Down in SD for a ladies weekend to see the Timbers v SD match. We were seated on the restaurant…read moreporch which had heaters and the friendly server asked if we wanted them turned on, but it was a lovely cool afternoon so we went with nature. The porch faced a busy tourist street buzzing with people and it was great seeing everyone come and go. We started with the vegetable sambusas which outstanding. The spice level and filling were perfection and the pastry divine! I had the Shiro + Beggie which was out of this world! My friends shared a mixed vegan plate and everything on it was delicious! Next time I'm here in San Diego I'll remember to return. Highly recommended!

My husband and I have gone by here on our way to eat elsewhere so many times over the years, each…read moretime saying that we've got to stop in sometime. Saturday night after a show at the theater down the street, we were walking along Park and decided that was the night! It was almost 9 o'clock when we came into the charming house-turned-restaurant and asked if it was too late to get a table. We were assured it was the perfect time and seated right away. Our lovely server, Melissa, offered us expert guidance on the menu. We went with her suggestion of the roasted mushroom appetizer and were floored by them. I wouldn't expect to be so stunned by mushrooms of all things (I can only think of one other time and beer batter was involved then) but they're wonderfully seasoned and have unexpected crunchy bits. We completely cleaned the plate, scooping up all the spaghetti squash accompaniment. Our mains were also delicious, a fava bean and a lamb entree with cabbage and lentils as the sides. Melissa delivered extra injera without us even asking, and gave us the excellent tip as we headed out to add our leftovers to a pan of scrambled eggs. We did so the next morning, and ate them with our crisped up leftover injera, a very tasty cap to our experience with Muzita!

Stopped by with a few friends to introduce them to Ethiopian food and had a phenomenal meal. I have…read morebeen trying to find Ethiopian food as good as when I first had it in the DC area and this spot is it! Considering everything between taste, price, convenience, cleanliness, and ambiance, this spot is easily one of the best I've had so far. Service was friendly and the food came out pretty quickly. The restaurant is well decorated with traditional pieces. Parking in the rear is a huge plus! We ordered the veggie and meat combo with the addition of Doro Wot. The taste of every component was super flavorful and the meat was tender. All but the raw protein options are halal! The Tej (honey wine) was sweet and very strong. The Tela was similar to a sweet beer with coffee notes. Really glad we got to try both drinks. Overall, a really good spot! I can't wait until my next visit!

I've been to Addis Ethiopian for their traditional food and coffee a couple of times; therefore,…read morethis is legit 5-star review. It's centrally located in San Diego on El Cajon Blvd, where Normal Heights meets City Heights...easy to get to plus there's a mini parking lot. I just looove this Ethiopian restaurant! I feel right home when I'm there especially when I participated in the coffee ceremony. The restaurant is nicely decorated with unique furniture, tableware, and portraits from the culture. The owner and staff are super friendly...ready to answer questions about the menu or accommodate your needs. The service was always greaaat and the food was always deeelish. I highly highly recommend this family-owned restaurant to the Yelp Community :-)

Service was incredibly warm and welcoming, and the staff was so friendly…read more We had the veggie sampler and the meat sampler and everything was superb. The homemade awaze was spicy and complex. A friend was visiting from out of town and requested to try Ethiopian cuisine and absolutely delighted.

Food was amazing! I ordered the veggie platter and a side of the peas. Absolutely phenomenal. Was…read moreso delicious I forgot to take pics. I've been to a few different Ethiopian restaurants around north park and city heights and this is by far my favorite. Will update with photos when I revisit in near future! Also must add that the couple that own this place are very lovely and service was fantastic :)

