Meaza Restaurant
Meaza Restaurant
Hand made Injera, this spongy, sour flatbread is used to scoop up meat and vegetable stews. Made daily at Meazas Ethiopian Cuisine.
Fresh chopped romaine lettuce, onions, tomatoes, tuna, and jalapenos. Mixed with our house dressing.
Fresh chopped romaine lettuce, onions, tomatoes, and jalapenos. Mixed with our house dressing.
Chopped tomatoes, onions, and jalapenos. Mixed with our house dressing.
Triangle wraps deep fried till golden crispy. Stuffed with onions, lentils, and pepper.
Spicy lentils, yellow chickpeas, collard greens, cooked cabbage, and salad. Served spicy.
Spicy lentils, yellow chickpeas, collard greens, cooked cabbage, carrots and potatoes, shiro and salad. Served spicy.
Spicy lentils, yellow chickpeas, collard greens, cooked cabbage, salad, and a whole fish. Served spicy.
Powdered chickpeas cooked in an Ethiopian made clog pot with olive oil, garlic, onion and topped with fresh jalapeno. Served spicy.
Pieces of injera mixed with tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, awaze and house dressing.
Lentils cooked with onions, garlic, oil, and spicy red sauce. Served spicy.
Yellow peas cooked in a mild sauce with onions, garlic, turmeric, and oil. Served spicy.
Collard greens cooked with onions, garlic, and jalapenos.
Cabbage cooked in turmeric, with garlic, onions, carrots, and jalapenos.
Ground beef cooked with mitmita, Ethiopian butter, and spices, and served with homemade cheese.
Ground beef cooked with mitmita, Ethiopian butter and spices, onions, jalapenos, and served with homemade cheese.
Cubes of beef mixed with Ethiopian butter, awaze, onions, and jalapenos.
Ground beef, tripe, and liver cooked with mitmita, Ethiopian butter and spices, onions, jalapenos, and served with homemade cheese.
Fresh beef served raw with mitmita - spicy orange powder, or house awaze - house made hot sauce. Served spicy.
Cubes of beef tongue and tripe sauteed with tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, special sauce, and garlic.
Tender pieces of beef tripe cooked well done in with carrots, tomatoes, onions, garlic, and Ethiopian butter.
Cubes of beef cooked with pieces of fat, sauteed on a frying pan with onions, jalapenos, and garlic. Then served on a cast iron skillet.
Cubes of beef sauteed with onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, garlic, and house sauce.
Cubes of beef sauteed with tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, and garlic. Cooked with our house awaze.
Beef short ribs sauteed with onions and jalapenos. Served on a cast iron skillet.
Beef stew with beef marinated with Ethiopian butter and spices, ginger, onions and garlic.
Beef stew with beef marinated with Ethiopian butter and spices, turmeric, onions, and garlic.
Cubes of beef cooked with injera. Spicy or nonspicy.
Air dried beef cooked in a special red sauce mixed with Injera.
Cubes of lamb marinated in house seasoning and sauteed with onions, tomatoes, and green peppers.
Cubes of lamb cooked well done with onions and jalapenos.
Cubes of lamb marinated in our house awaze sauteed with onions, tomatoes, and jalapenos. Served spicy.
Lamb stew made with garlic, onions, Ethiopian butter and turmeric.
Combination of mild and regular beef marinated with Ethiopian butter and spices, ginger, onions, and garlic. Served spicy.
Ground beef and beef tibs cooked with mitmita, Ethiopian butter, and spices, and served with homemade cheese.
Ethiopian butter and meat cooked with onions, garlic and powdered peas cooked in an Ethiopian made clay pot.
Chicken leg and boiled egg cooked in a spicy & sweet sauce, with Ethiopian butter, onions, and garlic. Served spicy.
Chopped red snapper mixed with onions, jalapenos, garlic, and mitmita.
Cubes of spicy red snapper sauteed in our house awaze mixed with onions, tomatoes, and jalapenos.
Whole fish served with choice of rice or salad.
Your choice of chicken, beef or fish. Rice cooked with tomatoes, jalapenos, onions, and garlic.
Your choice of chicken, beef or fish. Linguine cooked with tomatoes, jalapenos, onions, and garlic.
Breaded boneless chicken breast served with rice or spaghetti and a salad.
Breaded beef filet cooked well done served with rice or spaghetti and a salad.
Breaded fish filet served with rice or spaghetti and a salad.
Injera imported from Ethiopia
a plate of food on a table
Two samplers (partial).
Shop for injera and other groceries.
Honey wine
Signage
Old lady, hahah probably a sweet heart deep down.
Regular Vegetarian Combo, Yabug Tibs
Meaza Tibs (House Special) and Regular Vegetarian Combo
Finished half of my vegetables before the meat came. Not shown in this picture .
Meaza Tibs (House Special)
interior
Coffee
interior
Regular Vegetarian Combo with Meaza Tibs (House Special) and Yabug Awaze Tibs (Spicy Lamb Tibs).
