WAKA by Baobab Fare

From the team behind Baobab Fare, WAKA brings East African street food to Eastern Market Detroit. Enjoy handmade Chapati wraps, flame-grilled brochette skewers, and the same bold flavors you loved from the WAKA food truck — now cooking daily at our new home.

Located at 2465 Russell St, Detroit, MI 48207, WAKA by Baobab Fare operates as a restaurant serving Detroit in Michigan. This page gathers the practical details people usually look for before visiting: where it is, how to reach it, when it opens and how customers rate it.

This group covers the non-Asian restaurants, cafes, bars and food businesses that also appear in a mixed-cuisine food scene, including American diners, pizza, Mexican food, burgers, steakhouses and bakeries. Standard US restaurant norms apply: lunch and dinner service with a quieter stretch between, cards and tap-to-pay accepted almost everywhere, and a tip of 15-20% customary for table service. Fast food and quick-service counters expect payment up front and tipping is optional. Bars check ID for anyone who looks under 30, and the drinking age is 21 nationwide. Many restaurants in this group take reservations online through third-party platforms, while casual and fast-food spots are walk-in only. Sales tax is added at the register on top of the menu price and varies by city and state, so the final total is usually a few percent higher than the posted prices suggest.

Hours are published for 7 days a week. On most of those days it is open 11 am–9 pm. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. The listed phone number is (313) 502-5089. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. Its website is baobabfare.com, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

On Google it holds a rating of 5.0 out of 5 from 23 reviews, which is a strong result for a restaurant in Detroit and suggests consistent service.

Detroit is in Michigan, in the Midwest, where summers are warm, winters are cold and snowy, and most errands are done by car; businesses keep steady year-round hours with the usual holiday changes. Getting around Detroit is easiest by car; street parking is metered in busy downtown areas, and most suburban businesses have their own lot. Ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft operate across Michigan's larger cities, and public transit varies from extensive to minimal.

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