Before I made up my mind to rate with my own experience I had with this restaurant, I couldn't help reading what other customers had already written about it first to cross-check my to-be-made comment with the already made ones for curiosity. To my surprise, as WAY opposed to my presumption, above 90% of them showered both the restaurant and its service with abundant appreciation. But it dawned on me that almost all of the reviewers are non-Somalis. So, I felt obliged to say mine as a Somali. From now on, I am about to switch the language to Somali as I believe that non-Somalis have already been spoken to enough. But, if you don't speak or at least read in Somali, I hope you will be too smart not to infer "what I am about to say" from "what I have already said".
Traditionally, we, as Somalis, don't even think to open the evaluation section, let alone read it to make a decision whether we want the service or not. Anyway, in the end, if you are reading my reaction, the mama is there and she will let you know what she has if you just put up with her stubbornness as she talks to you like a mob searching you at a checkpoint. To make matters worse, when you complain about being rejected, it is obvious that you were the one who was asked, but your other friend said so. Come on! That night and late as I had to go, I did not return to the door for a single night satisfied.
On the other hand, their food is good for me, so is the seating and cleanliness of the place; In my rating above, I have therefore given four points to the food and another four to the atmosphere. The only thing I don't know is how long he is still alive but I am sure he died long ago is the service.
I hope that she will read this review, and then she will agree. All the time, ink, brains, and effort it took me to write this review I hope I will forget about the changes I will see the next time I am interested in you. Kkk... Then, if I see that you have corrected yourselves, I will come to you in love.
A horse that is already running is hit with the stick again and again "let it run faster". I wish you success.
Goodbye.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Arianne Aquino
Located far from the usual hot Seattle eatery spots this place definitely deserves the loving! Yeah yeah the outside and the interior could use some work but who doesn’t love a no frills place that focuses on you just getting good food? This was my Dad and I’s first time trying Somali food and we were super impressed! The goat was so tender and well seasoned. Perfect cooked long grain rice. We got the chapati on the side which was cooked perfectly too. Sad we missed the sambusa but we’ll definitely be back for that and the other stuff. Not sure if the guy we talked to was the owner but he was nice helpful and friendly too. They take card but I’d recommend bringing cash because there wasn’t a tip option on the card machine.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gatling Hill
Delicious food at a good price and good portion size. The employees we nice. The only problem I have is the customer seating area could use some touching-up and the parking lot seemed to have broken down cars in it so customers have to park elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
modig Abdi
Great food culture is
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anisa Hussein
Don’t let the outer appearance fool you, this place is a gem!. Authentic Somali food and the chai was amazing. Great hospitality, would recommend if your looking to try East African cuisine.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Olivia Valenzuela
This place is SO good. The goat was extremely tender, and the spicing is sooo right. The portions are large, we got basically 4 portions with two plates & she gave us a free banana! Thank you so much and we will be back
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bani Bedi
PLEASE try this place. It’s PHENOMENAL! The place is deceiving based on the location and ambiance, but they have some of the best food I’ve probably had in my life (and trust me, I’m a massive foodie ;)). I HIGHLY recommend the chicken and rice. It’s so rich in flavor and just melts in your mouth. I devoured my plate in 3 minutes, it was just THAT good.
Food: 5
Service: 5
David Ayuubi
Great place to eat halal authentic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chris N
This place is a hidden gem, probably the best Somali food I've had in Seattle. Get the goat plate I promise you won't be disappointed. It's not the bony chucks of previously frozen goat that most other places serve, this is the real deal. One of my favorite spots in the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kalyan Nachiappan
Hole in the wall kinda restaurant. They don't have a menu, only have photos of the menu items. The person in there selling didn't seem super comfortable with English, so it was hard to get our questions answered. We asked for the goat + rice, we were charged $22. Definitely not super cheap/affordable as other comments suggest. I guess they increased the price recently.
Food tasted good, had decent portion. Goat was cooked really soft. I wish they had menu and were more transparent. Not a lot of slots for parking
The food is to die for!! The flavor of the meat and the rice is mouth watering.
