This was my first time trying Somali cuisine, so I had to ask for suggestions on what to order, and was recommended the goat and rice plate. No regrets here! The goat was flavorful and tender, and came on a mountain of perfectly cooked and seasoned rice. They also provided hot sauce and a lemon wedge. Others in my party got the chicken suqaar plates, and enjoyed their meals too. We all were obsessed with the bisbaas/basbaas (green hot sauce) that came with our meal, and I really liked the dynamic flavors in the food. Pricing is a little high, but the amount of food you get is generous. I'd definitely come back again and will plan to take leftovers home or share an entree. read more

Juba Restaurant & Cafe - Chicken Suqaar - African Near Me - Tukwila, Washington

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I searched yelp for African food and food Juba. Glad I decided to go there for lunch. I ordered the lamb with rice (see pictures) to go. The place is spacious and I could have eaten there. I walked up to the counter (order and pay first) and after a short wait (less than ten minutes. The lamb was not so spicy but the rice had lots of flavor. I squeezed the provided lemon the shanks and eating it with rice - man that flavor combo! It was enough for two meals ( actually ate half and saved half for dinner). read more

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Unfortunately and sadly this place has changed. It used to be the most amazing and delicious Somali food in the State. Based on my last two visits this place has gone downhill. The rice was old and dry. The goat meat was full of bones and if you can find meat it's old and tough. I used to drive all the way from Kirkland to pick up food from there for my friends and myself but no more. I did not mind the price increasing but to serve low quality food is not acceptable. I would have rather see them increase the price by 3X and keep the same food quality instead of serving this food. It was a waste of my time and my money. I wish them luck. read more

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Overall, a great meal. The lamb shanks were very flavorful and tender. The goat not as good, but still tasty. 100% authentic read more

Juba Restaurant & Cafe - African Near Me - Tukwila, Washington

Great price and huge portions! Lots of yummy options! The lamb shank was excellent! Super yummy! The guy who took our order was very helpful and gave good recommendations on popular items to try! We took it to go because we wanted to eat outside while the weather is still beautiful, but would go back and eat dine in. read more

Juba Restaurant & Cafe - Lamb shank (background: at a park!) - African Near Me - Tukwila, Washington

Juba Restaurant & Café is a hidden gem for the food. That shawarma sandwich is absolutely delicious! Just know that the atmosphere can get pretty hectic. So many people around the food, it can feel a little chaotic and loud. If you can look past the crowd, though, the sandwich is totally worth it. This restaurant did not make the list for halalfest, but it is definitely Halal. read more

Fast serive, huge portions, and extremely tasty. I would recommend their spiced tea and their salmon! read more

Juba Restaurant & Cafe - Salmon Lamb Shank Ethiopian Injera - African Near Me - Tukwila, Washington

After spending weeks in Tanzania, we were hooked onto non-curry based goat dishes, especially Mbuzi Choma! Our search found us at Juba, which is East African cuisine (Somalian, but not Tanzanian) food. Recos: 1) Hilib Ari (Goat with rice): Cooked with onions. It is a dry dish, wth falling of the bone tender meat. It is flavorful, not heavily spiced and not hot (for me). The intrinsic flavor of the meat is what I love. The accompanying rice is nice. Still 5/5 2) Lamb Shank: Very large portion. Delicious.I found it less flavorful than the goat. 4/5 3) Chicken Suqaar: Nice dish but not something I'll order again 2/5 We have gone back three times. The people who serve are quite, nice and generous to help with advice. It is a clean place. Lot of the customers are getting lunch between work. read more

I am an adventurous foodie, and the name of this place got me to want to connect with my back home experience. If you're from East Africa, the foods are similar just the name change. The food reasonably priced and flavorful. Hio mbuzi hapana badilisha taste, endelea kupika hivyo hivyo. Lol Their service is swift, and since mine was a to-go order, they ensured I was satisfied with my order. read more

