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    The Origin Restaurant and Lounge

    African
    Closed5PM - 10PM
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    Appetizers
    Entrees
    East African Entrees
    Side Order
    From The Grill
    Sandwiches

    Featured Items

    • Goat Meat Pepper Soup

      $22.00

    Appetizers

    • Cut Suya Platter

      Cut grilled beef with Onions & tomatoes West African style
      $17.00
    • Isi-Ewu/Nkobi

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

      $16.00
    • Spicy Pomo (Cow Skin)

      $17.00
    • Asun

      Goat meat, red and green peppers, onions, habanero pepper and seasoning
      $17.00
    • Shrimp

      $15.00
    • 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

      $22.00
    • Bitter Leaf Soup

      $22.00
    • Goat Meat Pepper Soup

      $22.00
    • Okazi Soup

      $22.00
    • Croaker Fish Stew with Rice (White or Jollof)

      $27.00
    • Yam Porridge with Fish

      $27.00
    • Chicken with Rice & Vegetables (White or Jollof)

      $25.00
    • Goat Meat with Rice & Vegetable (White or Jollof)

      $25.00
    • Chicken Wings & Fries Special

      $15.00
    • Ogbono Soup

      $22.00
    • Oha Soup

      $22.00
    • Okra Soup

      $22.00

    East African Entrees

    • Whole Tilapia Meal

      Tasty seasoned whole tilapia with your choice of 2 sides
      $28.00
    • 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

      $5.00
    • Fried Plantains

      $5.00
    • Fried Yam

      $8.00
    • White Rice

      $5.00
    • Jollof Rice

      $10.00
    • 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
    • Home Fries

      $6.00
    • White Rice with Stew

      $10.00

    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

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