Dining area,
Super veggie combo, doro wat, lamb tibs, and beef stew
Beef Meaza Tibs (House Special)
Tasty injera
Tea with delicious slices
Special Kitfo
Whole fish
food
crepes, food
Drew B.
Feb 27, 2025
Atmosphere was relaxing, service was great, and the food was delicious and plentiful.
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Vinay V.
Oct 30, 2023
Overall great Ethiopian restaurant and good for first timers too. They have a huge space and also serve beer and wine. Their coffee is also great like most Ethiopian places, fresh roasted beans and brewed clean. My dad also loved the food last time we were here. Good outdoor seating and plenty of parking. I picked a to-go this time so missed going inside.
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Steven T.
Jan 7, 2024
First time trying Ethiopian food! I got the Meaza Tibs (their specialty cubed beef cooked with fat and onions) and their Vegetarian Combo (which came with spicy lentils, yellow chickpeas, collard greens, and cabbage) I must say the food was amazing! The slightly sour injera they served the food on top of paired perfectly with the rich meats and veggies. Will definitely have to try more Ethiopian spots! While the server was very nice, the service was a bit slow, especially. But all in all great food.
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Nancy R.
Feb 16, 2022
Meaza is our go to place for Ethiopian food. Everything is delicious and the staff is very friendly and helpful. The restaurant is spacious and a little more upscale than some (white table cloths etc.). We always love the super veggie combo which features a great selection of vegetarian dishesplaced colorfully around the very large injera. We fill the middle withdoro wat (really good chicken with an egg) and lamb or beef tibs. It ishard to go wrong.
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Brian L.
Aug 31, 2021
I love love love Ethiopian food! While I haven't tried any other places in the DMV area, this food is damn good. Not the best I've ever had, but good!We went in on a Tuesday just after 6pm and it was not very crowded. A couple large groups were in, but most tables were empty. There was only one server! Poor woman had to do everything! Whether it is usual or not, the food did take a little while to come out... but that was fine by us, we weren't in a hurry. We got two different samplers and it was quite a lot just for the two of us. Lots to choose from. Always a good starting point if you don't know what to get. I'd recommend getting the meat "raw" if asked, as the cooked version can be a bit tough. Check-in on Yelp and you can get a free dessert. They were nice enough to give us a little take-away container since our stomachs had no space left.
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Rosie T.
Sep 3, 2022
The restaurant space is shared and situated in the middle between a market and a hookah bar. It is pretty dark inside but they have a fresh flower on every table which brightened up the atmosphere a bit. We ordered the regular vegetarian combo which came with spicy lentils, yellow chickpeas, collard greens, cabbage, and salad. It also came with a red pepper/spice that I haven't had at other Ethiopian restaurants and I was pleasantly surprised with the heat it packed. For the meats, we decided on the Meaza tibs (their beef house special) and yabug awaze tibs (spicy lamb tibs). The meat was tender and full of flavor. The veggies maybe not so much - yellow chickpeas were a little bland - but still pretty good. We had one giant injera bread each - it was good but not as "sour" as others that I've had and it was pretty thick. Our server was very sweet and super attentive!Overall, a nice spot for Ethiopian if you can also get past the weird turn in to the parking lot.
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Orquidea R.
Apr 20, 2022
Really enjoyed the set up at this place with the portraits on the walls and the hall/banquet style feel to the place. Our server was very informative and gave us suggestions on what to order to have the full Ethiopan experience. I enjoyed all the textures, colors, presentations and flavors of our storted cooked veggies and meat tray. It was a lot for 4 people but we were all satisfied with the seasons and tenderness of the meats. I will say, service is a bit slow so we enjoyed some traditional beers while waiting for our food. The lamb and short ribs is a must to order. Wasn't impressed with the store bought reheated baklava, you can skip that one!
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Lily F.
Nov 30, 2020
I miss living in DC because of all of the Ethiopian food around, but luckily this place was available for delivery. I ordered the vegetarian combo and my boyfriend ordered the yabug awaze tibs. Everything was just average for me. Two of the sides in my combo were raw cabbage and something that was very similar to just boiled potatoes with very little seasonings. I was hoping for more exciting lentils or collard greens. The yabug awaze had great flavors but it was a bit dry. I would probably stick with the meat entrees here and go somewhere else for my Ethiopian veggie fix.
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Rachel M.
Dec 21, 2024
Delicious food! I recommend the special vegetarian combo. The owner and staff are lovely. Will absolutely be back.
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Samer A.
Sep 13, 2023
Such a wonderful atmosphere, quiet clean place to dine it, and it's very spacious. Our server, Melke is always friendly, smiles and speaks professionally and sweetly. She never fails to deliver excellent customer service and always makes you feel welcome! The food is always on point, especially their beef tibs, injera is always fresh ! Reasonable prices, I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to eat good Ethiopian food !
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