Abyssinian Ethiopian Restaurant

Wow!! what an amazing dinner it lasted 2 days there was so much of it ! Deluxe veggie combo with gluten free injera!! The Tibis is to die for. The staff was friendly too, and can tell this was prepared with love and care ! I love love love this place will def be visiting them again !

During the pandemic, we didn't even get takeout anywhere. When we were vaccinated, unfortunately, our favorite Ethiopian restaurant had gone out of business and we drove 40+ minutes to get here after ordering the day before authentic 100% teff injera which just happens to be gluten free which wasn't an issue for us. Teff is a whole grain that like quinoa is a complete protein full of micronutrients and authentic injera is not easy to make but tastes wonderful and is also probiotic. It is essential to Ethiopian cooking. The injera here are larger than usual and expertly made by hand by the wife of the owner of this family owned business. We also ordered two vegetarian /vegan dishes made with authentic berbere, a mixture of many spices that the owner gets directly from Ethiopia. The dishes were both delicious and authentically spicy not Americanized but reflective of what is actually home cooking in this restaurant. The owner is a charming, personable, well educated Ethiopian who speaks the two main Ethiopian languages, English and fluent Italian since he was educated probably in the Italian school system left behind when the Italian rule in Ethiopia ended. Italian happens to be one of the languages I speak and the owner and I chatted a bit. The other employee is the owner's son. This restaurant is worth a detour and should be visited not just for the authentic food but also to keep a family owned business going in these difficult times.