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East African Restaurant

4.2 (51 reviews)
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Chicken and Beef Stew
Paige R.

Amazing food! Super kind and friendly people! Large portions of delicious new things to try! Highly recommend you visit!

Goat with rice
Keith W.

Tries this place out because some coworkers recommended the place online and since I was in town and didn't want regular American fare I tried it out alongside 2 of my other coworkers. Place is a hole in the wall and at all impressive inside, but the staff was kind and very accommodating, especially after one of my coworkers said she was a vegetarian and we found out the didn't have many offerings for her diet, they went out of the way to make something just so she could have something to eat. Top notch service there. I ordered myself a sambusa and goat meat with rice and both were tasty, though we did have to ask for some in-house hktsauce for the rice to add a bit more flavor. The portions served were also very large and filling, with only myself able to finish all of it, while the others had to het to go boxes. Overall a good find and one I would come back to in future visits to the area.

Samosa-- I will get these Every-time we eat here.. little pockets of flavor-
Jennifer I.

We are always looking for food with great flavor. This place was awesome and we will be back. My favorite dish was the Samosas.. appetizer suggested by our waiter.. very friendly and i reactive service. He was really helpful with helping us order. We liked everything so he did a great job. To be honest I didn't enjoy the noodles due to some spice but my husband loved them.. I can't wait to go back for the samosas. I gave our kiddo a leftover crepe with whipped crème and berries and then a different one with the chicken and she loved them both

10/10 Chicken and rice plate

The customer service and team. Food was super good and well prepared and served at a timely manner

Jovan B.

Went here with a friend to try Somalian food, I've never tried it before. I ordered a watermelon juice drink with the beef suqar and my friend ordered chicken suqar. The food took a while to come out, we were waiting for about 20 minutes, when the food came out we thought it would be hot but it wasn't. My beef was almost not even warm, the rice was warm and of course the salad was cold. The beef didn't have a lot of flavor, the rice was okay and the salad I wasn't a fan of. I also tried my friends chicken and it wasn't dry which was good and the flavor was okay. The one thing that I did love ablut this place was the hot sauce. It was good! Another thing I didn't like is the gentleman at the register was taking the order of someone who has never been there , he started talking to the guy, then answered a phone call while the guy was standing there looking around and waiting ,then he took his order. I thought that was rude.

Goat meat with rice
Jacqui K.

Thank you for the tea. I'm dining in and enjoying chicken stew with rice. I also have a to-go order for chicken steak with rice and another for goat meat with rice. Here's my receipt.

Beef suqar- huge portions and very delicious!
Sandy H.

All I can say is wow! I was looking to try something new in the area and stumbled upon East African Restaurant, I've never had East African food before so I was excited to try. I tried their tea with milk and it was SO GOOD!! Spiced so well without it being overpowering. I also had their sambussa (ate that before I remembered to take a picture) so crispy and again so well spiced, hot spicy but in the best way. Okay so not trying to say "spiced well" 5000 times but when I dug into the beef suqar, it was just SO GOOD!!! For me the star of that dish was their rice!! O.M.G!!! The dish as a whole was great, the beef was delicious but the rice! I can totally eat a whole dinner of just the rice! First timer here, but definitely won't be my last!

Samosas
Joan N.

We're up for trying new things yesterday and this place popped up on my Yelp search. We've never had African cuisine before so I thought, hey... why not?! I walk in and at first glance I thought they had already closed. There's no menu on the wall and I couldn't see any printout either. This very hospitable guy greets me and I told him that I found his business on Yelp so we'd like to try it out. But I have no clue what they have since I don't see any items listed. He offered us a clean table and told us "not to worry about it." Meanwhile, a bunch of dudes are huddled up in fascination over something that's showing on TV. My littler kid walked up to check what they're watching. We all thought maybe it some kind of sport of something. Kiddo came back and said, "Mom, they're watching something like a National Geographic where birds are killing birds". Lol! We just got immersed in an entirely different culture as we're sitting in there! Anyway, back to the food... this dude (I assume he's the owner) came back with a small menu and told us there's only a few items on there that they had left for the night. He also gave each one of us bottled waters. I asked if their food is spicy and he said yes. So, I told my kids we'll just have to get them something from a fast food later and my hubby and I will go ahead and try their food. The dude (I'll just call him that, lol) finally said that he will pick out the food for us and to "not worry about it" (I'm seeing a pattern here and I don't know if I should worry or not, haha)! As we're waiting, he comes up and gives us chai tea as he's telling us to "try it, you'll love it"! And he was right, that thing is delish! Shortly after, he brings in 2 massive plates of chopped up chicken with rice and salad. It was a LOT of meat on each plate! Then he brings in a plate of Jabati (I hope I spelled it right) and another plate of beef and chicken (lots of meat again) and he said to dip the Jabati - texture is so much like crepes except it's more greasy than how I make mine. He said that plate is a kids' favorite. The kids tried it and since they're not cut out for spice, they didn't eat the rest of it. But they chowed down on the "crepes" with no problem at all. Dude then comes back again and gives the kiddos each a cup of the pink and deep purple juice drinks. The pink one is watermelon. The other one is some type of berry. "Dude" said he doesn't know how to explain it but just that we need to try it too. Lol! Well, older kiddo took a sip and then said it's the best juice he's ever had. Dude comes back again with a plate of samosas and told us to try it too. At this point, I'm thinking, I'm going to get into a food coma with all that he's been bringing to our table! Well, he wasn't quite done yet because as we're eating, he comes back and asked if we needed chai tea refill! Of course we said yes! Everything is so delish! It's actually not as spicy as I thought it's going to be - at least for my liking! My kids just couldn't handle the spice though. Come check out, I'm thinking.. boy, this is going to be a hefty bill! Well, turns out he only charged us for the 2 giant plates of chicken and rice m; and the samosas. It rang up to about $43. The rest he just threw out for us to TRY! Overall, it was a very unique and pleasant experience. We loved this dude so much that hubby came back in today to get more of the "crepes", chai tea, and the purple juice. "Dude" wasn't there today but the guy rang in $2 each for the drinks and $4 for the "crepes".

Stephanie W.

Great food with friendly service. My husband and I randomly decided to eat here and couldn't be more satisfied. We had tea along with the chicken and beef suqar. Big portion sizes and tons of flavor! The spicy sauce they serve on the side was both spicy and flavorful. We highly recommend this restaurant!!

This time trying this restaurant I love the rice and half lamb and half goat meat Plus I enjoy the pasta Definitely be back to try another item

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Melinda Y.

I was craving something different for dinner and stumbled onto this place. My husband and I went on a Tuesday evening. It was not busy at all. The host greeted us when we came in and was very friendly. He seated us and gave us a menu. I wanted something vegetarian and he said they have beans and rice. My husband ordered the beef suqar. Pretty soon he brought two huge platters of food and also some malawa, which is kind of like a crepe. Everything was delicious. The "beans and rice" were seasoned perfectly and came with a little salad, a nice touch. The malawa was yummy along with everything else. My husband really enjoyed his dinner and loved the rice. I like the music (African music of some sort I guess?). Overall great experience and something different from hum drum food options around here. The service was excellent also.

Chicken with rice
Katrin N.

This place is a gem. The first time we got to it by accident and it was love from the first sight. Food tastes amazing, portions are enormous, stuff is very very friendly. Definitely deserves 5 stars.

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Very good food. The chai is amazing. The inside is pretty plain but the food makes up for it.

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Looking for something yummy???? This place is AWESOME! I liked the Suqar oh and try the Somalian Tea.

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They were very nice but struggled with understanding English. My food was just ok but I'm glad I tried it.

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