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Mudai Ethiopian Restaurant
87/100 (407 ratings)
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Vegetarian Friendly
Vegan Options
African
Ethiopian
African
Ethiopian
Vegetarian Friendly
Vegan Options
Lunch
Dinner
Sit down
African
Ethiopian
Accepts Credit Cards
Delivery
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Accepts Mastercard
Accepts Visa
Accepts American Express
Accepts Discover
Reservations
Seating
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Wheelchair Accessible
Dinner
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Cheap Eats
"To those who (like me) are nearly translucent white, Ethiopian food can be a bit daunting. The menu descriptions are a bit, er, lacking in detail at..."
BJ Black
"The food was sooooooooo good! I highly recommend this place. The staff was very kind and friendly. We will go..."
Rose Kaur
"Love the food and service will continue to go there..."
Sarah Jane Eshetu
"My favorite restaurant in San Jose. Everything is delicious! Can not go..."
Diana Pohle
"OMG! Great food, going back soon. May bring a fork or get take out..."
Leslie Gunterson
"Great service and..."
Kourtney McGowan
"We ordered the meat combo and veggie combo. Absolutely..."
Stephen Holland
"Ye beg tibs are are great!! Been coming here for years. Very good..."
Antonio Perez
"Excellent food! Great service and warm..."
Zulma Maciel
"Merry..."
Astiye Fisshay
"We ordered one vegetarian combo and one meat combo for three people. The waiter believed that that's all we need. Indeed, not only we were all very..."
Harry
"I love Ethiopian food. LOVE. There are no restaurants within 2 hours of my home, so I love trying new ones when visiting other cities. I tried Mudai..."
Nicole Kirksey
"Went to Mudai for Thanksgiving because I was on my layover and a friend recommended me to try this place. It was really good and the serving was big!..."
Naidelle Saunders
"Mudai Restaurant is a hidden gem in the downtown area of San Jose. The food is absolutely delicious and delightful, made with savory spices and..."
Elisabeth Shen
"Yummy food, tasty honey wine! It was our third Ethiopian restaurant and experience was good. Shiro, shrimp tibs were yummy. We called a day before on..."
Madhuri Gupta
"The go-to spot for Ethiopian for my wife and I. Food is insanely tasty and filling, and the service is always friendly, informative, and flexible...."
McNibbler
"Great restaurant for Ethiopian food. Awesome for take out or to dine in. Friendly staff. Always lots of conversation to be had with staff as well as..."
Ali Hanks
"The food and the experience is authentic. From the moment you stop in you do feel a sense of family and the portion sizes are perfect. One meat combo..."
Richard Senser
"Absolutely loved the Ethiopian cuisine. Has a striking similarity to South Indian cuisine. We each had a Sambussa ( more like a Samosa but with..."
KJ Sudarshan
"We were a party of four and everyone enjoyed eating here. We had never had Ethiopian food and the eating using thin flat bread was novel and fun. The..."
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Zeni Ethiopian Restaurant
85/100 (1770 ratings)
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Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
African
Ethiopian
African
Ethiopian
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Lunch
Dinner
Beef
Salad
Curry
Lamb
Sit down
African
Ethiopian
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Takeout
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"What beautiful ambience. What’s covered by a curtains is a beautiful cultural artifact. I love the furniture and all the seating. Feels very serene..."
Shiki Dixit
"First time having Ethiopian food, I wasn’t sure what to expect but have been told it’s pretty hit or miss for most people. Restaurant was super..."
Vivian Lee
"Amazing ethopian food. Had veg combo with chicken ye doro tibs. Both were good. They ran out of ethopian coffee batch, and talking to a few friends..."
rahul sawant
"Yum yum yum. Our daughter's best friend who is Ethiopian had been our house guest for a week and we promised to go out for Ethiopian food so here we..."
Vandana Mukherjee
"Was an amazing experience. Never expected this place in the middle of the city. I was taken there by someone who is from Ethiopia and according to..."
Royans Tharakan
"I never had Ethiopian food before so eating at Zeni was pretty much the first time experience. The food here is amazing and wholesome. We had the..."
Sharwari Phadnis
"Went here for lunch. The people here are welcoming and the restaurant has a cozy vibe to it. The server helped decide what to order. Ended up getting..."
Rakshit Pithadia
"Best ethiopian food with vegetarian and vegan options. The veggie platter for two comfortably serves three people - all the sides were amazing except..."
bala sri
"Yummy Ethiopian food!!! I always get their vegetarian combo. Portion size is good for 3 !!! It’s comes with Traditional Ethiopian bread …..."
vinod palan
"Was gonna write a two or three star review after waiting for an hour sitting down at our table ... starving without food. But first bite immediately..."
