet. The food was good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Jenny E.
Great service, friendly staff with good recommendations and most importantly- delicious food!
Great food and affordable, was fun to try a new cuisine.
Dzani J.
The food: Amazing. 10/10. I had the egusi with fufu and the steak Suya. There are options to have the spicy vs non spicy which is definitely a plus. I had a blast with the egusi . The service was excellent. I went there before the AFCON finale match between Ivory Coast & Nigeria and the staff were making jokes about who was going to win lol, immaculate ambiance. Overall I give this place 5 stars because most African restaurants in Philly aren't as thorough as this place which is something I appreciate.
Shanda S.
Been here a couple of times and came to the same conclusion -- the "mains" of the meals are the least interesting (some might say "good") parts and the sides/sauces are where the action is. The rices are all super flavorful. The sauces too. Both the chicken and the shrimp were kind of under seasoned, but as a component of a bowl, they work. It's a nice switch up for fast casual. And the service has always been very friendly.
Tiffany ThankGod
This place looks so nice the customer service was great as well. The good reviews made me visit this location. I’m from Philly and typically I can only find good Nigerian food when I go to ATL, or cook it myself or when I travel to Nigeria. So when I found this spot I told myself don’t do it. But my hunger kicked in and the reviews was really good. If you know Nigerians they are definitely paying their friends to give 5 star reviews. I really don’t like to do this but when I say my stomach turned when I first tasted the jollof rice. It tasted as if they set it on the grill and poured lighter fluid directly on it, plus it was very soggy. If you can get parboiled rice soggy you should not be cooking for others. Additionally please stop trying to make suya, leave this to the professional suya guys in Nigeria. The shrimp was over seasoned. I’m so mad because the $30 I spent I could have bought the ingredients and cooked it myself.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Suya Bowl
Soula P.
I don't have a lot of experience with west African cuisine but we ordered from here and thought it was delicious! We tried a few of the suya bowls (steak and chicken) with different sides including the cornbread and plantains. I loved the smoky flavor of the rice, we both got mild versions which still had a pleasant kick, and everything together with sides and sauce were perfect. We also tried the Akara which the description compared to a falafel, not sure I see much of a resemblance between the two and I might not get them again (didn't love the texture, wish they were crispier) but they were interesting to try. I'll be craving this and will be back soon!
Finally checked out Suya Suya a few weeks back with Anna S. Anna ordered the Egusi over Fufu while the three of us ordered Suya Bowls. The three of us happened to have ordered different rice for our bases, allowing us to have a taste of all the different rice options offered by the restaurant. The Suya Bowls were a substantial amount of food, mainly because the plate came with large portions of rice. Don't get me wrong, the rice was delicious, in fact, you can't go wrong with any of the 3 rice options, but seeing that the restaurant is called Suya Suya, I thought they would highlite the Suya more than the rice. From pictures, the Suya Bowl came with sliced onions with white sauce, which doesn't particularly do it for me as a vegetable side, so I selected the brussels sprouts for my Suya, and only got 5-6 brussels sprouts. Doesn't feel like a lot of brussel sprouts next to the mountain of rice. You definitely get more Suya if you go with the meats. The Suya Bowl also comes with your choice of plantains or cornbread. The entire bowl just feels very carb heavy and unbalanced. Anna's Egusi over Fufu was tasty but was too spicy for our group. Overall, Suya Suya offers tasty food at reasonable prices, but I would definitely recommend ordering an extra side of Suya with your Suya Bowl.
