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I was going to the Comedy Bar down the street and needed a place to eat. Cue the Yelp app, which led me to this place. Ethiopian is actually one of my favourite cuisines to eat right now, but I've been lax in just going to my regular haunts and not really trying other restaurants.
9 PM on a Saturday night, and the place was still full with a couple in front of me. It wasn't long, maybe 5 minutes before I agreed to be seated at the bar. The first thing I noticed: the lack of peeling paint. Sorry, but my usual haunts are in need of a makeover (Queen of Sheba has now closed). Then again, it was very dark in the restaurant. I kinda like to see my food, but maybe they just dimmed the lights since I did get there late on a Saturday night.
The menu is small, with maybe 12 items on it. I don't remember a lot of explanations on it (but I was hungry at that point and I know my way around an Ethiopian menu without too much explanation). I settled on the vegetarian platter for $10. It came out and I was pleased to see that as other trusty Yelpers had reported, it was enough for two. The owner assured me she would wrap the rest up.
This meant I had to stop half way through because I knew that this really should feed two people. But I didn't want to stop. I wanted to continue sopping up those yummy lentils with my injera. I asked her - she said they make it in house. Definitely contains gluten, but I expected that. Oh well... it was a cheat day.
Oh yeah... and the beer. Keith's on draft for $4? Sigh. How can I refuse that? Cheat day.. right. I had two, plus paid for the beer of the guy beside me when he stiffed her.
There was an old guy drinking and swaying to the music in the corner. He looked happy.
I can't wait to go back and try out some more dishes.
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