Abssynia is a great restaurant owned by (to borrow the words of a previous poster) "quite possibly the friendliest man in toronto". The owner cooks everything from fresh ingredients and is completely enthusiastic about showing you the proper way to eat with your hands, a technique that he, admittedly, makes look a lot easier than it is. By the end though, I was shovelling the deliciously spiced food into my mouth with no concern for politeness or proper ethiopian ettiquette.
My party and I found this place after going to taco el asador on a sunday and finding out it wouldnt be open for another hour. Rather than get korean food in korean town (because that would make too much sense) we found great reviews for Abssynia on yelp. and it did not diappoint!
Our group of five had the vegetarian platter and the meat platter. We had enough food to feed us all twice over. The platters are a must get because they give you a chance to taste a little ( more like, a lot) of everything. It's all served on fluffy ethiopian bread (which he ggladly explains the background and cooking techniques of). WE finished off with freshly popped popcorn and ethiopian coffee, which he roasted right after we ordered, even showing us the beans mid-process and letting us have a whiff.
Abyssinia is definitely somewhere I would go again, even on days where I'm not craving a particularly ethnic sort of food. It is five star, for sure. Decor could use some work but who really cares when the food is so good?