Cuddly C. wrote: > >I haven't had TRULY good etheopian in a DAMN long time... >what I'm looking for...good food, nice ambiance kinda thing, no eating off >of wood appearing plastic tables :) >So, where should I go anywhere around the dc/balto md area? :) The only Ethiopian restaurant I know of with ANY ambience is Meskerem. The food is good at Zed's and the Red Sea as well.
Washington, DC
Etheopian?
Ted F. wrote: >Adam F. wrote: >>Juzer K. wrote: >>>Mesekerem or Red Sea in Adams Morgan were quite good when I ate there >>>last. >> >>I've always enjoyed my meals at the Red Sea. So has my budget. > >I'll happily vouch for Meskerem; Red Sea wasn't bad the one time I was >there, but I make it out to Ethiopian so rarely that it's hard to force >myself across the street when Meskerem is right there. I prefer Meskerem to Red Sea. Better food and nicer surroundings.
Actually there is also a 3rd restaurant in Adams Morgan that people don't talk about very much that I like called Fasikas. The ambiance is certainly better than (pardon me if I get the two confused) Red Sea but not quite as nice as Meskerem. The food is good. Peter
You've heard plenty about the big names in Ethiopian food. I've eaten at Meskerem most recently, and it does have a nice atmosphere, especially if you sit upstairs on the stuffed cushions. I haven't eaten at Fasika's, but I've looked in, and it's very attractive. If you know and like Ethiopian food, though, you need to just come down and wander up and down 18th St. in Adams Morgan. There are several other Ethiopian restaurants, including a couple of Eritrean ones that seem to have quite different menus from the rest. The two Eritrean ones that I know of are on Florida Ave, a couple of doors east of 18th St. Dahlak is a sort of bar/restaurant -- I forget the name of the other one -- it looked more like a sandwich shop. Randy.