Baobab in Philadelphia - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Food is not made fresh. They do not allow you to dine in. Do not waste your time.

I was expecting to be good but it was horrible. They grill 8 hours before u even thinking about order ....I remember that used to be my best place to order african food but now I am done never ever again

Best ivorian restaurant in Philly 🇨🇮 I love the acheke & fish

They got the best atieke in Philadelphia

Food is great some of the best jollof every lamb was tend fish was fresh

The food don’t Tast good anymore, I have been buying food from this restaurant years ago , Who so ever is cooking now don’t know what she is doing , am so disappointed gosh . Their food use to be the good. I wish the real owner see this, y’all need to step up. It’s a shame

They keep changing the prices from one week to another, that's not cool.

My absolute favorite "Go to place" for some Dibi and Plantain. Delicious and mouth watering onion sauce, Lamb is grilled to perfection, with the tantalizing sweetness of the plantain that just melts away in your mouth. I am a reliable customer and approve of them being one of the best African restaurants I know who never disappoints, especially when it comes down to consistency and good taste. Their unique touch on this particular dish is a 10 out of 10. Their speciality and best seller is the Dibi and Plantain I can assure you of that. I recommend and support this business 100%

When I say flavorful food this is the place. Must try the food !

I placed an order around 9 the order was taken just for me to get there and be told that they are closed and my order was never prepared. Why take the order and not make the food especially when your hours posting on the store is later than the time I arrived. Waste of time and very unprofessional!!!

One of the best restaurants very respectful people

I love the food here. Taste just like native Africa

Ok I hate to be that person, but I will be because that's what I do. I write honest restaurant reviews period. First off the Baobab used to be THE PLACE to go for the best attieke. Since the covid, the male chef never returned, a sad tragedy! A few months ago when my husband came from Africa he had heard of this place, so I decided to take him there. The appearance was embarrassing but I assured him "the food is fantastic." So we ordered their famous Tieke et poulet, sadly it was nowhere near the usual but I determined the original cook wasn't there so I decided not to judge too harshly. But on this past Wednesday hubby and I decided to give them a second chance. Again the appearance was that of a dilapidated rundown house and I should've turned around 😑. And after seeing that they had peanut butter stew in the fridge (I should've known that was laziness, cuz that's the easiest to make and does not need to be sitting for more than a day) But we ordered attieke and chicken and grilled lamb anyway. To my dismay the original cook wasn't there again, but the ladies seemed nice. The food at the moment we picked it up was already lukewarm to touch which I found very surprising/alarming, so I made a comment to my husband regarding it. And when I ate the chicken and Tieke, and it was a small portionw a drumstick which I couldn't finish, (at 7 months pregnant I Never vomit 🤢 during my pregnancies,) but I became so violently ill 5 minutes after eating their food!!! The chicken was undercooked w pink on the inside and the outside was as if someone threw the meat on a gas grill to blacken it. And the lamb was so dry and hard, you I just knew that lamb had been sitting in the fridge for days waiting to be microwaved. I was so sick and in so much pain, my whole body was shaking! I blacked out from 5p to 9pm!! Unbeknownst to my husband he went and ate the rest of the food so I had to nurse him back to health. Luckily my 7yo didn't get to eat it and was the only one who didn't get sick. So I say all of this to say eat at your own risk but I will not recommend this place to my frenemy!!!

OMG. THE FOOD IS TREMENDOUSLY INCREDIBLE. THE FISH PLATTER IS TO DIE FOR, WELL SEASONED, FRESH AND ENOUGH FOR 2.

The lamb is amazing! And SEASONED!!! The plantain is great! Always soft never dry. One thing I love about this place is that the food is consistently good! I never have to worry about getting spoiled or tasteless food.

Always on point… good size portions and good priced. Call your order in sometimes there is a wait!

I ordered Attieke with fish and plantains and everything tasted great. I’m very satisfied with the entire experience from the ordering over the phone to the pickup. I highly recommend!

You should try it. It's good eating

Very great staff, good quality food with great portions. Call in advance.

Omg there chicken and lamb or lamb and rice is a must I love it.Nice portions worth the money

The food is simple but it’s delicious. Grilled lamb (Dibi) and grilled chicken are my favorite. The onion, green peppers and tomatoes go perfect with the meat. It counters the heat from the pepper sauce. Get attieke as your side. It is light and doesn’t weigh you down like rice. Plantains are usually sweet. One of the best secrets in SouthWest Philly. And order ahead because it’ll take about 40-50 minutes for the food to be ready. At least you know it’s freshly grilled!

This is an amazing take out spot. Recommend the lamb platter that comes with a tomato & onion salad with couscous.

A little hole-in-the-wall place, amazing food. Call an hour ahead because it takes them an hour to make the food but it’s some of the best African food I’ve ever had. I love the dibi with jollof rice and sweet plantains. The hour wait for the food is worth it!! The staff is very friendly

I love the food. The people are friendly with a great customer service. Please go taste!

Great place with friendly staff and delicious food! The atchieke is too good! I will be back.

The food is EVERYTHING 🥰 my husband put me on to them when we first started dating he stayed in here now I know how to cook the dishes we would buy.

Food is very good and the service is irreproachable.

Good food. Great customer service. Please go check it out.

Customer service needs some training

Food is great. The wait time is not. They need to fix the place.

Good restautant....good food best custumers service

I'm highly recommend the lamb and rice

Best grilled chicken in the city & their Halal. The wait time is always about 30 minutes but the food is very fresh so it's worth it. My favorite go to spot. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

The Best Ma'fe I have had other than my wife's....and the bisop🍹👍👍👍

You always have to wait so long for the food

Best of the best. Simply Amazing

The food is always delicious at Le Baobabs Restaurant.

GREAT food but LONG wait times for it... Fix the wait and you got a REAL 5 star restaurant... Can't stress that enough.. GREAT FOOD!

Very good place to eat Africa food

Meat is good. Would be better as a takeout only location

The food at this place is very good specially, the grill chichen and fish. Those are the two that I order most the time

Great place to get African food but you have to put in your order a little earlier but other than that the place os great and food is awesome

Food is fantastic, the service is great. They are a little slow with their orders but I think it's worth it once u taste the food.

Food always good and worth the price

Best food ever. My favorite restaurant.

They have the best baked chicken and meat, the down side is you have to order an hour early, but its delicious.

Best African Restaurant in Philadelphia. Maybe in the Country!!!!

Dinner and desert was the best birthday dinner in awhile...🐟🍚

Authentic West African food and it's the best in SW Philly. The fish is outstanding.

They have the best West African food I've tasted. It'll be at least an 45min to 1hr long wait for the food, but it's worth it. The fish is good, but it does still have the head on it fyi. This place is closer traditional foods.

The food is amazing. Especially the grilled chicken and acheke. I would have given it a better rating if the wait wasn't so bad. I order my food on my way over, about 30 minutes away. I got there and had to wait an additional 30-45 minutes for my order. The food is good and worth the wait

You must call ahead about an hour for you your order but it is well worth it the food is amazing and it is plentiful. I have had chicken dibi and lamb dibi and the fried fish which is not breaded served with white rice and what west Africans call sauce but Americans call salsa...if you don't want hot you better say so cause African hot isn't the small time american hot.The service is always wonderful in a homely gem all just for 10 to 13 dollars. I am HOOKED and have been for five years now.