Best Mandi in San Diego and El Cajon — Sinbad Mediterranean Cuisine

Mandi is a dish that takes real patience, and it’s one of the clearest signs of a kitchen that knows what it’s doing. Our Lamb Mandi uses fresh lamb served over fragrant mandi rice, finished with a traditional Yemeni sauce and cool yogurt on the side. Our Chicken Mandi is roasted fresh chicken over the same mandi rice, served with torshi.

Mandi isn’t a dish you can rush or fake — the rice has to carry the flavor of the meat, and the meat has to be cooked low and slow until it’s tender enough to fall apart. That’s exactly how we make it, which is why it’s become one of the dishes people specifically drive to Sinbad for.

Whether you know mandi well or you’re trying it for the first time, this is the traditional version — not a shortcut, not a simplified version for a wider audience, just mandi made the right way.

Visit us at 1480 Jamacha Rd #201, El Cajon, CA 92019. Open Mon–Fri 11am–10pm, Sat–Sun 12pm–10pm.