. "0"^^ . "My Somali friend wanted to introduce me to his native cuisine.\nWith no Somali restos in Montreal, we made it a point to visit here while in Toronto.\n\nIt's a bit out of the way, so really just if you're coming by car, \nIt's in a dingy strip mall, and the decor is very basic.\nBut I wouldn't have it any other way when it comes to ethnic food.\n\nWhile at first glance, their menu might seem expensive ($13-$15)\nIt does come with an amazing spicy vegetable soup and bottled water is free.\nSoft drinks and large juices are only $1. \n\nYou also get to choose from Chicken, Goat, Fish and Steak (which they did not have on that day)\n\nThe fried chicken was very simple, tasted fresh and homemade.\nI'm not a fan of Goat (too stringy) , but it was quite good, the Fish was also nice.\n\nWhat stood out to me was the sides, the rice was perfect, it looked like Basmati.\n\nThe other thing that surprised me was their use of spaghetti (they were colonized by Italy), it was the best pasta I've had all year, the sauce and the cooking was perfect.\n\nThey do it eat it with a banana to temper the spices (it was not really spicy to me)\n\nThe waiter was very quiet and un-assuming, they have a family section and the section where we stayed.\n\nThey opened a second section in downtown Toronto, here's hoping to a section in Montreal"^^ . . . "0"^^ . "4"^^ . "2014-10-12T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ .