Z Zoul Sudanese Cafe - San Andreas

Wonderful experience the owner took personal care of me and my date and made me look really good. He treated us like we had been going there for years. He answered 100 questions my date had about the spices used in everything we ordered the coffee and juice drinks are a must have and all the food is cooked to perfection I highly recommend this place to anyone that lives or visits San Francisco.

One of my new favorite spots. I tired their lamb shank platter with soup and it was EXCELLENT. Really hit the spot. Generous portions of everything and everything cooked just right. Excellent dessert too (rice pudding and basbousa). Super-pleasant and welcoming customer service. Pleasant atmosphere. Very reasonable pricing. Highly recommend.

The food was familiar but different, with menu names that I recognized and seasonings that I did not. The owner couldn't have been a nicer guy, either. He heightened our experience with his recommendations, his attentiveness, and his good humor.

Lamb shank. It’s the truth. Idk how these mfs do it but this is some of the best lamb shanks in the game. I have been trying a ton of family-owned restaurants in the past year since I moved to SF. And this is honestly one of the most delicious filling meals I have ever tried. The lamb shank comes crispy on the outside, falls off the bone kinda tender in the inside. I don’t know how they do it. Perfectly seasoned. It comes with a Sudanese tomato stew/sauce on the side that acts as a dipping sauce for the lamb. Incredibly savory, subtly spiced. They saw how much I was enjoying the tomato stew. They ended up giving me another bowl of it.

Yum! This was my first time trying Sudanese cuisine and I absolutely loved it! I highly recommend this restaurant, especially considering how affordable it is for the area.