Mesob Ethiopian Restaurant
Mesob Ethiopian Restaurant
Sambusas
Veggies samplers (Large)
Outside
Menu
Ginger tea
A close look at the injeera bread
Inside
Extra Variety Veggies
the interior of the restaurant
Ethiopian beer and a glass of water
Veggie samplers
Meat and veggie samplers (Feed 3-4)
outside
Veggies samplers (Large)
Beef Alicha Wot (Small)
Veggie Sampler Plus Full Salad
Awaze Beef Tibs & Veggie Combo
Meat and veggies (Feed 3-4) (Mesob Special )
Meat and veggies
5 pc sambusa
Customary variety dish.
Veggie samplers
Doro Special Chicken Tibs
Rosie H.
Aug 19, 2024
Wow, I'm totally in love with this place. We've been here a few times and I just have to say that it hits right every time.Parking is super easy. Service is top notch, they are so kind and patient when explaining the different dishes. Inside the restaurant, there are some traditional Ethiopian items on display.The ginger tea is 100% wow. It's a potent and has real ginger in it, if you're feeling under the weather, I would definitely recommend this. We ordered the veggie sampler and it was spectacular. All the different veggies had their own distinct flavors. I love how they give a good amount of injera and being able to dip and grab the veggies with it is mouth watering. My favorites are the different lentils and potatoes. My husband has had the chicken tibs and the doro special and he loved both of them. For me, I prefer the vegetable dishes and there's nothing wrong with that. This is my to go Ethiopian restaurant whenever I go home to Minnesota.
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Mandarin Y.
May 30, 2024
We were in the mood for Ethiopian cuisine, so we decided to try this place out for lunch. Since it was a weekday, the dining area was not crowded, and we were greeted and seated right away. We ordered the Veggie Sampler Plus Full Salad and a small Beef Alicha Wot. Each dish came with plenty of Injera bread, and everything was delicious. The vegetables were well seasoned, and the beef was buttery and tender. Portion sizes were very generous and what we ordered was more than enough to feed the both of us.Service was casual and friendly. Parking is convenient since they have their own parking out front.
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Amy O.
Dec 29, 2024
Great food. Clean pleasant restaurant and friendly service. We had special kitfo, gomen, shiro, lamb and chicken tibs. Everything was delicious. I especially liked the flavor of the lamb.
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Azeb Y.
Dec 30, 2024
Everything was amazing. Server, food and menu selection was excellent. I am Ethiopian so I can be picky on the food quality and I was impressed.
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Frank N.
Mar 14, 2023
Came here because I saw a TikTok that showed what a lovely person the owner is..... and I'm glad I did. It was just a quick stop, but I ordered some Beef Key Wot on my way to the airport.It was perfectly spiced and spicy! The service was prompt, friendly and informative. Delicious food! I don't know what they put in the simple salad dressing, but that was awesome too....Go here! Support this family business!!
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Robert W.
Jan 15, 2023
I've been wanting to try Ethiopian food for a while since I had only had it one time previously a long time when I was a not so adventurous eater (picky). I finally made the adventure over to Hiawatha and tried out Mesob. It is a little confusing to get to via car if you are heading south to it as you'll have loop over on a residential block next to Hiawatha to get on the right side of the road to entire the parking lot. The parking lot is also pretty small although we later found out there was additional space in the back.Once you are inside, this place is really awesome. It has a great relaxing vibe with cool interior decorations, cool light fixtures, and some nice jazzy Ethiopian music playing in the background. We were quickly handed a menu and the waitress was very kind and helped us decide between a few options we were stuck between.We decided to all share (4 people) and we ordered the Meat and Veggie Sampler along with a pot of Coffee for 3 people (I don't drink coffee). Everyone who had coffee said it was super delicious and quite strong. I never had it so all I can say is that it smelled great, and the serving cups were so cute.The meat and veggie sampler was awesome! There was about 9 different dishes about 1/2 meat, 1/2 vegetarian served atop of this lovely Injera (Ethiopian bread). Now I don't know what each thing was, but it was all great. There were a few lentil dishes, a cheese dish, a few chicken, and a red meat one. Everything I had was super delicious and that was a great dish to feed the whole crew and for not very expensive. It was nice to be able to eat with your hands and get a little bit of everything. On top of that, because I know a lot of Minnesotans are concerned, this was not a very spicy dish. I think most people could handle eating all of it without worry!Definitely recommend coming over here and I'll be back many more times!
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Jay S.
Aug 9, 2023
I have chosen to give this establishment a 5 star because the food is tasty and it attracts a lot of locals as a small business, serving Ethiopian folks within the Twin Cities, especially in South Minneapolis, at a relatively "hole in the wall" location. I do not want to use superficial criteria to rate this establishment lower, knowing that factors such as cleanliness, service, etc. can easily perpetuate elitist perspectives, especially when it comes to small POC-owned businesses. Its service to the community is what I value the most as it serves tasty food with very modest decorations and nothing flashy. Frequent Ethiopian visitors do not typically engage in reviews for this place but they visit very often. If you are not Ethiopian, you will find yourself the only non-Ethiopian (or just non-East African) in the restaurant more often than not.However, even if I have chosen to give a 5, I do have a few points to make that can serve as genuine expectations for others: 1) They seem to be very understaffed, so please expect slower to at times nonexistent service and be proactive about asking for an update on food or ordering. The times I was there, they only had one server who had to handle all of the to-go orders and serve the diners. Please do not make matters worse by exhibiting behaviors that suggest your privilege or how spoiled you can be. 2) Their cleanliness is not always the best. I have had one case where someone threw up in the woman's bathroom and because they were understaffed, they could not attend to cleaning it, subsequently deterring other female customers away from the bathroom. As a Chinese person, I don't mind it, since I have seen enough. But you may care about it because of your background, so just beware. 3) Their food amount given has decreased over the years. The lamb / beg tibs used to contain a full container of lamb with no visible liquid while in June 2023 it looks like there are more areas that one can't see lamb meat. If I want to give Mesob a 4, then that would be the primary reason.With all that said, the food is solid! It is all exactly as described on their menus, with abundant injera and free refill if one doesn't have enough. The doro special chicken is heavily seasoned with spices so having the cheese and injera will be helpful, but it is extremely tasty! The lamb tibs are slightly underseasoned and the lamb can be more tender, but I think it might be just because the lamb is not marinated. The awaze beef tibs are extremely well-seasoned and tasty as well! Both the chicken and the beef can be a bit spicy. As for the veggies, having yellow lentil, red lentil, and root veggies is perfect because they are more plain in flavor and therefore strike a great balance with the meat's potentially overpowering flavor. It's hard to go wrong with Ethiopian food because the spices are so specific, so there's going to be flavor.If there is anything that needs improvement with their food, then I thinn it will just be more consistent with the food portion given. I have been there 3 times and have been given various portions each time. Once again, taste-wise, totally all good!
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Elise M.
Aug 15, 2023
I stopped in for lunch on a Monday and was not disappointed! The meat and veggie sampler was delicious, a great introduction to Ethiopian food for my first time trying it. The restaurant is very cute and service was fast and friendly. Would definitely eat here again!
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Ken B.
Feb 9, 2024
Unbelievable food. Save a bit of room for the red velvet cake. And the service is excellent!
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Yoriko N.
Oct 11, 2024
This was our first time trying Ethiopian food, and we shared a platter with a variety of dishes. The meats were tasty and flavorful - we liked all of them! It was a unique experience.
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