AFRA GRILL | African Restaurant

We tried Afra Grill for the first time at 6 pm on a Saturday night. Parking/Access: large parking lot across the street.
I had to circle a few times but not too bad finding a spot in Easton even for a Saturday night. Atmosphere: casual, fast food eatery.
Clean.
Inviting smell of spices.
A woman can be seen in a beautiful dress cooking in the kitchen with two younger gentlemen serving at the front. Service: The man fulfilling our take out orders didn't speak much English with us but he was polite enough to understand our orders without issues. Food: we ordered the Pilipi chicken and the Chicken Afra both with Jollop rice, beans, plantains and corn. Protein: both dishes had very tender and flavorful chicken.
Not one bad bite with either chicken. Flavor: The restaurant menu declared "favorite dish" Chicken Afra had a nice, thick savory sauce with medium sized cuts of chicken and with a enjoyable blend of spice. The Pilipi was a large drum stick jerk spiced that even my teenager thoroughly enjoyed. Both dishes had just a slight touch of heat from spice but very mild.
The Fantastic sauce added some sweetness to the dish but largely wasn't needed. The Jollop rice, beans and corn weren't anything extradinary.
But the plantains were delicious. The food traveled 30 minutes to home and even though it was food sitting in their serving tin the food still seemed very fresh.
So our takeouts traveled very well. Value: the portions were nice sized and definitely filling but no leftovers.
For two Afra Chickens and one Pilipi with extra plantains the price came to $51. I would characterize the food as happy comfort food as we all throughly enjoyed our meals and sharing bites to compare made for a fun atmosphere. Would we return? The consensus among the three of us was the food was good but we wouldn't rush back for more.
We were glad we tried and it was an overall better food experience than we had with other local African restaurants. I think overall the dishes were just heavily starched and needed a little more depth.
Perhaps we should've ordered more veggies (maybe a recommendation by a server would've helped if we asked). Overall rating: I can't rate prepared/sitting food at 5 stars.
But I would say the meals were 3.5 stars but add .5 star for the quality of chicken.
4 stars! I would definitely recommend Afra Grill to anyone looking for a good meal.

Owner response

I went for the restaurant week menu with my family.
I ordered vegetables sambus, lamb platter and Tiramisu.
The food tasted really good and the portion was huge! It’s very authentic! It is order at the counter style.
I will definitely come back to try other food.

Owner response

So flippin good! The food is super tasty and healthy portions.
Staff was very sweet, helpful, and efficient.
Lots of options, affordable prices.
Place is clean.
The vibe/atmosphere is lacking but it doesn't matter cause you're gonna eat well.
Highly recommend!

Owner response