You could say I drove up from South Western Virginia, just for this restaurant. I was not…read moredisappointed. We arrived a little less than an hour before closing time but we were still happily served. Let me be clear, this is a Ugandan restaurant. Okay, moving on. Our food came out, steaming hot and fresh- nothing seemed like it was reheated (try eating reheated posho y'all). We stayed long after the restaurant was closed to finish our food which really gave me the real homey Ugandan vibes. There were also a bunch of Ugandan uncles in the corner just chatting it up the entire time which was fun. Also, there's a store with Ugandan products, raw frozen cassava/matooke, bitenge, and some other Ugandan staples like Royco, Blueband, Majaani, etc!

People who have traveled in the 3rd world will immediately "get" Karibu. Think of it as being a bit…read morelike having dinner with a family from another country. I can see from the reviews that some people are expecting a smooth assembly line operation like you might expect if you were eating at a cafeteria in Den Bosch in the Netherlands--which I've done. This ain't that. But bring your patience and adaptability and a smile and you'll be rewarded with a hearty country meal East African style. If you want anything spicy ask for it. In the 3rd world in my experience my Anglo looks meant they leave out the spiciness unless you ask otherwise. The vibe is like a Ugandan version of a British village pub full of locals socializing. If you want to meet every Ugandan expat in the Boston area, come on by. But while most of the people were Ugandan we obvious non-Ugandans were greeted with open arms. We asked them to just bring us dinner, and so they did. One interesting thing was the Indian influence--Uganda had had a large Indian community there until Idi Amin appropriated everything they had and kicked them out of the country. I guess some? many? have returned since Idi Amin was kicked out himself. So among the more obviously indigenous chicken stew and cooked plantains as a major starch was samosas and chapatis, much as you'd expect to find in an Indian restaurant. Portions were so big I got two and a half additional meals out of it. I've tried a lot of cuisines--I live in the SF Bay Area which is one of the most multicultural places on Earth--so for me this wasn't all that exotic. Ethiopian food is a lot moreso and a lot hotter, for example. So someone who's only mildly adventurous should do fine here. Actually Cajun cooking from Louisiana is more exotic, frankly. And hotter. And there's nothing on Karubu's menu like that Gulf Cajun fave "Bucket of Mud Bugs" (crawfish). Both my wife and our local friend who dined with us enjoyed our meal, and I look forward to returning on our next trip to Greater Boston. Interestingly both one of our Uber drivers and the night clerk at our hotel were Ugandan and familiar with Karibu and very pleased that we planned to dine there. A lot of the infrastructure people we deal with as we travel are really very interesting people if you talk with them and don't just treat them like they're invisible. And it can make your travels more interesting than just going somewhere and doing the standard tourist things.

I was a bit confused with the concept at first, but it turned out to be really easy and the food…read morewas amazing! I've been craving African food since our honeymoon years ago. I finally figured I'd search o line and found this spot. I called and the immediately received a text. Everything was communicated through text, including photos of the menu. You order the day before, and pick a time (it seems like they start around lunch), then pay through Cash App. We met our delivery person at 310 Daniel Webster Hwy Mall Entrance. Nashua, NH 03060, which is one of their drop off locations. It took me a bit to understand the process for ordering and pickup, but I couldn't be happier with the food. We can't wait to try some more items next time! Truly sooooo delicious!

Interesting concept of a way to try West African meals. I texted to (978) 799-0901 to place an…read moreorder, and was informed that their system was already attending to me. I was contacted via text messaging by an automated attendant. I thought it was quite tedious at first, but I understood they wanted to be clear about what I wanted to order, and what they provide. It was quite expensive, but well worth it because the food was delicious with first class service. I felt like a princess. Keep up the good work guys! Never despise days of small beginnings. Thank you!

Bintimani is a community centered restaurant with a lot of heart soul and delicious food! I love…read morethe peanut stew and meat pies, the beef skewers, plantain and spinach dishes. It's vegetarian friendly, black owned and always a vibe, what more could you ask for?

Delicious food, great service! Recommend trying Bintimani's food if you want to have amazing food…read moreand support great people!

I had the most incredible experience here. I highly recommend this place to anyone and will…read moredefinitely be a repeat customer. The food was absolutely amazing, and the customer service was equally impressive. Everything about it was simply fantastic. I will say that their new location is truly amazing. The ambience is excellent still the same friendly employees. The food is still amazing. Has always been amazing but good to know that they did not change anything when it comes to making the food as you know some restaurants as they get bigger they tend to change those type of things, but these guys have stuck to their ways which is amazing. I do highly recommend people making it over there and trying their food.

2/10 Terrible experience. We were excited to try a new place and were extremely disappointed. The…read morefood wasn't the problem, it was ok, the oxtail and fufu were good! I've had better though. The ginger juice was yum! What made it bad was the fact we had to wait over an hour to get our food. We also had to ask multiple times for water and our waiter would just not bring anything. They explained the wait was because of Valentine's Day but the restaurant was basically empty and it didn't seem like there were any take out orders.

I consider this my goto Ethiopian restaurant in the area, even though it is a bit of a drive from…read moremy place. It's totally worth it. It was busy when we went there. They have a good clientele. The ambiance and the service were also quite good. The highlight, of course, was the food. I am a fan of Ethiopian vegetable preparations. The injera was soft and spongy. The vegetables were hot, well seasoned and cooked to perfection. I couldn't get enough of the yellow peas and the lentils. The flavors were vibrant. The highlight for me was the whole fried tilapia. It was well seasoned and fried to perfection. The awaze tibs was also aromatic and perfectly seasoned. All in all, if you are craving Ethiopian food, this is the place to go.

