Obosa Restaurant

Food was tasty and reasonably price, but service was very deficient. We were not the only ones complaining about it.

The Jollof rice was very scrumptious. The presentation of food was amazing and my relatives also said that the Banga soup was really good. Well done ✨. My mother said: "The Banga was spot on"

The pepper soup was not good and small. The meat were so tiny. It felt like kids menu. The soup itself felt like boiled meat soup.

The puff-puff was 3 tiny puff puffs for $3. Meatpie is small as well. Could be better!

Banga soup for $18 or $19 was so small and the goat meat was overcooked. The soup had lots of oil on it. I had to drain it before eating the damn thing.

Also, you pay the taxes that the owner is supposed to pay when paying for the food. When I asked, I was told I wouldn't have gotten charged the taxes if I had paid with cashapp or zelle. I was like, are you kidding me?

I went to Obosa Restaurant on an afternoon lunch date for my first try at West African food; & boy, did I make a good choice! We were greeted by a group of younger staff who were so pleasant & helpful. Clearly they saw we weren’t familiar with the menu & took their time in explaining & accommodating some vegetarian preferences.

We started off with their “puff puff”- a delicious fried dough. Sadly, it's not pictured because we shamelessly devoured them & ordered another round to go.

I quickly learned they don't skimp on spice here after trying their fish soup. If you don't have a high tolerance for pepper, I’d for sure proceed with caution.

Wanting the full experience, we tried the “Fayrouz” sparkling drink.. an acquired taste.. so we were happy they instead had the option of traditional cranberry juice.

The waitress brought out a silver bowl of water for our hands before diving into the fufu & stew - a new taste, but wonderfully portioned, beautifully plated & so, so delicious! Their jollof rice was *fantastic* & their plantains were perfectly fried.

Worth mentioning too, their restaurant was immaculately clean. It's clear food isn’t the only thing they take great pride in here.

If you’re trying Nigerian food for the first time, I’d start with Obosa.

The egusi soup was very delicious, rice and stew was okay, the tomato stew was a bit sugary which indicated it wasn’t fried well enough. Otherwise , the restaurant is clean and welcoming. And we didn’t have to wait for so long for the food.

Really delicious food and very kind servers who gave great recommendations. The puff puff is like a soft bread roll doughnut, do yourself a favor and order it. For someone who doesn't mind fish, the moi moi is a must (its only $2 so just do it). Jollof rice is something anyone will like, but their version isn't that spicy (I'm sure you could ask for it to be). Spinach stir is absolutely delicious, too. Egusi stew was very good, and the portion with fufu was enough food for 2 easily. It does have salt fish in it so don't order if you don't like fish. Meat pie is a lot like a cornish pasty.

I usually don't remember to write reviews for restaurants, but I ordered jollof rice from here and felt touched when I ate it. You can tell that there is a lot of love in the food, and it reminded me of eating my mother's cooking despite not being Nigerian. It was all extremely tasty and the portion was generous for the price (easily enough for two meals). I will definitely be ordering from here again, and I wish the best for this restaurant in these trying times.