I have dined in at this restaurant and ordered via Uber eats about four times now and each time the food was been delicious. I have tried the sports platter with beef and chicken, chicken steak, goat and rice, lamb shank, and goat soup. Everything has tasted so good. I recommend the chicken steak as it was moist and very flavorful as well as the rice. The goat meat is also my next favorite. It was my first time trying goat and I was very impressed. It wasn't gamy at all and also tender. All the food was has been very delicious. I haven't not liked anything here yet. Also, the samosa here is probably my favorite now. I've never had such a delicious samosa before. I would order one as an appetizer if I were you. The service was helpful. There is a bit of a language barrier so it would be wise to be patient. They have treated me very nicely and my experience have been pleasant. The atmosphere is quiet as they don't play music inside. Overall, I highly recommend this restaurant as it was fantastic. If you've never tried eastern African food before I implore you to try it here. read more

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If you like to try authentic East African food, this is the place to check out. It's authentic because all the East Africans go there. When my husband and I went, we tried their Injera with Lamb shank and Kati Kati and it was sooo good. Their portions are big but we still got two different dishes. We should've just shared one dish and it was enough. We ended up taking the Kati Kati home. I also ordered their spiced tea but it was too sweet for my taste. I had to add water to dilute the sweetness. Overall it was a good experience! They're also open early so if you need to eat breakfast before picking someone up from the airport, this place is close by! read more

Juba Restaurant & Cafe - Their Injera with Lamb Shank - African Near Me - Tukwila, Washington

This restaurant is located amongst many other African restaurants, which I see myself checking them out in the future. The menu here focused more on the Somalian and Ethiopian cuisine, and the food we got is more Somalian. We tried the chicken suqaar with basmati rice and lamb shank only, which is a hearty portion for 2 people. It was a good call because the rice variation of lamb shank was $5 more, and the rice from the chicken suqaar is already a lot so we just split that portion. The chicken suqaar is very flavorful with the Somalian spices, and adding the lemon wedge makes the flavors pop out more. The rice is also super fragrant and pairs well with the chicken. The lamb shank is one of the better lamb shanks I tried - not too gamey, with the right meat to fat ratio, and it was very tender. I could be fooled to pay multiples the price at a sit down fancy restaurant if they presented the lamb shank in a more elegant manner. This is to show how good the lamb shank is here. The restaurant is more fast casual as you order and pay at the front, but the food is delivered to you and someone will bus your table when you finish the meal. Food was amazing and the price point is excellent - a bit over $20 per person for a very filling meal. This is one place that I love to go again to try more of their menu, including more unique dishes like goat stomach, etc read more

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This place was so good! Walked in and everyone was so friendly. Was close by to a customer I was visiting. I asked the guy at the counter what he recommended and I picked the chicken and rice dish. Wow it was full of flavor and so delicious. The lamb shank looked so good too! Might have to come back next time I am in town to get that!!! read more

Juba Restaurant & Cafe - Chicken Suqaar and rice - African Near Me - Tukwila, Washington

loved my experience eating here! this was my second time trying ethiopian / east african cuisine, but the first was a long time ago so i was excited to dive in to the new flavors and dishes. i got the goat and rice which came with an excellent portion of rice and goat, definitely left feeling full and felt the ratio was decent between the meat to the rice. the goat was incredibly tender, much more than i expected from the various other goat dishes i've had, and i absolutely loved that -- the texture of the meat was excellent and it was really easy to grab right off the bone. the meat was brilliantly seasoned with a natural spiciness to it from what i assume is pili pili (african birds eye chili) if i'm not mistaken -- this contributed to a wonderfully smokey, earthy, and overall complex and rich flavor profile for the goat. the rice was nicely cooked and seasoned and i liked how the individual grain texture complimented the bites of tender meat. an excellent dish overall, though while the portion size was good, i usually shy away from spending $25 on singular dishes -- definitely do think the taste and quality speak for themselves but, not something i personally could regularly order due to the price (unfortunately). however it's well worth it if you're visiting and want to try, the dish is excellent and left me wanting to try more! speaking to the mango lassi, i have a lot of experience with mango lassi as i grew up drinking and making it. this has less of a yogurt-mouth feel and taste and more of a fresh icey mango taste while retaining that characteristic mango-yogurt flavor of the mango lassi. it's tough to describe outside of that it tasted less heavy while maintaining that characteristic flavor profile and i honestly liked it even better than the more yogurt heavy versions of mango lassi! would love to try making mango lassi similar to this one. solid part of the meal, and the $4 i paid for it is par for the course in most places that serve mango lassi so no complaints there. speaking to the restaurants ambiance, the staff is kind and helpful. seating is plentiful, and there's definitely a community that loves and frequents the restaurant and that brings a very inviting and lively feel to the restaurant even in the late hour that i went that i really appreciated. overall a stand-out dining experience and id highly recommend trying this place. :) overall: 9/10 taste: 10/10 (fr it was so good) price: 8/10 (would have liked to see the goat priced closer to $20, personally, but it was excellent and had a good portion size) read more

