One of the best—if not the best—Somali restaurants in the Twin Cities when it comes to both food quality and customer service. I especially love their lamb wasla with rice—a perfectly cooked lamb dish prepared in a truly unique way. Whenever I’m near the cities and need a good meal, I make it a point to visit this restaurant, no matter the distance. I’ve been dining here for the past ten years, and their dishes have consistently been delicious. The flavors even remind me of Mandi meat from Saudi Arabia. The service is outstanding as well, especially thanks to the server Abdihakim, who is incredibly welcoming and friendly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Abdinasir Fure
Indeed it’s was super restaurant I love it and still I’m costumer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Salim Abdelkader
One of the best restaurants I tried in a while. I also liked the service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Adem A
Had one of the best services for traditional rice and chicken Somali style
Nuur Abdi
weldone
Rakesh Singh
Good black tea without much sugar added
الحمدلله
Best somalian restaurant ever in the twin cities
Aalessa Raisch
My experience was horrible, I stood standing there for 12 minutes straight minutes and while not one single person cared to serve me…. All I wanted was we some SAMBUSA! ? won’t be coming back here again…. Waste of time
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Robert Jones
Great tasting food for an affordable
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Side Lentil Soup
A. Ali
Food is so filthy i get sick. Don't not wast your dollars this place
Food is so filthy i get sick. Don't not wast your dollars this
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
farah mohamed
best food not change for
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
R. J.
Great food and great services.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Storyteller199062
Hamdi is a traditional Somalian and East African Restaurant. The place is truly unique, casual and very rustic inside. They have plenty of places to sit and also offer a large private family section according to their traditions and culture. The server was very friendly. There are no paper menu’s. The menu is on a big monitor in the front of the restaurant showing labeled pictures of the food items so you know what it looks like. They don’t have many items but what they do have is made really well! We started with hummus and the star was the bread. It tasted like fresh stone ground wheat but was super light and fluffy. Next, The beef samosas are filled with ground beef, onion and herbs. They reminded me of Lebanese meat pies. Served hot and I surely could have eaten 6 all by myself. Very addictive! Finally, the main entree was chicken steak. The plate looked beautiful, chicken breast sliced thin was tender and lightly seasoned. Be sure to order the rice with dinner vs bread. The rice was aromatic, moist and chock full of flavor! It had an onion and cinnamon nuance but it wasn’t overpowering. The chicken legs entree were fried with rice. The entrees came with salad and a side sauce but it was very hot on the scovil scale. Honestly, the food didn’t need the hot sauce. The entrees were very generously portioned. They don’t offer dessert but after all that good food, we didn’t need it. Happy ending was the hot tea (kava). It was lightly sweetened and had a vague clove, cinnamony and nutmeg taste. But very different than heavy masala tea’s you find in Asia. It’s a plain clear tea with no milk. Very good to help digest all that food.
One of the best—if not the best—Somali restaurants in the Twin Cities when it comes to both food quality and customer service. I especially love their lamb wasla with rice—a perfectly cooked lamb dish prepared in a truly unique way. Whenever I’m near the cities and need a good meal, I make it a point to visit this restaurant, no matter the distance. I’ve been dining here for the past ten years, and their dishes have consistently been delicious. The flavors even remind me of Mandi meat from Saudi Arabia. The service is outstanding as well, especially thanks to the server Abdihakim, who is incredibly welcoming and friendly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Indeed it’s was super restaurant I love it and still I’m costumer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the best restaurants I tried in a while.
I also liked the service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had one of the best services for traditional rice and chicken Somali style
weldone
Good black tea without much sugar added
Best somalian restaurant ever
in the twin cities
My experience was horrible, I stood standing there for 12 minutes straight minutes and while not one single person cared to serve me…. All I wanted was we some SAMBUSA! ? won’t be coming back here again…. Waste of time
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Great tasting food for an affordable
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Side Lentil Soup
Food is so filthy i get sick. Don't not wast your dollars this place
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Food is so filthy i get sick. Don't not wast your dollars this
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
best food not change for
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food and great services.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hamdi is a traditional Somalian and East African Restaurant. The place is truly unique, casual and very rustic inside. They have plenty of places to sit and also offer a large private family section according to their traditions and culture. The server was very friendly. There are no paper menu’s. The menu is on a big monitor in the front of the restaurant showing labeled pictures of the food items so you know what it looks like. They don’t have many items but what they do have is made really well! We started with hummus and the star was the bread. It tasted like fresh stone ground wheat but was super light and fluffy. Next, The beef samosas are filled with ground beef, onion and herbs. They reminded me of Lebanese meat pies. Served hot and I surely could have eaten 6 all by myself. Very addictive! Finally, the main entree was chicken steak. The plate looked beautiful, chicken breast sliced thin was tender and lightly seasoned. Be sure to order the rice with dinner vs bread. The rice was aromatic, moist and chock full of flavor! It had an onion and cinnamon nuance but it wasn’t overpowering. The chicken legs entree were fried with rice. The entrees came with salad and a side sauce but it was very hot on the scovil scale. Honestly, the food didn’t need the hot sauce. The entrees were very generously portioned. They don’t offer dessert but after all that good food, we didn’t need it. Happy ending was the hot tea (kava). It was lightly sweetened and had a vague clove, cinnamony and nutmeg taste. But very different than heavy masala tea’s you find in Asia. It’s a plain clear tea with no milk. Very good to help digest all that food.
Amazing hospitality
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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