{"id":7266,"date":"2014-10-01T17:59:26","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T21:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/?p=7266"},"modified":"2014-10-01T17:59:26","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T21:59:26","slug":"buzzworthy-restaurant-of-the-week-festac-grill-lounge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/buzzworthy-restaurant-of-the-week-festac-grill-lounge\/","title":{"rendered":"Buzzworthy Restaurant of the Week: Festac Grill & Lounge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unlike some other well-known Nigerian restaurant with decent food, small portions and expensive pricing (you know which one), Festac Grill & Lounge brings the true flavor of Nigeria without asking for much American dollars. It\u2019s your Naija \u201chome away from home\u201d. Located in East New York, this restaurant has everything you need \u2013 even goat pepper soup. You can dine in (if you don\u2019t mind dim lighting) and watch Nollywood TV while you eat, or order takeout. Either way, you\u2019ll be happy. Very, very happy!\u00a0\"festac2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been there countless times, and it is my #1 Nigerian restaurant. My usual order is egusi with chicken and pounded yam, and that costs about $11. I have not yet eaten a full order in one sitting. It is impossible. The food lasts for 2 or 3 meals and for that, I am always appreciative. Beware of the power of this authentic food. If you\u2019re not careful, you will come back again and again and\u2026 you get the idea. If you\u2019re not an avid Naija food-consumer, you will definitely need to discuss the menu with someone before ordering, as the menu doesn\u2019t explain what is inside each dish. You either know or you don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Festac Grill is located at 263 Hendrix St, between Atlantic & Liberty Aves. There\u2019s no website, but you can call them to ask about the menu at 347-627-5151. It\u2019s probably best to just go in person, though.\u00a0\"festac1\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unlike some other well-known Nigerian restaurant with decent food, small portions and expensive pricing (you know which one), Festac Grill & Lounge brings the true flavor of Nigeria without asking for much American dollars. It\u2019s your Naija \u201chome away from home\u201d. Located in East New York, this restaurant has everything you need \u2013 even goat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5901,"featured_media":7268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,1158,51,509],"tags":[223,62,1611,1607,1606,1612,1608,1609,1610,1613],"class_list":["post-7266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-and-culture","category-buzz-worthy-restaurant-of-the-week","category-east-new-york","category-neighborhoods-2","tag-brooklyn-buzz","tag-east-new-york-2","tag-egusi","tag-festac","tag-festac-grill-and-lounge","tag-goat-pepper-soup","tag-naija","tag-nigerian","tag-nigerian-food","tag-pounded-yam"],"yoast_head":"\nBuzzworthy Restaurant of the Week: Festac Grill & Lounge - Brooklyn News and Events<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/buzzworthy-restaurant-of-the-week-festac-grill-lounge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Buzzworthy Restaurant of the Week: Festac Grill & Lounge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Unlike some other well-known Nigerian restaurant with decent food, small portions and expensive pricing (you know which one), Festac Grill & Lounge brings the true flavor of Nigeria without asking for much American dollars. 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