Gola Restaurant & Market — Restaurant in White Oak

My gf and I ate here Memorial day. I searched out vegan/vegan friendly restaurants and this was one that came up along our way. It says restaurant and market but it's more of a restaurant with just a small selection of what looked like African grocery items. The ladies who ran the restaurant were very friendly and eager to answer all my curiosities. Being that I am new to African food it was tasty and served quickly and healthy to boot as being made from whole foods.

Also the amount you get was a lot! While even eating I chatted with the lady about the food and interesting information about her home county of Ethiopia. She was very friendly and sociable. We were almost the only ones in the restaurant at the time as the lady said covid and even afterwards the business had been slow to rebound. Although, it really is a hidden gem as it's actually in an industrial park but not...

HIGHLY RECOMMEND. HIDDEN GEM. Fantastic food and service from Saba today. This place is simple fantastic, and happens to be VEGAN AND GLUTEN FREE. Don't be fooled by that though - it is truly delicious and worth your time. They offer tremendous Ethiopian food. We ordered their vegan Injera dishes: there were lovely lentil, split pea, spinach, beetroot, potato, and cabbage stews. Really healthy and delicious. SUPPORT THIS PLACE - THEY DESERVE IT Thank you so much for our delicious food today and showing me the lovely spices (they have a small grocery section). We will be back soon. Thank you so much, Henry...

I'm so glad I finally got to check out this place. The owners are delightful. The coffee is delicious. I had both the regular coffee and the Ethiopian coffee (I may be a little wired as I write this review). The flavor is so good that you don't need to add anything to it. The food is delicious and flavorful. I got a combo which has several vegetable dishes along with one meat one. I'm still really amazed with how flavorful the vegetables were. It's a lot of food as well, probably enough for 3 meals, or to share with others. This will become my regular Ethiopian cafe. Looking forward to...