We found Flavors of East Africa at the Ocean Beach Farmers Market. Week one, we ordered 2 medium chickens (spicy and sweet). We immediately made a plan to go back the following week. Week two we ordered 3 large-sized meals and an extra side of lentils so we'd have leftovers. Our toddler, who is a picky eater, loved the meal the first week, she had three plates. She usually doesn't like repeats so we weren't holding our breath. The second week she's eaten enthusiastically for two dinners and two lunches. We adults also find the food exceptional and are so excited to indulge ourselves in the future even more because our kid also loves it. Highly recommend this spot! Our kid LOVES the lentils, saffron rice, and sweet chicken and ate some of my mom's curry chicken each week.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Saffron Rice, Lentils, Side of Plantains, African Jerk Chicken, Mboga Veggie Plate
Rocky Love
The only reason for my rating is because they don't always have the full variety of sambusas and it's happening a lot more lately. I understand they do catering but there should be a sufficient amount made on a daily basis to cover all
Food was awesome, service was amazing, entertainment was bomb! We had a wonderful several hours on open mic night! Thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sambusa, Fried Tilapia, Saffron Rice, Side of Plantains, Fries, Vegan, Spicy Jerk Chicken, Beef Stew
Sami Nouri
All the food is amazing. Super flavorful. Great service too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paseuth E.
Always a must to stop here when I come to San Diego. Everything is delicious. The servings are huge as well.
Ashley Covington
Amazing Food.!! Would def recommend to others !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Jerk Chicken
Mike C.
Great food and fast service. We have eaten here many times and the food is always 1 of the best In San Diego of all food choices.
Salma S.
Jungle fries are amazing. Customer service is great. I found these ppl when my husband and I went to foodieland. Trust me get the jungle fries w half sweet and half spicy jerk chicken. Hole in the wall type restaurant.
Val Contreras
Best customer service ! I love their food ! ?
Sean Mullen
Some of the best and most unique food in the city. Only problem is parking: you may have to park a couple blocks down. Highly recommend!
TLDR: Food 10/10 Service: 7.8/10 Ambiance: 8/10 My friend and I are currently on a global food tour. We had only had Ethiopian food once before this, so we wanted to try more East African food! I am Latino and she is Asian haha We got 2 plates with everything different so we can try as much as possible 1: spicy chicken, saffron yellow rice, collard greens 2: beef stew, coconut rice, eggplant Honestly so savory and delicious hahaha i was shocked at how flavorful and familiar everything tasted. The bread reminded me of a home made flour tortilla, so we actually asked for another one cause that little one wasn't enough for me hahaha. The chicken was pretty spicy but super delicious, but I think the beef stew is the winner for me haha. I would honestly get both again any day. First time I had tried collard greens too... can't say enough how shocked I was at how good the food was. Next time we want to try Oxtails! The portions are huge. Initially looking at the menu I was a little confused why everything seemed a bit steep in price... (the chicken was $20) but honestly I understand hahaha they're huge plates. I'm 6'2 ~230lb and 2 plates was more than enough for me and my friend. We both took leftovers. We asked for side plates to share! They have only 1 waitress, and last night it got busy so service was like 4/5. Everyone was really nice, just seems like maybe it was busier than usual. Like we had to wave someone down for the extra bread and water. But when we asked, we got everything immediately! As for the vibe of the restaurant, it was quiet at first cause there weren't too many people, but actually when it filled up it was the complete opposite. Lots of groups just having fun eating nice dinner. The afrobeats was a nice touch haha the art around the walls and on the tables is very immersive. Come check this place out!
Spencer
This is literally the best
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Latyfah
So tasty!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lentils, Coconut Rice
Natalia Merkulova
The food is amazing! We tried khinkhali, khachapuri, golubci, shashlik, borscht and everything were 10 out of ten!Very and unbelievable delicious!Thank you, guys!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Macarena O.
I've been wanting to come here for some time and I finally did! The staff was so kind and helpful. I got the vegan place with curry lentils, eggplant and saffron rice. My husband got the oxtail plate with saffron rice and plantain. Also, all the plates come with some side bread. ALL the flavors were SO GOOD... we loved everything we ordered. The quantity is also very generous. The restaurant itself is not fancy which make it even more authentic. I enjoyed everything about this place - you should come and try it out!
