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Ethiopia Restaurant

2955 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA | Map it  

94705 37.856601 -122.259501

(510) 843-1992 | View Website

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Neighborhoods:
Elmwood
Price:
$
Cuisine:
Ethiopian, African, Vegetarian
Categories:
Catering

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Restaurant Special Features:
Group Dining, Lunch Spot, Outdoor Dining
Payment Methods:
MasterCard, Discover, Visa, American Express, Diners Club

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HSingervine

Member since Jun, 2008 View Profile
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Joined 4 years ago
5.0
June 23, 2008

Very tasty eating. I heard this restaurant had very good food, and okay service. I went there for the first time last night with my girlfriend.. and we had a delightful time. I found it nice that it wasn't super busy because the food was made faster. The lentil and meat samboussa appetizer was EXTREMELY delicious. It was crunchy on the outside, with a nice soft texture of meat on the inside, and exotic seasoning. I highly recommend, if you like spicy food, to order the meat "tibs" with a side of "awaze". The bread was yummy, and although I'm more of a meat guy, my girlfriend could not have enough of the veg. combo. Overall great experience, and fully plan on going back again within the next week.

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starrgrass

Member since Dec, 2006 View Profile
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Joined 6 years ago
1.0
December 08, 2006

Poor service taints entire dining experience. I went to this restaurant also based on decent reviews and although the food was decent, was highly disappointed by the service. The seating was prompt despite having a group of 14 since there were few patrons in the restaurant (it was raining outside). However, although we were seated at 7 pm, we did not order until 730 pm, and different people in our group received our food over the span of 30 minutes starting at 820 pm. Some people in our group had almost finished eating before others had even received their food.

Also, despite prompting, it took the waitress 10 minutes to bring us our check after being asked.

Oh, and the food was "okay"-- certainly wasn't the best Ethiopian food I've had; but, it was fair.

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ishkibibble

Member since Oct, 2006 View Profile
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Joined 6 years ago
1.0
December 08, 2006

Okay food, stale injera and poor service. I went to Ethiopia Restaurant based on the generally good reviews, but was very disappointed. First, the place was not heated (on a rainy day in December) and was uncomfortably cold. Second, the food itself was mixed. There were about six vegetarian dishes available for the lunch buffet. They were competently prepared and pretty tasty, though I've had better Ethiopian food. The injera (the staple bread of Ethiopian food), though, was bland, cold, and crumbly, and you had to reach into a plastic bag to serve yourself. I don't know what the restauranteurs are thinking, serving stale injera in a bag. Finally, the service was inattentive. With few customers in the place, another fellow had to go the counter to put in his order because the waitress was busy chatting with a friend, and I had to do the same to get my check after the waitress offered to bring my the check and then forgot about me for ten minutes. With the wide variety of east African food available in Oakland and Berkeley, I wouldn't bother returning to Ethiopia Restaurant.

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steta

Member since Jul, 2006 View Profile
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Joined 6 years ago
3.0
July 25, 2006

Mediocre americanized ethiopian food. We tried this ethiopian based on the recommendations here and were quite disappointed. The service was painfully slow even though we were almost the only ones there. It reminded me of being in Africa, but unfortunately this was the only thing that reminded me of Africa. The food was ok, but just ok, which is sad because almost any ethiopian is pretty good. It was slightly bland, and the injera were lumpy and not sour enough. As other reviewers pointed out, the portions were quite small. For the same price at other ethiopian restaurants we have enough left over for another full lunch for both of us, but not here. The vegetable items were better than the meat, but still not as good as other nearby ethiopian restaurants. The tej was good however.

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lamjam

Member since Nov, 2005 View Profile
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Joined 7 years ago
5.0
November 05, 2005

This is GOOD food!. Hi. I've found this to be my favorite Ethiopian restaurant in the East Bay. The food is excellent - the spices are truly Ethiopian, authentic. There are many menu choices available, the service is excellent and the prices very reasonable. The atmosphere is kind of quirky - I think it's a converted house/living room, so there's a fireplace in the front room that looks a bit out of place, but this doesn't detract from the great eating in any way.

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