ETHOPIAN IT IS...



I took a trip to the capital to get you this review. I met a friend at East Legon and we decided to grab something to eat,we looked across the street and there it was. I asked how hungry are you and the response was... very hungry.... Ethiopian it is then! 
When I asked what the name of the place was they told me... Ethiopian restaurant... just that.  I wondered why that name!!  but I guess they were proving a point : either it is the only or the first restaurant in Accra that serves mainly Ethiopian dishes. I’ve never been to Ethiopia but when I entered the place I imagined that's how Ethiopia is. It has a really nice traditional look with sacks on the ceiling, raffia and some kind of thatch looking material. There are also some traditional tea sets and ceramic bowl just to add to the traditional feel. The decor was traditional and yet classy. I just didn’t get the umbrellas opened upside down in the room but I guess that was not that bad either – perhaps it signifies something.

 It was the first time I had tried Ethiopian food and some of the thoughts the run through my mind included but not limited to the following
·         What if they serve snake or meat of some other creepy animal like that,  
·         What if I order something that will make me want to throw up?
·         What if I have a bad tummy ache afterwards?

 I didn’t get to make my own order so when I was eating, I did not know what I was having yet it was sooo nice and spicy....delicious. Apparently in Ethiopia, Injera (A spongy sour flat bread made with teff flour) goes with almost everything. Sometimes it’s even kind of used as the plate and eaten after the meal is done.
I also had myself some coffee poured from those tiny pots into some tiny cups with what seemed to be incense burning on the table, which after my research I now know was either Frankincense or Gum of Arabic.

The service was very friendly and ready to show us what was good. I only wish they could have some Ethiopians as the service so they could explain the culture better to us.



Overall this is how I mark them;
Category
Mark

Why
Location
8/10
0.8
(Great location right by the main road and at east legon )
Look
15/20 
0.75
 (Nice decor)
Food  
22/30
0.73
(The lamb tibs I had was really good but to be honest my taste buds are not accustomed to the other vegetarian dish I tasted)
Service           
14/20
0.7
(Really nice and friendly service)
Ambience
7/10
0.7
(I felt like I was in Ethiopia... like a completely new geographical location)
The extra umphhh
6/10
0.6
 (It was just a sexy place)


TOTAL CWA        4.28 over 6


Out of six stars. 
ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT: -       and I give these bright stars with a smile on my face :-)



Final Suggestions

A couple of Ethiopian waiters or waitresses might be nice for the complete experience.


WATCH OUT I MIGHT BE AT YOUR PLACE 
NEXT XOXO 



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