Having travelled to East Africa (Tanzania in particular) many many times, I have always been craving the fusion african/indian street food that is so common there. I had heard about this place from some friends so finally we made our way to Simba Grill.
The inside is small and cosy with enough seating. Colours and photos surrounding the little restaurant are all memories of East Africa.
The menu has a lot of choice and all the favourites that I was craving! If you know african cuisine, you know it consists of a lot of cassava. So of course, we had to order the fried mogo (cassava) which is absolutely delicious especially with the sauces they give (pili pili, amli/tamarind, coconut and coriander chutneys). We also tried the beef samosas (these are much different than usual samosas and infact my favourite type - smaller and crispier with a meat and onion filling), the kababs (exactly the same as the ones you get at tea time in African tea shops) and lentil fritters which were perfect!
We had the mixed grill plate which consisted of the beef and chicken mishkaki (bbqd cubes), bbq ribs, bbq 'sekela' chicken with wings and masala fries. I honestly felt like I was in Tanzania as the food brought back so many memories! Everything was absolutely delicious!!
They are open til late so we went around 10.30pm which I feel affected the service a little as the workers seemed quite tired and were not as attentive. Also, the mishkaki felt a little dry and salad was quite simple so that could definitely be improved.
Other than that, I will definitely be back when in Toronto again! They even have Kassata (african ice cream) and traditional local foods such as ugali with fish! Definitely worth visiting if you want to try something new... even just a plate of mogo is worth it.