It's crazy that the first time I tried this local favorite is after I moved to the south!…read more My husband has been wanting to try Ethiopian food. Lucky for him, my hometown is a food hub with several great options. We came to Habesha on a Sunday at 12:15ish, right at the time they opened. Our food didn't come out for about 45 minutes, but we received our veggie Sambusa, honey wine, and beer came out beforehand, giving us something to munch and drink in the meantime. Sambusa's are small, we split it, but wish we got two! The beef tibs were delicious! Definitely an option if you're not adventurous with your food. But I highly recommend getting the habesha special and beef tibs to get the full taste and flavor of this cuisine. The beef tibs fed us both, we felt very satisfied. My husband had a flight to catch so it was perfectly portioned, but our next visit to town will definitely include the habesha special AND tibs. Do yourself a favor and pop by. This is probably the best Ethiopian food I've had ever.

I stopped by after church on Sunday afternoon. Inside is clean and inviting, and although it's a…read moresmall restaurant, there is a good amount of seating. I was there for takeout. I got the jollof rice, fried rice, fried fish, fried chicken, meat pie, fish roll, moi moi and puff puff. My dishes also came with 3 slices of plantain. All of my food came out to $180, which I thought was extremely overpriced. Everything besides the puff puff tasted pretty good. They gave me 3 little puff puffs that tasted old and as if they had been microwaved (they were so hard and rubbery) for $3, so $1 per puff puff?? The chicken that I thought looked dry was actually moist and tasty. The rices both had smoky flavors and were also really yummy. The service overall was okay. I would come back and just be mindful of how I order

Amazing authentic West African cuisine! My favorite plate to get is the jollof rice dodo, with beef…read more& goat stew! I wash it down usually with palmed wine and grab some puff puff and meat pies to go( those go well with red stew for dipping purposes! Gotta come back each time!

Our party of two came here on a Thursday evening at 7:30 for dinner. We had a reservation, but it…read moredidn't seem necessary given there were three other groups there. We were promptly seated at our table and the lively wait staff came by to take our drink and food orders. We got the joint sampler with beef samosas which was awesome. The moi moi was great and reminded me of tamales. The wings and samosas were super flavorful as well. The drinks came out when we got our entrees which seemed a bit late. We got the taushe stew with eba (pounded cassava) which reminded me of a cross between Thai peanut sauce and butter chicken. I got the crispy chicken special and asked for the "fire" spiciness level with the plantains and jollof rice. The chicken had great crisp to it and was spicy, but not uncomfortable (although I eat a lot of spicy food so your mileage may vary). The jollof rice had awesome flavor and the plantains were amazing! Definitely recommend coming here, but be prepared to take your time because the service is a little slower than I had hoped.

Absolutely amazing meal at Suya Joint. Super accessible in Boston. We arrived with city bikes and…read moredocked them at the bus station which was less than a 5m walk. The hostess was kind and sat us immediately. The restaurant was quiet with some afrobeat/rnb playing in the back. Good place for a date or meet up to have conversations. Our waitress was SO friendly and gave us amazing recommendations for drinks, apps and entrees. We went with the sampler and the chicken wings and stew was AMAZING. Saucy and crispy. I got the coconut mangotini and it was excellent - mango puree and not the super sweet syrup made it taste excellent. We shared the taushe with farina and he was soooo good. Strong peanut flavor, perfect texture and we were both super full at the end. Gratuity is included (20%) in the bill and the total each after gratuity was about $45. Looking forward to returning.

So I move clear across the country and what do I find basically walking distance from my new home…read morebut a Kenyan place! I haven't had Kenyan food in literally years and now I've found a favorite! First up, samosas, basically a large, stuffed "pastry" fried and filled with tasty things. If you've ever had Indian food, you can get similar things there. I'm fairly certain there's a vegetarian option, but we had the meat ones; I could easily just eat a whole meal just of those. Delicious! Then there's chapati (I didn't even know you could get decent chapati in the States!) whish for the uninitiated, is basically like a combination of a flat bread and a tortilla with this smoky sort of flavor that pairs well with everything. Now because it's a small space, they have a limited, rotating menu that changes daily. Today (Saturday) was this savoury beef stew with potatoes, peas, and a few other mixed vegetables that you could get with either (coconut) rice or chapati. (One guess which I picked. ;-p ) And then on recommendation by the housemates, I got a mango smoothie that basically tasted like mango lassi (a yogurt blended beverage) which you can get at most Indian restaurants and was delicious, which is strange because I don't even like mango, but whatever. Clearly, this is a new favorite and I will be going back, a lot, in the near future!

A little restaurant tucked in a corner, which I had the fortune of trying today. Went there…read moresnooping for lunch and IT WAS AMAZING! I got spicy beef stew and chapati. It was so good I almost cried. We used to have dishes just like this back home in Bangladesh. I find it amazing that people from countries thousands of miles apart have the same taste. I saw some more chicken items on the menu. I'll definitely go back to try those. There were also other snacks like samosas, sausages, mandazis and also pastries. The samosa is good, but I wish they were spicy, like with green chili. The sausage was okay.

The customer service and the food was really good. The testy atmosphere is very calm and…read morerefreshing. I enjoyed my meal.

The best Nigerian restaurant in Boston hands down. The flavors, textures and freshness of the food…read moreis noteworthy.