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| - I went here for lunch with a friend because she had a certificate from restaurants.com. When I'm in the mood for Ethiopian food, I usually go to Merkato, but I have also been to Abyssinia a few times.
It is a little tricky to find this place. Just make sure you're paying attention. If you're traveling West on D.I., it is on the right hand side of the street in a little strip center. Note that they do not open until 1PM.
When we first walked in, the place was empty. We sat at a table and waited for someone to come out and see us. One of the servers did not speak English, but another person came out to help, and we were relieved that there wouldn't be a problem communicating with her.
I was surprised to see so few options on the menu. We ordered the Vegetarian Combo, Shiro. I can't remember the names of the other 2 items, but one was a beef dish with onions and the other was fish. For the meat entrees, she asked how spicy we wanted each one.
I like that the server told us what everything was as she was putting it on the platter in front of us. The serving size of each item on the vegetarian platter was much smaller than they serve at Merkato, and the shiro has a very different flavor. I still loved the way it tasted. I also loved the lentils, and even though I am not a fish person, the one we ordered was very flavorful & you couldn't even tell it was fish.
This place definitely has better service than Merkato. I wouldn't say the food is better, perhaps equally delicious in a different way. I will definitely eat here again.
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