We stopped in a couple days ago & tried them for the first time, and were really impressed with everything we ordered.
We started with the African hot tea with milk, and loved it.
It's a lot like chai tea, with flavors of Cardamom & spices that are a little bit hot (spicy), but in a good way.
The beef Sambusa was really tasty (well seasoned).
We also tried the Mendazi, which are really good dunked in the tea.
The goat was tender & delicious, and the rice had really nice flavor. I especially liked the Cardamom pods which give that burst of flavor.
The portions are very generous, and prices reasonable.
My wife and I shared the goat & rice, and took enough home to have it again the next day.
5 stars all the way.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
The food was absolutely incredible! The server was very friendly and took the time to explain all about the different foods. The beef sambusas were fabulous, as was everything we ordered. Will definitely be coming back!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
We tried two dishes at Sabans: the chicken and rice and the goat and rice. Each dish came with a huge quantity of delicious spiced cardamom rice which we have been enjoying for days afterward at home. The chicken was excellent. The goat was a bit tough and gamey. The mango smoothies were really good. The dishes come with some salad and a banana. Overall very good. We will be back.
Food: 5
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 2
Delicious goat and rice with huge portions. Sambusas are excellently flavorered. Definitely going to stop by anytime we pass through LA.
They're definitely still setting up the restaurant, so in a couple of months the atmosphere will be perfect. For now it was still nice, but the food is where they really shine.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Perfect Sunday lunch! She made us vegetarian sambusas to order, extremely delicious chais, and the most scrumptious bean dish with chipati bread. Welcoming and friendly, atmospheric music, and they even had the Chelsea match on.
Great food great prices and the owners are amazing people who helped us get our car unstuck from the snow! ^^
Mahadsanid!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
French Fries
I Give This Place Alot Of Money Weekly And It Sucks To say They Customer Service Is Horrible If Your Not Theyre Kind (Somali) They Truly Have Good Food But They Dont Go Out They Way For The ppl Who Come And Support Whose Not apart Of they culture very Rude .... Wont Be Back 🥺
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$30–50
Food: 4
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 2
Recommended dishes
Rice & Chicken
The best Sambusa on Lisbon St! Loved the "just right" amount of spice in everything I ate! Had an avocado smoothie as well that was very creamy and yummy! Friendly service!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