Juba Restaurant & Cafe - Goat Meat with Rice and Mango Lassi - African Near Me - Tukwila, Washington

Terrific african cuisine with a taste like no other! Just get there and you'll love it. We'll cooked, we'll served and we'll appreciated. I will definitely visit this place again read more

A message to all foodies, I urge you to put Juba on your bucket list! When I pulled into the parking lot and stepped out of my car from 50ft away I got a pleasant whiff of the strong aromatics being pumped out of Juba. Before even stepping into the restaurant, I knew I found myself a gem. When I did step into the restaurant it quickly became clear to me that Juba was an authentic hotspot. The portions are absolutely massive, the rice is flavorful, and the meats are seasoned and juicy. I got things to go, but there's a huge amount of seating available. Although, be warned it can get pretty packed during the lunch and dinner rush. Come by yourself or with your family/friends and share their big platters. read more

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Walking into this place it felt like I was transported to another country, in a good way. We ordered the family style meal for 2 with goat meat, lamb shank and pasta (they were out of rice) and it could have easily fed all four of us. We also ordered Kati Kati with chicken which was excellent. Finally, we ordered Shaqlan Calool with chapati bread. The people were helpful when they saw we didn't know what we were doing. It was a great experience. Highly recommend. read more

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The food was so amazing. This was my first time having East African food. I fell in love with the injera, it was delightful. It had delicious flavors, and I will be back to order the same thing. All of the staff is so kind and very helpful. Thank you so much for having me Juba! read more

Juba Restaurant & Cafe - Ethiopian Injera with Chicken( bottom) and Chapati Beef Suqaar(top) - African Near Me - Tukwila, Washington

I hate to do this but Juba has had a fall from grace. Service is nice and I always get my tea right away but I was just shocked to see stir fried veggies instead of Tikil Gomen and pinto beans instead of Miten Shiro. Everything was made fresh and there was some fighting in the kitchen, so I'm assuming stuff wasn't available- what I got was not what was pictured nor what I was expecting from Juba. I was given two large injera and my tea was perfectly made so I'm happy with that. Not sure if I'll drive across town to visit again, which is upsetting. read more

Juba Restaurant & Cafe - "Veggie" combo - African Near Me - Tukwila, Washington

Juba is awesome. The food was so flavorful, and the portion size was huge. The person taking our order helped to explain the most popular dishes and which meats were best to try, and we ended up getting a sampler plate with beef, chicken, salmon, and lamb. It was so worth it to try all the variety, and we loved that it came with seasoned basmati rice and vegetables. Our favorites were the salmon and the lamb. There were a lot of others at the restaurant, eating and chatting with each other. It felt like a homey and communal space, which we also really enjoyed! read more

Juba Restaurant & Cafe - Sports Meat Combo (Goat Meat Not Included) - African Near Me - Tukwila, Washington

Horrible attitude, extremely rude, and the food served is not well. Unless you belong, they treat you as worthless.

Food was flavorless, expensive and incredibly disappointing. What a total waste of money. It was packaged poorly, items leaked all over the bag. read more

Juba Restaurant & Cafe marked my first time trying East African food. I grew up with a few Ethiopian friends and was always curious about their food and culture. So after a long time coming, I finally got to try it out! My friend and I came in and ordered the Ethiopian Injera, one of the seemingly popular and staple dishes that I hear most about. I was really excited to try it out as I was searching on Google and Yelp for restaurants that served Injera and ended up choosing Juba. At first glance when it was served, I was amazed by the large portion size given. Thank goodness I had a friend with me to help eat it. I specifically ordered the lamb one, and was not expecting a large bone-in piece of meat in the middle, so that was pretty cool! Although I had high expectations for the dish, I regret to say it was underwhelming. It wasn't as flavourful as I was expecting and it seemed the quality of the ingredients that came with the dish didn't seem that great as well. We barely finished it but all well, I'm sure other items they serve at the restaurant are good. While my expectations weren't met, I'm still willing to come back to give this place another try! read more

Juba Restaurant & Cafe - Ethiopian Injera - African Near Me - Tukwila, Washington

Food was ok. Had the lamb shank and it was mid. The rice it comes with tasted better.

