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| - Strange, Perhaps Unusual Experience...
I read the reviews on Gojo, and they were what motivated me to try it. I like Ethiopian food, and had just eaten at a different Ethiopian place the day before and was hungry for more. I arrived not long after they opened on a Saturday, and was the first customer. I was greeted immediately, allowed to select a table, and provided with a menu. I was already prepared for the lack of ambience, so it didn't bother me.
As I was considering the menu, a small boy (almost 4) came to my table, said hello to me, and began pointing to and saying various letters of the alphabet that were on my menu. At that point it was cute, but thankfully my server returned to take my order and sent him away. I ordered Ethiopian Coffee, and the Gojo Combo.
After a relatively short wait, my coffee was brought to me, and shortly after that, my food. I loved the coffee.
Unfortunately, just as I began to eat, a smell similar to lighting charcoal with lighter fluid made its way into my nostrils and completely obliterated the aroma of my food and completely spoiled my experience.
I had to stop eating because the food was tasting like whatever that smell was. It turns out that someone had just completed the process of lighting up some sort of incense, which took a couple of minutes. They then began carrying the lit incense in a metal container around the restaurant, so I knew it was a smell that was not going to go away. It was also not a pleasant smell. I use incense at home, and this was nothing like anything I've ever smelled.
I overheard two other diners who had arrived after me comment on the smell as well. I asked for a to go container, which took a while to be brought. While I was waiting, the four year old boy came back again and started telling me repeatedly to finish my food. I told him I was taking it with me. He then picked up my pot of coffee that I was planning to drink, and the server had to come over and make him put it back down. I'm guessing he was the son of the owner or the chef, but he was reluctant to go away as the server asked him to do.
I really didn't like that this child was putting his hands on, and reaching over my meal. I raised a daughter and know that you never know where children's hands have been. I quickly transferred my food to the take out container when it was brought along with my tab. When the child left my table, he went to the table of the other two diners, and wouldn't leave when the server initially asked him to. There was more with the child, but I've said enough.
I barely ate any of the food, and what I ate was tainted by the impact of the incense on my taste buds. I remember seeing at least one review that commented about the incense, and now I understand. I will say that some of the dishes were very heavy on oil. I'm tempted to give a lower rating, but to be fair, you may not experience any of the things that I did. Gojo was a long drive for me, and I didn't really enjoy it so I'll be dining elsewhere.
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