Addis Ababa - Ethiopian Restaurant

Tried this place for special occasion, and they did not disappoint! The injera seemed a little mild when we visited, and the veg sampler was not as spicy as we expected, but everything was still satisfyingly wholesome and hearty and they were not stingy at all with the injera. <3 Upside to the mildness is, it seems safe for parties where any one gots low piquance tolerance. ;) Their veg sampler features six popular wots we see at almost every Ethiopian restaurant we been to: split pea, spicy (but not piquant here) red lentil, collards, cabbage & carrot, green bean & carrot, and big chunky potato. (ater, yemisr, gomen, tikil gomen, fesolia, and dinech) Our party's favo part here was the yemisr wot. One of our party also got one of the cooked beef dishes, and it was also delicious. On our visit on a Saturday evening, staff were real friendly, service was great, and the atmosphere was real mellow and chill. For those traveling by personal vehicle, there is some parking adjacent to the building reserved for patrons, and on our party's visit there was space- but we didn't see painted lines, so we imagine some days it fills inefficiently. We didn't see van accessible space, but other than possibility of parking running out of space for a van, it seems wheelchair-accessible due to lack of steps up or down? The attached store also has some spices we don't yet know where else to find elsewhere locally, like berbere! \o/

Amazing food and wonderful Chef and FOH! My husband and I had the Addis Special and our friends had a Chicken dish with a Veggie Platter. Everything was beautifully flavored and paired with special bread. We also tried the Ethiopian coffee which was dark and rich, My friend enjoyed her Spiced Tea. The spices helped my circulation and were the first thing that helped me feel warmth in my fingers and toes this season!

Been here many times over the last four years and as confirmed by my visit yesterday, their quality is consistently excellent! The smell wafting from the kitchen as you walk in is incredible, making your mouth water and preparing you for an extremely flavorful banquet. Very friendly staff as well who really make you feel welcome. The lamb I had yesterday was some of the most succulent, juicy, and rich meat I've had in quite some time, cooked to absolute perfection. Every time I come here I get a vegetarian sampler platter as well and yesterday's was fantastic, the collards were phenomenal. Cannot recommend this restaurant enough!

I'm so mad at myself for not going there much sooner. The food was so delicious. The staff was very friendly that I feel belonged. The photo I took is Addis Special. Perfect for two or three people. I'll definitely be back!! Update: the service and food are still top-notch. This actually was my third visit since my original post. My friends I bought kept saying this place had the best flavor food and the warmest welcome. You won't be disappointed.

I've never had Ethiopian food before so this was my first introduction. It was absolutely amazing. They roast their coffee right there. Add a dash of cinnamon to it for some extra good flavor. I haven't had the $15 coffee ceremony, but I intend to. The food itself was second to none. Meat was very tender, spiced to perfection.