Juba Restaurant & Cafe: Authentic Somali Cuisine in Tukwila

The food was so amazing. This was my first time having East African food. I fell in love with the injera, it was delightful. It had delicious flavors, and I will be back to order the same thing. All of the staff is so kind and very helpful. Thank you so much for having me Juba!

loved my experience eating here! this was my second time trying ethiopian / east african cuisine, but the first was a long time ago so i was excited to dive in to the new flavors and dishes. i got the goat and rice which came with an excellent portion of rice and goat, definitely left feeling full and felt the ratio was decent between the meat to the rice. the goat was incredibly tender, much more than i expected from the various other goat dishes i've had, and i absolutely loved that -- the texture of the meat was excellent and it was really easy to grab right off the bone. the meat was brilliantly seasoned with a natural spiciness to it from what i assume is pili pili (african birds eye chili) if i'm not mistaken -- this contributed to a wonderfully smokey, earthy, and overall complex and rich flavor profile for the goat. the rice was nicely cooked and seasoned and i liked how the individual grain texture complimented the bites of tender meat. an excellent dish overall, though while the portion size was good, i usually shy away from spending $25 on singular dishes -- definitely do think the taste and quality speak for themselves but, not something i personally could regularly order due to the price (unfortunately). however it's well worth it if you're visiting and want to try, the dish is excellent and left me wanting to try more! speaking to the mango lassi, i have a lot of experience with mango lassi as i grew up drinking and making it. this has less of a yogurt-mouth feel and taste and more of a fresh icey mango taste while retaining that characteristic mango-yogurt flavor of the mango lassi. it's tough to describe outside of that it tasted less heavy while maintaining that characteristic flavor profile and i honestly liked it even better than the more yogurt heavy versions of mango lassi! would love to try making mango lassi similar to this one. solid part of the meal, and the $4 i paid for it is par for the course in most places that serve mango lassi so no complaints there. speaking to the restaurants ambiance, the staff is kind and helpful. seating is plentiful, and there's definitely a community that loves and frequents the restaurant and that brings a very inviting and lively feel to the restaurant even in the late hour that i went that i really appreciated. overall a stand-out dining experience and id highly recommend trying this place. :) overall: 9/10 taste: 10/10 (fr it was so good) price: 8/10 (would have liked to see the goat priced closer to $20, personally, but it was excellent and had a good portion size)

Juba is awesome. The food was so flavorful, and the portion size was huge. The person taking our order helped to explain the most popular dishes and which meats were best to try, and we ended up getting a sampler plate with beef, chicken, salmon, and lamb. It was so worth it to try all the variety, and we loved that it came with seasoned basmati rice and vegetables. Our favorites were the salmon and the lamb. There were a lot of others at the restaurant, eating and chatting with each other. It felt like a homey and communal space, which we also really enjoyed!

Walking into this place it felt like I was transported to another country, in a good way. We ordered the family style meal for 2 with goat meat, lamb shank and pasta (they were out of rice) and it could have easily fed all four of us. We also ordered Kati Kati with chicken which was excellent. Finally, we ordered Shaqlan Calool with chapati bread. The people were helpful when they saw we didn't know what we were doing. It was a great experience. Highly recommend.

This place was so good! Walked in and everyone was so friendly. Was close by to a customer I was visiting. I asked the guy at the counter what he recommended and I picked the chicken and rice dish. Wow it was full of flavor and so delicious. The lamb shank looked so good too! Might have to come back next time I am in town to get that!!!

If you like to try authentic East African food, this is the place to check out. It's authentic because all the East Africans go there. When my husband and I went, we tried their Injera with Lamb shank and Kati Kati and it was sooo good. Their portions are big but we still got two different dishes. We should've just shared one dish and it was enough. We ended up taking the Kati Kati home. I also ordered their spiced tea but it was too sweet for my taste. I had to add water to dilute the sweetness. Overall it was a good experience! They're also open early so if you need to eat breakfast before picking someone up from the airport, this place is close by!