Roberto S. Fierros

I have no idea what I ate, all I know is it was amazing. Demilie recommended a delicious dish and I simply said yes. Great taste, quality ingredients, freshly made. It was perfect. The name of the dish was kitfo gomen and miser lentils. A little too spicy. I wish they had different levels of spice but non the less delicious. Thanks to the friendly and amazing server Demilie

danshakuimo

First time eating Ethiopian food! The owner is very nice like other reviewers have said. Idk how this compares to other Ethiopian food but I got the Meat Combo as recommended; It's great with its own distinct flavor, and the restaurant has its own distinct smell. Make sure you remember to bring either an empty stomach or multiple stomachs, because I went alone and had eaten breakfast and got full way too fast. And if you just happen to need beer, ingredients, oil for your car, detergent, or an Ethiopian Bible (and other Ethiopian literature), this place has you covered.

Haylee Jane Monteiro

First time trying Ethiopian food and it was delicious! Husband and I attempt to try a new cuisine every month, and glad we came across this place. Large potion size too! 2 sides and 1 entree were enough for both of us (and we're both big eaters) Awash Special Tibs - this was delicious! Really perfectly cooked beef tenderloin, lovely curry (right amount of spicy and didn't seem too oily even though it had butter). Injera - so soft and so fluffy and flavorful! And really big too! Husband enjoyed it plain as well! Tikil Gomen (cabbage side dish) - this had a lot of flavor, but also too much butter. Nice dish overall. Gomen (collard greens side dish) - this was soso. Decent flavor, but had a bit of pungent taste to it for some reason. Probably won't recommend it. Red paste that was on the ribs was nice. Very strong flavor so I wouldn't recommend having too much per bite.

Robert Jones

Delicious food in the middle of an Ethiopian market. It’s kind of cluttered and messy. The service was OK. We waited a while even though they didn’t appear overly busy. The food arrived quickly after ordering.

Andre Pless

This was my first experience with Ethiopian food. We took the recommendation of the owner so that we could be a good cross section of culinary flavors. The dishes were a mixture of spice and flavors that really worked well together. Not really know what to expect, I enjoyed the flavors of everything. The owner was very concerned that we enjoyed the food, and checked on us often to make sure everything was good. He even made sure that we were eating the food correctly considering we originally asked for utensils. The atmosphere was very down to earth. And, the the owner was very welcoming. Definitely would consider eating here again.

Josh Baltazar

For dinner we just stayed in and DoorDashed food. We started off ordering Beef Sambusas (Pastry shells stuffed with onions, jalapenos and Ethiopian herbs. For main course we ordered Awaze Tibs (Beef tenderloin or chikinia bits sauteed in onions and green peppers, cooked with Ethiopian butter), Yedoro Wot (chicken cooked with Ethiopian spicies, berbere sauce, onions, garlic and Ethiopian butter) and Kitfo (ground beef spiced with Awaze (Ethiopian hot sauce) and served with homemade cottage cheese, raw as well). It also came with some White Enjera and Teff Enjera to try with all the dishes. We really enjoyed the Awaze Tibs, that was great with the Enjera. The one we liked the least was Kitfo. The Yedoro Wot and Beef Sambusas were ok. Overall nice to try this cuisine but my stomach said that it is not for me.

