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| - I was here with a 4 friends to celebrate one of my best friend's birthday, although he sort of let it slip since we were not actually going out for that -- he is very private that way.
Anyway, the original plan was to go to Nazareth, however due to the good food and inexpensive price point, Nazareth is renown for its ridiculous waiting times to get a table.
Sadly, we were caught in that role and although we were promised a table, it was most likely to be available by the time some of the girls would have had the risk of dealing with osteoporosis.
As such, the birthday boy recommended walking here as he vouched for the taste and promised an equal experience.
The place was empty except for the cook/server/manager/owner(?) and a gentleman nurturing a beer at the bar in front.
Long story short: the service was continental drift slow. In fact I had to walk over to tell the server we wanted drinks and remind her that we were ready to order. All in all, my experience of Ethiopian restaurants is that their service tends to be somewhat sub par, I do not know why, they just seem to come across as inattentive and The Queen Of Sheba did not disappoint.
The food itself took forever. As if the doors of the kitchen were a mystical portal to the luscious fields of Africa, full of adventure, sun and the cradle of humanity. As if the veggies were foraged from the rolling hills and flat lands of the continent's savannah, always mindful of the meandering eyes of predators and scavengers...
Meanwhile back in Toronto, we were starving.
For real, how long does it take to put some veggies (wot) on an injera? Even if the Injera is made on the spot? I mean, there was no one else ordering food in the whole restaurant!
We were there for about 2+ hours and it took almost a\n hour for us to get our food. If it was not because the birthday boy wanted to have Ethiopian and the conversation was good we would have probably had left. I might have.
Would I recommend the place? I am troubled. It was tasty --or perhaps it was because we were starving? Unfortunately the spice was a bit on the bland side which was good since I was the only one in the group that is big on spicy food so I thought it okay for the sake of my companions but if I went with people who like their food really spicy then I would have gone elsewhere.
There are just too many other restaurants that are better.
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