Suya Place - Beltsville

August 14, 2021 we ladies had our monthly luncheon, we decide to patronize Suya Spot. My sister visited the restaurant to make sure they could accommodate our group (were older ladies with canes walkers and wheelchairs). A tour was given, showing how easily we could be accommodated and even given a copy of the menu. A friend sent me a copy of some reviews about the restaurant, asking had I read them. ALL VERY NEGATIVE from overpriced food and drinks, to service serving bared handed to unsanitary conditions. (see the reviews on your own website) charging us to eat there, they call it a “LoungeTax” almost $20.00 extra just to eat in restaurant; we decided to go anyway and see for ourselves. When we arrived at restaurant, after being seated, we already knew what wanted, we had copies of menu. What we didn’t know, the menus were out of date, the new and new ones hadn’t arrived. Many of the items on the menu were not available, of the ones that were, were over priced, undercook or just plane nasty. We go out every month together and ALWAYS request for separate checks, we all pay for our own food. Just as we asked this trip, but they did not accommodate . The bill was combined, leaving us to decipher who had which and figure out the pricing. As stated about we read the reviews, we wanted to give our Nigerian brothers and sisters the benefit of the doubt, everyone deserves a chance. Unfortunately Suya Spot missed the spot and is an EXTREMELY A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT. The bottom line: The food was horrible, undercook (which is a dangerous practice when it comes to poultry. This you should know being in the food serving business). The $23.00 for a drink that barely filled half the glass. We’re not speaking of any glass, we’re speaking of a four ounce juice glass which nearly reached the halfway mark, charging people a “Lounge Fee”, to sit inside/outside and dine is ludicrous, (and I’m sure he’d agree). You can’t charge exorbitant prices for mediocre, less than mediocre food. I cannot tell you how truly disappointed we were, we thought the reviews were just sour grapes from unhappy customers. After visiting your restaurant and seeing for ourselves confirm most of the accusations. Monthly Senior Ladies of Randallstown

It’s just great. Really good food, nice decor, clean environment and great workers. I come here every time I get a chance. I know I sound like I’m writing a commercial for them but it is that good.

Suya spot was really nice when it first open, over a period of time the standard has gone very low. The staff looks very dirty and unkempt, one of the staff short lady) observed her picking meat pie with her bare hands, and then recently the same girl was picking her nose the whole time while serving customers, I mean c'mon. To make it worst, the food is horribly expensive. I Will not recommend this restaurant to anyone

Met friends there for lunch hoping to try new foods loved Ethiopian food so we figured why not). We opted for the chicken soya and rice. The menus on line are not the same as those in this tiny restaurant. Our friends had the lamb. The lamb was over cooked almost burnt and dried out. It was hardly a mouthful for the outrageous price we paid.. the tables still had leftover dishes fro the previous customers, no one cleans off tables , we had to do it. There were at least 8 people standing around doing nothing. We had the chicken Susa which was 1/4 of a chicken cooked in African spices. What chicken we could find in the dish was dried out, and bones. The skin of the chicken made up the majority of the dish. Lunch for 4 people came to $73. Which is outrageous for lunch. They also tack on a 6 6% “ lounge fee”.whatever that is. You had to pick up your own food and bus the table. What am I paying for? Had I read the reviews before going we would have gone some place else. To make the lunch even worse , I vomited on the way home!

This was our first visit to Suya Spot since the pandemic started, and it was enjoyable to have some Nigerian delicacies. Cold drinks including Gulder beer and Maltina were refreshing. A Nigerian version of meat pie was a good appetizer. In Nigerian fashion the crust was thicker that its Jamaican cousin, but the meat was flavorful. The beef suya was thin and delicious and accompanied by the traditional red onion and tomato slices and a side of plantain (dodo). Tried a couple of dishes we had not previously samples here. The rice and beans was cooked soft. We were happy to see the red cow peas. The sauce has just the right amount of spice and full of tasty cow keg (bokoto). A final treat was the gizdodo a mix of plantain cubes and gizzard pieces that would make the elders smile. Much of the business today was carryout so there were adequate and well spaced tables available for indoor dining. Had the weather been better we might have used one of the sidewalk tables. The good food and photographs made it almost possible to think we were back in Lagos or Ibadan.