About - Safari Somali Cuisine
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Offerings
- Coffee
- Comfort food
- Healthy options
- Quick bite
- Small plates
- Vegetarian options
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
Atmosphere
- Casual
- Cozy
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Delicious Somali restaurant in Chicago suburbs. My first visit to a Somali restaurant and I was pleasantly surprised. Food was pretty good. Loved the Goat with rice and vegetables. Their tea was good too. Didn't care much for the orange juice made from concentrate. Lady at the counter does all the billing and orders. She spoke decent english. Had to wait to use the bathroom, which was not gender segregated. Interior is very basic, but food makes up for it.
Well this is my 2nd time trying Somali cuisine. I went to a different restaurant for Somali a long time ago and I found their food confusing. I would assume they right next to Ethiopia they would eat someone of the same cuisine despite being predominantly Muslim but it's somewhat the same? It's particular restaurant feels more of a hole in the wall for East African Somali. It was like that with the other restaurant I went to long ago. Most people would consider this dirty ambience for it being a hole in the wall. But I decided to give this one up north a try. The menu had very limited selection I ordered one dish which is served with pasta which I thought was weird. I don't know if it's bad authentic? Other than that I'm just waiting for them to cook and I had a pomegranate drink that's halal. Do Note it looks like they don't have air conditioning. So I can't imagine coming here in the summertime to eat with just a fan well. I just learned Mussolini also invaded Somalia also which is why they had assimilated to some dishes especially pasta. The food was actually pretty decent especially using angel hair pasta I was surprised that they had spices to it. Which made it spicy hot. The owner gave a complimentary tea served hot which was good sweet. It has a spicy aftertaste to fight the sweetness. I would have to come here again for the breakfast time to try their version of Somalia injera since they only eat it for breakfast unlike Ethiopia they eat inejera every day when I was there. The only the owner said that Somalian injera taste different. I wonder if they use the same ingredients such as tef grain? Despite their limited dishes do give it a try especially the pasta surprisingly I will come back for goat dish or breakfast Somalian injera
I ordered a goat rice dish and was amazed! Incredibly juicy and tender meat, with generous portions if veggies and side dishes (they go very nice together). The rice was absolutely amazing! And they had complimentary raspberry juice as well!! All for a VERY affordable price. What a gem!