Banadir Somali - Inglewood

Surely a place worth stopping by, the food is awesome and fresh, the prices are affordable and it is always neat there. Highly recommended.

Today i tried the best Goat and Lamb Kabsah with rice, the whole experience is unique, starting with the Somali Tea with spice and the vegetables soup is amazing and it comes with Banana and water and the rice comes with spicy hot sauce, i really enjoyed it and strongly recommend it

Don 't turn away from this restaurant because of appearances. It does not look like much on the outside and not better on the inside. They do get an 'A ' rating from the Health Department. So the restaurant is clean. It just doesn 't have the trendy or chic vibe in the atmosphere. The restaurant has some really good ethnic food though. And the staff is friendly and helpful. The menu is limited (chicken, beef, goat, fish rice). But the food is really good quality and fresh. And they say to eat your banana with your meal. The banana is not a starter or dessert. I ordered the goat, rice soup and received a great meal.

During our trip to California we had the chance to check out this gem. Banadir restaurant was such a great experience. The food was incredible! so good that we forgot to add the moos iyo basbaas lol that's when you know its bomb. The staff were supper kind and accommodating. I can't wait to come back and eat here. 10/10

Consistently delicious high quality food with good prices and large portions. I like the goat the most, lamb #2, but I've tried all the lunch/dinner options and they're all excellent. All dinner/lunch options have the same sides. The only difference is price and protein. The proteins have consistently been tender and well spiced. I'm used to spicy food, so this doesn't bother me at all, but those averse to even low level of spiciness may find it spicy or may want to ask to tone down the scoville level. It comes w/ fluffy basmati rice, salad, yummy spicy green sauce (basbaas? , banana, bottle of water, a delicious spiced tea (closest thing I've had to it is Ethiopian spiced tea or some Indian chai but without the milk , and awesome soup. The soup is light brothy, but deeply flavored. That soup in many other restaurants would easily be the signature dish and worth spending extra on. If I have any complaint about the place is that sometimes they run out of that awesome soup and to a lesser extent, the delicious tea, especially towards the end of the day. The portion size is enough to split into 2 comfortable sized meals or if you're extra hungry, it will definitely satiate most appetite levels. The service has always been friendly, nice, and helpful. The decor/atmosphere is definitely not fancy. It's very casual, and before covid restrictions, was like a bit of a community gathering spot. Diverse groups of people would come here. Added bonus is that it's halal (Somalia is predominantly Muslim after all . If you go during the Ramadan, hours may differ, so check ahead if during that time of year.