The food is well priced and good. The customer service is top notch. The surrounding areas are…read moreclean and updated.

Really good! I've only ever had fufu and egusi soup one other time, but I've been craving it since…read morethen. I bought the yam fufu and the beef egusi with jollof rice as a side. The portions are generous. I would say it's a solid 4 servings. I've never had jollof rice before but it was surprisingly spicy in a good way. I called ahead maybe 2-3 hours and didn't realize the confirmation text for the order went to spam. But the food was still ready at the time I asked for thankfully.

This small shop is worth visiting to have some delicious Nigerian food. If you're looking for an…read moreinteresting place to take a friend, this is a great choice. Portions are generous and there is plenty of outdoor seating and parking in the area. There are a couple of indoor tables, but I'd recommend going when it's nice out so you can sit at the picnic tables in the middle of the traffic circle out front and watch the planes on final approach to SNA. It does get a bit loud since the airport is so close by. You order at the register and the food can take a little bit to come out depending on what dishes are ready to go. I decided on goat as a traditional option and went with the non-spicy jollof rice. The cashier also offered their habanero sauce with a warning about how hot it is. I'm not sure what the greens were, but they were mild and not bitter like collard greens. The plantains were a nice sweet treat to round out the meal.

+ Yummy Nigerian food. Man, the oxtail entree is so rich. *drool*…read more+ Polite, helpful staff. - Limited indoor & outdoor seating. - Lacking in vegetables. - The portion is kinda small. - The snacks masa & puf puf are lacking. Little to no ingredient variety/toppings. Seemed like just bread. + Pleasant ambience. I had: $17.99 Peppered dishes oxtail + $1.50 masa + $1.50 puf puf + tax = $22.62

Wow! It was my first time having Ethiopian food today with a friend who wanted to show us and it…read morewas such a wonderful experience! The owner is such a wonderful human being and really cares about his culture and food! He did a wonderful job telling us about the menu and then suggesting the party platter to split between the four of us. It was wonderful eating everything here and my experience was great! Everything was so fresh and I think one of my favorite things was the doro wat! The entire plate was a wonderful rainbow of flavors. I also got some Ethiopian tea post-meal and it was sooo lovely and spiced, they traditionally drink this after a meal and it was such a wonderful way to finish the food off. Highly recommend! Thank you for a lovely meal!

So excited to finally find Ethiopian cuisine in OC!…read more We came for a casual lunch. The staff was kind and welcoming. We ordered the Veggie Combo with Awaze Tibs - both packed with bold, delicious flavors. I do wish portions of veggies and legumes were a bit bigger. That said, still a great spot to switch things up and explore something different!

The best Ethiopian and Eritrean food I have had in a long time. Dare I say, ever! I have eaten at…read morenumerous Ethiopian restaurants in Los Angeles (some gems known only within the local Ethiopian community), as well as multiple venues in the San Francisco Bay area. This restaurant surpasses them all. We came to celebrate my friend's birthday (she eats here all the time, has lived in Africa for years, and knows the owner and his family) and ordered the vegetarian combo, okra, Awaze Tibs (beef), hot bubbling Tegabino shiro, and a fried sambusa (lentil filling) appetizer to share. The flavors and seasonings used in the veggie dishes and beef had a nice balance and went exceptionally well together. The injera bread was fluffy and had a good mouthfeel, with enough bounce and texture to pick up and hold the delicious food and sauces together into the perfect bite-sized morsels. Injera bread was so good that I would eat this plain. As a sourdough flatbread, their injera was not overly sour nor dry. We also finished 2 bottles of Ethiopian honey wine, which was less sweet than I expected and closer in profile to a light Chardonnay, than a sweet wine. Wine was a perfect pairing for the food. As far as beverages go, they have a small selection of beer and wine in the menu, along with Ethiopian coffee/tea which is freshly brewed to order. They also have a nice traditional coffee/tea setting in one corner of the restaurant and I was told they provide a special freshly brewed coffee service on weekends. Definitely a top recommendation from me, for authentic Ethiopian and Eritrean food. My friend informed me that this restaurant is a labor of love/care from the owner, who had a very successful engineering career before he opened this restaurant, which was a dream of his to share the foods he grew up with to the local Ethiopian and Eritrean community. Even more reason to love and support this restaurant! We went on a weeknight for early dinner and it wasn't crowded. Plenty of parking as they're located in a small shopping plaza.

Absolutely loved this place! Ethiopian food is quite the dining experience, as well as a GREAT…read moreoption for date night! So in short, if you never had Ethiopian food and need a spot for date night, come here... hungry! Oh.... And you'll be eating/enjoying this meal with your hands which would be the traditional way to eat an Ethiopian meal, but of course, you can always ask for utensils! We ordered the Traditional Combo and you're given this huge platter of Injera (think of a spongy crepe like sourdough tasting bread!) topped with different kinds of Ethiopian Dishes. I used my hand as a reference to show you how big this platter really is! The flavor profiles that I believe would best describe the food would be bold, earthy, tangy with a bit of sourness, spicy, zesty, and VERY aromatic, so if this up your alley, this is a sign to go!

