Skip to Main content
Savor This!
  • The Origin Restaurant and Lounge

Banner image

The Origin Restaurant and Lounge

257 Clinton Avenue, Newark, NJ
‌
‌
Appetizers
Entrees
East African Entrees
Side Order
From The Grill
Sandwiches

Featured Items

  • Egusi Soup

    $22.00
  • Okra Soup

    $22.00

Appetizers

  • Cut Suya Platter

    Cut grilled beef with Onions & tomatoes West African style
    $17.00
  • Isi-Ewu/Nkobi

    Spicy Goat head (Ask your server for availability)
    $22.00
  • Origin Chicken Wings

    $16.00
  • Spicy Pomo (Cow Skin)

    $17.00
  • Asun

    Goat meat, red and green peppers, onions, habanero pepper and seasoning
    $17.00
  • Shrimp

    $15.00
  • Samosa (2 pieces)

    Beef samosa with onions peppers and seasonings
    $6.00
  • Farmers Choice Style Sausage (2) -

    Kenyan Farmer's Choice style pork sausages
    $5.00
  • Tacos (3 tacos)

    3 tacos with your choice of chicken or beef
    $15.00

Entrees

  • Egusi Soup

    $22.00
  • Bitter Leaf Soup

    $22.00
  • Goat Meat Pepper Soup

    $22.00
  • Okazi Soup

    $22.00
  • Croaker Fish Stew with Rice (White or Jollof)

    $27.00
  • Yam Porridge with Fish

    $27.00
  • Chicken with Rice & Vegetables (White or Jollof)

    $25.00
  • Goat Meat with Rice & Vegetable (White or Jollof)

    $25.00
  • Chicken Wings & Fries Special

    $15.00
  • Ogbono Soup

    $22.00
  • Oha Soup

    $22.00
  • Okra Soup

    $22.00

East African Entrees

  • Whole Tilapia Meal

    Tasty seasoned whole tilapia with your choice of 2 sides
    $28.00
  • Goat Meat Meal

    Savory goat meat prepared East African style Nyama Choma (Grilled goat meat) or wet or dry fry. Served with 2 sides.
    $25.00

Side Order

  • Cabbage Vegetable Mix

    $5.00
  • French Fries

    $5.00
  • Fried Plantains

    $5.00
  • Fried Yam

    $8.00
  • White Rice

    $5.00
  • Jollof Rice

    $10.00
  • Ugali (Nsima, Sadza)

    Traditional staple of East, Central and Southern Africa made of white corn meal Perfect with Fish or Goat meat and Collard Greens or Kachumbari
    $4.00
  • Kachumbari

    Savory salad mix of fresh tomatoes, onions, cilantro and pepper with lemon zest
    $5.00
  • Sukuma Wiki/Collard Greens

    Collard greens sauteed in onions and seasoning
    $4.00
  • Pounded Yam

    $5.00
  • Garri

    $5.00
  • Snail

    $30.00
  • Lyonnaise Potatoes (Sauteed)

    $7.00
  • Home Fries

    $6.00
  • White Rice with Stew

    $10.00

From The Grill

Perfectly seasoned grilled goat meat made East African Nyama Choma style. Sides are extra
  • Nyama Choma (Grilled Goat Meat) - Medium

    $25.00
  • Nyama Choma (Grilled Goat Meat) - Large

    $35.00
  • Nyama Choma (Grilled Goat Meat) - Platter

    $65.00

Sandwiches

  • Origin Brunch Burger

    $18.00
  • Grilled Chicken Wrap with Fries

    $14.00
  • Origin Fried Chicken Sandwich

    $14.00
  • Afro Philly Steak

    $14.00

Ugali (Nsima, Sadza)

$4.00

Traditional staple of East, Central and Southern Africa made of white corn meal Perfect with Fish or Goat meat and Collard Greens or Kachumbari

Request advisory
We'll do our best to accommodate special requests but may not be able to honor all substitutes. Extra charges may apply.
1

The Origin Restaurant and Lounge Location and Ordering Hours

(973) 368-4471
257 Clinton Avenue, Newark, NJ 07108
Closed • Opens Tuesday at 5PM
Toast logopowered by toast
  • Terms of Service
  • |Privacy Statement
  • |CA Privacy Statement