Ethiopian food!

[Anonymous]

My darling daughter is turning 10 next weekend and would like to try Ethiopian food for her birthday. A friend raves about Chercher near the convention center in DC. I have also heard Zenebach is good. Any other good options we should investigate? We have never been to an Ethiopian restaurant before. We live in Arlington but I'm fine driving elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Zenebech!

[Anonymous]

It isn't fancy, but my favorite place is Dama in Arlington (near Air Force memorial on Columbia Pike). That said, for a birthday celebration I'd agree with the recs above.

[Anonymous]

We always get Ethiopian from Chercher Bethesda. Assuming it's the same owners as the one in DC I'd say go for it -- best Ethiopian we've had in the MoCo burbs.

[Anonymous]

I love Dukem bear U Street/14th. I live in Fairfax county so it’s a little bit of a pain to get to. I also love Eyo if you’re in Virginia. Ethiopian food is my favorite.

[Anonymous]

Cher Cher is my favorite.

[Anonymous]

I love Ethiopian food!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love Ethiopian food!

I am not a big fan of it. Why do you like it?

[Anonymous]

Chercher in Bethesda is great. If you want the experience of dining in, I'd go to the litte Ethiopia area near U Street.
Dukem used to have music performances on Saturdays, though I'm not sure if they do now.
We used to love Habesha Market but it is very no-frills so wouldn't be my choice for a birthday dinner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love Ethiopian food!

I am not a big fan of it. Why do you like it?

Because I find it tasty, duh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It isn't fancy, but my favorite place is Dama in Arlington (near Air Force memorial on Columbia Pike). That said, for a birthday celebration I'd agree with the recs above.

That was an Ethiopian co-worker's rec

[Anonymous]

I love love love Ethiopian food and so do my kids, have fun!

[Anonymous]

Another NP who loves Ethiopian food.

OP, if you haven't had it before, it tends to take awhile to come to the table (so don't go with children who are ravenous to start with and expect food immediately).

Also, it is served on a thin pancake-like bread and eaten with the hands, using torn-off pieces of pancake/bread. So you might want to take hand sanitizer? I know COVID isn't spread that way, but other things are.

Hope you enjoy it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love Dukem bear U Street/14th. I live in Fairfax county so it’s a little bit of a pain to get to. I also love Eyo if you’re in Virginia. Ethiopian food is my favorite.

+1 to Dukem. This is where my Ethiopian friend takes me. Yummy! I like to get the veggie combo and the beef tibs. I like doro wot too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love Ethiopian food!

I am not a big fan of it. Why do you like it?

I especially like the injera. I like the spices in the lentil and other veggie dishes as well as kitfo.