MandiXpress Restaurant — Restaurant in Riverside

As a Saudi and Arab traveler with a passion for food—especially rice and lamb dishes—this is truly one of the best Yemeni/Arabic restaurants I’ve experienced in Riverside. The lamb is perfectly tender, and the rice is cooked just right. The restaurant is also extremely clean, which adds to the experience.

They also serve traditional Arabic breakfasts such as foul, shakshouka, and liver starting from 9 AM. The staff are friendly, always smiling, and ready to help. A man named Saad is usually around—he’s the owner, always smiling and very respectful. Thank you, Saad, for the great hospitality.

I highly, highly recommend this place. (Note: Please consider adding “masoub” to the menu—it would be a...

Fantastic Mandi restaurant. We had the whole chicken Mandi and split it between two big guys and we barely finished it. We ordered the Yemeni bread (not pictured) and it was bigger than the plate and very fluffy and flavorful. The combination with the yogurt sauce and veggie salsa is just amazing. No need to drive all the way to Anaheim for good Mandi dishes. Definitely this restaurant is worth going back to. Interestingly, they also have a...

The food is incredible. This is legitimately some of the best rice I’ve ever had and the meat is always fall off the bone. This should be considered an essential visit if you are...