Classic spot! I love grabbing takeout from here, or going…read morehere with my partner. We had the garlic naan and chicken tikka. The service was incredibly fast, and our hanger was well resolved! I liked being inside the restaurant, it's very colorful and it's easy to spend a while in here. The menu is so large, I want to try something new each time I try something new.

Yummy!! My husband made a reservation on NYE. Parking on Grand Ave. is hit or miss. It was a miss…read moreon our night so we looped around to a side street which is a good reminder to factor in a little extra time as there is no designated parking lot. Upon arrival, the restaurant is tucked inside a medium size shopping mall with a nail salon and a few other shops. I'm not knocking stars for this, however, the carpet and wall painting could use a refresh. Contrary, the rest of the decor felt very polished to us. The staff was attentive, got us seated promptly with the reservation and had water poured almost immediately after sitting down. To start, we ordered the warm chai. It was delicious and had just the right amount of spice. If you are looking for it to be more sweet, you can add sugar packets to it. My husband and I enjoyed it as is. For our starter, we had the garlic naan bread which was fresh and seasoned perfectly. It came with a green and brown sauce - both very good. For our main dishes, we both got chicken masala. My husband had medium spice and I had none. The presentation was beautiful arriving in silver dishes and spaced out time wise nicely from the garlic naan. We enjoyed the garlic naan so much that we ordered another round of it. Mistake our not, we could barely eat it when it arrived as we were full yet had a nice dish of leftovers to take home. We both reheated our meal on New Year's Day and the quality of freshness still existed. We look forward to returning! Thank you!!

We stayed at the intercontinental St. Paul riverside. Used yelp to find a nearby place to eat. So…read moreglad this restaurant came up because it was delicious! It was a nice walk over the Mississippi River. The place is cozy and very clean. We were welcomed with so much warmth it was like having home cooking. We started out with the bread with feta. It was so good with the right amount of seasonings. I wanted to try the dowjic soup so I ordered a cup. I loved it! Yes it's lemony and has a lot of garlic which you could think is a lot of salt but these bright tangy flavors were right up my alley. Not to mention that with all that lemon and garlic it's great for your immune system. After a long flight this hit the spot. For entrees I had the bakla with chicken. So healthy and fresh. The rice had dill. Very tasty. My dad and his girlfriend had the Sheik Babani. They loved it. We enjoyed our meal so much that we went back on a Saturday in order to try the chicken Tawa which is only available Fridays and Saturdays. We had first gone there on Thursday. So glad we got a chance to try that too because the chicken was so tender and flavorful. Wish we were able to go again but they were closed Monday on our last day. Congrats to all the staff and owners for making this family restaurant a special place to eat.

Babani's is the first Kurdish restaurant in MN. The interior is lovely. No matter where you look…read morethere is something worth seeing. Every bite of food I have had from here has be very good. I always start with the Dowjic soup. The first time I tasted it would be a favorite for life. The service is always kind and welcoming. You won't happy with anything you order, but start with the soup.

Wow! The reviews do not lie! Do not be fooled by the…read morelocation or decor. It is in a shopping center . It's small and unassuming restaurant. I ordered the falafel wrap for myself and chicken shawarma for my daughter. The falafel wrap was the best I've ever had in my life. The chicken was good ( I'm vegan I will never know) from what my daughter said. However, when she tasted the crumbs of my falafel wrap her eyes lit up and said I should have gotten two falafel wraps. The fries were fantastically seasoned . The service was amazing , they were so nice they even gave me extra fries. I would be a regular if it was closer. Great prices, great food!

This place was really good, made to order, and a pleasant little boy from there Rashid joined me…read moreand kept me company while I was away from my family for work. Food is extremely delicious, esp the garlic aioli.

We were craving beef sambusas and googled this place which was on the way home. We ordered over the…read morephone with Mama Safia and tried to get wings but she said they were sold out and recommended the drumsticks with the same marinade. We ordered 8 freshly fried beef sambusas with their house green sauce and chicken drumsticks with fries. We were greeted to take a seat and was served a banana and a water bottle. Probably THE best chicken drumsticks we've ever had! Whatever that orange colored dry rub was, was so flavorful with a little kick. It was not oily and the meat fell off the bone at first bite. The fries were hot and crispy, not soggy. The beef sambusas were so delicious, generously seasoned, and a larger triangle size, paired with their house green sauce that we could literally drink. We totally forgot to take a pic of the chicken because it was just that good

Friendly spot with decent Somali food. Stopped in late on a Monday night. Since it was near closing…read moretime, they were out of several items. Ordered the chicken suqqar and my friend got the beef suqqar with ugali. The meats were a little dry and didn't have a lot of flavor. I asked for some of the green sauce that helped, but it would have been nice if the dishes had more flavor on their own. The spinach dish that came with the ugali had a lot of flavor, and the ugali had nice texture. It was a very cozy space and the service was friendly, but I was also overcharged for my dish (didn't notice it until I paid). I wanted to love this place, but found it only OK. I will try it one more time since they didn't have the dishes I wanted to order.

Not bad. Better than I was expecting. A few changes I would add is toasting the bun it was kinda…read moresoggy when I started eating it (maybe 4 mins after it arrived at our table). Also the fries could be cooked slightly longer to be a little crispier. The sauce was really good. The other thing that could work on is the bathrooms. They were kinda gross. Outside of that the interior was nice and the service was good. Last plus it was halal!

The owner Abien (sorry if I misspelled it) was such a delight! After seeing my whole team approach…read morethe counter to order, she offered to give 10% (a free drink) to everyone. What a generous offer! She was so pleasant and swee The food was good. Service was great -- fast, friendly, and efficient.

I only put in a star because I have to. Halal Express was quite literally the worst restaurant…read moreexperience I've ever had. The service was terrible! the only time we saw any wait staff was when we came in, and when we left. the food itself, was awful. badly cooked, flavors were way off. I ordered the fish half an hour before I went and it was still late, and then it wasn't edible! it was covered in a very unsavory gravy, and almost completely raw underneath. suffice it to say, I will not be going back and will make sure to let people know how bad it was

So this place is by my house and I really wanted to like it but I ordered the Goat/Lamb Fried rice,…read morevery little meat, it was small scraps and the 2 very small pieces of goat that I think that were goat was nothing but fat very disappointed. Very little flavor! when your spending $15 and your ordering goat/lamb fried rice you expect to have good chucks of meat. I also ordered shrimp eggrolls very bland, should've ordered pork and I rather have the chili oil for dipping sauce, I spent $24 and I feel like I was ripped off especially when you can go to another Halal restaurant and get a huge container of big chucks of goat meat and rice for less money. Now im still hungry for my fix of goat meat.