Sizable eatery & bar serving traditional Ethiopian dishes including injera & kitfo. Based on 638 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
9 N 17th St, Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 308-3649
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Hours
| Thursday | 5–10 PM |
| Friday | 12–10 PM |
| Saturday | 12–10 PM |
| Sunday | 12–10 PM |
| Monday | 5–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 5–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 5–10 PM |
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Reviews
Debbie Glover
Oh how delighted we are to have found this delightful place. You must start your meal out with a Sambussas. We ordered one for the table to split and not a drop left. We ordered a vegetarian plate to gets lots of veggies and a assorted meat plate to include Lamb Chicken and Stew! We will be Back!!!
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Lily Jay
Nice service and new things to try out. People were very generous to explain the menu and give us the samples. One thing I was not happy is I found a hair. But they took care of it right away.
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Marci Fradkin
I have eaten Ethiopian food around the world including in Ethiopia. The food really stood up and was very very tasty. If this is your first time getting Ethiopian I highly recommend getting the vegetarian sampler because vegetables are when the things they do the best in Ethiopia. The one young lady who was doing all the serving was really hustling and I don’t know how she did all she did. They have a nice outside area if it’s a nice day. The interior was very very fresh. And we really enjoyed our experience!
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Evonne
The flavor is amazing. Service was friendly and helpful with the menu options. Will definitely go again!!
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Y B
Excellent restaurant right in the middle of downtown Richmond.
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Karina Colón (MsKColon)
Never tried Ethiopian. Most of the food we tried was yummy. The injera bread takes some getting used to. Our server was helpful. The restaurant looks older and dingy. The bathroom was ATROCIOUS.
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Sally
Charged over charged and illegally charged improper taxes and fees- for a meal I didn’t get but boxed cold- $70 to wait for cold food flat soda and lack of care, customer service. It was a special dinner for my partner and myself and you ruined it. I hope anyone who thinks this is “unique” it’s not. They are beyond past the point of no return. My two servers I thought were busy and I was patient being and servicing in restaurants for years. This is a horrible experience. The staff should be gone ASAP. The word is spread already.
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Sawyer
Not too busy on a week night, fair priced delicious food. My friend got # 20 – the lamb – and I got the six vegetarian entrees. Heads-up to anyone lactose intolerant: most of the menu contains clarified seasoned butter. It’s a meal well worth the lactaid though; i come here whenever I’m in town and always leave stuffed / with leftovers for lunch the next day.
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Kevin Bean
Awful! Made a reservation for my girlfriend and I and went down all excited but the experience was inexcusably bad. Waited ten minutes for a server, didn’t get our appetizer, got served flat soda, and spent thirty minutes watching other tables getting treated better than us. The tables around us were dirty and the staff didn’t seem interested in cleaning them. When I went to the men’s room, the light fixture was hanging from the ceiling by the wires. We paid $70 for all this. Go anywhere else!
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Heng Wang
My family keeps coming back here because the food is reliable, prices are reasonable, and it’s usually easy to get a table without needing to make a reservation. We usually order all 6 veg dishes and add on a meat dish.
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