Nyama Choma means "All the Goat you can eat"

Left to right: Kimberley, Sid, Chris, Peter, Clarice, Moses, and Alex

We were just thinking about what we were going to do for lunch on July 4 when Chris came in and told us Peter was taking us out for lunch in honor of the US holiday.  That sounded pretty good, and we all loaded into a small bus to cross town to Peters favorite hangout.  It turned out to be a Nyama Choma place, kind of an open air tavern that specializes in both roast meat and lots of Tuskers.  Considering it was lunch we held off on the Tuskers - really not a very great sacrifice in my opinion.

Two of our cooks and the piece de resistance

Essentially the only decision you make when you come in is how many kilos of meat they should put on the grill and what you want to drink.   Forget about diet sodas, they seem a little hard to find.  There is however commonly a selection of fruit juices,  sometimes by the glass but often in the Liter box.  Here they only had Liters so there was plenty to share around the table.

Our Butcher hard at work.
 Notice the tree trunk for a chopping block.

There was a small butcher shop and this was actually the key focal point for the resturant.  It stayed crowded there with people ordering, watching the preparation, the weighing and paying.  I had to ask people to excuse me so I could get this picture of the butcher busy at his tasks

Peter getting personal service

One of the staff came around to each of us individually and offered the chance to wash our hands, both before and after the meal.  Here is Peter taking advantage of the opportunity.

Our Head Chef

The Meal:  Chips, Ugali, Spinach, and Goat. 
The more observant will have already noticed the lack of eating utensils

Peter and Clarice

Table Side Service!

While I was expecting an informal meal the big surprise was learning how to eat stewed spinach with my fingers.  Everyone loaded all their bones on my plate for this picture and I was impressed by their caring attention to detail.  My roommates think this is a guy thing and they are probably right on that.