I have never had Ethiopian food before, but was in the Seattle area recently and saw great reviews on yelp, so I decided to try it with my boyfriend. We got our orders to go. When we first walked in, we walked into a busy but small restaurant that was packed with people. It was very loud and many different languages were heard, but it felt like a little community gathering in this restaurant which was really cool. My boyfriend got the beef suqaar with rice and I got the chicken suqaar with noodles. Never had this before in my life, but I loved it! They gave HUGE portions, like lasted me days and for the price in comparison to what they give, it was very affordable. I loved trying new things, and this place was a super fun eating experience. I don't think I could eat there at the restaurant, just because it was so busy and loud, but take out for s read more

Juba Restaurant & Cafe - Beef Suqaar with rice and Chicken Suqaar with noodles in the back - African Near Me - Tukwila, Washington

Fantastic food and great value. We had Lamb Shanks with Spaghetti, Chicken Shawarma and, Beef Samosas.

First the good: The goat meat from the Goat Choma tasted like beef. It was a little harder but I am sure that is the goat, not the restaurant. Size was also decent. The "Ethiopian Injera" was far from authentic, but did not taste worse than most Injeras do in America. When it comes to the [Ethiopian] veggie combo, it end up in the garbage because it wasn't Ethiopian. It was indian and choke full of curry. The fact that it is advertised as "Ethiopian" is an insult to my cuisine and a day light robery. Will never order from here again and neither should you if what you are looking for isn't Indian, Kenyan and/or a Somali fare. read more

Juba Restaurant & Cafe - African Near Me - Tukwila, Washington

Superb, delicious flavorful food, large portions! Phenomenal food -- flavorful basmati rice, lamb shank the quality on par with dishes double the price elsewhere, and all in so so many wonderful bites. Ambience - 8/10 -- Large, welcoming cafeteria about half-filled when people when we arrived. Chattering happily, they make the place feel like a community schelling point. Service - 9/10 -- Fast, friendly, and consistent. Self serve water. Food - 10/10 Value - 11/10 Overall - 10/10 read more

Juba Restaurant & Cafe - Lamb Shank Only (bitten into so you can see inside) - African Near Me - Tukwila, Washington

FLAVOR TOWN!!! We were planning on getting a quick bite at the fast food near, but then decided on here. The service is so sweet, and friendly. The food for the money is unbelievable. We got tons of amazingly delicious food!! That green sauce was fantastic too, i ate so much of it!! The layers of flavors in the rice and meat are so pungent, you can tell its made with love and time!!! We got 2 family meals for 6 ofus, and had enough left for the kids to eat later. We tried the salmon, chicken, beef, and big lamb bone; all so good!! No weird fat, or waste of meat. Everything was perfectly cooked, snd this was by far the best place ive ever eaten at, hands down!!! Im actually craving more as i type!!The food was so fantastic, and we were so stuffed, but couldn't stop eating!! Amazing taste, fantastic quality, and superb quantity!! If we are ever in seattle again, we will be back!! read more

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This is, hands down, the best meal I've had this entire COVID-19 pandemic. Juba is in the corner of a nondescript strip mall. A bunch of dudes work hard to dish out all the orders. Nothing fancy. But the flavors are the fanciest! I usually get the Beef Kadaafi. It is a rich rice dish made with basmati and layers of flavor from various herbs and spices. Squeeze some lemon on top and use their firey hot green chili... mmm mmm good! Also got their Chicken Suqaar this time. The only thing I can compare it to is an Indian tikka marsala... but it isn't the same. This dish has such complexity of flavor in their chicken and paired with the rice it is just unbelievable. The rice is a seasoned basmati with clove, cinnamon, golden raisins, garlic, among many others. So so tasty that my mouth waters as I type this. We also tried to get the goat but apparently it runs out by noon. No worries, because the guy who took our order sold us on the lamb which did not disappoint. Huge chunks of marinated lamb on big bones, with pickled onions on the side. AMAZING. So rich, so tender, bursting with flavor and umami. I will be back. read more

