How Do You Like Your Fish?

Located in Kubwa at the Miliki Junction

I'll have mine roasted with ripe plantains, carrots, onions, and topped with tomato stew and wrapped in foil. Make that to go too. For dinner today, my sister convinced me to try the roasted fish. She's been going on and on about the fish so I just had to try it and it was pure awesomeness!!!!!!!! Even before we unwrapped our lovely steaming packet, the sweet aroma emanating from it was just too good to put into words. The fish was cooked to perfection, the tomato sauce/stew complemented the fish perfectly. The ripe plantain provided just the right amount of sweetness to the dish. I can honestly say that I've never had fish prepared in this manner. It was just utterly perfect. The fish itself was huge but maybe because it tasted so good, my sister and I felt that we could have gone for a second round. I believe I could live on this stuff for a couple months (no not a lifetime, I'm sure I'll get tired of it by then hahahahaha). The fish is prepared by the roadside by guys dressed like chefs and they were actually wearing the white hats too. Now if that doesn't prove their authenticity as professional chefs, I don't know what will hahahahahaha. I thought it was quite cool though.

Cost- 1500 naira

Restaurant Review

Hits the Spot - PEB 04 Plaza, Plot 2027 Dalaba Crescent, behind PDP National Secretariat Wuse Zone 5, next to NAPTIP 

So this is a really cool place in my opinion. It's a quaint restaurant with a mini book store/library and they actually let you sit and read their books while you wait for your meal.They have decent food selection - Nigerian dishes and sometimes some continental dishes. Their menu is quite impressive but unfortunately not everything on the menu is readily available. What really got me was their drink selection. They had Strawberry Daiquiri, Margarita, Tequila Sunrise, Bloody Mary and some other mixed drinks. And get this, they were 500-600 naira a glass!!!!! This is probably one of the most reasonable prices I've seen in Abuja. The last time I requested for a Cosmo at a bar in Abuja I was told it was 2000 naira!!!!!!! Now that is just too bloody expensive. Any way back to the review. I tried the Strawberry Daiquiri and Margarita and I was not disappointed. Off course, it took them quite a while to prepare, I guess they are not used to people ordering their mixed drinks. On certain occasions, they also have free wine tasting. I haven't actually attended any of them. Overall, this is a very decent place. Check it out if you're around the area.
Cost - low - medium range, 200 naira and upwards

 So I cut out early from work (shsssshh don't tell my boss) to grab a drink at Hits the Spot. Had me a virgin Pina Colada. I could have gone for the alcoholic but I was already feeling guilty for leaving early. Not that It matters much here, there were a bunch of my co-workers there drinking alcoholic beverages. I still have my in built American work ethic in me hehehehehehe. Any way that's the picture of the Pina Colada above. Yummmy and get this, it cost only 300 naira. It's that awesome or what????

Nkoyo Restaurant- Wuse 2, K-City Plaza last floor

This is a classy restaurant with a nice ambiance.  Hardwood floors through out and very well decorated. The customer service is just the best I've witnessed in my little time in Abuja. I went shortly before the lunch rush and it was quite scanty as a result. A look through their menu revealed that this was somewhere I could afford to go to once in a blue moon or if a friend out of the goodness of his/her heart decided to take me there hahahahahaha. The menu consisted of local dishes and non local dishes. Once I found a cozy table, there was already a waiter there to take my order. I decided to go with the fish and chips (cost 1650 naira). They started me off with plantain chips with a very interesting sauce - tasted really good. After a few minutes, my meal arrived. The chips were crispy and hot just the way I like it and the fish was okay, I didn't care much for the mayo sauce and would have preferred a crispier batter. The waiters were very pleasant always checking in to make sure I was having a good dining experience- which I was. After the meal I was served a lime sherbet ( actually this was more of ice shavings flavored with lime). Bottom line, I would definitely check this place out again. A very nice place indeed.
Cost -  High range, 1000 naira and upwards

The picture above is a pic of the restaurant. That's towards the entrance. And the picture on the left is the Olive Bruschetta I had when I visited Nkoyo Restaurant earlier this week. Can I say yum!!!

Indomie, Indomie Noodles !!!!!!!

Doctors will tell you that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It gives your metabolism a boost and as a result you tend to consume less throughout the day. Well that's all good stuff I love to hear because I love me some breakfast. Pancakes, whole wheat toast with honey and peanut butter, scrambled eggs, English muffin sandwich with egg and cheese and the list goes on and on.
However, since my return from the States, my breakfast menu has changed tremendously. On my quest to find a new breakfast menu I stumbled upon Indomie. I won't lie, this was quite different - I mean Indomie as breakfast!!! I've had Indomie as a quick meal in the States when I was too lazy to cook but never for breakfast. I never even considered it breakfast food at all. So imagine my amazement when I went in search for breakfast and was recommended to an Indomie joint close to my work place. I've heard rave reviews about this place. So in the true spirit of food adventure I had to check out this spot and I was not disappointed. It's not that I'm incapable of making noodles but hot dang!!!! that was some good Indomie. The place is always packed and never an empty pan. In true naija fashion, the indomie is prepared in the open with kerosene stove. I had my indomie with egg- no not fried egg. The indomie is soaked in hot water first to soften it, then its drained and an egg is mixed with the noodles with onions, fresh pepper and seasoning packet. The whole stuff is fried (not deep fried) and it comes out crispy and hmm hmmm good. And this ladies and gents is the end result.

There's a lot of joints like this. But this one is in Zone 5 near the PDP headquarter. Give it a try, you won't regret it.

Welcome to my Blog

Welcome to my blog. I'll be using this medium to share my dining experience in Abuja and also my love for food. I love eating and trying out new dishes. From street food, hole in the wall restaurants to your general medium to high end restaurants (when money avails itself hahaha). I like to think of myself as a female version of Anthony Bourdain hehehehe (love his show). I will try any dish once before I pass judgment.
I hope you enjoy my blog and hopefully get some insights on food experience in Abuja and also Nigeria :-)