Ok. This is hard for me because I'm a HUGE advocate for supporting black owned and local/small business.
Basing this off of food (2 stars), service (2 stars), and location (1), Imani Infusion takes all when it comes to the food. The taste and presentation were great. The jerk shrimp and grits is to die for; I dissect everything I eat and once again, I cannot figure out what they use specifically in the sauce for this dish. The best version of this dish I've had to date. My boyfriend enjoyed his chicken strips and waffles. 2 full stars for the food.
The service gets 1 star. A half really but I don't have that option. The hostess was nonexistent. My party along with 4 other parties stood outside the restaurant looking at 2 available tables. This place clearly was not ready for the influx of business. And the waitress made that clear when she stated they sold out of chicken wings, and have no ice. "We've never had this much business." You probably need to better train your staff. Also the service is very slow, not that it was my main concern. I had time. My worry here is when the waitress randomly came over and stated "his food is ready but yours isn't." She was just 18, I get it. She was nice. And I am happy to see us helping employ our own but please better train the staff.
The location is confusing. It's in a Medical park so there's no way to get business from people who are just driving by. And when we got there we couldn't get in so we had to circle around to the back and ask another party we saw leaving.
Overall, the flavors were so amazing I can't help but consider giving them another try, but I def urge them to work on the service/management of this place.