Zion Ethiopian Restaurant — Restaurant in Richardson

My son was craving Ethiopian food, so I hopped on Yelp to find a new place to try. We all love Ethiopian cuisine and wanted to explore somewhere different, which is how we ended up at Zion.

When we first walked in, we were warmly greeted by the woman behind the counter. She brought us menus and water right away. The dining area had a laid-back, almost country-western vibe, like it may have once been a saloon once, but it was clean and inviting.

The menu featured all the classic Ethiopian dishes we’re familiar with, and we were eager to dig in. We started with the appetizers: Sambusas and fully cooked Kitfo wraps. For our entrees, we ordered the Doro Wat and the Vegetable Sampler. Everything was fresh and delicious.

My youngest son loved the Sambusas so much that he ordered a second order just for himself! The Kitfo wraps were also tasty and the meat was well seasoned and flavorful. The vegetable sampler was full of flavor and not overly oily, which we appreciated. The Doro Wat was solid as well.

Overall, we had a great experience and would come back to try out a few of their...

We had a delightful first time experience tonight at Zion. The service was friendly, attentive and very helpful. We ordered lentil sambusa, tomato fit fit, Zion Special Tibs, and the Veggie Platter.

The sambusas were delicious but I think the tomato fit fit was my favorite between the two. I don’t know, it was just soooo flavorful. I mean I’ve had tomato salads before but man it was jist on another level.

I had the special beef tibs. The meat was kinda tough but the flavors were still delicious I couldn’t stop eating it. It also came with two lentil sides that were both great.

Husband had the veggie platter and he loved it. He said he had no idea what each item was but they were so well seasoned. We both ate in silence occasionally uttering sounds of approval.

The meal came with injera which you could request more of if you ran out. Had it been earlier in the day we would’ve ordered one of their coffee drinks because they seemed to have a decent assortment so we decided next time we would come earlier to be able to enjoy these.

We plan on coming back soon to try more...

My husband and I came here for dinner last night and wow, the best Ethiopian restaurant we’ve been to! We had the kitfo wraps which had a wonderful spice to sprinkle on top as well as the Azawe beef tibs and vegetable platter which they combined into one. We even got extra injera on the side. Each bite was tastier than the one before. Our server was the daughter of the owner and she was very personable. I wish more people continue to find out about this place because it is incredible! I think they did a great job with the interior for where the location is. It was very clean and nicely decorated. We came here for dinner thinking it was next door to the Indian restaurant that used to be here, turns out, it replaced where the Indian restaurant was. It is BYOB FYI!

All in all the selling point is the wonderful lovely prepared food! More people should try and eat Ethiopian! It was a great price point to regarding the location and...