Skip to Main content
  • The Origin Restaurant and Lounge

    • Home
    • /
    • Newark
    • /
    • The Origin Restaurant and Lounge
    • /
    • Online Ordering
    Restaurant banner image
    African

    The Origin Restaurant and Lounge

    257 Clinton Avenue

    Newark, NJ 07108


    Orders through Toast are commission free and go directly to this restaurant


    Call

    Hours

    Directions

    Appetizers
    Entrees
    East African Entrees
    Side Order
    From The Grill
    Sandwiches
    ‌
    ‌

    Featured Items

    • Egusi Soup

      $20.00
    • Goat Meat Pepper Soup

      $20.00

    Appetizers

    • Cut Suya Platter

      Cut grilled beef with Onions & tomatoes West African style
      $15.00
    • Isi-Ewu/Nkobi

      Spicy Goat head (Ask your server for availability)
      $22.00
    • Origin Chicken Wings

      $15.00
    • Spicy Pomo (Cow Skin)

      $14.00
    • Asun

      Goat meat, red and green peppers, onions, habanero pepper and seasoning
      $15.00
    • Shrimp

      $14.00
    • Samosa (2 pieces)

      Beef samosa with onions peppers and seasonings
      $6.00
    • Farmers Choice Style Sausage (2) -

      Kenyan Farmer's Choice style pork sausages
      $5.00
    • Tacos (3 tacos)

      3 tacos with your choice of chicken or beef
      $15.00

    Entrees

    • Egusi Soup

      $20.00
    • Bitter Leaf Soup

      $20.00
    • Goat Meat Pepper Soup

      $20.00
    • Okazi Soup

      $20.00
    • Croaker Fish Stew with Rice (White or Jollof)

      $25.00
    • Yam Porridge with Fish

      $25.00
    • Chicken with Rice & Vegetables (White or Jollof)

      $23.00
    • Goat Meat with Rice & Vegetable (White or Jollof)

      $23.00
    • Chicken Wings & Fries Special

      $15.00
    • Ogbono Soup

      $20.00
    • Oha Soup

      $20.00
    • Okra Soup

      $20.00

    East African Entrees

    • Whole Tilapia Meal

      Tasty seasoned whole tilapia with your choice of 2 sides
      $25.00
    • Goat Meat Meal

      Savory goat meat prepared East African style Nyama Choma (Grilled goat meat) or wet or dry fry. Served with 2 sides.
      $25.00

    Side Order

    • Cabbage Vegetable Mix

      $5.00
    • French Fries

      $4.00
    • Fried Plantains

      $5.00
    • Fried Yam

      $7.00
    • White Rice

      $5.00
    • Jollof Rice

      $7.00
    • Ugali (Nsima, Sadza)

      Traditional staple of East, Central and Southern Africa made of white corn meal Perfect with Fish or Goat meat and Collard Greens or Kachumbari
      $4.00
    • Kachumbari

      Savory salad mix of fresh tomatoes, onions, cilantro and pepper with lemon zest
      $5.00
    • Sukuma Wiki/Collard Greens

      Collard greens sauteed in onions and seasoning
      $4.00
    • Pounded Yam

      $5.00
    • Garri

      $5.00
    • Snail

      $30.00
    • Lyonnaise Potatoes (Sauteed)

      $7.00

    From The Grill

    Perfectly seasoned grilled goat meat made East African Nyama Choma style. Sides are extra
    • Nyama Choma (Grilled Goat Meat) - Medium

      $25.00
    • Nyama Choma (Grilled Goat Meat) - Large

      $35.00
    • Nyama Choma (Grilled Goat Meat) - Platter

      $65.00

    Sandwiches

    • Origin Brunch Burger

      $18.00
    • Grilled Chicken Wrap with Fries

      $14.00
    • Origin Fried Chicken Sandwich

      $14.00
    • Afro Philly Steak

      $14.00

    All hours
    Sunday1:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    MondayClosed
    Tuesday5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Wednesday5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Thursday5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Friday1:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Saturday1:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Restaurant info

    A taste of Africa!

    Location

    257 Clinton Avenue, Newark, NJ 07108

    Directions