Somali ( Daalo Hilaac Restaurant )

This place had really good food. They said they are about to remodel the restaurant and modernize it along with updating the menu. So it will only get better.

My parents were in town, and I asked them if they wanted to try any food that they couldn't try at home. Without missing a beat, my dad suggested Somali! I did a search and found Daalo Hilaac in my neighborhood. We showed up at the restaurant and there was an A-Frame in front with a menu, but a post-it in the window that they were closed. I thought it might be a ghost kitchen, and we weren't sure if it was counter service or table service, but we had good food and good service. Somali food is served with a banana, which we weren't sure if it was an appetizer or dessert - I later learned that it is a palate cleanser. I tried goat (for the first time) and it was delicious - it was soft and tender and reminded me of pot roast. The Somali rice was the best part, it was so flavorful. I'm not sure if tipping is a part of Somali culture, because when they charged our card, they charged it for the exact amount, and we asked to add a tip but they weren't sure how. It felt like a family place an

Tourist here: came across this place when we needed lunch from a morning at the Mia. It was my first time trying Somali food and it won’t be the last: we got the Philly steak rice meal and loved it. The meat was tender and flavorful and the rice was DELICIOUS. The servings are very generous and can probably feed 2 people, which makes the price very worth it. The only con I would say is that the dining area was kinda dark and empty; there was one nice young man manning the counter and waiting tables, but that’s not a dealbreaker in my book.