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| - I was encouraged to join my Aunt and Mother at this restaurant for some traditional Ethiopian food. My Aunt is from Dallas, and works with some Ethiopians and said that the food was great. Had a ton of flavor and was something different. I was completely out of my comfort zone, but I said "what the hell?" and went along for the ride.
I certainly am glad that I did. I have been back several times. We had one of the traditional combination meals to be shared by the three of us. It was great.
For those like myself who have never eaten Ethiopian food before, here is a little run down of what goes on. First, you order as a group and their serve your platter family style. They give you some injera, which is like a pita or tortilla that you use to then pinch your food as you eat bite by bite. The injera is somewhat gummy, and has an unusual texture which definitely takes getting used to. If you visualize grabbing some hummus with a piece of pita bread, that is what you are doing when eating your food. It's more of a pinch than a scoop, but I think you catch my drift. The different food that they place on the platter is called Wat. My favorite was the doro wat. The coffee was excellent as well at Lalibela.
The restaurant itself is nothing too spectacular, but it didn't bother me. It was extremely clean, and you could tell that care was put into everything about the restaurant. The staff was very helpful, and showed pride for their product and their country. I look forward to coming back again.
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