Kafe' Mamai

Our green lentils are cooked with carrots and tomatoes in a mix of spices With a good hint of nutmeg and coconut milk

Turmeric flour covered shallow fried potatoes, a Swahili delicacy served with a tamarind chili sauce

Tomatoes, spices, nutmeg, green lentils, coconut milk, and carrots

Maize flour

Roasted veggies, organic greens, mango papaya habanero sauce, bun, and black-eyed peas. The mango papaya habanero sauce may be non-vegan

Ask whether the bread has milk or egg in it, and to leave off any cheese or mayo.

Boneless chicken thigh marinated with in house jerk marinade served on a warm pita bread, organic greens with a mix of cumin fries and sweet potatoes and mamai sweet curry mayo and tomatoes sauce

Ask for it with tofu instead of the chicken.

Ripe plantains fried to golden brown, dusted with cinnamon and served with our mamai sweet curry mayo

Ask for it without the mayo.

Crispy sambusas filled with spiced meat or vegetables, a must-try

Can I get the vegetable filling without meat?

Grilled marinated chicken leg quarters in our own jerk marinade and topped with Our jerk sauce served with rice and beans. (sub tofu in place of chicken. For boneless chicken)

Ask whether the chicken is the plant-based version.

In swahili we call it kiwiwi and not kiwi, the chicken is slow cooked with fresh green mangoes To give it that citrus and delicious tropical taste of the east african coast. (sub tofu in place of chicken.)

Ask whether the chicken is the plant-based version.

Char grilled beef, veggie or chicken over an artisan bun, roasted bell peppers And topped with monterey and jack cheese

Ask for the vegan or vegetarian version, the menu says they make one.

Tofu, roasted bell peppers, mixed organic greens, mango papaya vinaigrette, feta cheese, and banana peppers. The mango papaya vinaigrette may be non-vegan

Ask for it without the feta cheese.

Sweet curry mayonnaise, pita bread, organic greens, and jerk marinated tofu

Ask for it without the curry mayo.

Tamarind vinaigrette, red onions, garden greens, feta cheese, and cherry tomatoes

Ask for it without the feta cheese.

Pepper, salt, olive oil, and asparagus

Ask what it is cooked in.

Chapati, and roti

Is the chapati made with ghee or butter?

Is the spinach cooked with butter or meat?

Rice, and beans

Ask whether it is made with lard (pork fat) in refried beans and chicken broth in rice.

Ask whether the broth is vegetable rather than meat or fish.

A choice of cassava, or yams

Ask for it built with tofu, beans or vegetables instead of meat or fish.

Sweet potatoes cooked in a sweet cardamon coconut sauce

Ask whether it contains butter, milk or egg.