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Roger Milla restaurant remains a Silver Spring landmark as owner leaves academia to carry family legacy

Local Feature · January 14, 2026
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Dr. Brad Hungpati, known as Quavy, left a career in academia to run Roger Milla restaurant in downtown Silver Spring. He emphasizes family help, pan‑African menu items such as egusi, and décor that aims to connect African patrons in the DMV to home.

Roger Milla restaurant, a downtown Silver Spring staple for more than three decades, is continuing under the stewardship of Dr. Brad Hungpati, who stepped away from a research and teaching career to preserve the family business.

"He asked me to come and take over," Hungpati said, explaining why he resigned from the university to focus on the restaurant. The business, renamed and rededicated over the years, bears the name of Cameroonian soccer star…

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