Buka Nigerian Restaurant
African Restaurant$$$$
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
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"traditional goat pepper soup"(3 Tips)
"Star beer, chapmans, suya, moi moi and bitter lemons."(3 Tips)
"Recommendation: Buka Sauce (100,000 - 350,000 on the Scoville scale)"(2 Tips)
"Try the Egusi, Goat Meat And Pounded Yam - Life giving!"(3 Tips)
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Nick MuohAugust 13, 2017The suya was great and the fried beef I had with my Baku sauce was delicious. The waitresses were patient and kept their cool when things were really hectic
DominicanAbroad.comSeptember 7, 2015Very authentic vibe. Between the food, music and the crowd that the restaurant draws... It feels like you've traveled away to a restaurant in Lagos.
The puff puff is so good! Food is good! Music is good! Issa Vibe!
IfeoluwaFebruary 16, 2015The stews and sauces are very hot, proceed with caution. For those who know the difference, the pounded yam is made from yam flour not freshly pounded yam.
Foxxy BJuly 31, 2017Tends to be understaffed, so be aggressive to get service. Goat pepper soup is one of the spiciest dishes I've had, ever. Snails are a must!
Village VoiceAugust 15, 2014Three types of fufu-like mash are available (pounded white yam, yam flour, and fermented cassava), to be matched with three stews (chicken, lamb, fish). Read more
- HughAugust 30, 2011Buka sauce at BukaA spicy feast at this West African spot should start with the traditional goat pepper soup ($10), which gets its eye-popping kick from habaneros, and its purported healing qualit...
- Village VoiceAugust 15, 2014There are snacks, too, including the peanut-dusted kebabs called suya and the palm-oil-laced dish known simply as "beans." Read more
Serious EatsApril 23, 2013Goat Pepper Soup: The goat is served in chunks, skin on and often curled, and is typically tough and chewy. Get ready for lots of spice.
KPNovember 25, 2012Service was pretty good, but we waited so long for our food. Loved the plaintains; I could eat them all day long. Not mushy or too sweet. Also dug the Moi Moi. Thumbs up. I would go here again.- Vicki NAugust 30, 2015Try the Egusi, Goat Meat And Pounded Yam - Life giving! #Nigerian #WestAfrican (via @Foodspotting)
- Village VoiceAugust 13, 2010Get the Nigerian goat stew-chunks of meat with skin and sinew attached relaxing in a pond of tomato sauce flavored with palm oil.
Jules JulesmgmtOctober 28, 2011I have attempted a trip on a Monday too many times for my own good. Wait until Tuesday, it's open them.
Ernesto GutierrezSeptember 5, 2017Avoid at all costs. The only redeeming dish was the spicy tomato goat soup with spinach. Overdone steak when asked for medium rare. The tilapia is just drowned in oil. Slow service.
Justin KalifowitzFebruary 18, 2012Spicy doesn't even begin to describe the blazing fire heat of the sauces here.
DJ RatchetOctober 16, 2016Terrible service, waiting about 15 minutes for a drink on an empty stomach so my whole group left due to lack of professionalism from our waitress.- Star beer, chapmans, suya, moi moi and bitter lemons. I'm in heaven.
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- Mon
- 4:00 PM–11:00 PM
- Tue–Thu, Sun
- Noon–11:00 PM
- Fri–Sat
- Noon–2:00 AM
(347) 763-0619
View menu on http://www.bukanewyork.com/menu-1.html
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Yes
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Yes (incl. American Express)
Outdoor Seating
No
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
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"The food and service here is very good. The decor is pretty cool also."
Jeeleighanne Duboius - 8.6
"Went here two days ago for dinner with my family. The food from appetizer to dessert was delicious. Nice ambience, friendly and attentive service. Id return for sure .."
Renz Pee - 6.1
"If you dislike offal, the fish pepper soup is equally as good and equally as spicy."
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