Tomi-Tola's
641 Sargent Avenue
(204) 779-2777
Unfortunately, Tomi-Tola's has closed down.
Since so many people on New Winnipeg listed Tomi-Tola's as one of their top West End restaurants, I suggested this Nigerian restaurant for the Pet Sole staff party, and Vani loved the idea. Six of us made it, including one vegetarian, and Kenny, the owner, was more than obliging. She even asked right-out if there were any vegetarians in the crowd.
Upon entering, Kenny greeted me and reached out for handshake but I opted for a hug, saying, "I hear you give hugs!" She was tickled pink and gave me a hug and proceeded to give everyone else at the table hugs. There was only one other table in the restaurant at the time, so Kenny sat down and had a chat with us about her menu and Nigerian food while we waited for the sixth person to arrive. Instead of ordering off the menu, Kenny ordered for us. She charged $10 per person and served us the traditional dishes, which included joloff rice, fried rice, salad, moin-moin (steamed black bean cakes), foo-foo (tropical mashed yams), egibu soup (soup=sauce in Nigeria), chicken, and fried plantains. Yum! I really liked the joloff rice, plantains, and chicken. The joloff rice is a bit spicy--just the way I like it! The egibu soup was quite good hot with the foo-foo, but once it had cooled off, I thought it needed more flavour.
Everything was served and eaten communally, just like you would at the dinner table at home. The foo-foo and soup are meant to be eaten by hand, and she welcomes eating purely by hand as well, though utensils are provided. We did have a choice of chicken, beef, or fish, or a combination of the above.
Kenny was more than generous and told us that she fed people until they were full, gauging their appetites by whether or not they're Canadian. I thought that was hilarious. She kept on asking if we wanted more food, and we did get some more plantains because they were so good! It was all covered under the $10, though.
We had water and red wine to drink. The wine didn't suit me but the others seemed to enjoy it (we're all poor students though). I also had the mango drink, which was quite nice--tasted like real mango.
Madina can't ever be replaced for me (someone needs to open up another Somalian restaurant!) but I found Kenny and her Nigerian food entertaining, filling, and delish!
(204) 779-2777
Unfortunately, Tomi-Tola's has closed down.
Since so many people on New Winnipeg listed Tomi-Tola's as one of their top West End restaurants, I suggested this Nigerian restaurant for the Pet Sole staff party, and Vani loved the idea. Six of us made it, including one vegetarian, and Kenny, the owner, was more than obliging. She even asked right-out if there were any vegetarians in the crowd.
Upon entering, Kenny greeted me and reached out for handshake but I opted for a hug, saying, "I hear you give hugs!" She was tickled pink and gave me a hug and proceeded to give everyone else at the table hugs. There was only one other table in the restaurant at the time, so Kenny sat down and had a chat with us about her menu and Nigerian food while we waited for the sixth person to arrive. Instead of ordering off the menu, Kenny ordered for us. She charged $10 per person and served us the traditional dishes, which included joloff rice, fried rice, salad, moin-moin (steamed black bean cakes), foo-foo (tropical mashed yams), egibu soup (soup=sauce in Nigeria), chicken, and fried plantains. Yum! I really liked the joloff rice, plantains, and chicken. The joloff rice is a bit spicy--just the way I like it! The egibu soup was quite good hot with the foo-foo, but once it had cooled off, I thought it needed more flavour.
Everything was served and eaten communally, just like you would at the dinner table at home. The foo-foo and soup are meant to be eaten by hand, and she welcomes eating purely by hand as well, though utensils are provided. We did have a choice of chicken, beef, or fish, or a combination of the above.
Kenny was more than generous and told us that she fed people until they were full, gauging their appetites by whether or not they're Canadian. I thought that was hilarious. She kept on asking if we wanted more food, and we did get some more plantains because they were so good! It was all covered under the $10, though.
We had water and red wine to drink. The wine didn't suit me but the others seemed to enjoy it (we're all poor students though). I also had the mango drink, which was quite nice--tasted like real mango.
Madina can't ever be replaced for me (someone needs to open up another Somalian restaurant!) but I found Kenny and her Nigerian food entertaining, filling, and delish!
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