The food here is awesome! Super flavorful and generous on their proportions. We got the sport plate and it was huge! The place was full when we got there so it took them awhile to serve us but definitely worth the wait. I would definitely recommend this place! read more

I dream about this restaurant on a regular basis. It's definitely a must visit anytime I'm home. The service is great, the food has consistently been amazing for the 6 years I've been going here. Make sure to try the tea that's freshly made. I definitely drink too many cups anytime I come by. read more

The sports plate at Jubba Restaurant is simply amazing !!!!! 5 stars!!!!

My family and I have been here a few times now and every time it's as delicious as the last! I highly recommend the beef/chicken suqaar with some sambusa on the side! Sometimes it's a bit tough to get a seat because it is a small restaurant and you usually have to get up to get your own refills for water but they have some amazing tea as well. read more

Great, authentic Somali food. Certainly exceeded my expectations! Don't underestimate it from the sparse decor. The food is flavorful and delicious! read more

A solid 5 stars. Even if you are hesitant to ethic cuisine DONT this is the best! I have tried the Chicken and the Goat. Both delicious. I like the chicken more. It has a better flavor to the meat. I have brought many people here and they have all loved it. It's a must place to go! (Don't forget to grab the tea at the end of the counter all the way to the left, it is soooooooo good) read more

WOW! Amazing food at an affordable price. A bit tricky to find but worth every wrong turn we made. I had the goat and have to say it was just delicious. Any meal that feels like an adventure deserves a second visit from me and this was most certainly an adventure :) read more

This place is really good. First time I had African food and it is awesome. Lunch: Goat cutlet with Rice is freakin delicious. 4:00 clock snack: Free african tea + Sambusa ($1) is also equally delicious. read more

Thank you for great food and non-intrusive service! The place is very clean and welcomes you with the warm sweet Chai Tea. Goat meat was cooked perfectly - not too fat and very tender! No frills, simple home cooking from Somalia - we enjoyed it very much! Not mentioning me forgetting my purse at the table and the guy coming running outside after us to give it back to me - exceptional! read more

This place is a relic hidden in San Jose. YOU HAVE TO TRY IT OUT. The meat was tender, juicy and flavorful, the naans were soooo goood. The people are super awesome, and best, we went in Ramadan and they had prayer mats laid outside for Maghrib! I dont give 5 stars to a restaurant often, but this place deserves it. read more

Jubba - Chicken suqqa - African Near Me - San Jose, California

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My family loves this place! We'll drive more than 20 minutes for their suqqaar and sambosas. It's a bit spicy, but we love it! It is definitely a small, grab-your-food type of place, without much atmosphere, but the food is good, and the staff are attentive and helpful. And I love the tea :-) read more

This place is one of our favorite restaurants. The sport platter with beef and chicken (or any other combination you want) is superb - and comes with a chapati, rice and salad - enough for 2 or 3 people. The Kay Kay, the beef or chicken sukur and the goat are also excellent. Sambosa is made perfectly as well. The service is slow, so order 30 minutes in advance by phone and the food will be ready for you just about when you arrive. All dishes come with one drink. Excellent free tea - sweet (honey), black and spices. read more

Great food. My husband and I had chance chicken and goat. The chicken had amazing flavor. The goat was good but not great. Highly recommend this restaurant. If you're coming from the south- park in the VTA lot of Santa Teresa instead of going all the way around. There is a crosswalk that will take you across the VTA tracks to the restaurant. read more

Jubba - African Near Me - San Jose, California

This place has amazing food! It's located right at the light rail station, so it's convenient to get to. Twelve tables in place and almost no decor, but you don't come here for the decor. The food is awesome! read more

Jubba - Sports plate (for two people) - African Near Me - San Jose, California

Food was excellent- I tried a few different things by sharing off my family's plates and they were all top notch. I had the beef suqaar with Chapatti (flatbread) and it was my favorite. The free hot tea was outstanding- they provided us a free cup of cold milk for the kids and I liked it that way too; like a unique chai tea. Service was fantastic too. Interior is a little shabby/dirty, but I'm glad our family member brought us there to try it! read more

The atmosphere is simple and almost non-existent but the food is delicious! The have fish and chicken that are perfectly seasoned, rice and grilled vegetables are flavorful. The unique item is their injera bread that is so fresh it melts in your mouth! The Sports plate is large enough for two or three people. The service is good but be patient as they cook to order. The spices are what sets this restaurant apart from others. So many new but interesting flavors. Try it! read more

Food is good most of the time. Service is awful most of the time. It's a hit or miss here.