Ashleigh Fairfax

Came here on a Saturday evening around 7 pm and got seated right away. By the time we left, every table in the front was full. Food: We got two meat combos, awaze tibs, collard greens, and split peas. The veggies were both yummy and fresh! ALL of the meat except for the tibs came out lukewarm, and the injera was cold... not room temp—cold. SUPER disappointing and totally ruined my first experience with Ethiopian food. There were different flavors for each meat in the combo, and if the food was served at the proper temperature, it would have been way more fun and enjoyable trying each one. As mentioned, only the tibs came out hot. They also seemed fresher than the meat from the combos. The flavor was really delicious and the meat was perfectly tender, so this gave me some hope that this place does have good food. Honestly, I was shocked by the subpar food quality, especially with all the great reviews. I specifially came here because it's often recommended and has a reputation as the best Ethiopian spot around. Service: The two people running the front—a man and a woman—were REALLY nice, but they were seriously understaffed, making for a pretty bad dining experience. They were taking orders, running food, probably cooking in the kitchen, and manning the store register. Two people handling front of house on a Saturday night is just crazy. I had to ask twice for water and even got up to ask for napkins. My food was dropped off, and no one checked on us afterward—they just kept rushing past, hard to flag down. After about 15-20 minutes of sitting with finished food in front of us, I had to get up to ask for the check, then waited another 5 minutes to close out. I checked several Google reviews before coming, and people often mention how great the service is, so I’m disappointed I can't say the same, especially since they were so nice. Regardless of kindness, this should not be the diner's experience when upwards $100. Atmosphere: Don't come here expecting vibes or anything fancy. It’s part restaurant, part store—more of a 'hole in the wall' experience, which I’m usually fine with if the food is good. They had a TV playing Ethiopian music videos in the restaurant area. This is a family friendly restaurant for sure, because I was seated directly next to a family with a screaming infant and toddler. The single person unisex bathroom was pretty gross and could use some maintenance and better upkeep. I hope this isn't the same bathroom staff are using since they're handling our food. Overall, I won't be back anytime soon because of the cold food and the poor service. I wouldn’t recommend it to others either. Hopefully, it was just an off night, and others have a better experience.

Eliza Jefferies

I'm a court ordered supervised visitation monitor. Went in here yesterday with a parent & child. They ate, I declined. My job is to document their visit. So I am on my cell phone the whole time documenting. The owner was extremely rude to me, pointed at me & said, "She is the problem," then walked away. I was in shock. I was polite and said, "No, thank you." I know he didnt know my profession, but that doesn't excuse his behavior. To the owner, thanks for being disrespectful to me in front of the family I was supervising. I would never go back to your restaurant on my own time due to your service.

J T

Worst restaurant experience here. The worker had us waiting over an hour and 10 minutes just to see some bottles of water. We filled the meter twice in that time. When a white family came in, they were greeted so enthusiastically, given drinks immediately, and received 2-3 sample plates within minutes. After confronting him about our service, he nervously started setting napkins and water to our table after we said we were leaving. When the food finally came out, 1hour45minutes from when we sat down, it was extremely underwhelming. The last time I wrote this out, the business deleted my review. Shame on you, Awash.

Ephraim Asfaw

Not one to make reviews but just thought I’d share my experience. Decided to pick up some Ethiopian food as my mother and I were craving it and are visiting from LA. We ordered kitfo and doro wot and by the amount of stars rewarded you can guess how it went. While the kitfo was ok the chicken from the doro wot looked as though it was thrown into the stew at the last second. Usually the flavors seep into the chicken but this was bland. On top of that it was raw, even after being microwaved on our end (we are in a hotel). Usually Iyb (cottage cheese) or some other side is served as well since spending over $50 but maybe that’s an LA thing. Nice people at the front and I’m sure it was an off day but overall disappointed. Maybe next time.

Robin K.

Update to yesterday's review. As We were leaving we talked with the server saying I just don't want to get sick from gluten....she laughed and said, Oh you won't get sick. Oh YES I DID! Celiacs BEWARE! Guess I should have taken the 5% Chance seriously. We came in in the afternoon and no one else was there. Ordered drinks and food. Sat nearly half an hour waiting. Finally food arrived but then she asked if we wanted drinks with the food. We reminded her of what we had ordered when we first arrived. So she did go and get them. We got the meat platter and asked her to tell us what each thing was. She just gave us the number of the items off the menu which we did not have. So we asked what each item was again. She the quickly said and went away...never to return until we went to the counter to ask for another drink. (Don't order the honey wine, it was just gross and tested of mold.) Then about 15 minutes later she brought the drinks. She was nice enough just not a a good server. Gluten free was requested and she would say well it is 95% gluten free. I said what is the 5 percent that isn't. She thought that was funny. I will revise if I get sick. Enjera was gluten free and none of the meat contained gluten, I was told. ???

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