Juba Restaurant & Cafe - Clockwise: Beef Kadaafi, Chicken Suqaar, and Lamb Shank with Rice - African Near Me - Tukwila, Washington

A friend was in town so we met up for lunch. My mother recommended this place. Ordering was easy once we viewed the menu. Plates are large amounts of food. I ordered a takeout goat only for my husband. I end up taking both home it was too much to eat. The food was delicious but not the best I ever tasted. We ate at the restaurant. read more

Juba Restaurant & Cafe - Ethiopian Injera - African Near Me - Tukwila, Washington

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I've wanted to try Juba for awhile and finally made it! It was super busy and obvious that this is a popular spot. I got the chicken suqaar (recommended by my friend) and it was hefty, you have the option of rice or pasta and the rice was delicious. Tons of flavor. Everything came with a side of green sauce and lemon, the green sauce was SO spicy. I also tried the beef suqaar wrap and the seasoning on the beef was strong, I enjoyed it more than the chicken. read more

Juba Restaurant & Cafe - Chicken Suqaar - African Near Me - Tukwila, Washington

I was craving some Ethiopian food, and found this place with pretty good ratings. We got Goat and Chicken Suqaar If you like the unique flavor (some call it gamey) of goat, this is a great choice. The combo came with collard greens, pinto beans and lentils. The Chicken Suqaar looks more like a Chinese chicken stir-fry, but tasted like a combination of Indian and Chinese food (maybe cardamom or cinnamon?). We got both Ethiopian and Somali style Ingera (instead of rice or pasta). The Ethiopian Ingera was very sour, the sourest I've ever had (interesting taste and texture, try it if you haven't). I originally wanted to try the kidney, but was told that it was a breakfast dish!!? Guess I'll have to come back to get some breakfast items read more

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Recommended for the traveler visiting Seattle because it's not far from the airport... that's how we chose Juba when we landed... but we were back again soon because this place is great! Delicious food in generous portions. One entree feeds two easily. We are here twice during our one-week stay. I don't often give five stars because I want to save that for something special! Flavors so good. read more

Juba's cuisine is one that I thought I wouldn't like until I tried it and it's absolutely amazing. Now I constantly crave the Salmon Kati Kati. The portions here are HUGE and the prices are so fair. Which is great because the leftovers taste so good when heated back up. They also have really good spiced black tea. It's definitely a hole in the wall and a must try! read more

Juba Restaurant & Cafe - Trying Somalian food for the first time!! So far so good, the tea is SO good - African Near Me - Tukwila, Washington

Food is okay, definitely needs improvement for the flavor of chicken & rice. customer service needs improvement.

I ordered the injera plate with chicken. I am Ethiopian and was raised on the real deal. THIS was the opposite. It was easily one of the worst meals I've ever had. I hate throwing food away, but this was a collection of flavorless mush I couldn't force on my body. I have no idea what the green vegetable was. Truly horrible. If you've never eaten Ethiopian or East African food, please go elsewhere for your first experience. This is a travesty. read more

This is not an Ethiopian restaurant, it is not even Somali Ethiopian. So false advertisement from the get go. When it comes to the actual food, the meat is flavorless and the vegrtable tastes all the same. $52 wasted. I do not recommend. read more

Sure, here's a corrected version of your message: The food is fine, but it needs more seasoning like salt and pepper. The biggest downfall is the service; the staff are racist and the people around are mostly the same way. If you are not of their ethnicity, they look at you rudely and make you feel like the place is just for their race. This is similar to other East African food restaurants, but this was the worst experience I've had with one of their workers. And I just walked away astonished by how these people treat other ethnicities inside those restaurants. By the way, I just picked up my order from the restaurant. It's an epic, not great experience, but anyway, I'm fine. I'm not traumatized; it's their problem. I'm probably not coming back to this restaurant. If I do come back, I will probably be more assertive. Anyway, this is just advice to people who are not from East Africa and feedback to the store management to change their employees with their unsophisticated ideologies. read more

Just go here! My first time ever having Somali food. Everyone was so nice and I LOVED the Kati Kati with chicken Suqaar. They serve it with this green sauce on the side that was the perfect complement to the dish. You get an enormous amount of food for the price. They have a nice big parking lot so if you have mobility issues you won't have to walk far. read more