Ghion Ethiopian Restaurant

What a wonderful place it is ! Lovely restaurant with great Ethiopian food and drinks. Caring people ofcourse who knows me well. Generally one of the best in DMV. Come and enjoy here to the fullest.

Local favorite. Awesome execution of familiar Ethiopian favorites, frequented mostly by the neighborhood folk. The place is small and family run, so don't know expect nothing too fancy.

Authentic, no frills hole in the wall. The shared platter is the way to go if you come here with a group. Absolutely everything was delicious, and everybody was stuffed at the end (we were a party of 3). One of us had never eaten Ethiopian, and I think he's a fan now.

Excellent. Honestly the most delicious Ethiopian food I’ve ever had. We got a full vegetarian combo plus one meat dish (the lamb) for 3 people and we couldn’t quite finish. The flavors were each very distinct and bold. Highly recommended for vegetarians.

Very yummy food. First time trykng Ethiopian food and was not disappointed. Waiter recommend a meal for us with mashed plantains. Very unique flavours

We went to a show at the 9:30 Club and it had its good points. It was a long drive for us from where we live now and some parts of the evening could have been better. The little Ethiopian joint across the street, however, was amazing. In retrospect, Ghion was the best part of our evening. We stopped in for a bite before the show and I was hoping it would be ok. I had really talked up Ethiopian restaurant food and service. My wife had yet to experience it but the other places I had eaten were good and I was hoping for a repeat. Ghion made me look good. First of all, I defy you to get more stuffed for less money and on food that is that delicious anywhere in the city! We tried SO hard not to eat until we were uncomfortable and neither of us were completely successful. It was Just. So. Yummy! The beef we ordered was (I never use this word) succulent. It was perfectly seasoned and, among the flavors, the cardamom in particular gave the dish a surprising note of sweetness that really rounded it out into something memorable. And, the myriad vegetable dishes that covered our injera-laid table were so flavorful that, had we not ordered meat, I doubt we would have missed it despite being pretty typical American meat eaters. To top it all off, the staff were some of the nicest people I’ve ever encountered in DC. (And, I was born in DC 43 years ago.) I’m not exaggerating or making this up. They held our leftovers AND MY COAT until after the show and hugged us (my hand to G_d, they hugged us) when we came back. No, seriously! In DC! I said, “No, thanks,” to holding our food at first, but it visibly pained our server to throw out what we all know is the best part of the meal (the injera that’s soaked up all that goodness sitting on it) and I finally agreed. She gave us a huge smile and told us how to turn it into the best breakfast ever. I won’t go into why I couldn’t take my coat into the show but they held that, too. We don’t look like anyone famous and we certainly don’t look like high rollers and I don’t think I’ve ever had better service in a restaurant, even ones where I’m a frequent customer. ...I’m not even sure what better service would look like. That is a good experience! Visit Ghion. If the show across the street isn’t great, Ghion stays open late and they even have a little bar. Cheers!