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    Flavors from Afar 5652 Hollywood Boulevard

    African
    Open now11:30AM - 9:30PM
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    Menu

    Appetizers

    • Fried Halloumi Salad

      Halloumi with baby arugula, blistered grapes, red onion, mint, parsley, feta, pepitas, and a lemon-sumac vinaigrette.
      $19.00
    • Piri Piri Shrimp

      Cast-iron roasted shrimp with fiery peri-peri sauce, charred lemon, and fresh herbs, drawing on the chile-forward cooking of Mozambique and Southern Africa.
      $17.00
    • Sambusa - Lamb

      Crisp East African pastry filled with Xawaash-spiced lamb, onion, and herbs, finished with berbere and Somali basbaas chile sauce.
      $17.00
    • Sambusa - Vegetarian

      Crisp East African pastry filled with cabbage, carrot, potato, and Xawaash, served with Somali basbaas chile sauce. (Vegan)
      $13.00
    • Lamb Kefta

      $21.00
    • Shito Smoked Fish

      $16.00
    • Pepper Soup

      $15.00

    Sides

    • Chapati

      Flaky, layered flatbread found across East Africa.
      OUT OF STOCK
      $5.00
    • Pilau

      Fragrant spiced rice served with fresh kachumbari, a favorite across Tanzania and the Swahili Coast.
      $8.00
    • Sweet Plantains

      Fried sweet plantains with flaky sea salt, enjoyed across Africa and its diaspora.
      $8.00
    • Sakumi Wiki

      Collard greens braised with tomato and onion, an everyday dish found across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
      $9.00
    • Salater Ful

      $9.00

    Entrees

    • Coconut Curry

      Zanzibari coconut curry layered with warm spices, seasonal vegetables, fresh herbs, and citrus, rooted in the cooking of Tanzania’s Swahili Coast. (Vegan) · Add shellfish +$11 ( Suggested Side: Pilau )
      $26.00
    • Chicken Yassa

      Bone-in chicken with caramelized Senegalese yassa onions, mustard, citrus, and fresh herbs. ( Suggested Side: Pilau )
      $25.00
    • Suugo Suqaar

      $28.00
    • Koshari

      Egyptian lentils, rice, chickpeas, and pasta layered with spiced tomato sauce, crispy shallots, and toasted cumin vinaigrette. (Vegan)
      $19.00
    • Somali Chicken

      $25.00
    • Catch Of The Day

      $25.00

    Dessert

    • Spiced Rice Pudding

      Rice pudding perfumed with cardamom, warming spices, and finished with dried rose petals.
      $10.00

    Beverages

    Water + Soft Drinks

    • San Pellegrino Sparkling, 1 Ltr

      $12.00
    • Saratoga Spring Water

      $10.00
    • Coca-Cola, 355ml Glass Bottle

      $9.00
    • Fanta, 355ml Glass Bottle

      $9.00
    • Sprite, 355ml Glass Bottle

      $9.00
    • Saratoga Sparkling Water

      $10.00

    All hours
    Sunday11:30 am - 9:30 pm
    MondayClosed
    TuesdayClosed
    Wednesday11:30 am - 9:30 pm
    Thursday11:30 am - 9:30 pm
    Friday11:30 am - 9:30 pm
    Saturday11:30 am - 9:30 pm
    Restaurant info

    Come in and enjoy!

    Location

    5652 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028

    Directions

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    Boston, MA 02210

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