Every time I pass by Awash and smell the food, my mouth waters. It gives a mom and pop vibe, has a…read morelittle market in the back, and the service is always very attentive and kind. Came by on a Saturday mid-afternoon and the place was mostly empty, and we were able to just take any seat we liked in the front room. They came by and took our order and when I wasn't sure if the spicy tibs were going to be too spicy, he kindly offered to give me a sample including some of their delicious injera. It was delicious, and the spice only added flavor and wasn't too intense at all. We went with the Awash special spicy tibs and the meat combo and it came on the plate with injera as the base and a bunch of rolls on the side. It was a ton of food, and the tibs are always so amazing; I love even just dipping the injera in the sauce and soaking it up. If you've never had injera before, it's a super spongy sour bread that's made of some gluten-free flour. It's delicious and really light, and the way you eat is by picking up the meat or whatever you have in front of you with the injera and eating it all together. I'd say the meat combo wasn't my favorite since the Tibs blow all the other meats out of the water and in the future I'd stick with what my friends and I do usually: the Awash special spicy tibs and the Veggie Combo. Adding the Veggie combo adds the nice acidic and healthy balance that you need when consuming the sour injera and the savory tibs. Would recommend Awash to everyone I know. It's not necessarily a cutesy spot, but it's a place to go when you want to eat some delicious Ethiopian food and walk away with your tummies happy.

Coming in, the restaurant is small, but has a charming and homey quality to it. The servers are so…read moresweet, and would check in on us throughout our meal. We ordered the meat and vegetarian combo platters, and the food was very delicious. The portions were sadly a little small compared to the amount of injura we got and the price we paid, but delicious nonetheless. Unfortunately, the day after my friend and I both got food poisoning from this restaurant. I want to love this place since the food and people were great, but from sifting through Yelp reviews, it seems like food poisoning is a common thing guests experience.

This was my first time here, and I loved it! The employees were the sweetest people, answered any…read morequestions we had about the menu, and gave us great suggestions. We ended up getting the lunch combos so we could get a taste of many different dishes! You can ask them for half & half for rice, meat and/or veggies to get the full experience((: My favorites were the sweet jerk chicken, beef stew, and curry lentils - DELISH.

I have been here lots of times at the farmers market, but this was my first time actually visiting…read moretheir storefront. They offer soo many more options!! I was shocked! Our server was great and I was happy she let me try a sample of their Black Berry Juice because it was soo good! I loved how tarty it was. We got the following food to try: - Sambusas (spicy lentil and potato) - they were good, but not the best sambusas I've had. The shell was crunchy, but the filling had a more subtle flavor than I'm used to and I felt like I was missing the "wow" punch. I really liked the spicy mint sauce it came with. - Goat - this was really flavorful and the meat was soo tender! The size was a bit disappointing especially because we didn't get many goat pieces, but plenty of bones. I also wish there was more than 1 carrot in the whole bowl. It was mostly broth. A tasty broth, but still. - Beef Mbavu Choma (beef short ribs) w/ Dengu (lentils) and Ugali - this was insanely good! The meat was beyond perfectly cooked and we couldn't get enough of it. The ugali was good on its own and with the lentils, but I liked it best when dipping it in the soup broth. I would definitely get this dish again! I really like this place, but the small amount of goat in our curry dish left me a bit disappointed, which is the only reason I'm not giving 5 stars.

Mercato Market is a small but authentic Ethiopian shop carrying household goods (like Ethiopian…read moreFrankincense), kitchen items (like Jebena pot for proper Ethiopian coffee) as well as groceries (lentils, chick peas, teff flour for injera) and drinks. They also carry some homemade Ethiopian like pasti (fried dough with subtle sweetness and distinct cardamom flavor) and puff puff (deep fried snacks). The owner is very friendly and will surely teach you about Ethiopian customs (for non Ethiopians like me!).

Fantastic food! I was out with my cousin at the nearby Lafayette Hotel for a drink when we started…read moresearching for dinner nearby. She mentioned she had never tried Ethiopian Food, so we had to go. The restaurant is a little confusing from the outside because it looks more like a little market. It is a market but as you walk through to the back there is a small restaurant area with 5-6 tables. There was Ethiopian music playing from a TV in the corner. We shared the veggie combo and a lamb dish called Ye-Big Siga Wat. Everything was delicious, perfectly spiced, and the injira was light and spongy. The server may have been a one man operation (server, cook, and even running the register in the market) and I think his family was hanging out a table. It felt like being welcomed into his dining room. This was a great find and I'm glad I got to introduce my cousin to Ethiopian food! (Note: this was previously Abay Ethiopian and the name changed to Blue Nile in 2025. It looks like the menu and the interior all stayed pretty similar.)