This restaurant is hidden inside Ohlone-Chynoweth community complex and by Light Rail Station. This was my first try on African/ Somalian Cousine. Food has lot of flavors and it's delicious. You get your meat with chapati, rice or injera. Injera here is very different than one I had tried at Ethiopian place. It is less tangy/sour and more fluffy. You get free spices honey tea with your food too. This place is a must try! read more

The customer service was lacking and i felt it kind of rude. The waiter basically just tossed the plate on the table without sayind a word, disrespectful in my book. Besides that, the food is extemely tasty! I did enjoy their food and will most likely try it some other day. Hopefully the costumer service was just my bad luck. read more

Try the sports plate it's amazing! Other interesting stuff on the menu are the samboosa and mandassa. Their tea is very energizing

Food: 5 stars Service: 4 stars Halal status: Confirmed Overview: A no frill restaurant for some yummy-licious Somalian food. Food: My husband and I ordered two meals and couldn't finish it for the portions are huge! It is very different from our regular food and has a beautiful balance of flavors. Do give this restaurant a try. read more

Food was good but on the oily side, the staff are nice, the place can use a little cleaning up especially the restroom. It's an ok neighborhood place to eat. read more

I have considered this a hidden gem in my neighborhood. I always recommended it to my Airbnb guests as a wonderful local place to go eat!

Jubba was a brand new eating experience for me. I went blindly on Yelp recommendations. I met a foodie friend here because she was attending a business event in the area. Following my nav system, I drove up and was surprised to find it kind a of hole-I -the-wall place by SJ light rail. Surprisingly the food was delicious and different. I had the chicken Kay Kay dish, that had chicken with Somalian bread pieces mixed together with a spicy sauce & sautéed plantains. We also ordered ad hoc samosa with spicy mint sauce motivated by another nearby table happily munching away them. My friend ordered a spicy marinated beef. Yum, yum, yum!!! We are going back here for sure. I would have given 5 stars but I waited about 45 minutes for my entree while I watched my friend eat her dinner. The timing of serving our meal was off. It could have been that particular evening we were there, which was very busy!!! Loved the food. Going back. read more

This is a wonderful quaint restaurant with large portions at an amazing price. Food tastes great. A bit difficult to locate as it is in the ohlone transit mall. Well worth the search! read more

This is a wonderful place! I love the chicken. I love how it's just the right amount of spices! Soooooo gooood

I visited this place a couple weeks back. Food is disgusting. I'm Somali--this food is underwhelming and burnt. The sambusas--a staple of Somali food-- were too salty and cold. The dish I ordered was nothing short of unsanitary and nasty. It was cold with unwashed lettuce on the side. The owner looked uninterested and bored when I spoke to her about it. As a Somali who tried this restaurant to support a fellow Somali, this was a waste of money and time. Btw I know I don't look Somali, but that's not an excuse to talk shit about me in Somali as if I'm not sitting there paying for your shitty food. Non-Somali people probably think this is how Somali food suppose to taste like. Newsflash--it's not! Stop making shitty food walalo. Nacaas baadtahi. read more

Thank you Yelpers! It was a great find, deffinetely tucked away in the area where you expect it the least. I am jealous of the people living in the complex nearby, to be able to have Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner at this place. Prices are increadibly affordable $1-$15 for an item Tea was perfect. One sugestion for the owners would to add a little of "native african art" on the walls for the food not only to taste great but for the place to be a little more welcoming. Stop by "marshall's" they got it all! read more

