Kezira Restaurant — Restaurant in Seattle

Came for dinner, left with tinnitus.

I came to Kezira Restaurant expecting a quiet night of Ethiopian food. What I got was a surprise audition for So You Think You Can Avoid Tinnitus?

Dinner started off alright—cozy vibes, colorful dishes, and injera. Then 10:00 PM struck… and so did the DJ. I'm not exaggerating when I say the music volume jumped from “background ambiance” to “NASA rocket launch.”

Tables started disappearing. Lights began flashing. Some guy in a leather jacket brought a fog machine. My server became a backup dancer. One minute, I'm calmly dipping injera into some heavenly lentils. The next minute—BOOM—a subwoofer explodes in my colon. The lights dim. The DJ appears from behind a curtain (??), and my server is now throwing glow sticks like he's been possessed by the ghost of Ibiza.

By 10:15, I’d seen three people twerk near the sambusas and someone poured honey wine down their friend’s back while making direct eye contact with me. The bar turned into a VIP lounge. The bathroom had a line that looked like it led to Narnia. I tried to leave and got trapped in a dance circle.

Look. I’m not saying don’t go to Kezira. I’m saying go before 9:59 PM or bring a pacemaker. Because the second that clock hits 10, this place says, “Screw the entrees—let’s test the structural integrity of your eardrums.”

Honestly, I respect the hustle. Restaurant by day, full-blown East African discotheque by night. Just… warn a person. I thought I was getting injera. Instead I got jumped by bass drops and regret.

Would not recommend for a first date. Or second. Or anyone with a...

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