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| - My friend & I both had the vegetarian combo, which I thought was just fabulous. This was only my second time eating Ethiopian, and while I was not enamored of the food at the other place, here I became hooked. My friend adores Ethiopian food, but apparently she thinks it is all delicious, so it is hard to get a comparison from her. :)
I wish I knew more about the food so I could tell you more about the veggie combo. There was a portion of lentils in a yellow "sauce", lentils in a red "sauce", some kind of lentil biscuit? in a barbecue sauce, string beans & carrots, turnip greens (pretty sure they were turnip greens), and salad. I loved them all. Well, I wasn't crazy about the lentil-biscuit-thing, but the barbecue sauce it was in was delicious. I was going to take pictures of the food, but I got distracted by trying to add this place as a new restaurant in Yelp, sorry about that.
The platter was $10 plus tax, and it was enough for lunch and a massive midnight snack. Plus when she packed up my food, she gave me an extra piece of injera bread, which I used the next morning to eat my breakfast & sop up my over-easy eggs. Yum!
This is also a "market," but again, the place is so small. There were a variety of dried beans for sale, and a few items for which I was not sure of the use, but I think they were kitchen items. The best part (to me) is that they sell packages of injera bread, although the packages seem very big! I don't know if I would be able to use a whole package in a few days, but I am so glad that I know where I can get some injera, because it turns out I love that stuff. There is also a counter area, with a sign indicating the meats and the special meats they sell. (I don't know what special meats are.)
So.. the breakdown: The pluses are that the food was fabulous & cheap. The lady was very nice. They sell injera bread. They are open from 4am to 1am. What?? Yes, it's true. There is a postcard-sized flyer that says 4pm - 1am, but the lady said that was a misprint, they open early for breakfast.
The neutral: This is a tiny place, capable of seating 9 (3 tables of 3 chairs each). The tables & chairs are very nice, but the overall decor is ok.
The bad: there was a faint odor that I didn't care for, I think it's because of the meat market section. I don't know if it would bother anyone else, but it made me uncomfortable when I walked in. I got used to it after a little while. I wanted to try Ethiopian coffee, but they were out. They didn't have menus. (Huh?) And they lady didn't speak much English, so it was hard to know what the food options were. Best I could figure was that I had the choice of the vegetarian combo or the lamb. However, the postcard indicates they offer a large breakfast selection. I think if you were Ethiopian, and knew what you wanted already and how to order it, then this would be the perfect little place to get some delicious food. But for me, I don't know the food very well, so the lack of a menu or the means to communicate is a difficulty.
If this wasn't the first review, I would probably have given 3 stars as an overall rating. But the food was very good, the service very friendly, and the prices very reasonable, and I think more people should come & check this place out.
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