The Big 5 African Cuisine

Lancaster, PA · African restaurant

Rating
4.9/5
★★★★★ 4.9
Reviews
20
Rank in Lancaster
#19
of 553 restaurants
City Percentile
88%
rating percentile
Address
The Big 5 African Cuisine, 630 N Plum St, Lancaster, PA 17602
Phone
(717) 208-6035
Status
Closed · Opens 11:30 AM

The Big 5 African Cuisine is a restaurant located in Lancaster, PA. It is one of 553 restaurants listed in Lancaster. Its 4.9-star rating is above the Lancaster city average of 4.3 stars. It ranks #19 of 553 restaurants in Lancaster. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Friday11 AM–7 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Juan GGS · Nov 2025

I have been craving egusi and fufu for weeks! I didn’t want to drive out of town to get any, so I googled places in Lancaster and this gem of a place pops up. I decided to visit today, and I was highly impressed! I walked in and a lovely lady welcomed me. She was the owner. There was also a gentleman behind the counter and he was very friendly as well. Although they did not have any egusi, they had other stews that smelled divine. I mean as soon as you walked in there was music playing and the smell of the food was out of this world! It felt so welcoming! It’s also very clean and tidy in this establishment. I couldn’t make a decision on what I wanted, so I ended up getting a small chicken curry, a large cabbage, a small pork stew, and some fufu to eat with the stews. The first bite I was l

★★★★★ 5.0 Ariana Roten · Nov 2025

This was our first time trying African food, absolutely delicious! My boyfriend got the beef stew with rice, and I got the chicken curry with Ugali. Everything was super flavorful!! The owners were also kind enough to give us a couple of samosas on the house. They were very nice and informative. We will definitely be back, next time we visit! Also prices were very fair.

★★★★★ 5.0 David Nagel-Nunez · Jun 2025

Delicious food, friendly service, cute atmosphere inside. It was a little pricey, but definitely very good. The chicken curry was flavorful, and the cabbage salad was outstanding! And they gave us a complimentary samosa, which was nice. Great place and we'd go back.

★★★★★ 5.0 amy loo · Feb 2026

Nice home cooked restaurant! The food was so good! My two youngest and I loved the fufu with the curry chicken. While my husband had the beef stew, beans and chicpati. My oldest gobbled up the chicken and rice. The meat was so tender and the flavors were spot on! Wish we were locals so we could go back often!

★★★★★ 5.0 Brian Tak · Nov 2023

Delicious home style Kenyan food. Order over the counter food is hot and fresh. Goat curry, rice and spinach was very flavorful! Service was great too! Be aware that the food is on the pricier side. The goat, spinach, and rice shown totaled $27.00. Not terrible but comparing to similar restaurants with over the counter style ordering and similar cuisine it should be below $20.00. Recommend giving it a try!

Services

African restaurant

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