Tana Ethiopian Cuisine — Restaurant in Pittsburgh

This is my first experience with Ethiopian food (or African food in general). I didn't know what to expect and just wanted to try a little bit of some of the more popular dishes. So, I ordered the sambusa, doro tibs (pieces of chicken breast in spices), and Ye Ater Kik Alicha (split peas in an onion, garlic, and turmeric sauce). All of the food was flavorful, fresh, comforting, and filling!

My favorite of the three dishes I tried was for sure the Ye Ater Kik Alicha. It just tastes delicious. It's not spicy, but has a bit of earthiness, a little sweetness, and some savory flavor as well (incredible balance). Plus, you can use the injera to kick up these delicious peas. The injera adds a nice spongy texture, a sour note, and acts as a roti. But this injera was huge (probably 12" across)! They gave me so many pieces as well. Flavor-wise, its not overwhelming and still allows the main dishes to shine. Again, this had a very homemade flavor to it and it was just great. 4.5/5

Since I got the dishes in side portions, they weren't huge. But, they were enough to satisfy me. And, the price was only $5 and $7 for the split peas and chicken respectively. The chicken was quite good as well. Boneless chicken breast with a marinade that wasn't too spicy either. It was a bit on the oily side, but still very good. Another delicious dish to use injera as your scooping vehicle. 3.8/5

The sambusa was also very tasty. These are similar to Indian samosa, but smaller and with a different filling (2 per order). My sambusa was stuffed with ground chicken. It had a nice flavor and crispness to it which I really enjoyed. I don't think it was too oily and the price was okay for the portion. But, I will say that the chicken was quite dry and crumbly. 3.5/5

All in all, I was skeptical about trying this place, but I'm glad I did. This was a great experience for my first time trying Ethiopian food. Decent portions for the prices, flavorful, homestyle food....

Visited here only once with 3 family members. We shared a large platter of samples of all their vegetarian dishes (a lot of them are lentil-based with different spices) served on the special Etheopian flatbread (I forget the name of it). This was recommended to us by the only server on staff that evening, as he said it would serve 4 people. It turned out to be filling enough. I thought those vegetarian dishes that were supposed to be served warm/hot (some are salad-type dishes) were tepid temperature-wise. The bread is very spongy and soft and you break off pieces and scoop up a bit of the individual veggie and/or meat-based dishes with it. You eat with your hands here, although you can request silverware if that's not your thing, but you'll look kind of weird. You can request extra bread if needed. We did receive an extra bread on the house, which was nice. We also sampled their vegetarian Etheopian samosas, which were filled with lentils and spices. They were smaller than their Indian potato and peas filled counterparts, but adequately crunchy and tasty. The atmosphere in this restaurant is nice enough and the interior looks neat, clean, airy and bright. The women's restroom was modern and clean. The server was friendly and knowledgeable, although a bit rushed as he was tending to about eight tables by himself. This is a good place to go for vegans as well as all their vegetarian dishes do not contain any animal-based...

Response to the Owner (May 25th 2021): I am not surprised at your response. I called twice for a reservation. When I called over the phone I said I had been to Ethiopia and would like to experience the flavor of Ethiopian Cuisine as in Ethiopia. I do not understand your complaining about reservations. When I got to your restaurant there wasn't any need of calling for a reservation as there were several empty tables. Your are falsely accusing and lying. We were courteous at your restaurant even though there was a mistake with one of the order. We also tipped your staff well. You may be referring to another customer you had experience with. I am not surprised at your ego and arrogance. For your response, I would have given you zero stars if permitted. Nevertheless I will take your advice and and explore other authentic Ethiopian Cuisine.

(May 22nd 2021) I visited this restaurant with the hope to taste Ethiopian food. I have been to Ethiopia several times and the food is no where near the taste of Ethiopian cuisine. The food was without spice. It was cold and some of the serving was burnt. Service was below par. Doro Wot and Tibs lacked flavor and was served cold. They mixed the Sambosa order. We were courteous and let the waiter know that we will manage. The waiter did not have enough information to make recommendations. I will wait for my next trip to Ethiopia to experience the authentic taste of ...