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| - Fourth Ethiopian restaurant in a month - I think I can safely say I've had a good share of what Vegas Ethiopian food tastes like.
Meskerem Ethiopian Restaurant is the most lighted of the four we have visited thus far. They actually have natural light shining in, which makes the restaurant feel less like a club or disco.
On a Friday night, there was only one diner before our party of three showed up. By the time we left, one couple (non-Ethiopian) and one other diner (Ethiopian) arrived.
Starting off with what we know best and love is:
* #3. Kitfo "Chopped lean beef seasoned with butter and mitmita. Served with injera and ayb (cottage cheese), prepared to desire: raw, labilb - medium or well done." ($9) - We ordered this raw, of course. (And I'm really learning that it's a surprise for the waitress when we say we want raw because I guess they aren't used to hearing us non-Ethiopians wanting it raw.) It was a generous portion that she poured out on three sections of the injera bread. It was my favorite out of everything else we ate.
* #5. Yebeg Alicha "Mild lamb stew, delicately seasoned and cooked with spiced garlic, ginger and other house spices." ($9) - We went for a meat stew this time, and chose this one because it was 'wetter' per the waitress. It came with two chunks of lamb, more like goat, and a few other pieces. It was a bit gamey-tasting and wasn't my particular favorite. The Husband said he probably wouldn't order it again because it wasn't that special.
* #11. Yetsom Migb "Vegetarian combination with fish and split lentil." ($9) On the menu, it's a misprint, so there's really no fish in this veggie combo. What is included is the salad, red lentils, green lentils, yellow beans, steamed potatoes, cabbage and carrots, and collared greens. I was a bit disappointed because usually we love the lentils and the spices they use in it. This time it lacked a little something. It was okay, but we actually had leftovers for once. It didn't have the same explosion of flavors like the other Ethiopian restaurants we've been to.
Service was okay, as there was only one waitress when we first arrived. She was very sweet, although a bit over-efficient with wiping down our table and taking our water glasses before we left the table. We did try to inquire about any Ethiopian coffee since we saw the cups laid out near the TV, but the waitress pointed to the coffee maker they had behind the bar. We didn't see any kind of Ethiopian coffee ceremony listed on the menu either, so we figured they didn't offer it.
Overall, it's a decent restaurant for Ethiopian food for what we had. But if we were craving kitfo and the veggie combo, we would probably go elsewhere.
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