Faafan Restaurant — Restaurant in Willmar

This is a Somali restaurant that focuses on serving the local Somali population... and some of us who are able to get past the challenges of doing business with them.

They offer a number of Somali dishes from a picture menu with names, prices (low), and pictures. We walked in and saw a bunch of Somali watching soccer... recordings of international games on YouTube.

It was clearly a local hangout. We walked over to the guy at the cash register and asked questions. He didn't seem to speak English and had very little to say that helped us understand what was in the various dishes. It was frustrating, as we were hoping to more meaningfully engage.

I ended up ordering the Chicken Curry, because I could identify the name. It didn't resemble any curry I've had before, though it had a tomato flavor with onions and peppers along with the 3 chicken drumsticks. It was okay, but not interesting at all. It came with some cut lettuce and two...

Had my very first Somali cuisine experience here! My colleagues and I loved this place. The local/authentic vibe was fantastic and the owner was super nice. I had Sambusa (one of the best) and Injera with squaar. Good portion. As someone with braces, I especially enjoyed the thin, crepe-like Injera. Don’t let the exterior fool you—there’s more to this place than meets the eye! Once you taste the food, you’ll be...

I really really enjoyed this place. They have what I believe to be the best sambusas I have ever eaten. Granted my sample size is only about seven or eight different types of sambusa but these guys were amazing. So much meat so much delicious flavor.

The meals we ordered were also very very good. I would highly recommend this. Curiously enough they did not...