Taste of Ethiopia
Taste of Ethiopia
Choice of beef, lentils or spinach in a lightly crushed pastry dough seasoned with diced onions, jalapeno peppers and vegetable oil.7
Whole lentils cooked and mashed, blended with onions, jalapenos peppers, horseradish, vegetable oil, lemon juice and a hint of garlic served with pieces of injera or slices of bread.
Combination of homemade cottage cheese and finely chopped collard greens with seasoned clarified butter, mitmita and other traditional spices.
Diced tomatoes, green peppers and onions mixed with black pepper, olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice and hint of garlic topped with homemade cottage cheese.
Pinced prime beef first fried in a pan with ginger, onion, cardamom and white pepper until golden, then sauteed in berbere sauce.
2 orders of sambusa, served with either azide or minchet abish and tomato salad.
Lightly breaded and pan fried Cauliflower
House specialty, finely chopped beef seasoned with mitmita and topped with seasoned clarified butter. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
Lean chopped beef stew (mild) simmered in turmeric based mild sauce with onions, garlic and other traditional spices. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
Tender tip pieces of marinated beef cooked with berbere sauce, onions, jalapenos peppers, a touch of rosemary and traditional spices. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
Finely diced lamb cubes first fried in a pan with ginger, onion, jalapeno peppers, cardamom and white pepper until golden, then sauteed in berbere sauce. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
Very lean beef, warmed in specially prepared seasoned clarified butter. Served with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
Lean chopped beef stew simmered in a spicy berbere based sauce with onions, garlic and other traditional spices. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
Meticulously prepared chicken with diced red onions and simmered in a tastefully seasoned berber-based sauce. Served with 2 drumsticks and a hardboiled egg. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
A hearty mixture of pieces of injera with a sauteed of marinated beef, peppers, onions, jalapeno, rosemary and other traditional spices. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
Soup of bone-in pieces of goat meat cooked in a turmeric based sauce with onions, jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and other authentic spices. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
Strips of tender beef sauteed in purified butter, seasoned with garlic, onions, green pepper, fresh rosemary and tomatoes. Chef suggestion: medium. Comes with a side of house salad and choice of injera or rice.
Gluten-free free made from Teff.
Chopped collard greens, steamed and tastefully heightened with garlic, jalapeno peppers and traditional spices. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
Zesty lentil splits slowly cooked in a flavorful berbere sauce with red onions and a blend of traditional spices simmered to perfection. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
Very mild, split peas simmered in a mild and flavorful turmeric based sauce. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
Combination of the above vegetarian dishes gomen, fesolia, yemisir wot, tikil gomen and ater kik. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
Slowly cooked eggplant in a flavorful berbere sauce with red onions and a blend of traditional spices simmered to perfection. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
A vegetarian feast featuring gomen, fesolia, yesmir wot, tekil gomen, arer kik and a serving of eggplant wot. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
Mixed vegetable of string beans, carrots and onions seasoned with garlic, ginger and turmeric in a tomato base sauce. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
Lightly spiced cabbage stewed in mild turmeric based sauce. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
A delicious combination of the above vegetarian dishes gomen, fesolia, yemisir wot, tikil gomen and ater kik. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
A spicy stew of ground peas simmered with red onions, with berbere and seasoned with garlic, cardamom and other traditional. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
Injera tossed in a sauce of sauteed onions, berbere, tomato, garlic, jalapenos, fresh herbs and spices. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
Spinach cooked to perfection and then sauteed with onions, jalapeno peppers, garlic and vegetable oil. Comes with a side house salad and choice of injera or rice.
Boiled split lentils mixed with home made cottage cheese topped off with mitmita and clarified butter.
Riche, sweet pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped nuts and sweetened and held together.
Injera made with 100 percent teff
Vegetarian platter
a plate of food on a table
Street-facing view of the restaurant.
Outside
Traditional Ethiopian.
Inside
Vegetarian Ultimate Combo
the outside of a restaurant
Tasteful decor.
Vegetarian Ultimate Combo
Menu
Outside graffiti
Inside
Menu
food, dessert
Decor
Decor
Courtyard outside the restaurant.
interior
The plate before it was filled with our veggies
Injera
Nina T.
