This Afghan Restaurant In Houston Tastes Like Home

The Sporkful

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4.6 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Over the past few years, Houston has taken in more Afghan refugees than any other American city. When refugees arrive, Omer Yousafzai is there to welcome them. He owns The Afghan Village restaurant, which has become a community hub and gathering place for Afghans and non-Afghans alike.

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0:00.0	Sirius XM Podcasts.
0:10.0	Check, check.
0:16.0	Solomon, right? Can you talk into this microphone, please?
0:19.0	Okay.
0:22.6	Excellent. It sounds like it's working. How old are you?
0:24.6	Nine.
0:25.6	Nine.
0:26.6	Nine and a half.
0:27.6	Oh.
0:28.6	So where are we right now?
0:29.6	We're in the Alain Village.
0:31.6	Afghan Village Restaurant?
0:34.6	Yeah.
0:35.6	You have a family connection to this restaurant. Yeah.
0:37.8	Your dad is the owner.
0:39.9	Yeah.
0:41.1	What's your favorite thing on the menu?
0:43.3	My favorite thing is chaplain kebab.
0:45.8	Oh, chopli kebab.
0:47.2	My favorite job is to cook bread and chriqab.
0:53.4	Oh, you cook the chupply kebabs. Oh, you cook the chopli kebabs?
0:55.0	Yeah.
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