Very good Ethiopian spot that is totally no frills: 4 tables, no decor, barely clean. There's also…read morea shop where they sell spices, beans, drinks, and other random items. I ordered the vegetarian combo ($16 plus tax), which comes with 5 typical Ethiopian dish, salad, and injera. The food came out in about 15 minutes. Everything was quite solid, especially the misir wot. Nothing was particularly amazing but it was all solid. Good price, portion, and value for money. Service was fine--one lady working and doing everything, though not particularly friendly. Decent spot.

Came here one evening on a whim because it's close to the church my mother goes to. While I had my…read moreeye on the restaurant for a while, I never realized it was so close. The staff are all very welcoming and kind and quickly got me seated with a menu and soon after got my order in, just an order of Derek Tibs, and started. The water I ordered came soon after in the form of a glass and a pitcher. There's a wait time that's pretty typical of ethiopian food that you'll get used to as you have more of it. When it comes to the Derek Tibs, they're honestly a bit bland, but not any more or less so than what I've grown accustomed to. The Berebere sauce (they offered it to me as hot sauce), and the Injera is really what gives it a lot of flavor. Honestly my favorite part of the dry style Ethiopian food is the texture and amount of crust they're able to get on the meats. Overall a very enjoyable experience, I would definitely recommend trying if you get the chance. Likely will return with friends.

as a san diego college student, i am in a tireless search for affordable and nourishing food in…read morehospitable places, and i was able to find this experience at lucy ethiopian restaurant. we ordered the two meat combo, which was satisfying for two hungry adults, and a glass of tej (ethiopian honey wine), which was a beautiful pairing to our meal. even as someone unfamiliar with ethiopian culture, the food and drink made me feel nostalgic, and the peaceful atmosphere of the restaurant contributed to a blissful dining experience. our server was very friendly and helpful, and the service was very quick. i felt very welcomed in this environment, and i will happily return again soon.

we got potato sambusas & chicken suqaar, both were great. both came w a green hot sauce (like a…read morecilantro chutney) that was rly good, the refreshing-ness balanced out the heat. the suqaar was sauteed w onions & bell peppers. you can either get it w basmati pilaf, spaghetti, or both. i def liked the rice better but the spaghetti grew on me too. it also came w a basic salad (just romaine & red onions, ranch on the side but i just used the lemon wedge) & some seasoned cooked veggies (potatoes, peas & carrots). the server / cashier also offered us bananas so we said yes, the sweetness rly complemented everything. the only thing i didn't care for were the artificial drinks but they just came w the meal. there was so much food & it all melded together so well! v satisfying

came to Faridas Somalian Cuisine with my brother in law and mother in law and overall had a good…read moreexperience. It was pretty lively inside and there were a few people talking very loudly on their phones, which started to get a little distracting. My mother in law was joking about it, but it did make the space feel a bit chaotic at times. The wait for the food after ordering was quite long, but once it arrived it was worth it. My mother in law ordered the fish with rice and I got the fish with pasta. The portions of rice and pasta were honestly more than one person could finish, but everything was flavorful and well cooked. My brother in law ordered a wrap and said he really enjoyed it. We also tried the watermelon drink, thinking it would be fresh juice, but it wasn't what we expected so that was a miss for us. The sambusas were okay, but the meat filling was a bit too finely minced for my preference.

Update: the North Park location is temporarily closed, but they are operating as a ghost kitchen…read moreout of a rotisserie place off of Carroll road near Miramar road. Definitely worth the drive up to the Miramar area for this delicious food! One of my favorite Ethiopian restaurants ever!

The food was nice and had a different flavor compared to other Ethiopian food…read more Servers were friendly and explain the food when asked. Small place but had a nice decor and very clean restrooms. Parking at the street only.