Quruxlow: Discover the Essence of Somali Cuisine in Minneapolis

We came from California and tried this place out. Very welcoming owner/staff and the food is A1. If you're around this restaurant it's a MUST TRY!

Might be one of the best Somali restaurants in Minnesota Ordered the 2 sports entree that came with 3 choices of meat and ALOT of rice. Enough to feed at-least 3 people. Food smelled amazing and tasted even better. You can will have to be patient here with the servers if you don't speak Somali language as they have a hard time communicating.

I've passed by Quruxlow countless times and finally stopped in! They have a huge private parking lot. The front windows as of Oct 2020 are still boarded up and you may wonder if they're even open (I did). But there two sets of double glass doors that are unlocked if they're open. The waiting area at the is absolutely beautiful, I should've taken pictures! I went around 1:30 pm on a Wednesday and it was pretty packed with people waiting for to-go orders. I wasn't sure of where the line was if any but after just a few minutes, someone called out to me "Sister! What would you like?" They have a case with desserts and small foods so I ordered a couple sambusas to go. They warmed them up for me, tossed them in the bag with some green sauce and I was on my way. The sambusas are $2 each which I think it seasonable and about the same price as other spots. These sambusas had ground beef and onion. The green sauce super spicy for my weak tolerance but was also so good that I ate it with almost every bite! I went through like 5 tissues by the end haha Overall really easy takeout experience, next time I'll order something more substantial than just sambusas!

This place is a bit hard to find, and a little intimidating to go into as there's virtually no signage and a bit of a language discrepancy (for those that may be getting lost trying to find this place, it's located within the parking structure and is part of a larger shopping bazaar). We weren't sure where to actually order, but some of the other restaurant-goers saw that we were having difficulty, and guided us to the right place. Once we managed to find where to order at though, things were pretty smooth sailing from there. As other Yelpers had mentioned before me, the dining area is indeed divided into 2 separate areas, 1 for men, and 1 for women. We opted to sit with the rest of the women, but women can sit in the men's section if they happen to be with their boyfriends/partners, and are also not Muslim as well. We had the cashier order for us, as there appeared to be no established menu. When we got our food (which came out super quickly!), we were astonished to see how much food was piled onto our plates (well, takeaway containers, incase we had leftovers, which we most certainly did). I guess it comes as no surprise, but the food was very similar to the stuff you'd find at most Halal carts/restaurants, at least in NYC. The rice was absolutely delicious, and since I'm a vegetarian, I opted to get some falafel from the takeaway portion of the establishment. The falafel itself wasn't too good, but man, was that rice good. I also got one of their drinks, which was super cheap and sweet. The green sauce that came with our dishes added a nice bright kick to our food as well. Quite an adventure of an experience, overall, and I'm glad we took the time to see what some of the Somali establishments in MSP had to offer. Also, for those of you who were wondering, the restaurant is pronounced "Koo-roo-CHuh-low" and it apparently means beautiful boy in Somali.