Toham Restaurant is designed to ensure you don't forget what type of eatery you're walking into. Green and white are the dominant colors, making it seem as if a massive Nigerian flag had been strewn across the walls of the two rooms and on top of each dining table. Black and white posters of Nigerian politicians, accompanied by hand-written block lettering denoting each one's name, punctuate the national ornamentation.
The front window houses rows of $5 Nollywood DVDs for sale, and you may just want to pick the owner's choice, which screens on a large television in the front of the dining room. Consider it a little entertainment for those who sit at the four- and eight-top tables by themselves, eating enormous portions of $7 jeloff rice or a jute leaf soup known as ewedu. And on a slow night, owner Toyin Hanned will probably watch as well, engaging herself in the drama unfolding before her.
The busier nights involve the adjoining banquet room, where crowds of Nigerians adorned in festive lace come and dance late into the night. Birthday parties, receptions and holiday bashes aren't complete without the boiled, ground cassava dish known as eba, topped with an okra stew and a side of roasted goat meat pepper soup.
Centerstage Reviewer: Nola Akiwowo
