Aberus Ethiopian Restaurant — Restaurant in Portland

Lovely experience here.

I ordered for takeaway, since my partner was at home sick. Took a spicy beef combo, which also came with a chicken drumstick and some veggies, and a vegetable combo which comprised of spinach, beets & lentils.

Note that the portions here are enormous. The plates are shareable, so you may be happy to simply split an entree with a friend. For the amount of food you get, the prices are very reasonable. We got 2 huge platters of food and an astonishing amount of injera (flat sourdough made with teff) for $30. It served as a dinner feast for two, as well as a sizeable lunch for two the following day.

I cannot speak to the service in the restaurant for dine-in, but my experience for takeaway was very pleasant. Very centrally located, but with limited parking out front. I enjoyed visiting on foot, as the stroll along Killingsworth is quite nice.

Will definitely return! Y'all should check...

Portland is blessed to have a large Ethiopian and Eritrean community. There are so many incredible places to eat, and so many people with big hearts and incredible recipes sharing their foods and culture with us. I honestly haven't eaten at an Ethiopian restaurant in Portland that wasn't good. I will say that Aberus is our new favorite. Particularly, there are some combo plates that they have that include meat dishes and vegetable dishes that is enough for three reasonably hungry people to get full on, that are under $30. Often at Ethiopian places, you order veggie combos, and then meat dishes, but we really like being able to just order one combo and get all of those things.

Everything we've tried here has been amazing, excellent flavors, well balanced between mild and spicy, not overly salty, very fresh and an incredible value. The people running the place are very sweet and kind, and we really enjoy...

The food was awesome. I had the Vegetable Combo #2 & the Doro Wot. I love Ethiopian food & this is some of the best I’ve had. The Injera was perfection. The lentils were wonderful. The collards (gomen) was almost creamy with a great flavor. Beets were mild & good texture. The Doro Wot “sauce” was perfectly spiced. The owner was really nice.

My husband & I ate about 65% of the food, so we had plenty of leftovers. Our two friends had the Vegetable Combo #3 which seemed like less food than the #2, and they ate about 80% of the food but still had leftovers. Looking forward to eating my leftovers tomorrow.

It was a 40-minute drive for me & I’m still really glad I went. I originally planned on visiting for my birthday in February but things got in the way, and I’ve been looking forward to this meal ever since. If I lived next to this place, I would get takeout...