Snelling Cafe

Snelling Cafe is an old-school Ethiopian hole-in-the-wall where regulars of all ages and backgrounds stop by, chat with the owner, and flip through the tv channels. Don't try to order anything from here online, because I don't think they accept online orders.We came because it's one of only 8 places in the Twin Cities where you can get foule (sometimes spelled "ful" and sometimes augmented with the word "medames"), a fava bean dish served with baguette.The foule ($10.50) can be made vegan if you omit the sour cream. Make sure to ask questions because the menu doesn't state any of the ingredients. This dish tasted good, albeit akin to refried beans with toasty baguette. That said, I liked it.The miser wat ($12) and ater kik ($12) are both vegan by default and tasted good. They were light, fresh and understated, but somehow still didn't wow me. But I liked them, don't get me wrong.We also had an Americano ($3) which was strong and tasty.I like Snelling Cafe. It's a throwback to the pre-internet era and a solid spot for Ethiopian food. I would rank it near the top, along with Agelgil in St. Paul and Katar River in Minneapolis. Fasika and Bole, in my opinion, have both declined in quality and are overrated.

Gypsy Promotions and A Better Road foundation Inc, has made the Snelling Cafe one of the hottest dinning cafe,Where you can get great food, great live music, community and family game nights.April 12th, 2018 Stop in and enjoy your self.

Having eaten here twice, I really like it, as the food was good and the people very nice. I've had some sort of chicken pancake thing, and a lentil type dish.It's a bit of a hole in the wall, with friends/family of the proprietor hanging out. It's a good place for anyone to hang out.

We stumbled on this little cafe to be very pleasantly surprised! Great selection, food was delicious! The french bread turkey sandwich was phenomenal! I like the glass bottled soda selection as well. Glad we took a wrong turn and ended up here.

The injera was so fresh and light. Absolutely love the blend of spices with the meat and the vegetables. Everything was fresh and homemade. We had the Alicha tibsi which was a spicy beef with vegetables. Really well-balanced and not overpoweringly spicy that prohibits being able to taste the flavors of the food. The Doro tibsi, chicken with vegetables , with a nice blend of African spices but not spicy. Both were excellent, we will be coming back here anytime we have a craving for Ethiopian food. So good!

DO NOT COME HERE! They will rip you off! I got the chicken wrap bc someone online said it was the wrap and fries for $10,BS! The place is dirty and looks cheap, I was thinking of coming back but NOPE NEVER!! Save your money and go somewhere else.

I tried to order from them on DoorDash twice. Both times my orders were cancelled with no explanations. Yet the restaurant continues to be listed on the app. I am not sure whose fault it is. I also cannot speak for the quality of the food since I have literally not had it. However, this practice is completely unacceptable from my standpoint. Thanks to them, I have had lunch at weird hours twice (I ended up having to order something else quite late). I am sure it is a fine establishment for dinning. However, for delivery, avoid it at all cost.

I am a regular at Snelling Café. The food tastes great. The prices are way cheaper than most in the same business line.My favorite is imbotito Dnish ( sandwich filled with slices of boiled potatoes and fresh tomatoes wrapped in lettuce, onion and green paper with the dressing of lemon and olive oil.) capped with hot tea spiced with Aforki's secret recipe .My second best is esprise nay Xom - a colorful mix of vegetarian cuisines including, 1 Shiro (chickpea stew), 2.brsin ( red and yelew lentils stew), 3. dnish-kawlo alicha ( potatoes and cauliflower stew spiced with curry), 4.hamli qulwa ( spinach stew) and 5.salaTa (romaine -Tomato -onion - green peppers salad with a twist of lemon and olive oil flavor)...all served atop of Injera Taff (flat and soft sourdough made from fermented Taff flour - a native ethiopia /eritrean crop )

This is my absolute favorite best restaurant. The food is amazing and really stands out for the delicious food. I would say probably the most authentic Eritrean in Minnesota. The owner is excellent and very welcoming.

I attended the nearby university and always loved to run over to this restaurant and get a gyros. They have a gigantic rosemary plant in the window, which I loved, and the owner was always so very kind and would fix me up some food quickly. When my family came up for my graduation, he fixed up the biggest plate for my husband with this piece of bread that was enormous. It was a little hot for my husband but we're from Missouri where nothing is seasoned. It's a great place to go, good food, good people. Highly recommended.