Buka Menu – Brooklyn, NY

Type : West African restaurant

Location : Brooklyn, NY

Compact eatery with a candlelit dining room & lively bar specializing in aromatic Nigerian cuisine. Based on 652 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 3.6 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery

Buka 11238

Address:
1111 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11238

Phone: (347) 763-0619

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Hours

Tuesday 12–11 PM
Wednesday 12–11 PM
Thursday 12–11 PM
Friday 12 PM–2 AM
Saturday 12 PM–2 AM
Sunday 12–11 PM
Monday 4–11 PM

Menu

Appetizers
Akara
Fried crispy bean cakes served with spicy dipping sauce.
$6.60
Dundun
Yam fries with tomato and onion dipping sauce.
$7.90
Grilled Tiger Shrimp
With suya spice.
$7.90
Isiew
Goat head cooked in traditional Igbo spices.
$26.25
Moi Moi
Ground steamed honey bean cake with hard-boiled egg and flaked fish.
$7.90
Nkwobi
Cow feet cooked in traditional Igbo spices.
$23.60
Pof Pof
Small Nigerian doughnuts.
$6.60
Suya
Thinly sliced grilled beef in Nigerian spices.
$6.60
Soups
Goat Pepper Soup
Spicy goat and tripe thin broth soup made with fresh herbs and Nigerian spices.
$19.70
Sides
Beans
Stewed west African honey beans.
$13.15
Dodo
Fried ripe plantains.
$6.60
Fried Rice
A richly flavored rice with shrimp & vegetables.
$11.80
Jollof Rice
West African rice pilau
$9.05
Spinach
Lightly seared spinach with onion and locust bean.
$6.60
White Rice $6.40
Main Courses | Spicy Tomato Based Stews
Beef Stew $22.30
Beef With Fufu And Sauce $27.55
Chicken Stew $22.30
Chicken With Fufu And Sauce $27.55
Goat Stew $22.30
Goat With Fufu And Sauce $27.55
Mixed Meat Stew $22.30
Mixed Meat With Fufu And Sauce $27.55
Panla Stew
Dried Norwegian stock fish.
$28.85
Panla With Fufu And Sauce $34.20
Red Snapper Stew $32.80
Red Snapper With Fufu And Sauce $38.05
Smoked Catfish Stew $34.20
Smoked Catfish With Fufu And Sauce $39.35
Tilapia Stew $22.30
Tilapia With Fufu And Sauce $27.55
Main Courses | Fufu
Amala
Dried yam flour fufu.
$5.25
Eba
Fermented ground cassava fufu.
$5.25
Pounded Yam
Fresh white yam fufu.
$5.25
Main Courses | Sauce
Efo
Finely shredded spinach with onions and dried fish.
$6.60
Egusi
Ground melon seeds steamed with spinach and dried fish.
$6.60
Gbegiri
Crushed red beans cooked with locust beans.
$6.60
Ogbono
Ground ogbono pods cooked in a rich broth with red pepper and fried fish.
$6.60
Okra
Finely diced okra cooked with locust bean.
$6.60
Palava
Finely shredded ewedu leaves.
$5.45
Main Corses | Plates
Asaro
Tender white yam potage cooked with fresh herbs in a rich broth.
$15.75
Bitterleaf Soup
Goat cooked in a thick sauce made from bitter leaves, smoked fish and stock fish. Served with fufu.
$26.25
Buka Sauce
Fried beef and tripe in a spicy locust bean sauce, served with white rice.
$19.70
Edikaikong
Goat and tripe cooked in spinach with crayfish, dried shrimp and periwinkle. Served with fufu.
$26.25
Ewa Agonyin
Honey beans with onion sauce, served with boiled yam.
$23.60
Grilled Red Snapper
Served with fresh tomatoes and white rice.
$39.35
Grilled Tiger Shrimp
With suya spice, served with white rice.
$26.25
Grilled Tilapia
Served with fresh tomatoes and white rice.
$26.25
Ila Asepo
Goat and tripe cooked in okra sauce with dried fish, dried shrimp and stock fish. Served with fufu.
$26.25
Oha Soup
Goat cooked in a thick sauce made from oha leaves, smoked fish and stock fish. Served with fufu.
$26.25
Suya Steak
Grilled steak in Nigerian spices, served with yam fries.
$32.80
Tuwo
Cornmeal fufu served with palava and gbegiri sauce.
$19.70
Yam & Eggs
Boiled white yams with scrambled eggs, onions, tomatoes, and hot peppers.
$19.70
Drinks
Bitter Lemon $6.60
Bottled Water $2.65
Chapman $10.50
Fresh Ginger Juice $6.60
Palm Wine $13.15
Sparkling Water $3.45
Zobo
Hibiscus, mint and orange blossom iced tea.
$6.60

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Reviews

Lily James
Wicked foolish people. I ordered yam and egg. The description says with tomatoes, pepper and onions. They gave me eggs with no tomatoes and barely any peppers and onions. It was drained in oil and looked disgusting. See pictures below. They are crooks and this place needs to be closed down.

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Luisa Battimelli
The waiter is a sweetheart. He’s very attentive and explain everything that was in each dish to us. The ambience is really cool. we had a bunch of appetizers and they all were delicious. it was really nice to try a new cuisine. I wanted to try Fufu for a while and was able to experience some dipping fun with it!

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Anne K
Just ordered lunch.

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Temi Akintimehin
We came here from out of town and had a terrible experience. The waitress did not know any of the food on the menu and once we ordered the food was not what we had expected. The grilled talipia had no taste and they served us cold food. Would not recommend any of the stews as they are not as advertised. The owner is extremely rude and really give Africans a bad name which is quit unfortunate.

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Evelyn Adelabu
The food has no taste, the jollof rice was TERRIBLE an and the plantain was barely cooked. The chicken had no taste and was bland. My food came in cold and I had I ask for it to be warmed. They also said they used honey beans while it was black eyed beans. The customer service was ok but could be better. I couldn’t even finish my food also, they didn’t have the prices on the menu ‍♂️

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Maureen
Friendly enough service but could definitely be improved. Also, I ended up getting severe food poisoning after eating there. I have eaten at many different Nigerian restaurants and never have I had food poisoning until them. I think they need to be careful with how food is prepared and make sure they are following hygiene protocols. Also, some of their dishes are overpriced for what they offer. Great decor though. Gave me nostalgia seeing the strategically placed danfo in the restaurant. Nice touch.

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Oly Nwankwo
If you’re looking for a restaurant that hates its customers- look no further!

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VioAnne
For authentic Nigerian dishes, anyone who would love a taste of Africa should visit. Recent relocation means there was still work in progress but the meals and service were fully perfect.

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Shamirah J
My long detailed review was somehow deleted, so I’ll keep it short. Food was cold, had no flavor, and goat soup tasted rancid. The female server admitted that it was not fresh. Hire a new chef, make sure your kitchen passes sanitation/safety guidelines and stop using the microwave to reheat old food. Do better or suffer the loss of more customers. All the best!

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jeff salamon
This was a disaster. Our server was nice enough, but couldn’t answer basic questions about menu items. “I’m not the chef,” he said when we asked about one dish he was unfamiliar with, and he didn’t offer to go ask the chef on our behalf. He then repeatedly got our order wrong when repeating it back to us, though I THINK what we were served was correct.

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