Ethiopia Restaurant - Berkeley

If you like Ethiopian food, eat here. It's great. And they actually brought enough injera! If you've never had Ethiopian food, eat here. It's great. The spicy dishes are actually spicy, but they won't melt your face off. Can't wait to come back and try everything I didn't have this time.

I always call beforehand and they have it ready in 5 minutes. I get the vegetarian plate combo where you can choose what you want! In this pic is 2x lentils (red), 2x split peas(yellow), 1x collard greens. I love how it’s so easy to eat with your hands. The lentils are my favorite. also, I’m not vegan, but my vegan friends absolutely love this place

Update: Apr 2022 came back after a long time post pandemic. They have remodeled it and looks refreshing. Looks like they don’t offer Groupon. They also added a new patio section. Food is yummy as always. Highly recommend this spot. Best Ethiopian in Berkeley. They have a groupon for half off. Use it. :

Delicious food with generous portions. Not too spicy, salty, or greasy. The outdoor patio area is really lovely and pleasant on a nice day. It might've been the day we visited but we (party of 2) went in for lunch and came out 3 hours later because the service was very slow, and our food arrived 2 hour after we had ordered it. Still not sure what happened that day. We still enjoyed ourselves but I would be hesitant to revisit on a different day where I would not be able to wait that long for food to arrive.

I went on a Sunday afternoon with my daughter after walking the telegraph strip. It doesn't stand out from the street view but the inside is very nice. We were promptly seated and tended to. We sat outside in a patio area that looked recently remodeled and landscaped, super nice. I ordered the spicy meat combo and my daughter got the alicha. To drink I got telba juice (a healthy drink make with flax seeds) and my daughter got mango juice. The telba was almost intoxicatingly healthy and my daughters mango juice was legit and thick, not like the runny mango nectar in a can. Our food came in about 10-15min and was absolutely delicious. Now, the meat combo is spicy so keep that in mind. I love spicy food so this was perfect for me. The flavors were rich and our plates (surface wise) were full so the portions left us with food to take home and serve as another meal. Our waitress was super nice, polite and attentive. I'm sure to go back again.