face when you head up to the counter. The remainder of the family portraits hang above the counter, some of them lending their names to the burgers. The place has an industrial feel to it, in part due to the concrete floor and helped by its location. The walls are painted black and burger-shaped panels adorn them, waiting to be scribbled upon. The menu is limited, in a good way; six burgers, a few chicken choices, a couple of hot dogs, and a fries, with or without Humbah sauce. The Humbah is your standard burger, trusted and tasty, with lettuce, tomato, onions, pickle and Humbah sauce. The Single Jibin is simply bun, meat, cheese, and lettuce and the Double Jibin is the same with an extra patty. The Butambah is appropriately named. This monster of a burger comes with onion rings,
bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, sweet pickles and Humbah sauce. If you’re a guy who likes his burgers big, this should be your choice. Don’t feel left out if you’re a woman who likes a big burger though; the Miteena holds its own with fried mushrooms, cheese, lettuce and Tweet sauce. The Hakookah is the most striking of the burgers. It’s death black bun a surprise for the eyes when it is served. But like its namesake this burger has a crunch to it in the form of a crunchy sauce. The Emchaknum are small, almost bitesized pieces of chicken parcels served with the Emchaknum sauce. Humbah’s fries are tasty and the accompanying Humbah sauce, should you choose it, only adds to their flavour. Humbah’s burgers certainly earn it a spot in the ever growing Kuwaiti burger wars. The
fact that they are also mobile, served in a funky, fresh way, and have a black burger bun only seems to give them that little something different that you might be looking for. Humbah is located in Shuwaikh Industrial Area, next to the old True Value and AtoZ. For more information visit www.humbah.com or call 2491 1115. Follow them on Instagram @humbahkw.