Agelgil Ethiopian Restaurant
Agelgil Ethiopian Restaurant
a plate of food
Ful medames combo ($10), made vegan w/o eggs, butter & yogurt. Nicely done. Savory, hearty & fresh.
a woman sitting at a table
Key mesir ($10), vegan by default. Spicy red lentils. Nicely done with hints of cinnamon.
Difen mesir ($10), vegan by default. Savory peas and excellently prepared.
the menu
Veggie Combo To Go
Gomen ($10), vegan by default. Nicely done collard greens. Not overcooked.
Lamb tibs
Menu, page 3 (June 2021).
interior
Menu, page 1 (June 2021). Note the breakfast dishes are only available until 11 a.m.
Menu, page 2 (June 2021).
Gluten allergy indicated on Beef Tibs box
drink
Menu, page 4 (June 2021).
Veggie combo
Beef Tibs served on Injera
Kik alicha ($10), vegan by default. Decent, but slightly bland split peas. Drier, pasty texture.
French bread that comes with the ful medames ($10). Fluffy and fine.
Vegetarian sampler
curry, food
food
Kitfo, zilzil tibs, and quanta firfir, all delicious
Al D.
Sep 24, 2024
Great lamb tibs. injera is fresh. Service was good. I've been there on multiple occasions and food is very consistent
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Kaitlyn K.
Apr 10, 2024
This was like opening a flavorful, injera present!It had been so long since I've had Ethiopian food and I had forgotten how amazing the flavors are in traditional Ethiopian cuisine. The injera is naturally gluten-free but the restaurant put the extra few seconds to note gluten-free on my delivery box (always a + in my book because they didn't have to). I expect that this is the first of many orders through UberEATS at Apelgil.I follow a Gilmore Girls ordering style: pick 2 meals (or more if it's for a group), try, and then enjoy for the next few meals. I gave the Lega Beef Tibs and Beef Combo Samples a try. I had originally been looking forward to the Lega Beef Tibs (delicious) but ended up SAVORING the variety and flavors in the beef combo. If this is your first foray into Ethiopian food, the Beef Combo Samples is the way to go! What the cuisine lacks in visual appeal, it more than makes up in flavor!
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Vivian C.
May 12, 2023
My favorite Ethiopian restaurant in the cities, and I've tried them all. Wonderful food - super flavorful, tender meats, perfectly spiced, and very fresh. I recommend the meat and veggie combo, though I've also gotten the Agelgil that comes served in a hide-covered basket. That's good too, but it's mostly meat. There are standard booths and tables as well as couches in living room settings. Tip: The service is very friendly, though can be a little laid back so sometimes you need to walk to the bar to get someone's attention.
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Svetlana Y.
Apr 17, 2024
We had the vegetarian combo. It was excellent, super tasty, some of the best Ethiopian food experience we had ! Highly recommend.
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Kedar D.
Jul 6, 2021
Agelgil is off-the-beaten-path in an isolated part of St. Paul. It also has some of the best Ethiopian food in a metro area with many other Ethiopian spots.The key mesir ($10) is a red lentil dish, vegan by default, and one of my go-tos; here it was spicy with undertones of cinnamon and perfectly done.The kik alicha ($10) is another staple and consists of yellow split peas. Here it was slighty dry and pasty, but still decent. The difen mesir ($10) consists of green lentils in a deliciously savory sauce. This isn't a dish you see often, so definitely get it.Unfortunately they were out of sambusa when we visited; similarly, they stop serving the hard-to-find ful medemas (a fava bean dish) around 11 a.m.The service was friendly but pretty slow (we waited over 30 minutes for our takeout order). The interior space is casual, dimly lit and consists of a few booths, a few communal spaces and a bar.I'd put Agelgil near the top of my list of Ethiopian spots in the Twin Cities, alongside Fasika (St. Paul), Red Sea (Minneapolis) and Katar River (Minneapolis).
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Julia C.
Aug 28, 2022
Super delicious Ethiopian food. I got the veggie combo to go. It was excellent, would highly recommend!
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cbel w.
Jul 4, 2021
I usually eat my Ethiopian in NYC, but this restaurant is better! We ordered the Agelgil combo, which included two beef dishes, one lamb, one chicken, and collard greens & cheese. Plus plentiful and fluffy injera. The lamb was our favorite, the collard greens our least favorite, but everything was fantastic. But don't get me wrong; we ate every single bite! Our combo dish was about $30, but it was hearty & hefty and served us for three meals before we were licking our plates. Great value plus bellies full of delicious food: enthusiastic 5 star!
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Jillian L.
Aug 17, 2022
Call beforehand to confirm that they have the gluten free injera. It's listed on the menu but was not available when we went on a Monday evening. They also did not have any rice, even though a dish on the menu says it comes with rice and they didn't have any potatoes. So they were not gluten friendly and we had chosen this place for that. The service was also bad, other people arrived and ordered after us and received their food before us. Our meal took one hour and the yellow lentils were clearly the bottom of the pot as they were runny like a soup.
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Cynthia F.
Mar 2, 2025
The food is really good. I just have to remember to ask for NO jalapenos My daughter and I have tried other places but no one compares to Agelgil's Ethiopian Restaurant.
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Chr D.
Jan 11, 2024
The food is great. The staff always treats you kindly. Sometimes they are short staffed, but if you are patient, it's fine. Sometimes it can be a loud environment because it has a big gathering ambiance. I enjoy it each time. The food is always fresh too!
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