The Afghan Village

About the Business

Specialties

Afghan food, Pakistani food Persian Food Middle Eastern food halal food Indian Food Arabic Afghani Restaurant Bangladeshi food Persian Food Irani Food Healthy food

History

Established in 2013.

Afghan Village Restaurant was founded in 2013 by Omer Yousafzai and his family. When they realized that there is no good Afghan restaurant in Houston, Texas, they decided to open one in the Gulfton area, located in the South West Houston. Given the opportunity to make a fresh start and do something creative, Omer decided to make a career out of something that had been his hobby for years: COOKING. Omer completed his Law degree at SMU, Dallas, TX, and worked with people from all over the world. Anybody that tasted his cooking, asked for the recipe. His friends always joked with him and told him that law school is not for you, you need to COOK. They were right, Omer finally decided to open this nice little spot in Gulfton area that serve Halal Afghan food. Houston Chronicle, Michael Berry Show and other local newspapers already talked about this location and even called it one of the best spots in Houston.

Meet the Business Owner

Business owner information

Omer Y.

Business Owner

Omer Yousafzai is the founder of the Afghan Village Restaurant.  Working overseas for the US government, he saw the passion of Americans towards Afghan food, and that's why he decided to open a restaurant in Houston, where he resides for the past 15 years and love this city with his heart and soul.  Omer graduated from law school in 2005, and worked in different parts of the world, everywhere he went, his passion for cooking exceeded. Turkey, UAE and Afghanistan were his favorite assignments. This restaurant is the only authentic Afghan Cuisine in the Houston, TX area that serves Afghan food, which is a fusion of Indian, Persian and Central Asian countries.  The flavors are similar to Pakistani and Indian food but less spicy and not greasy at all.