Ruth's Buka

5250 Foothill Blvd, Oakland - 94601
164 reviews
African
(510) 479-1238

Hands down our favorite Nigerian restaurant! I've tried a few other local West African restaurants and this is definitely the best in terms of quality and taste. Their egusi soup is BOMB!

I tried the chicken + jollof, meat pie, and plantains. I'm a huge fan of plantains so that was really good. Everything else was okay, the taste was not as good as other West African places I have had.

The food is getting unreasonably expensive,while portions being drastically reduced.Very Poor service not worth waiting ini. line anymore.Unfortunately taking customer for granted.

The food is delicious!!! We drove all the way from Sacramento to try it out and we love it!!! We will definitely be making the trip regularly. The food is worth it. I had the fish and my husband had the chicken and tyrkey which were delicious! The rice, beans and soup are perfect as well!

After discovering my ancestry through23& me I wanted to experience the WestAfrican food culture. I googled a fewplaces and the family chose Ruth's BukaWhen we walked in it was very welcomingand the music gave the dopest vibe.Theyoung lady behind the counter was verybeautiful and patient with us as wedecided on what we wanted the food wasattractive to the eye and nose lol and theprices are very affordable we got a lot forthe price I also liked how theyaccommodated us after we decided toget the food to go Omg the Egusi soup iserrrrthing I swear❤️❤️I wish the spacewas a little bigger so families large likemine can enjoy our food at a round tableI'd love to see this place expand I will mosdef be back to try more dishes from this place ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Very delicious & a little spicy. But the thing I like about this spot is , you get what you pay for!!! I was so full lol

I love their food! So good close to my house and I always enjoy the fish and jollof rice

Idk if they do individual items i saw were cheaper but its kind of high but just slightly above average price per plate . Good food tho? very good.

DO NOT EAT HERE!The price is beyond ridiculous for the quality and quantity - and not only that, but they don’t have any prices visible and had us eat before paying! We spent close to $120 for a dinner for 3, I’ve done the math from what’s posted on the website and we overpaid easily by 20-30%.If you want better priced and much better quality Nigerian food go to Jolly Jolly

Their chicken is super dry and tastes old. The efo riro was good with the fufu but oily. The overall food was pricey for what they offer. It was like a buffet setup with no name tags and prices on each dish. The staff seemed very overwhelmed too.