Banadir Somali Restaurant
East African restaurant · Inglewood
137 Arbor Vitae St, Inglewood, CA 90301
Highlights
Generous portions of flavorful Somali staples including slow-roasted goat
Generous portions of flavorful Somali staples including slow-roasted goat
"As the only official Somali restaurant in Los Angeles, this halal restaurant in Inglewood has some highlights, like slow-roasted lamb or stir-fry goat served with basmati rice and a simple salad (those going for a lighter meal can order the roasted salmon or tilapia). Breakfast dishes in the morning are mainly composed of anjero, a pancake-like bread that’s prominent in Somali cuisine, and beef, chicken, lamb, or shuka shuka, a tomato-based stew. There’s ample public parking across the street, but give yourself enough time for the kitchen to put ample care into dish preparation." - Mona Holmes
"As the only official Somali restaurant in Los Angeles, this halal restaurant in Inglewood has some highlights, like slow-roasted lamb or stir-fry goat served with basmati rice and a simple salad (those going for a lighter meal can order the roasted salmon or tilapia). Breakfast dishes in the morning are mainly composed of anjero, a pancake-like bread that’s prominent in Somali cuisine, and beef, chicken, lamb, or shuka shuka, a tomato-based stew." - Eater Staff
"Somali food isn’t common in Los Angeles, but Banadir Somali has been going strong for more than a decade. The restaurant prepares halal meats that are marinated, slow-roasted for three hours, and served with rice, salad, and a bright and spicy bas bas sauce made with basil, jalapeño, and cilantro. The small dining room has less than a dozen wooden tables topped with patterned blue tablecloths, making the experience even more intimate. Find metered public parking across the street." - Mona Holmes
"Banadir in Inglewood, the only Somali restaurant in LA, is a hub for the area’s Somali community. For breakfast, there’s anjera, a fermented sorghum flour pancake similar to Ethiopian injera. The anjera is served with chicken suqar, a type of stir-fry. For lunch and dinner, find large rice platters with either goat, chicken, or fish. Both rice and spaghetti meals are served with bananas meant to be eaten with the meal." - Eater Staff
"Banadir Somali is a family-run restaurant just south of downtown Inglewood and a community institution. The bare-bones space feels like you’re in the basement of a neighborhood rec center, and everybody inside is treating it as such. Big groups gather around large tables, eating massive platters of tremendous Somali food. Goat is the house specialty here, and it’s so packed with flavor it’ll ruin most other versions of goat you’ve ever had. If you arrive around 11am, you’ll be able to order from both their breakfast and lunch menu, which is ideal, because the shakshuka, ful (bean stew), and crepe-like anjero bread is just as good as the goat." - brant cox, nikko duren