Went there for dinner with J. And V. after we visited the Sakura festival at Fairmount Park. None of us know much about western African cuisine. It's a super casual restaurant. The food is served in disposal plates and utensils. J. ordered fish suya bowl, I had the chicken and V. had Egusi soup and fufu. I tried a little of V. dish. Fufu is interesting - I liked it. The Egusi soup is tasty but way too spicy for me. J. fish was well seasoned and tasty. I liked the chicken - very well seasoned. The rice was very good. J. had the plantains while I had the cornbread. I am not a cornbread person but I have to say this was the best cornbread I ever had. Very moist and tasted good! I like plantains but I thought theirs were on the dry side. We ordered 2 extra cornbread's at the end. My suya plate was full of rice, huge serving size. They were generous on the chicken too. Overall, if you would like to try another cuisine, I would say this is a place worth a try. Since I don't know western African cuisine well, I don't have any way to tell the authenticity of the food other than the food tasted good. J. cleaned up his fish suya bowl/plate quickly! J. and I had a little stomach issues after the meal but we weren't sure that was related to the food or something we had at the Sakura festival. I would go back to try their other dishes again.
Delicious, well balanced meal. I went back for extra cornbread. Yummy! Great service!
Stewed fish, with rice, plantains and slaw made a fantastic meal. Just right! Great service too. Yummy!
I really like this place even though I didn't like the dish I ordered. The waitress recommended first timers to get the Suya bowl combo but I wanted to be adventurous and went for the egusi over fufu. I have had fufu before and really liked it but I've never had egusi. It was yummy but just way too spicy for my taste. I couldn't finish my food; all the while I was drooling over all the suya bowls my partner and my friends got. The meat is seasoned so well and the rice is tasty. I highly recommend coming to try their suya bowls! This place is very casual but still has plenty of room and seating if you want to eat there.
I Remember when this place first opened, The Owner would prepare the Food and it was Incredible . Since then It has not been the same. Really need the owner To make sure the recipes are being followed to a
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
The food is delicious and unique!Vegetarian options: Brussels sprout option for jollof bowl
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Jollof Rice Plantain
I loved the hibiscus & ginger drink. The food was very tasty. I enjoyed our time here the staff is pleasant and the music was great. Was a nice lunch date.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I wish I got the ladies name who took my order. She was sweet. The food was good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Great service, friendly staff with good recommendations and most importantly- delicious food!
Restaurantji Recommends
Great food and affordable, was fun to try a new cuisine.
The food: Amazing. 10/10. I had the egusi with fufu and the steak Suya. There are options to have the spicy vs non spicy which is definitely a plus. I had a blast with the egusi . The service was excellent. I went there before the AFCON finale match between Ivory Coast & Nigeria and the staff were making jokes about who was going to win lol, immaculate ambiance. Overall I give this place 5 stars because most African restaurants in Philly aren't as thorough as this place which is something I appreciate.
Been here a couple of times and came to the same conclusion -- the "mains" of the meals are the least interesting (some might say "good") parts and the sides/sauces are where the action is. The rices are all super flavorful. The sauces too. Both the chicken and the shrimp were kind of under seasoned, but as a component of a bowl, they work. It's a nice switch up for fast casual. And the service has always been very friendly.
This place looks so nice the customer service was great as well. The good reviews made me visit this location. I’m from Philly and typically I can only find good Nigerian food when I go to ATL, or cook it myself or when I travel to Nigeria. So when I found this spot I told myself don’t do it. But my hunger kicked in and the reviews was really good. If you know Nigerians they are definitely paying their friends to give 5 star reviews. I really don’t like to do this but when I say my stomach turned when I first tasted the jollof rice. It tasted as if they set it on the grill and poured lighter fluid directly on it, plus it was very soggy. If you can get parboiled rice soggy you should not be cooking for others. Additionally please stop trying to make suya, leave this to the professional suya guys in Nigeria. The shrimp was over seasoned. I’m so mad because the $30 I spent I could have bought the ingredients and cooked it myself.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Suya Bowl
I don't have a lot of experience with west African cuisine but we ordered from here and thought it was delicious! We tried a few of the suya bowls (steak and chicken) with different sides including the cornbread and plantains. I loved the smoky flavor of the rice, we both got mild versions which still had a pleasant kick, and everything together with sides and sauce were perfect. We also tried the Akara which the description compared to a falafel, not sure I see much of a resemblance between the two and I might not get them again (didn't love the texture, wish they were crispier) but they were interesting to try. I'll be craving this and will be back soon!