Shaila Davis
Best African Food I have ever had. Definitely my #1 spot. Hands down, food is so good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kalyanasundaram N
Hole in the wall kinda restaurant. They don't have a menu, only have photos of the menu items. The person in there selling didn't seem super comfortable with English, so it was hard to get our questions answered. We asked for the goat + rice, we were charged $22.Definitely not super cheap/affordable as other comments suggest. I guess they increased the price recently.Food tasted good, had decent portion. Goat was cooked really soft. I wish they had menu and were more transparent. Not a lot of slots for parking
Before I made up my mind to rate with my own experience I had with this restaurant, I couldn't help reading what other customers had already written about it first to cross-check my to-be-made comment with the already made ones for curiosity. To my surprise, as WAY opposed to my presumption, above 90% of them showered both the restaurant and its service with abundant appreciation. But it dawned on me that almost all of the reviewers are non-Somalis. So, I felt obliged to say mine as a Somali. From now on, I am about to switch the language to Somali as I believe that non-Somalis have already been spoken to enough. But, if you don't speak or at least read in Somali, I hope you will be too smart not to infer "what I am about to say" from "what I have already said".
Traditionally, we, as Somalis, don't even think to open the evaluation section, let alone read it to make a decision whether we want the service or not. Anyway, in the end, if you are reading my reaction, the mama is there and she will let you know what she has if you just put up with her stubbornness as she talks to you like a mob searching you at a checkpoint. To make matters worse, when you complain about being rejected, it is obvious that you were the one who was asked, but your other friend said so. Come on! That night and late as I had to go, I did not return to the door for a single night satisfied.
On the other hand, their food is good for me, so is the seating and cleanliness of the place; In my rating above, I have therefore given four points to the food and another four to the atmosphere. The only thing I don't know is how long he is still alive but I am sure he died long ago is the service.
I hope that she will read this review, and then she will agree. All the time, ink, brains, and effort it took me to write this review I hope I will forget about the changes I will see the next time I am interested in you. Kkk... Then, if I see that you have corrected yourselves, I will come to you in love.
A horse that is already running is hit with the stick again and again "let it run faster". I wish you success.
Goodbye.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Located far from the usual hot Seattle eatery spots this place definitely deserves the loving! Yeah yeah the outside and the interior could use some work but who doesn’t love a no frills place that focuses on you just getting good food? This was my Dad and I’s first time trying Somali food and we were super impressed! The goat was so tender and well seasoned. Perfect cooked long grain rice. We got the chapati on the side which was cooked perfectly too. Sad we missed the sambusa but we’ll definitely be back for that and the other stuff. Not sure if the guy we talked to was the owner but he was nice helpful and friendly too. They take card but I’d recommend bringing cash because there wasn’t a tip option on the card machine.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious food at a good price and good portion size. The employees we nice. The only problem I have is the customer seating area could use some touching-up and the parking lot seemed to have broken down cars in it so customers have to park elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Great food culture is
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Don’t let the outer appearance fool you, this place is a gem!. Authentic Somali food and the chai was amazing. Great hospitality, would recommend if your looking to try East African cuisine.
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is SO good. The goat was extremely tender, and the spicing is sooo right. The portions are large, we got basically 4 portions with two plates & she gave us a free banana! Thank you so much and we will be back
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
PLEASE try this place. It’s PHENOMENAL! The place is deceiving based on the location and ambiance, but they have some of the best food I’ve probably had in my life (and trust me, I’m a massive foodie ;)). I HIGHLY recommend the chicken and rice. It’s so rich in flavor and just melts in your mouth. I devoured my plate in 3 minutes, it was just THAT good.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place to eat halal authentic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is a hidden gem, probably the best Somali food I've had in Seattle. Get the goat plate I promise you won't be disappointed. It's not the bony chucks of previously frozen goat that most other places serve, this is the real deal. One of my favorite spots in the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hole in the wall kinda restaurant. They don't have a menu, only have photos of the menu items. The person in there selling didn't seem super comfortable with English, so it was hard to get our questions answered. We asked for the goat + rice, we were charged $22.
Definitely not super cheap/affordable as other comments suggest. I guess they increased the price recently.
Food tasted good, had decent portion. Goat was cooked really soft. I wish they had menu and were more transparent. Not a lot of slots for parking
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Good very good ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is to die for!! The flavor of the meat and the rice is mouth watering.
Best African Food I have ever had. Definitely my #1 spot. Hands down, food is so good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hole in the wall kinda restaurant. They don't have a menu, only have photos of the menu items. The person in there selling didn't seem super comfortable with English, so it was hard to get our questions answered. We asked for the goat + rice, we were charged $22.Definitely not super cheap/affordable as other comments suggest. I guess they increased the price recently.Food tasted good, had decent portion. Goat was cooked really soft. I wish they had menu and were more transparent. Not a lot of slots for parking
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