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Get the groupon for here! It is an extremely good deal. You get about $90 worth of stuff for $40. Two appetizers, four entrees, two desserts and four glasses of wine (no honey wine or substitutes for other drinks). This is perfect for four people. I usually get the meat and vegetable combination plates along with two additional items depending on what people are interested in trying. Definitely eat it all family style and have a little bit of everything. My personal favorite is the veggie dish that has carrots in it (cannot remember the specific name). I also recommend the sambusas for the appetizers. This isn't the best Ethiopian restaurant out there, but the food is good and with the groupon the price isn't bad. I would most likely rate this 3 stars without the Groupon price, also every single time I've checked this deal is on there so it doesn't seem to be a limited time thing. I've gone back several times and have always been able to use the Groupon without issue.
Aaron BasharainAaron Basharain
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I went on a Sunday afternoon with my daughter after walking the telegraph strip. It doesn't stand out from the street view but the inside is very nice. We were promptly seated and tended to. We sat outside in a patio area that looked recently remodeled and landscaped, super nice. I ordered the spicy meat combo and my daughter got the alicha. To drink I got telba juice (a healthy drink make with flax seeds) and my daughter got mango juice. The telba was almost intoxicatingly healthy and my daughters mango juice was legit and thick, not like the runny mango nectar in a can. Our food came in about 10-15min and was absolutely delicious. Now, the meat combo is spicy so keep that in mind. I love spicy food so this was perfect for me. The flavors were rich and our plates (surface wise) were full so the portions left us with food to take home and serve as another meal. Our waitress was super nice, polite and attentive. I'm sure to go back again.
Dwayne BDwayne B
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PROS: Walking in, it appears empty but if you cont. you'll see there's an outside nicely decorated with a cute social media backdrop. I think I even spotted a golf⛳️ putting 🏌🏽♀️ area. The food was flavorful and Soul satisfying 😋 My husband and I shared the Family Style Meat Combination 🍽 Our waitress brought the fur babies and us water... CONS: I don't understand there were only three tables in the entire restaurant so why didn't we get exceptional service?🤷🏾♀️ OUR WAITRESS TOOK US TO OUR TABLE THEN🚶🏽♀️walked back to the cashier desk like she was a front desk receptionist...🤫🤨😒...as in NO SERVICE like our waitress was MIA during the ENTIRE Dining experience 😮💨 This is my 52nd Dinner choice & 🙄boy...I wish I had chosen a different restaurant 😫 My Handsome husband had to get up like5️⃣times!?! WT🤬 He had to get up to ask for drinks/napkins/hot sauce/remind her to turn on heater... etcetera. She never checked on us *Not Once*/ didn't offer dessert...& although she said she would take our pictures after we finished eating, I know she knew damn well they don't have lights for the evening🤦🏾♀️📸pics. THERE WAS NO TV/MUSIC so during our chewing and swallowing, we were forced to hear the other 2 tables convos. Well find better...🙏🏾at least we ate good for under $75
Julie InezJulie Inez
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A homey place, the interior is nicely done with more than enough seatings on a Sunday afternoon. Parking wasn't too much of a problem, but be advised there is only street parking. The food is good and really plentiful. Like all Ethiopian cuisine, you tear pieces of the injera bread and pair it with the entrees in a large platter in the center. The meat and vegetables are all strongly flavored, the injera soaking it all up with each morsel. You can feed a small army with just a few entrees, especially if you get the injera refill. I would definitely recommend coming here to experience this cuisine, or if you are especially hungry!
Milo ConwayMilo Conway
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Yes I have to admit this place is really good. We had the family style 2 appetizer, 4 main course dinner. Ordered two of them, one veggie the other meat. Look up there deal on Groupon it makes sense. The food was just great. We have eaten Ethiopian food all over the US the food was a 4 out of 5. The service is good when you are the only one in restaurant. There's only one server, for a restaurant this size there needs to be two even on slow days. If food was mediocre I would have had to give them 3 stars. Look them up on Groupon this makes the price well worth it.
Chef JulesChef Jules
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They had the best vegan lunch in town, an all you can eat buffet at a bargain. Their carrots & string beans, mushrooms wot & spicy red lentils are my favorites. Giving 4 stars vs 5 cuz the waits for food dining in have been excruciating long on many occasions despite it being slow, we were the only table last time we came and still waited an hour & a half to get our food, and it was cold when it arrived. The staff is always friendly though, been coming here for well over a decade, their new patio is gorgeous, looking forward to the renovated interior.
Alexandria MaisokaAlexandria Maisoka
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2955 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705
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(510) 843-1992
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orderethiopiarestaurant.com
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Patrons at this modest Ethiopian eatery scoop up the spicy meat or vegetarian stews with flatbread.
attractions: Moe's Books, AxeVentures Axe Throwing Berkeley, Willard Park, Rialto Cinemas Elmwood, Berkeley Playhouse, ISKCON Berkeley, La Peña Cultural Center, Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles, Perspire Sauna Studio, Dry Garden Nursery, restaurants: Sliver Pizzeria, Wood Tavern, A+ Burger, The Starry Plough Pub, La Mediterranee, Flacos, Kirala, Boichik Bagels, Nick's Pizza and Bakery Made in Oakland, The Italian Homemade Company
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