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| - We went there on their first day and were thoroughly impressed. The restaurant is very nicely decorated and clean. Although I have not been to a lot of Ethiopian restaurants, I have been to a few in larger cities on the east coast, and the food here was at least as good as it was at those, if not better. On the day we went they had a buffet - very smart move for a newly opened restaurant to make sure things go smoothly!
My favorite dishes were the Spicy Beef Stew(Key Wot) which is very tender chopped beef simmered in a medium hot and thick bereber sauce with herbal butter and exotic spices, the Gomen, which is chopped collard greens steamed with garlic, jalapeno pepper and traditional spices, and the Carrot, Potato and Fosoliya. which was strips of carrots and potatoes, and green beans with tomatoes and onion seasoned with garlic, ginger and turmeric. That being said, everything else was delicious too!
The coffee is amazing - highly recommended - and they even roast their own beans in house! This is what coffee is supposed to taste like, not the over roasted, burnt swill they serve at Starbucks. I never drink coffee black, but this coffee is so good you can drink it without sugar or milk!
The service was great too, everyone was very friendly and quick to bring out drinks and extra napkins. This is a great family run business and a wonderful addition to Cleveland Heights, so be sure to come check it out and support this new gem in the Cedar-Lee District!
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