Gosh Ethiopian Restaurant — Restaurant in Knoxville

This was my first Ethiopian restaurant visit, which is strange because I generally eat all kinds of cuisine, so my perspective is based on that rather than how this compares to other Ethiopian restaurants. The food is outstanding, well prepared, a full explanation of what everything is as well as traditional ways to eat (utensils are offered). The restaurant is exceptionally super-clean and nice inside and the staff is very friendly and attentive, if somewhat shy - in a good way. But you came for the food and it is high quality and excellent! The dishes are mostly things you have had before - chicken, beef, beans, cabbage, onions, green peppers etc. just prepared in a slightly different way. They do have lamb as well, though I am not a big fan, I tried theirs and it was good. I imagine you could eat vegetarian here but you would be missing some of the best stuff (in my opinion...;-) ). Some of the food has a light curry seasoning - slightly more than Moroccan but way less than Indian - and most notably you eat by using flat bread dipped into shared portions of food, some call it "family style". You can get utensils if you would rather - I encourage you to at least try the traditional way. The bread doesn't have a lot of taste on its own and it is very flat like a crepe, it's mainly a vehicle for delivering the goods to your mouth. Watch out because it is filling. The place is close to the highway and in a safe part of town, Knoxville is a college town so don't be put off because it isn't in the latest row of strip malls. My wife and three kids loved it and it was a great change from the everyday fare. Prices are very reasonable as...

First off, their hours of operation are a bit odd, so double check they're even OPEN before you go. The food was very good, well seasoned and the Injera, a sourdough flatbread, was as to be expected. Personally, I would have enjoyed the food more had it not been for the Injera. This bread, no matter where you get it, is for American tastes EXTREMELY SOURdough. Unfortunately for me, it is also your silverware... no knives, no forks here...it ended up making everything one note, when each of the six dishes of our sampler platter were VERY different, and very well seasoned, each with interesting spices and combinations of spices. Cooked well. The service was very good, the Ethiopian beer tastes like Peroni, a light skunky taste and very effervescent and refreshing, an excellent summer beer... It's the sativa of beers. The food, minus my personal dislike of VERY SOURdough sourdough flatbread, was excellent and true to how it's served in Africa from what I have gathered. I'm giving Gosh Ethiopian 8 out of 10 stars... a soft 4 stars as Google's ratings go. I love experiencing different cultures food and this is an adventurous dive into the Ethiopian culture that you will probably never forget... In a good way. ...

WARNING: IF YOU DON'T LIKE TO EAT WITH YOUR HANDS, DON'T COME HERE. It however doesn't bother me. I did for some lay there and she demanded silverware.

From the outside you couldn't tell much about the food, but when you stepped into the restaurant you found good food and friendly staff. I've been to this several times now and each time is as good as the last.

Food: I ordered the Doro combination platter. This come with a good variety of what Gosh has to offer. In the past I've heard the chicken on this platter is to dry but mine was good. It also offers either Kay wot ( spicy beef) or Alicha wot (mild beef). It also come with 3 veggies. This place is very vegetarian friendly. My sister is a vegetarian and she ordered the vegetarian platter which comes with 6 vegetables samples.

Service: other than the waitress not refilling my cup the first time, it was really good. However I drink a lot fast so I don't really blame the service. The waitress was very friendly and helpful.

Atmosphere: can't say this aspect of the Restaurant was very impressive. It had several African style pictures on the walls and had TVs playing video of places in what I assume...