Baraka Grill — Restaurant in Hopkins

Really TRULY wish I could rate it a 5 star but I just can’t. The last time I came here was when they were still Sambusa King and the food was DELICIOUS!! I live in Maple Grove, so hadn’t made another stop since until today and oh, gosh… we didn’t even enjoy our food. We ordered 4 meals of goat and rice and while eating the rice, we noticed hairs but couldn’t think where they were coming from… well… it was from the meat… I know it happens! But all our meat was like that. We didn’t have much meat to begin with. It was mostly bones. So for the little meat to have excessive hairs was just, ugh… plain gross. Which was really disappointing because we used to get a generous amount of meat and CLEAN at that, so this was truly disappointing. I must say— the flavor is there!! The rice was soooo dang delicious! And so was the flavor of the meat. No issue with that. Also, their customer service is top notch!! So sweet, kind,...

My first experience with the Baraka Grill was the delicious aroma I could smell from two buildings away. Walking in I was greeted with a cute little eatery sporting six or so booths. I placed my order for a Philly steak sandwich at the counter, was told it would take seven minutes to cook, and invited to sit and wait. While I waited I could hear the cook singing, it was delightful. After seven minutes my order was up and I was told I could have any drink I wanted with it.

When I tell you this was THE BEST SANDWICH I have had in years, I am not exaggerating. For $12.95 I got a 12” sandwich on a crunchy toasted roll, stuffed with deliciously seasoned meat, grilled peppers and onions, some kind of amazing sauce, and fresh cut lettuce.

I visited the Baraka Grill on a whim and now I’m planning to make the trek back there as...

5/5 my favorite Samosa/Sambusa in Twin Cities, definitely the go to item on the menu, the new king of Sambusas, I get them once a week for lunch and think about them until I come back. If you like spicy onions and beef you need to try.

Business needs the support, the nearby construction makes it nearly impossible to find for non-regular patrons.

Edit: let me emphasize it this way, if I was on death row and I got to pick my last meal, it would be the entire glass counter full of Beef Sambusa(s) microwaved, no...