Nov 6, 2024
We took out and were pleased but not blown away. To be fair, we have eaten at a lot of Ethiopian restaurants so I think we tend to be a bit pickier. But, compared to other places, I felt that the injera here was quite bland. The vegetable sampler was very good, but the dishes tended to be quite watery. I think if you're new to Ethiopian food, this is a very good place to start since the flavors are more muted and accessible. But for folks who really love a strong, fermented-tasting injera, this may be a bit underwhelming. The service here was incredible though - everyone was extremely kind. And the ambiance was very lovely and welcoming!
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Abida H.
Oct 28, 2024
It's been a while since I've had Ethiopian food and have I been missing out!!! This meal was delicious. It's vegetarian-friendly with a lot of great veg options which I loved. The vegetarian platter was fantastic in trying a bit of everything!BUT it also has fantastic meat options such as lamb tibbs (fried lamb pieces, probably my favorite!), goat kikil (a stew), and doro wot (national dish, chicken & egg). I basically recommend everything we ordered so you really can't go wrong here! I'd love to come back and try more of the menu and Tej (Ethiopian style honey wine).
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Pree R.
Sep 23, 2024
Great Ethiopian restaurant close to downtown, with a nice, relaxing ambiance and flavorful, plentiful food!I came here with family to celebrate my sister's birthday. Miriam I believe her name was, was a super kind and friendly woman who came by frequently to check on us and took our orders. Ethiopian is always a great choice for vegetarians, and of course we got the vegetarian plate. Among three people, we couldn't even finish one plate because it was so filling! Definitely come here HUNGRY. Parking is not bad either, as the restaurant is situated under apartments and amongst other eateries and shops so there is ample garage parking in the back.
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Nikki V.
Apr 21, 2024
This restaurant has a very nice mom n pop restaurant vibe. The staff here is extremely friendly. The food satisfies the right cravings of taste and buttery goodness. I love their yemisir wot. The service could be slow here tho, so don't show up hungry :) Brunch has a lot of options - including, a full vegetarian section of buffet! Definitely check it out
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Anastasia S.
Dec 17, 2024
Beautiful people, lady always so nice and always telling me how much she likes working with her sister and the place has nice hot tea , vegan choices, tables are decorated and windows are painted so pretty. Like the bread and the fact just eat with hands . So much flavor and so much different things that make up belly happy mentally healthy. Only ones I found a hair in the food but that was fixed .
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Allison R.
May 12, 2024
Service was good but had some unusual rules, like how many sides you can order per entree. I would have liked to try more sides but o well. Everything tasted good. Not my usual pick but it was good and interesting and mixed things up.
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Shradha A.
Oct 11, 2023
Probably overdue an update - still a great place to visit for lunch with friends. We got the vegetarian platter for 3 and could barely finish it. Everything is so flavorful and the service is so warm and welcoming. Buffet hasn't returned yet but the shared platter is a great option too.
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Willow O.
Jun 1, 2024
This was my first time trying Ethiopian food and it is such an engaging and delicious experience!The ladies are so kind and bring the food out in courses on a little cart. We started with sambosas (similar concept to samosas) and they are packed with flavor and spice. It doesn't look like a lot of food, but your dish is served on the tasty dough and you scoop the dough with the food to eat with your hands. I am vegetarian and ordered the Yemisir Wot (spicy lentils) and it was awesome. I went with meat eaters and they enjoyed their dishes as well (pictured on the top side of the photo). This is a great place if you are looking for something to do a little bit more exciting than just dinner. The food is tasty, but it is also such a fun experience!
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Liv H.
Mar 2, 2024
We love Miriam. I called ahead to reserve for our party of six and loved talking with her. We enjoyed the traditional coffee and got two of the vegetarian sample platters to share. Everything was deliciously spiced and Miriam and the servers were more than willing to answer our questions.
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Robert C.
Aug 10, 2024
Some of the best Ethiopian food I've eaten. This place is every bit as good as places in Philly, D.C. and Toronto! I shared the ultimate vegetarian combo for two and it was amazing! The fesolia (beans and carrots), yemisir wot (splice lentils) and eggplant were my favorite, but I liked them all! The gomen and shiro wat were also quite good. The service was excellent, and it's a decent ambiance for a date.
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