My favorite Ethiopian place in SoCal. None of the spots in Little Ethiopia in LA taste this good or…read moreare such a good value. It's no frills, but they have always been welcoming and helpful to me. And most importantly, the food tastes amazing. Get the vegetarian special, for sure, but also try the Sambusas.

I've been coming to this spot for a few years now, bringing people with me whenever I can. This is…read morea quiet joint, tucked away in a very unassuming strip mall. The food is always made with love and the staff is always respectful. I'm not sure if they will see this but I wanted to express how much I enjoyed the food and the restaurant itself. Sambusas are always freshly made, and the injera plentiful. My go to is always the platter. I never get tired of the variety and I'm sad to see them go. If you have a chance, please give them a visit before they close !

I have to preface my review by saying that my father is a Moroccan Amazigh (aka Morocco's version…read moreof Native Americans in the US). Naturally Moroccan food is something I grew up with, a comfort food, and something I am a bit critical of. I've dined at many Moroccan restaurants domestically and abroad. I've left pretty much all of those restaurants feeling that the food was average. Today Casablanca became the exception. My sister booked a reservation for Mother's Day and I was looking forward to a Moroccan meal at a restaurant I hadn't heard about. My expectations weren't high due to my prior experiences and Casablanca quickly surpassed that bar and every meal exceed my highest of expectations. We ordered bastilla with chicken and almonds, a honey lamb tangine, lemon chicken tangine (one of my favorite meals), couscous with a mix of skewers, lamb sausage couscous, sea bass, Baklava, crème brulee, stuffed dates, and ice cream. It's often the attention to detail in the simplest components that typically make something special. From the texture of the couscous to the lemon chicken sauce and how the green olives absorbed the flavor was perfect. Bastilla is a very tough dish for me to like due to me preferring savory over sweet. Finding the balance of the flavors is difficult and often what is missed. Today was the first time I went back for more bastilla outside of when my aunts cooked it. The lemon chicken was incredibly flavorful and the chicken was cooked perfectly. the Royal Couscous had various skews that were all delicious and tasted how you'd expect it to when the Moroccan aunties are getting down in the kitchen. I'm not a big lamb guy, but the lamb here wasn't gamey and fell off of the bone. The rest of the meals and desserts were equally delicious. The owner is an Algerian Amazigh and the staff was Moroccan and French. It is obvious they have a passion for what they do and truly care about their clients. My father speaks Tamazight, Arabic, and French. So he was able to speak to all the staff in their native language. The love and care they showed was wonderful and I'm sure they show this same warmth to all of their clients. I love out of a suitcase for work and get to try food in countless places. LA can spoil you, but it's often the holes in the wall that surprise you and not the trendy or more formal restaurants. Casablanca was an exception to the rule. It just became one of my favorite restaurants in SoCal. Thank you to the owner, friendly staff, and chef for making it even more special for my mom on Mother's Day. P.s. my mother is a Chamorro that has cooked Moroccan food for the last 40 years and is overly critical and as mentioned before my father is Moroccan. Both her and my father left the evening singing their praises and had some left overs when we got home. Sorry this was so long, thanks for coming to my ted talk. TLDR I'm Moroccan went with my Moroccan dad and we both think it's the best Moroccan restaurant we've had in years.

It's not even open!!! We got there but everything was locked up-with for sale sign!!!…read moreSo upsetting because Google did give us the new number to call, even though restaurant did not take reservations!!! I wrote about this misgiving feeling before but thought we would take a chance!!!

Walked in here expecting a bakery but it's ... an import store? Literally. They sell a couple of…read moregrocery items like canned goods and wine, and it was honestly quite confusing. Regardless, I don't know where the cashier got the egg tarts or if they bake them in-house, but they are phenomenal. Cashier walked into the back room and came back with these warmed delicacies. I scarfed down two in my car and debated on turning back for more. They're on the sweeter side, but they are elite. Pricey, but worth the "treat yourself" moment.

Portugal Imports is a small market in Fountain Valley, that's full of Portuguese items. You can…read morefind Olive Oils, cured Ibercan pork, chorizo, Portuguese sausage, sardines. What brought us in were their egg tarts. I've never been to Portugal, but I was happy to come in to have some savory croquettes and their egg tarts. Their portuguese egg tarts have the custardy flavor balanced by nice sweetness. We had a ham and cheese croquette and chicken croquette. The savory treats were breaded in bread crumbs and the ham and cheese tasted like it was filled with a cheesy bearnaise, while the chicken tasted like a crispy, chicken pot pie. This is a small store and it's a great place to find items for an authentic Portuguese meal. I would come again for these egg tarts, which has sweetness that's completely different than the Taiwanese variety I grew up with in the San Gabriel valley.