I had Ethiopian food after 5 years. It is a family driven restaurant. A beautiful and small restaurant - nothing fancy quite raw. Excellent food.we ordered vegeterian platter. Highly recommended.
Samosa is not value for money.
Awesome food! Best Ethiopian food in town. Highly recommended 😁😁
Veggie sampler is great - you get a portion of all the veggie dishes, and they’re all pretty good. (Typically I’m not a fan of at least one or two of the veg options, but I liked all of them well enough here). The red lentils are excellent, spicy without overdoing it. And I really liked the texture of the cabbage/carrot dish (shredded smaller so you get a bit of everything in each bite). The place is fairly small, and I think only one person was working when we came in, but it’s good for groups of two or four if you’re up for a leisurely meal.
popped in here for dinner and had a delicious meal! we ordered the vegetarian combo and every dish was so good. there was a great mix of lentils, veggies, and peas. they also had unique beer offerings. no one was there when we went but highly recommend checking it out!
Amazing Ethiopian food!!!! We got 5 dishes and drinks and the price was amazing. The waitress/hostess was super kind and sweet!!
Bole Ethiopian may be a small venue but where they lack in accommodations they make up in the food. The servings are large and very flavorful. They have a limited bar selection but enough options that can satisfy most palates. Then, of course, you get to eat with your hands!
The service is good and they allowed us to book a reservation in advance for our group of 9. With that said, our group took up a good portion of the restaurant.
If you are looking to try or get your Ethiopian food fix, I would definitely recommend putting Bole on your list!
Sooooo good. My favorite meal in Portland thus far (and we’ve had a LOT of good food in Portland!).
Generous portions. Really affordable. FLAVORFUL! The injera (fluffy spongy bread) was nice and tart, which played nicely with the savory chickpea / lentil stews and spicy, meaty Shekla Tibs.
Definitely check this place out.
Not bad for a small size restaurant. It’s a family owned restaurant. Their Derek tibs is delicious.
Don't let the location or look of the place scare you... the food was incredible, service was great. We got the vegetarian combo and the misto meat combo. Came with extra injera bread. The hot cinnamon tea was so good.
We ordered the Vegetarian Combo + one order of Spicy Chicken. The each of the dishes that came out on the traditional Injera platter was distinct. No blah melding of flavors here! We ordered an extra Injera to continue scooping more into our greedy mouths. Tonight, we are reheating the leftovers (not much left alas) in the oven and are delighted by the flavor and texture of the bread that was under the dishes, so much flavor!
We brought friends from across the country and they loved the delicious dishes. My wife and I will be back!
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