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Ahadu Ethiopian Restaurant

4.6 (121 reviews)
ModerateEthiopian
Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Updated over 3 months ago

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Cindy Y.

Soo good! Loved the combo & beef tibs!! Good service, delicious food--really loved the sauce that came with the beef tibs. :) can't wait to back soon!!

Our vegetarian dish included a sampler of all of this
Nicole M.

We stumbled upon this place driving around looking for something that called to us, and wow was I glad this is where we stopped. The employees were so friendly. There's no paper menus but the QR code clearly defines each dish. We got the vegetarian platter which came with a piece of injera for each of us, a glass bottle of water (no ice) with 2 cups, no utensils (per norm) and when I asked about each dish the super friendly guy there explained each. The cook was really cool too. The bathroom was tiny, clean, and I the peeks I got of the kitchen showed a clean environment. The complexities and layers of flavor in each dish was just lovely. You get everything in the menu I screen shotted for the largest veggie dish for $25 - which is a SUPER reasonable deal and fed us both with a snack for later, not a large amount of leftovers but a good snack. I had no clue collard & spinach went so well together but I'd eat Gomen at home all the time if I knew how to make it. The Shiro was very much a hummus reminiscent dip but with a very different flavor. My least fave was the Key Sir and that's just a personal beet thing but we still smashed it. We also had coffee which was strong and dark and delicious.

Ahadu combo
Sarah H.

This was my first time trying Ethiopian food! I originally had planned to go to a different spot, but they were temporarily closed so I ended up deciding on here, and to my surprise they were actually next door restaurants. I was shocked at how many Ethiopian restaurants there are in one little cluster in Northgate. The ahadu combo was recommended to us which was great because we got a mix of both meat and veggie. A couple of the meat sides were spicy and everything had great flavor. The service was nice and helpful and the restaurant was comfortable. Also there are parking spots in front of the restaurant!

vegetarian Veggie Combo
Helen T.

north seattle has a big ethiopian popular and we're so lucky to have a couple of ethiopian restaurants in proximity to the university! they were so accommodating, friendly, and overall helpful during our entire dine in experience. veggie combo 4.5/5: i preferred some dishes more than others but that's the point of the combo plates. SO flavorful and i loved the variety! they also offered us extra injera if we needed any. i shared this combo with one other person and l the portions were super generous so we ended up having leftovers

Ahadu Combo
Isaac T.

There's a lot of Ethiopian restaurants in this one block and since I've been to all of them, I can tell you this place is the best for meat. It makes sense because I think this place doubles as a butchery and know the owner next door is vegetarian. The items on the meat combo are some of the best ways you'll get served beef. The flavors really penetrate to the center of every chunk. However, jebena does better on the non meat dishes and their prices are quite a bit cheaper for the combo plates ($23 vs $35). Either way you can't go wrong but jebena is easier for to go to frequently just because of price. If I'm really in the mood for just big plates of meat then I'll come here and order the meat combo.

Meat Combination
Sarah K.

The food was fantastic but ambience and service was mediocre. This was the first time we tried ethiopian for and loved it! We ordered the meat combination. Flavors were fantastic; tart crepe with spicy meat and veggies. Very unique and flavorful. Service was slow; it took them quite a while to bring food. They mixed up our order once, but eventually brought the right food and since it tasted so good we overall had a good experience.

This is owner.  She is awesome.
Kathy Z.

Delicious, healthy, well priced... wow. We stumbled upon this place and we love it. The service is great.

Amazing Geta Weta tibs with Awaze. But turns out I like mitmita (spicy powder) more :)

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Absolutely the best Ethiopian food in Seattle. My guy and I split the veggie combo and had leftovers for later.

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Great experience and awesome Ethiopian food. The spices were perfect and we couldn't finish it all.

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Best thing Injera spot I know of. Super friendly too which always helps, definitely recommend the tibs.

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Some of the best Ethiopian food I've ever had! Highly recommended! Delicious, friendly, and excellent for takeout.

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DELICIOUS. Vegan and gluten friendly. Got the veggie combo with the 100% teff injera and it was SO GOOD.

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Ask the Community - Ahadu Ethiopian Restaurant

Are they open during quarantine for take-out? I visited on Sunday at 5 pm (within normal hours) and the parking lot was empty, and the entrance locked.

Yes, they are!

Is the meat halal/kosher?

I got verbal confirmation that they serve halal meat

Are they open Wednesdays? Google says they're closed Wednesdays but Yelp says they're open.

Yes . We are closed

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