Luubaan Restaurant
East African, Somali · $ · Calgary
A family owned and operated restaurant located in downtown Calgary, proudly serving the cuisine of East Africa. The site invites visitors to try the culinary experience of East African cuisine.
Our Menu
From the restaurant's menu pageEast African Food at its best
Entres
Our Entrée typically come with a small soup and a side of garden salad. Each Entrée comes with the same add ons like the rice
- RiceCA$15
Somali Fried rice with either Goat Meat- cooked for hours yeilds a ten Chicken Steak- Pan fried with onions and Beef Steak- cut into thin wide strips an
- SpeghettiCA$15
With our signature beef sauce marinara Specials differ With all the meat from previous section
- Sabayad | jabatiCA$15
Somali flat bread typically served with 'Sakuma'- spinach veggie blend With all the meat from previous section
- Sakuma on its ownCA$3
- SoorCA$15
Cooked cornmeal typically eaten like rice in many different countries in Africa. This is also served with Sakuma With all the meat from previous section
- MoofoCA$15
Somali flat bread, thicker than Sabayad, With all the meat from previous section
SOUPS
- House SoupCA$3
Our signature goat broth soup, fresh veggies with a peppery base
Salads
- Caesar SaladCA$8
crisp Romaine, creamy Caesar dressing, croutons, and Parmesan
- Garden SaladCA$5
Crisp Romaine, Cucumbers, Red onion and Lime with a italian salad dressing
Appetizers/ Deserts
Somali deserts and appetizers We also offer American deserts as well at times.
- SambousaCA$1.50
Spicy Beef or fish filled Sambousa with onions and Jalapeno
- Mandaazi/ Buur
Known as mandaazi in swahili and buur in somali, is a sweet bread fried to perfection
- Xalwa | pronounced as "Hal-waa"
Typically eaten during weddings, is a sweet confection of sugar with spices turned brown goodness
- Cheesecake
Classic new york cheesecake
- Tiramisu
Contrary to popular belief, East african cuisine has an italian influence. Non-Alcoholic tiramisu with mascarpone cheese and expresso dipped biscuits, for an amazing desert!
- Busquud | Cookies
Somali Sugar cookies, the secret, cardamon!
Breakfast
Start your day with a good hearty breakfast. As they say, breakfast is the most important meal of the day! All our breakfast comes with our tea flavored with somali spices, a customer favorite
- CanjeeraCA$8
Cloudy sponge bread typically eaten in the morning
- Liver| Beer -Sauted liver with spices toCA$5
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- Beans | Fooul - Beans in tomatoe sauce wCA$5
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- Eggs | ukunta- Omelet tossed with onionCA$5
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Drinks / Tea/ Coffee
Ranging from pop and other bottled drinks
- Milkshakes
Strawberry, Chocolate, Mango Milkshakes
- Shaah | Somali TeaCA$1
Spiced to perfection
- CoffeeCA$2
Hot brewed coffee
Specials
Commonly on fridays Ask the hostess! Comes with the same add ons of the entree
- lasagnaCA$10
layers of beef marinara topped with mozzarella, and parmesan cheese
- Broccoli Alfredo pastaCA$10
Bowtie pasta tossed in creamy alfredo sauce and broccoli
- Ribs
With our cilantro barbeque sauce. Ask for it to be spicy!