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Deset Ethiopian Restaurant

3.0 (13 reviews)
Closed • 12:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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Music videos
Outdoor seating
Good for groups
Happy hour specials

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Ice cold Misir Wot. Lol. From cold bite, had good flavour.
Summer B.

There are way too many amazing Ethiopian restaurants in this area to ever come to this one. Hiwot down the street is delicious, but I wanted to try this one because I like the space and wanted to plan a wedding shower dinner here next month, so I wanted to try the food. I ordered Misir Wot, just red lentils. They came, the injera was nice, bitter, and delicious. I then went to taste the lentils.. Ice cold. Like from the fridge. No servers around, but I know such places have service issues, it's fine. I finally flagged one down and told her. This woman looked at me dead in my face and told me that "this is how it is served. But if you want it hot I guess I will heat it for you, but we serve it cold". I said, "come on. You're going to act like this is my issue? I'm from East Africa, I've been eating Ethiopian food my whole life. We don't serve ice cold stews. "Well, I am from Ethiopia and this is my food and I am telling you it comes cold!" "Okay", I said. "I won't argue with you. Just let me pay for my drink and go." She started shouting loudly. "YOU HAVE TO PAY! YOU HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE YOU ORDERED! YOU WANT HOT FOOD! YOU HAVE TO PAY!" I said "Whatever, just pack it to go." She literally rolled her eyes and took my food, which I'll obviously not eat because she probably spit in it, to heat and pack up. She came back and I had my money on the table. She took it, left, brought back my change and threw it on the table. I did nothing to this person but ask for warm lentils instead of ice cold fridge lentils. Lol. Never again.

Mild beef with rice and a salad after a few bites.
Laura C.

I came because of the excellent critic and customer reviews I read and wanted to try a delicious meat and vegetable plate: great service in a loud setting with a vociferous lounge bar and Ethiopian and English music videos to the side. I ordered a mild beef with rice which was delicious. My fresh salad included too many jalapeño slices for my taste, so I sorted most of them out. Two of my kids like their wings and fries, but the spaghetti was too spicy hot for my two other kids: my 12-year-old son said it was delicious and finished his with lots of water, but my 5-year-old only had five bites. My husband and other daughter ordered the chicken sandwiches. My daughter didn't like hers at all, perhaps because it was over-charred; my husband said his was okay.

$30 veggie plate "for two"... AND it's a sectioned plate for main and sides so even less food than it appears. Highway robbery

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Great food, reasonable price, and excellent customer service! Perfect for happy hour with friends after work. Highly recommended!

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The food is great love the lamb tibbs And the fish goulash is amazing. The food was delicious this place is Totally underrated.

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