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Flavors from Afar 5652 Hollywood Boulevard
5652 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
Menu
Appetizers
Fried Halloumi Salad
Halloumi with baby arugula, blistered grapes, red onion, mint, parsley, feta, pepitas, and a lemon-sumac vinaigrette.$19.00Cast- Iron Peri Peri Shrimp
Cast-iron roasted shrimp with fiery peri-peri sauce, charred lemon, and fresh herbs, drawing on the chile-forward cooking of Mozambique and Southern Africa.$17.00Sambusa - Lamb
Crisp East African pastry filled with Xawaash-spiced lamb, onion, and herbs, finished with berbere and Somali basbaas chile sauce.$17.00Sambusa - Vegetarian
Crisp East African pastry filled with cabbage, carrot, potato, and Xawaash, served with Somali basbaas chile sauce. (Vegan)$13.00
Sides
Chapati
Flaky, layered flatbread found across East Africa.$5.00Pilau
Fragrant spiced rice served with fresh kachumbari, a favorite across Tanzania and the Swahili Coast.$8.00Sweet Plantains
Fried sweet plantains with flaky sea salt, enjoyed across Africa and its diaspora.$8.00Sakumi Wiki
Collard greens braised with tomato and onion, an everyday dish found across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.$9.00Charred Cabbage
Charred cabbage with whipped herb labneh, preserved lemon, feta, chile oil, and fresh herbs, drawing on North African and Mediterranean flavors.$10.00
Entrees
Suya-Spiced Braised Rib
Slow-braised beef short rib seasoned with our nut-free take on Nigerian suya spice, braising jus, and pickled chile. ( Suggested Side: Sweet Plantains )$35.00Swahili Curry
Zanzibari coconut curry layered with warm spices, seasonal vegetables, fresh herbs, and citrus, rooted in the cooking of Tanzania’s Swahili Coast. (Vegan) · Add shellfish +$11 ( Suggested Side: Pilau )$26.00Chicken Yassa
Bone-in chicken with caramelized Senegalese yassa onions, mustard, citrus, and fresh herbs. ( Suggested Side: Pilau )$30.00Warm-Spiced Lamb Meatballs
Lamb meatballs with whipped lemon-cumin yogurt, spiced tomato sauce, sumac-pickled onions, chile, and citrus, drawing on Moroccan flavors. (Suggested Side: Chapati)$27.00Koshari
Egyptian lentils, rice, chickpeas, and pasta layered with spiced tomato sauce, crispy shallots, and toasted cumin vinaigrette. (Vegan)$19.00