The Point Restaurant

I grew up in this neighborhood. Historically, the restaurants we had weren’t very interesting or exciting – the usual round of family restaurants and pizza joints. In recent years, we’ve had a lot of chains come in too.
So I was totally blown away to find a place like The Point. It’s like no restaurant I’ve been to in this country, but it’s like many I’ve been to in Africa, where I lived for two years. The staff was gracious, helpful, kind. They spent a lot of time explaining the food, and let us try the peanut butter soup before we ordered. (Which I did. Excellent choice.) African music was playing. Customers were speaking in different languages. And the food was breathtakingly authentic. Not what Americans think Ghanaian food should be, but what it really is. It’s a very unique cuisine, with tastes I couldn’t place. But everything I tried was excellent.
Service could be slow, but was always thoughtful. The food was unfamiliar but exciting.
If you want something different – and I mean REALLY different, not just something that is pretending to be different – The Point is an excellent choice. Be patient. Be open to new tastes. And you won’t be disappointed.
It’s my new favorite restaurant in my old neighborhood.

I have try so many African’s Restaurant but the point restaurant is the best place to spend your money and eat good. I love it.

This is a restaurant in a strip at Hamilton & Main St in Whitehall in a location that has previously been various restaurants; the immediate prior was a Salvadorean restaurant which a very much liked for takeout, not fabulous visibility and high rents is the issue, I’ve heard. The Point serves African food from Ghana, which I was not familiar with vs African foods from other parts of Africa. Not knowing what to order, I ordered jolof rice with beef stew, something I was familiar with. Though prices seem a bit high (for lunch at least), it was a very generous amount of food, a coworker and I split it to try. It was very good, though I kind of expected a little less rice and more beef stew, my coworker disagreed. Was thinking they could perhaps have some small samples of things, like some of the soups’ pictures look amazing but I have no idea which ones to try. Likely they intended to serve mostly people from their part of the world but what the heck, I am tired of hamburgers for lunch.
While I was there I looked around for a takeout menu (so should have one!) and decided to go ahead and ask if they had or could do any samples. They brought me a sample of rice with spinach stew, and while at first it seemed mild, the finish was deliciously spicy, in a good way. This thing was amazing! I immediately wished I could change my order to that, which would have been rude so I did not, but have been wanting to go back all weekend just to get more of that! Probably going back this week for more, and though the menu looks like it may change from day to day, they said they do have this all the time. Yum! If you’re looking for a food adventure in the area, this would be a great choice.

I really love the peanut butter soup and everything on the menu. Keep up the good work because you have a customer that will always come back

I had the peanut butter goat
was very good an tasty i will definitely be Back to try something else the restaurant was Very Clean i Mean
the Staff was very nice an Friendly.

If you want good homemade Ghanaian food, The Point has just that. Huge portions as well!