Karibu Restaurant
Waltham · ★ 4.3 (447) · Open now
10 Crescent St, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
~ Halal status ~
1 neighbor vouch · over a year ago
MuftiE says ~
“Ugandan food cooked right — beef stew that stays with you, chapati and kabalaga worth ordering twice. Watch the pricing before you leave.”
~ order this ~
- beef stew
- chapati
- mandazi
- chicken in coconut milk sauce
Recent activity
1- Jun 2025suzanne pvia review
“…sign and went in. I have allergies to gluten and dairy and my friend eats Halal. The owner asked what we liked showed us what he had and then asked if we…”
~ hours ~
- Monday7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Tuesdaytoday7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Wednesday7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Thursday7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Friday7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Saturday7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Sunday7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
~ Google says ~
Top 5 reviews
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J. Michael German· ★ 3· 9 months ago
This place was... strange. First I'll say the food was excellent. We got the beef stew, chicken platter, spicy samosa, and fried donut. The beef stew was some of the best stew I have ever had. Everything else was top tier. The strange part was the atmosphere and service…
Somair Feroz· ★ 4· a year ago
My first time trying Ugandan food. When I entered the restaurant, it felt as if I was entering someone’s home as a guest, who like to take care of you before anything else. I wanted to try stuff so had the beef stew, chapati, beans, spinach , tea , kabalaga (pancake) and the…
Cynthia Assanah· ★ 4· a year ago
We drove over three hours from Brooklyn, New York to Waltham, Massachusetts to go to this restaurant. We’d heard they had very good Ugandan food. My husband and I had all foods with a chicken stew and my husband had the fish. The fish wasn’t that great, but everything else was…
Joyce Quach· ★ 3· 2 years ago
I love this place, but today I was finally disappointed. They can be dishonest with the pricing of their food. A friend and I got 6 spicy beef samosas, 2 plates of rice, 1 bowl of peanut sauce, 1 bowl of beans, 2 medium chais, (all delicious) and 2 water bottles because the…
Vincent Valenzuela· ★ 5· 3 years ago
I've never felt so taken care of - instead of a menu, we were told what was available and what was good today. Staff is soooo friendly and helpful. We had Ugandan beef and veggies samosas chicken in coconut milk sauce, rice and beef, mixed veg . . . So so so good!
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