Noted that Safari had moved from W. 116th to this location, but hadn't realized it was open until I saw 2 people sitting there last night. Safari offers Somalian cuisine. Had not eaten at the earlier place, but thought I'd give it a try, picking something up for lunch.
The closest to a lunch-priced option was their Sabaayad Wrap, which comes with beef or chicken grilled with onions and seasonal peppers in a freshly homemade chapatti. I ordered the beef, which was absolutely delicious along with the accompanying green sauce. The combination of spices and all the ingredients... Yum! That being said, given its size, it either could have been bigger or priced less to make it more filling for lunch.
From my understanding, they've only been open for a little over a month. When I mentioned about how it would be great if they have reasonable lunch specials, since I frequently bring in lunch from other places in the neighborhood, they told me it's something they plan in a few weeks.
Looking forward to try out what they'll have what they have as lunch specials since there are many things on the menu that seemed exciting and worth trying. Especially like to have another great local restaurant closer by!
To add for those not ordering take-out, the space is a nice environment with large windows with a street view.
FYI - The food is Halal, for those keeping to that.
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• 28/6/25
• DoorDash order
5/5 I hope they get all the customers. Food is well seasoned and reminds me of what my old college roomate from East Africa used to make me. Will be ordering more from here in the future.
