Safari Somali Cuisine — Restaurant in Lake View Township

Well this is my 2nd time trying Somali cuisine. I went to a different restaurant for Somali a long time ago and I found their food confusing. I would assume they right next to Ethiopia they would eat someone of the same cuisine despite being predominantly Muslim but it's somewhat the same? It's particular restaurant feels more of a hole in the wall for East African Somali. It was like that with the other restaurant I went to long ago. Most people would consider this dirty ambience for it being a hole in the wall. But I decided to give this one up north a try. The menu had very limited selection I ordered one dish which is served with pasta which I thought was weird. I don't know if it's bad authentic? Other than that I'm just waiting for them to cook and I had a pomegranate drink that's halal. Do Note it looks like they don't have air conditioning. So I can't imagine coming here in the summertime to eat with just a fan well. I just learned Mussolini also invaded Somalia also which is why they had assimilated to some dishes especially pasta. The food was actually pretty decent especially using angel hair pasta I was surprised that they had spices to it. Which made it spicy hot. The owner gave a complimentary tea served hot which was good sweet. It has a spicy aftertaste to fight the sweetness. I would have to come here again for the breakfast time to try their version of Somalia injera since they only eat it for breakfast unlike Ethiopia they eat inejera every day when I was there. The only the owner said that Somalian injera taste different. I wonder if they use the same ingredients such as tef grain? Despite their limited dishes do give it a try especially the pasta surprisingly I will come back for goat dish or breakfast...

I came here for the first time to pick up a quick dinner for my fiance and I. I've never had Somalian food so I was really excited to try something new.

I came in and was greeted by the owner. He was very helpful in choosing a dish, as I wanted something that was a traditional staple in their culture. He even allowed me to try a dish to see if I liked it before purchasing. I made my order and waited at the restaurant.

I noticed that this is a family restaurant, the owner and I believe his wife (forgive me if I'm wrong) make the food. As I waited, the owner gave me a up of spiced tea with milk and sugar which was delicious. He was very hospitable.

Brought the food home and realised how large the portions were. The food looked and smelled amazing. When I took a bite, I was in heaven. Such healthy, flavourful food. This restaurant is my new staple whenever I want a delicious meal. Thank...

Like all the reviews have stated, this is like eating at your aunt or grandma’s house. There really isn’t a menu that is followed. You can walk up the counter and say it’s your first time and she’ll give you a brief description of what’s on the days menu.

She told us to get the rice with a choice of meats (beef, goat, chicken or fish), it comes with a side of seasoned rice, a vegetable dish and some salad

My younger son wanted to try the injira and she cooked it up and it was our first time and it was better than we expected.

This was our first time trying Somali food and it really was similar to food from India, just a few different spices and textures.

Overall, price was fair, food was tasty, the ambiance could use a little improvement, but it’s nothing to hold you back from trying something new. Will...