Jia Zhang
"Very good authentic Ethiopian cuisine. Absolutely love their hot tea as well. The prices are more than fair for the portion sizes. We ate their at..."
L Spencer
"One of the best Ethiopian restaurant in the south bay and our only go to place. We love their veg combo and chicken kitfo! Zeni's is always busy and..."
Vaish “Siso” C
"Good quality Ethiopian food. There is a little bit of wait time during peak hours to get a table. Decent service and portions are good. Service is..."
Aditya Samalla
"The best Ethiopian food in the area! The food was so goood and well marinated. They have great customer service as well! My first time trying the..."
Tee Foodie
"Our first time experience of Ethiopian food. It was definitely was interesting and we were glad we came. We got the vegetarian combo and one portion..."
Ellen
"Good food, unique seating arrangements, and not very congested (in the next room) place, that sums up Zeni! Better to waitlist in Yelp or stand for..."
Sankha S Hota
Gojo Restaurant
85/100 (902 ratings)
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African
Ethiopian
African
Ethiopian
Lunch
Dinner
African
Ethiopian
Reservations
Dinner
Lunch
"Great Restaurant and awesome portions of food. Excellent food quality, the meat was delicious. I got the meat combo plate and a boiled egg. Each bite..."
Darius Dyer
"The staff is very friendly and welcoming. They gave us advice on what dishes to order and were very attentive. The food was amazing! The combinations..."
Sarah Howell
"Food was great. A slightly more spicy would've been better but you can tell them to provide hot spices as a side..."
Kamal Deep Singh
"We loved the doro watt chicken, they were well cooked and amazingly delicious.I would recommend you all to give it a try! Thanks..."
Aayush Gupta
"Soooo glad we came here for dinner. Lots of street parking, l dont think they have a private lot. It wasn't too busy when we came on a wednesday..."
Thanh Tran
"Very nice Ethiopian restaurant with good vegetarian options. One of the lentil dishes is pretty spicy so careful if you can't handle spice! The..."
Manu Kumar
"The service was amazing! So much good for a great price. The staff was so full of fun and the man working did a great job of making me feel welcome...."
Marco Galindo
"Delicious Ethiopian food and fantastic service! The owner friendly demonstrated the best way to enjoy the Ethiopian cuisine 😋 Great vibes! Will..."
Ann Wu
"Loved my meal here! The staff are super friendly and willing to answer any questions you have. The food is quite delicious as well! Do yourself a..."
W S
"Best restaurant experience I’ve had in years. I never write reviews but had to after eating..."
Chris Welch
"I looked up restaurants near CTA and, after seeing pictures of the food, absolutely had to swing by before heading home... Arguably one of the best..."
aaron huitt
"It is with a heavy heart that I learned of the change of ownership for this wonderful place after 29 years of epic management and exceptional..."
M H
"Had the meat combo. Each one was very distinct and I love how soft and delightfully fluffy the injera was. The sauces are just so good that you wish..."
Tibor
"Really delicious Ethiopian food! The kitfo (raw) was a standout, and the injera was light, fluffy, and delightful. This place seemed super popular..."
Grace Li
"Incredibly delicious. I enjoyed Gojo for a late lunch with some of my friends and we had a taste of the veggie and meat combos and the lamb (my..."
aq xin
"As our first Ethiopian food in a long time, this place scratched the itch. Ordered a veggie dish and a three meat combo. It was spicy but they kept..."
Saiho Kwan
Walia Ethiopian Cuisine
84/100 (2048 ratings)
Restaurants
Vegetarian Friendly
Vegan Options
African
African
Ethiopian
Ethiopian
Vegetarian Friendly
Vegan Options
Lunch
Dinner
Lamb
Sit down
African
Ethiopian
Serves Alcohol
Parking Available
Takeout
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Lunch
Dinner
Mid-range
"I've been here several times and have never been disappointed by the quality of food and customer service. Great options for both vegetarians, and..."
Nicole Botelho
"Great food. Diehard non-vegetarians, too, will be inclined towards their vegetarian preparations! We ordered the Larry Page family platter with extra..."
Sangeeta Singh
"They had the traditional Ethiopian food. The restaurant is next to Lingerie shop. No parking was available outside. We had veggie platter with..."