My husband and I wanted to try African food and found good reviews here on Yelp for Jubba. Although it IS in an odd location, we found it pretty easily. There are two ways to enter: 1) Go into the Chynoweth light rail station by entering where 85/87 and the Santa Teresa exit all merge, park in the lot and walk directly over the pedestrian walkway where the rail stops, to the strip mall and it's right in front of you. 2) Or you can enter from the Pearl Ave side - if you are coming from 85 or 87, you go up Santa Teresa toward Oakridge Mall, make a right onto Thornwood, a right onto Winfield, a right onto Chynoweth, a right onto Pearl into the condos complex and then a left onto Terner. Follow it around a bit until it dead-ends into the rail tracks and it's on the right. It is a simple-looking place, not a lot of decor, but very clean. The woman who owns it is very nice and served us free tea when we sat down. We had: Tea - Amazing, strong, sweet and spicy. Sambusas - Little pockets with meat and spices in them. Only $1 each! They were very good!! Chicken Suqaar Wrap - A huge portion, good spices, very nice, super cheap. Chicken Suqaar Plate - Chicken with red peppers, onions and spices with some spongy-type bread (not sure what it's called) and a small salad. The chicken was done so well! It had a tiny bit of sauce and the bread was perfect for sopping it up. We've already gone back a few times just to get the Sambusas. We get 3 or 4 each and that's perfect for lunch or dinner. If you want a home-made, friendly & inexpensive spicy meal, I highly recommend this place. read more

My new fav place. Just try their sports plate with lamb and chicken. As a side in the plate, get the biryani rice. It can go against the best of Indian biryanis. You also get 2 drinks included in the plate. Don't forget the awesome chai which is on the house. read more

Jubba - Dinner menu - African Near Me - San Jose, California

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This was a great find in a hard to find area if you don't take the light rail. We ordered the sports plate with chicken and beef sakarr, and it was quite good with the injera bread. The roasted goat was lacking compared to the sakaar. The free black tea in the back was also delish The green spicy sauce they put on the side of the dish was great, but a bit too spicy for me. "If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen" -Arya Kunee read more

Hidden Jewel located in south San Jose at a VTA stop. It's easily missed as its located behind residential areas and under highways. Even a native to the area who was born and raised there didn't hear about until a friend found it on yelp. This place has now become our top choice place to eat around this area since there generally isn't much good restaurants to eat unless you go further out. Definitely highly recommended. Anything off the menu is delicious! read more

Love this place and love the Sports Plate. I've eaten here a couple times even though it's a haul from Pleasanton, it's well worth the drive. I took my (now) wife there on our second date ... 1.5 years later, we're married. It's that good. read more

Awesome food they are great and delicious too highly recommend to a friend and relatives

Ive always loved Jubba but the last four times I went the food was super disappointing. Knowing me I'll give it another few tries before stopping lol I still love the tea and mandasi a lot. But the chicken suqaar and chabatti bread has gotten worse. Chicken pieces need to be cut smaller cuz it's all fatty dark meat and doesn't taste good anymore. The chabatti was dry/ not cooked correctly. I don't know but it tastes like the meat was either old or just low quality, but I couldn't finish it after 5 bites which has never happened. I've been coming here for 7 years. read more

I came to this place after seeing rave reviews. I honestly thought the food was just average. It is meat with spice. What is so special about that? People are absolutely friendly but I am a foodie and this place serves mediocre food. I won't be coming back. read more

If you're looking for something different yet absolutely amazing this is your spot. The food comes in large quantities and is delicious in ways I have never experienced. Bring friends, their shared plates are perfect for a nice long meal. read more

Sambusas are good, beef is good, my friend said the chicken is good. It's sort of a weird ordering/paying situation which can be confusing for newcomers- order food at the register, grab drinks from the fridge, sit and wait for like 30-45 minutes for the food to come, then pay when you're done. Does anyone know if the lot is free to park in? read more

Amazing food!! Love the sports plate!! Kay Kay plate is great taste!! Halal as well!!!

Love the food! Big portion too. (Also love the location. It's easy to find a park spot) Wish I would have the chance to dine in soon! Really like the chicken Kay Kay. read more