We found Flavors of East Africa at the Ocean Beach Farmers Market. Week one, we ordered 2 medium chickens (spicy and sweet). We immediately made a plan to go back the following week. Week two we ordered 3 large-sized meals and an extra side of lentils so we'd have leftovers. Our toddler, who is a picky eater, loved the meal the first week, she had three plates. She usually doesn't like repeats so we weren't holding our breath. The second week she's eaten enthusiastically for two dinners and two lunches. We adults also find the food exceptional and are so excited to indulge ourselves in the future even more because our kid also loves it. Highly recommend this spot! Our kid LOVES the lentils, saffron rice, and sweet chicken and ate some of my mom's curry chicken each week.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Saffron Rice, Lentils, Side of Plantains, African Jerk Chicken, Mboga Veggie Plate
The only reason for my rating is because they don't always have the full variety of sambusas and it's happening a lot more lately. I understand they do catering but there should be a sufficient amount made on a daily basis to cover all
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sambusa, Saffron Rice, Spicy Jerk Chicken
Food was awesome, service was amazing, entertainment was bomb! We had a wonderful several hours on open mic night! Thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sambusa, Fried Tilapia, Saffron Rice, Side of Plantains, Fries, Vegan, Spicy Jerk Chicken, Beef Stew
All the food is amazing. Super flavorful. Great service too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always a must to stop here when I come to San Diego. Everything is delicious. The servings are huge as well.
Amazing Food.!! Would def recommend to others !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Jerk Chicken
Great food and fast service. We have eaten here many times and the food is always 1 of the best In San Diego of all food choices.
Jungle fries are amazing. Customer service is great. I found these ppl when my husband and I went to foodieland. Trust me get the jungle fries w half sweet and half spicy jerk chicken. Hole in the wall type restaurant.
Best customer service ! I love their food ! ?
Some of the best and most unique food in the city. Only problem is parking: you may have to park a couple blocks down. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Jerk Chicken
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TLDR: Food 10/10 Service: 7.8/10 Ambiance: 8/10 My friend and I are currently on a global food tour. We had only had Ethiopian food once before this, so we wanted to try more East African food! I am Latino and she is Asian haha We got 2 plates with everything different so we can try as much as possible 1: spicy chicken, saffron yellow rice, collard greens 2: beef stew, coconut rice, eggplant Honestly so savory and delicious hahaha i was shocked at how flavorful and familiar everything tasted. The bread reminded me of a home made flour tortilla, so we actually asked for another one cause that little one wasn't enough for me hahaha. The chicken was pretty spicy but super delicious, but I think the beef stew is the winner for me haha. I would honestly get both again any day. First time I had tried collard greens too... can't say enough how shocked I was at how good the food was. Next time we want to try Oxtails! The portions are huge. Initially looking at the menu I was a little confused why everything seemed a bit steep in price... (the chicken was $20) but honestly I understand hahaha they're huge plates. I'm 6'2 ~230lb and 2 plates was more than enough for me and my friend. We both took leftovers. We asked for side plates to share! They have only 1 waitress, and last night it got busy so service was like 4/5. Everyone was really nice, just seems like maybe it was busier than usual. Like we had to wave someone down for the extra bread and water. But when we asked, we got everything immediately! As for the vibe of the restaurant, it was quiet at first cause there weren't too many people, but actually when it filled up it was the complete opposite. Lots of groups just having fun eating nice dinner. The afrobeats was a nice touch haha the art around the walls and on the tables is very immersive. Come check this place out!
This is literally the best
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
So tasty!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lentils, Coconut Rice
The food is amazing! We tried khinkhali, khachapuri, golubci, shashlik, borscht and everything were 10 out of ten!Very and unbelievable delicious!Thank you, guys!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've been wanting to come here for some time and I finally did! The staff was so kind and helpful. I got the vegan place with curry lentils, eggplant and saffron rice. My husband got the oxtail plate with saffron rice and plantain. Also, all the plates come with some side bread. ALL the flavors were SO GOOD... we loved everything we ordered. The quantity is also very generous. The restaurant itself is not fancy which make it even more authentic. I enjoyed everything about this place - you should come and try it out!