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| - Axum was my first time eating Ethiopian food. It definitely is on one of the sketchiest corners of Las Vegas, but I didn't feel unsafe inside or outside the restaurant. When we walked in we waited for a table but two men at the bar told us to sit anywhere we wanted. There was one other group seated when we got there, and throughout our meal a number of other groups came and went. Everyone seems to know each other and visit the other tables to say hello or goodbye, so this is definitely a locals spot. As another reviewer mentioned, the entire clientele seems to consist of Ethiopian men, mostly drinking beers and having fun catching up.
Although I'm sure the waitress knew we'd never been there before, she didn't give any intro or ask if we had any questions. That's okay, thanks Yelp for giving me a brief intro on what to expect here! They didn't have any Ethiopian beer despite it being on the menu, so we settled for Newcastle (all bottles). We ordered the vegetarian combo and tibs wot. We were also served two baskets of injera aside from the injera the meal is set on. The pictures really don't do these dishes justice: they are humongous! I know you wouldn't think that a few mounds of lentils on a plate of bread would fill you up but it does. The plates have to be 12-15" in diameter and we could barely fit two of them front to back on the table. The tibs wot was delicious. It was slightly spicy and the meat was similar to a stew meat with a hearty sauce, not too soupy. We ate all of this dish. The vegetarian combo was also really good and I wish I knew what all of the dishes were. I'd say my favorites were the red lentils and the other red colored dish followed by the yellow (potatoes I think?), the green lentils, and the collard greens last. There's also a salad in the middle with hot peppers that added a nice kick. I wish we could have finished it all because I felt bad for leaving food, though the waitress did offer a to-go box which we accepted. We finished the meal with Ethiopian coffee which, for $1.50 is making me wish Axum opened earlier in the morning.
Overall I really enjoyed the experience and I have to say Ethiopian food is now one of my favorite cuisines. The closest comparison I can make is to Indian food in terms of the depth of spices. My only reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 is that I now see Axum has been on Dirty Dining twice in the last year (most recently in January) and that makes me pretty squeamish. I may wait a little longer to return and explore the west side Ethiopian restaurants but I'm hoping they can keep everything under control and I will gladly return.
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