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Yes, you can get Somali food in Boston

By adamg on Wed, 04/27/2011 - 12:42pm

UPDATE: Closed.

Lisa Johnson gives a thumb's up to Tawakal Cuisine on Bennington Street in East Boston:

For my lunch, I had a Chicken Sambusa appetizer, which was a hot crisp, light turnover stuffed with chicken. There’s no picture of it, because I devoured it before I had time to take a decent picture. Yes. It was that good. Then I had Chapati Fish, which is unleavened bread cooked on a griddle, then stuffed with fish and fresh sautéed vegetables. It was a joy to eat as well.

Neighborhoods: 
East Boston
Topics: 
Dining
Free tagging: 
Somali food


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By MC Slim JB on Wed, 04/27/2011 - 1:43pm.

I reviewed it for the Phoenix a few weeks back: http://thephoenix.com/Boston/food/116163-review-ta...

Interesting food, good prices, nice people.

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By Michael Kerpan on Wed, 04/27/2011 - 1:48pm.

Blue Line friendly -- or does one need to drive?

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By Saul on Wed, 04/27/2011 - 1:52pm.

Right across from Orient Heights.

I've been there twice, and agree completely with Lisa: very personable service, good food, and the tea is great!

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By Michael Kerpan on Wed, 04/27/2011 - 1:58pm.

What we UHubbers need to do is create a guide to really cool restaurants in close proximity to major T stops. ;~}

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By anon on Wed, 04/27/2011 - 3:00pm.

But Boston's eight years behind on every other food trend, so why should this be different?

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By Jeff F on Wed, 04/27/2011 - 10:56pm.

HopStop has had Boston coverage since 2005 - Boston was, in fact, the second city Chinedu added after NYC (alnog with DC I think - but I was only a beta-tester for Boston).

Also, I really don't mind that Boston resists slavishly following trends from NY et al. There's a lot more chowhounds around here than foodies, and that's just fine with me.

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