Halisi Africa — Restaurant in Tallahassee

So much to say , I travel for a lot different cities & states tasting African dishes. I googled this place and went to try it out . I arrived at 12:40 didn’t leave until 2:30pm. They gave our order to another table took over a hour making our order on top of that the food we initially ordered they ran out of beef after 30 minutes of opening time so we had to change what we initially ordered to something else . This food is not AFRICAN TRADITION, it’s more Haitian / American . The goat was over seasoned tasted like a Haitian meal and the egusi soup tasted like tomato soup which the real egusi soup base is tomato but the egusi they serve does not have African ingredients. The egusi was very watery the onions in it was raw/ the fufu ahh , is horrible it was cold and tasted old. The waitress apologized several times I stayed in hopes the food will make up For the mistakes but the food just made the experience worse . She came with the bill I asked her was it something they can discount due to the bad experience and having to wait Over a hour & 30 minutes and she said she’ll ask the manager came back the food was on the house. I am grateful for that , but I would’ve loved some real African food I don’t mind paying whatever the amount is. The portion is small as well. I drove out of town to Try this place. I’m not saying don’t go there , all I’m saying is that this is not a traditional African restaurant the cook is not African and I don’t want people to be misinformed. Other tables had mistakes as well , just need some improving . Go get a real experience with a real African restaurant the flavors is amazing. Far as the aesthetic goes it’s a cozy feeling nice music being played several items for sale in the boutique love the painting...

This is probably my favorite restaurant in Tally. I’m not a fan of Tally and what I most love about this restaurant is that when I’m there I don’t feel like I’m in Tally! I’m from Miami and I’m vegan and the vegan options in Tally aren’t nearly as healthy or numerous as what’s available in SoFl. Bryan is a polyglot, as am I, as are many people in SoFl, so this makes me smile and makes me feel like I’m not in Tally since I can speak to him in languages other than English. He’s so friendly and explains all the things on the menu, not just from a culinary standpoint but also from a cultural standpoint and I enjoy learning from him. I absolutely love the popping flavors at Halisi, who knew guava and habanero went so well together? They do! I’ve been there twice now and can’t wait to go again. Everything I’ve had (I think I’ve tried 8 different food dishes and who knows how many juices/teas) has been awesome and all the flavor combinations are truly ones that you won’t find anywhere else even close to Tally. It’s a long drive from Tally to find Ethiopian, Tanzanian, or other African food. Every bite is like a party in your mouth. Some of the flavors pop immediately while other ones linger in your mouth producing a wonderful aftertaste. While it’s not a vegan or vegetarian place, they have lots of great options for everyone, even omnivores. The energy and vibe in the restaurant is really great and the chairs are super comfortable. I like the African music they play and the walls are painted in a way that really adds to the atmosphere. Do yourself a favor and go! But go when you aren’t in a rush because this is a restaurant to savor, and...

Unfortunately no pics, but y'all should check out halisi in railroad square, a superb and affordable African restaurant!

Five star all the way. Great service. Homemade chapati and injera. Chapati wrap with rice and cilantro, tomato, cucumber salsa, but the salsa had a swahili name. Choice of protein for wrap, I had jackfruit. I also get to chose flavor. If I remember they have tagine, a guava flavor, coconut curry, berbereque (bbq with Ethiopian berbere... Brilliant), and what I had, sahara heat. I recognized tagine and sahara heat flavors are seasoned with the famous ra's al hanout and harissa spices, respectfully.... Which is awesome...

My comrade had chicken pelau, rice and chicken with tagine flavor. It was amazing and wonderfully presented.

Nothing ritzy just affordable and delicious food here.

Now the drinks, superb. They have senegalese cafe touba which I have always wanted to try, and I have also always wanted baobab fruit juice and they had it. It's ice cold, sweet, and slightly astringent and topped with a splash of I think ginger juice, but I could be wrong. They also have egyptian guava juice that I am itching to try, and hibiscus juice, Haitian roast coffee and Tanzanian style chai.

Anyway the baobab juice went perfect with the spices, food, and it wasn't overly spicy. It was all delicious.

I and we will be back and will both bring...