A Yemeni kitchen anchored in Scarborough's Lawrence Ave E corridor, Monasaba serves Mandi and Qolaba as its twin calling cards, two slow-roasted preparations that sit at the centre of Yemeni communal eating. Mandi, the more elaborate of the two, layers whole roasted lamb or chicken over aromatic Basmati Rice, finished with fried onions, almonds raisins, a technique that separates this kitchen from the generic Middle Eastern Shawarma counter. The menu also reaches into daily Yemeni home cooking through dishes like Qolaba, diced chicken sautéed with peppers and tomato, Kibdda lamb liver, Fasolia white bean stew Shafoot, bread soaked in herbal yogurt and topped with pomegranate, addressing a gap for the Yemeni and broader Arab diaspora in northeast Scarborough. The restaurant carries halal certification and scales through a catering arm built for groups of ten to two hundred, making the Double Lamb Mandi its most legible order for a first visit.

Try the mandi, qolaba, double lamb, 1/2 chicken, mix lamb & chicken.