Prasanna Subramanian
"This was the first time my husband and I had ethiopian food. The food was delicious! We had the veggies sampler with Lamb tibs for two. The waiter..."
alynda her
"So delicious! Love the kitfo. Also props to the restaurant for having a fixed service charge and not have a field for extra tips on the credit card..."
Sebastian Kirsch
"Amazing food. We had ordered multiple dishes. The staff asked if we would like to have it served “family style”, in which they serve everything..."
Arpit Jain
"I recently visited Walia Ethiopian Cuisine and was thoroughly impressed by the exceptional dining experience. The ambiance of the restaurant is warm..."
Kaushik Mahadeokar
"This is my third visit to this place. I tried veggie sampler + chicken tibs. Chicken tibs is really juicy and delicious. Injera rolls are fluffy and..."
M G
"I’ve always doordashed from here but went with a group of friends the other day. The good was good and came quickly. We came closer to closing time..."
Tiffany Do
"Very good food, full of flavor and rather on a spicy side. We especially enjoyed samosas, they were crunchy and not too..."
Grazyna Matusiewicz (Grace)
"It was an average place in term of ambience. The owner/ staffs are helpful, one of them explained about the cuisine and dishes when I told them that..."
Somen Choudhury
"Really enjoyed this restaurant. No frills just simple delicious Ethiopian food. Waiter gave good suggestions and helped us order quickly to minimize..."
Luke X
"One of the great Ethiopian cuisine restaurants. The taste is amazing and the quantity of the food is sufficient. Injera and all the dishes were..."
Aditya Mehta
"Ordered a large catering order through ezcater and food was delivered on time in catering trays. Food was very delicious and everyone in the office..."
Victor Wang
"The insides of the restaurant is really good and feels authentic. Loved the veggie sampler and chicken tibs. Opted for juicy and it was delicious. I..."
raksha raj
"I have been to this place more than 5 times. They are my go to place in South Bay for Ethiopian place. This is my first time since pandemic started...."
Praneet Raj
"Yum! Ethiopian food: so many options and various levels of spice. Family owned and operated with a welcoming team that will explain the menu if you..."
Ali Hanks
Lunch Box
84/100 (220 ratings)
Restaurants
African
Ethiopian
African
Ethiopian
Lunch
Dinner
Fast food
African
Ethiopian
Dinner
Lunch
"Excellent food and excellent service at reasonable prices! The injera is very good and definitely worth ordering extra! The veggie combo was very..."
James Li
"Delicious food, incredible service. We were warmly greeted and our food came quickly. I had the veggie combo which was fantastic and my partner had..."
Brynn Schor
"I visited this place with my wife in March 2022. I have eaten at many Ethiopian restaurants and let me state it unambiguously - the food here is..."
Danish Khan
"It’s been a while since I’ve had Ethiopian food, but it’s as good as I remember. I ordered the raw Kitfo Dulet. The food was pretty tasty,..."
Alex
"Very pleased with the food I got today! Good quality and each flavor in the combo was distinct and fresh. Injera was generously added (2 ziplock bags..."
Tibor
"Stopped in for a quick bite with a honey wine both were..."
Anime Your Way Official
"Such good food… ask for it spicy! The vegetarian combo and misir are amazing. some of the best Ethiopian food I’ve ever had. And the vibe is very..."
Akshay Jagadeesh
"Love the Teff Enjera. My daughter who eats only gluten free diets was very happy. After four days it was still..."
Hirut HS
"My first time having Ethiopian food. The manager took our order and was super friendly and happy to explain my various options for my first..."
michail misyrlis
"Although there was a little confusion in what we had ordered and what came out, the food was absolutely delicious. We selected this spot because of..."
Leslie Steinberg
"My new favorite Ethiopian food in San Jose! Exactly how I hope Ethiopian dishes to be prepared and taste. The chicken doro wat and the lamb tibs..."
Luke Knepper
"Great restaurant and friendly staff. I had the veggie combo and it was enough for two people. Sat at the bar and had a few Ethiopian beers with the..."
Brian Childs
"Really enjoyed our lunch at this place today. We went for the Vegetarian combo. The owner was very friendly, the restaurant was very clean and well..."
Sarah W
"Love the lunch box! Ever since Fared, the always friendly original owner left, there's been some inconsistencies in the people cooking the food. Last..."
Amdread X
"The food was tasty, the furniture was a bit shabby, but seemed clean, and the service was fast and..."
Eclipse Diamond
"Lunch box is a bare bones place in a dusty strip mall / street in San Jose. It feels like you go back in time in that neighborhood. Once you get the..."
Julian Fessard