Daily Cairo Grill

The first time I ate here I had no idea what to order so I just tried whatever my sister had! And it was sambusa! And omg it was amazing! I fell in love instantly! And everytime I went to MN I had to go there! Everytime I went I got the same thing! That was until the day my wife and I went there to eat lunch! And since that day I have been hooked! Like really hooked! I live in Florida now and will be coming home tomorrow! And guess where we will be stopping! Yep u guessed it! Here for there yummy food!

The food is absolutely amazing!
Had goat and rice with sambusa!
Great fast friendly service!
Yes it’s a hole in the wall in the hood! You may not want to venture this way after sunset, but I highly recommend you try this place! Parking is typically a hassle.
4 stars perhaps a bit high for such a dive/​hole in the wall with limited parking in the hood… but the food and employees are definitely 5 stars.
Sambusa=$ 1 triangles of delight!

I’m a big proponent for hole in the wall places. Why? Because of small joints like Daily Cairo Grill.
I work around this area late night couple of days a week. When it gets dark I am too terrified to walk by myself to get dinner. So, i decided that I would try to grab dinner/​takeout before my shift. Originally, i was thinking of going to the Subway next door, but I saw people walk in here and thought «why not?»
The cashier and presumably manager/​owner are super super nice. They explained to me how to order because i looked like a lost kitten. The food here generally are served take out style (aka steam table). I was a little wary at first because the prices are so low (everything is below $ 6?!). I opted for goat stew with pasta but apparently they ran out, so apparently you got to go in early for the exotic stuff. I end up getting beef stew with pasta. It came with a banana (which i still dont really get), and a soda. The box of food was like 2 pounds. I stuffed myself like an obese lady in front of my colleagues.
The beef stew was delicious. I thought it was going to be more curry based but it was very much like a beef gravy. I could eat a whole box of this again right now. Drools. The pasta, surprisingly, does not take like traditional italian pasta although it looks like a tomato based sauce. It actually is more savory than the tangy tomato/​marinara sauce. It had lettuce on top (strangely) and small limes. Although the setup sounds weird, it was oddly good together. I can’t pinpoint what about it was so good. It was just a party in my mouth. This box of food plus a banana and a drink was $ 6. I could have probably split it into two meals but again, i lack self control and typically try to stuff everything in front of my in my belly.
The sambusas! they are a dollar each and so so so good. they are meat (beef) filling with onions and some other yummy stuff. I didnt take much of a look because i just scarfed it down.
[Sorry for lack of pictures. I recently been starving by the time i get food, so the inner fatty in me decide i must eat first.]
Overall I would definitely come back although I wouldn’t walk around here late nigh, or when it gets dark. But this will be a regular place for me to venture now when i go to work. I can’t wait until my next shift!
P. S. they having a parking lot and take credit cards.

I just had lunch here for $ 6. Got myself a mound of well-​seasoned rice with goat and a small salad. Banana and yummy drink to boot. I was really impressed with the flavor of the goat here – very tender as well. I’m nearly in a food coma, full of really delicious Somalian food.
This place is not for the faint of heart Edina wife in an SUV. I was the only woman and the only non-​African in the restaurant while I ate my food. And, it’s loud. All pluses to me!

This is the kinda spot you take a Valium for, the size of a thump before setting foot in. The area is in a place where you wouldn’t be caught dead just a few years ago, still has it’s issues today but hey, when the food is this GOOD, this CHEAP — who cares whether you get punctured lungs or you make it back to your car… I’m kidding.
It’s tucked away right on Chicago Ave & East Franklin in a hole in the wall type of mini mall. Right in the area are a couple of other good spots too, to lunch grab and go — Great Dragon & Best Steak & Gyros. They have got Subway too, for those health-​conscious intelligent people.
Minimal décor, low lighting with clean space, the servings are huge and you won’t find anthing above $ 8. It’s a strictly Somali menu with a mix of Middle Eastern.
But what I love the most about this place is the (Mandhaazi) similar to a donut, not as sweet. It is a triangular/​rectangular fried bread served with tea/​coffee and with Sambusas/​Samosas, which are my favorite appetizers here. A triangular crispy fried shells filled with your choice of shredded beef/​fish/​chicken and other various fillings. The (Nafaqo) is also pretty good here — a boiled egg enveloped in mashed potato.
While you may walk into an atmosphere of concern here, you are guaranteed to leave with a smile so big, it will rock you out of andropause and back into puberty.