A Nigerian food truck is expanding to its first brick-and-mortar location on San Antonio’s East Side next month
Oringo Africana will open Sept. 5 at the former home of barbecue joint Dignowity Meats, which shuttered in late 2024 after operating at 1701 E. Houston Street for a decade
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Chef Ugoshukwu Ijoma got his start preparing made-to-order meals out of his home before transitioning to selling his Nigerian fare at a food truck park at 9501 Computer Drive which first reported on the restaurant’s move to the East Side
Oringo Africana will offer jollof rice, a staple of West African cuisine, as well as grilled tilapia with plantains and okro soup, which includes shrimp, goat and okra flavored with African spices. A grand opening flyer highlights one of the food truck’s best-sellers: egusi, which is a stew made of ground melon seeds with meat, fish and vegetables that is served with fufu, a dense dough
In the spirit of his business’s name — “oringo” is Nigerian slang for having fun — Ijoma also creates dishes inspired by San Antonio, like tacos stuffed with beef suya, a thin-sliced meat coated in a spiced peanut blend
Oringo Africana will be the third restaurant in San Antonio that cooks up West African fare Ultra Kitchen offers Nigerian favorites and AfroTex Grill marries Tex-Mex with West African street food
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