Istar Restaurant

Everything smelled wonderful, and it would have been great if I could have actually TASTE the food!
I requested a vegetarian dish, and the cook said it would be approximately 10 minutes to accommodate me. I asked for some Naan bread or something while I waited, and the host grabbed a pre-​packaged bag of dinner rolls and offered them to me. I politely declined, as I thought it would be homemade, authentic Naan or bread made in-​house. Either way, I was willing to wait, and they offered me a seat while I waited. After 20 minutes, I went to the front of house to check in on the waiting time. There were only about 5 customers in the restaurant. I was greeted by a new host, and a new cook who said they had no idea I was waiting for anything because the cook I had spoke to previously just clocked out.
If I hadn’t spoken up, I would have been waiting around all night. I was beyond annoyed and hungry, so I just left. The staff never tried to make it right or empathized with me. They just stood there and stared at me. Very disappointed, as I decided to visit this place based on positive Unilocal reviews.

Istar Restaurant — open ²⁴⁄₇ — is a Cafeteria style dine in and take out restaurant — delicious somali dishes and a few indian dishes. They have traditional somali snacks and sweets as well. You can mix and match 2 dishes with either rice or pasta to make a dinner combo. Service is very helpful and friendly. Only Debit or Cash

I almost don’t want to review

Interesting Somali family-​run restaurant. Very good food in large portions. Very tasty meat and vegetarian dishes. The restaurant also serves traditional Somali breakfast, consisting of fried liver, onions and injera-​like bread. Highly recommended. The service is extraordinarily friendly and easy-​going. Great find!