This is my 2nd time here and I got the siga wot. It is beef tenderloin in a spicy red pepper sauce, it was amazing as I love spicy food. The dish also came with two sides; one was a little salad with a light dressing and the other was a cabbage and carrot side that had nice flavor and plenty of injera bread. I also got the Ethiopian coffee. It tasted bitter like instant coffee - I wasn’t a fan of it but everything else tasted great.
FINALLY tried this place out and my only regret is that this was my first time.So Ethiopian food is not like any other that I've ever had. Pro tip...it is eaten without silverware ( I knew this and still asked for silverware out of habit ??♂️??♂️). It's served on a flatbread called enjera. I can only compare it too a big fluffy sourdough tortilla. Kind of a cross between a tortilla, naan bread and a pancake. Maybe like a thick crepe? Hard to describe but I love it! Grew up with some friends from Ethiopia and always loved eating at their house because we ate with our fingers! You tear pieces of the enjera and scoop the food up to eat it. This place definitely took me back!Ok so the food. I'm not going to try to be super cool and get all the names for the dishes in here I can never remember. The menu has the proper dish names and description so you won't have a problem finding what you want.I got the veggie platter which let's you pick four dishes and comes with enough enjera for a small family! I had lentils, green beans, cabbage and collards. I also added a hard boiled egg. You can choose regular or spicy. I went with regular.Flavors were on point and portions as you can see were huge!Great authentic Ethiopian food and as far as I know the only spot in Hampton Roads! Check it out if you're a fan OR if you love trying new food!Of note as of 13 May 2022 they are only offering to go.
The only Ethiopian food in Hampton Roads, I believe. The food is decently good. The running of the place is quite poor unfortunately: never picks up phone call for pick up orders, runs out of almost all veggies, takes a very long time for food.I keep wanting to believe in the place but it’s hard! I still go (again only Ethiopian) but I would really enjoy a better tan business (as a customer). If the food was “spectacular” I could probably forgive/forget the management side.Update Jan 2022-Management must better
Great food and amazing people! I loved tilapia and the spinach so much!!?The espresso coffee was the bomb!!!!! WOW!!!! They don't just give you a shot. They give you a pot instead lol It was almost 4 shots in a cute pot!! Loved having conversations with mamas there! Thank you everything!?????
Great food and amazing people! I loved tilapia and the spinach so much!!?The espresso coffee was the bomb!!!!! WOW!!!! They don't just give you a shot. They give you a pot instead lol It was almost 4 shots in a cute pot!! Loved having conversations with mamas there! Thank you everything!?????
I keep forgetting to take pictures before we devour this food. It is absolutely delicious. The injera is amazing, and if you order this to go, you are given extra. The first time we ordered “extra injera” we laughed because we had SO MUCH INJERA!!! The normal extra, plus an extra styrofoam container completely full of injera. I’ve ordered all the vegetarian dishes plus lamb tibbs and beef tibbs. The greens, tibbs, and the shiro are my favorite. Pro-tip, you can special order kibbeh, but you have to order it ahead of time.
Website says they’re open Monday-Friday. Google says they’re only closed Tuesdays. Showed up at 12:30 on a Monday after driving from an hour away and they were closed. Called on Tuesday, no answer, so I guess they’re closed. Please update hours to reflect accurate schedule and/or update social media when unexpectedly closed. I checked the Instagram before hand and saw no updates. Super disappointed.
Friendly staff, peaceful on the inside, and good food. I tried the yellow split pea and found it to be just what I was looking for. It was hearty, had a nice flavor, and had minimal spice for those who do not wish to partake in that sort of thing. ? Will come back again.
I love the authenticity of this place. The vegan options are excellent. My children love it too!
Amazing food! A great place to try something new.