Adulis Eritrean and Ethiopian Restaurant — Restaurant in Seattle

This was so disappointing. The pictures people posted looked so good and I was so underwhelmed by it - I've got an ongoing list of Ethiopian places in the city and this was firmly the worst. I wish I took a picture but it was a late lunch and I was hungry and tired and I just wanted to eat, so I just ate it but the more i talk to people about it the more I'm being told i should post a review. I ordered the meat combo, online it said it includes lentils and greens and cheese - the menu inside said that it did not include those and I'd have to add them. I said sure, I'll add them. My order came out with just 90% sauce and very little meat, the side order of lentils I got was substantially more than all the meat combo combined - typically when I've gone places and ordered combos there is enough food for 2-3 people, this was hardly 1 meal without the add ons (which were nearly $10 extra each I might add). The lentils were bland, The injara was bland and very thin and didn't hold together well- it was very soft and squishy instead of sponge-y- it kind of just melted when trying to use it to eat. At the end of the meal the lady working insisted I take the leftovers, which was just a large pile of onions, some leftover lentils, some leftover greens, the small salad and injara - she scraped all of it into the togo box into a soggy mess - ended up being $50+ for a really upsetting lunch on an...

A huge disappointment for what was supposed to be a 4+ ⭐️ restaurant. Server was very nonchalant in seating us and took way too long to take our order (2 of us ordering/splitting one meal and we were the only other table in use). Upon placing our order, we asked for water. The server never brought the water until I had to flag him down and ask multiple times. Once water was delivered, it was bottled, which costs extra and we didn’t ask for. For food, we ordered the Derek Tibs + a beef Sambosa. Sambosa review: I’ve never seen so much oil drip from food as much as oil dripped from this sambosa; like a flowing river when you picked it up. We squeezed as much oil out of it before eating and only ate about 70% of it due to the oil taste being so disgustingly prevalent. Derek Tibs review: the meat was literally charred and was inedible. The Injara was so thin, it broke apart just by touching it. The green chutney, as listed in online menu that’s supposed to come with the meal, wasn’t provided with the meal. Lastly, the meal was supposed to come with jalapeños; there was (1) single diced jalapeño in the side salad.

Atmosphere: if it was a little cleaner and used dishes weren’t piled up on random tables, the atmosphere/cleanliness might’ve scored higher.

Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this restaurant after this...

We'd always wondered about Adulis Eritrean and Ethiopian restaurant on Greenwood at Holman Road. We stopped in late last night (they're open until 10 every night) for dinner, and it was superb.

The injera—all teff, and made in-house—was some of the best I've ever tasted. The standout dish for us was the Alicha Lamb Tibs. But we also got the excellent beef platter with assorted beef dishes, each one flavored distinctively. The platter included a feta-like cheese, gomen (collard greens), and a bright, fresh salad lightly dressed with oil. There is also a vegetarian platter with lentils, split peas, cabbage, and potatoes—the perfect dinner, I think, would be the two platters!

Two dishes are a lot for two people, it turned out, but we took leftovers home. This is a restaurant I plan to return to on a regular basis. While some dishes are spicy, they are not over-spiced and are not at all heavy. This speaks of high-quality ingredients and attentive cooking.

The restaurant interior is quite basic--small tables in the front, booths in the middle, and larger tables for families at the back. The music, not too loud, was from Punjabi Bhangra videos! Many of the diners were clearly regulars, but as newcomers, we felt welcome and very well...