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    Fassil Ethiopian Restaurant

    4.3 (162 reviews)
    ModerateEthiopian
    Open 12:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Anita Z.

    I have never tried Ethiopian food prior to coming here so I was excited! This experience was very enriching and I ate the entire meal with my left hand (as instructed by the man who served us). He was really welcoming and talked to us about the different dishes so we knew what we were having. I absolutely loved the injera. The texture was so soft, spongey, and the flavour was light and slightly like sourdough. It paired really well with the dishes. My friend and I got fassil's combination because we wanted to try a bit of everything and I really enjoyed the slow cooked beef that it came with. The other dishes were good too, but I was not familiar with the taste. We made sure to finish everything and we were so full by the end of our meal so the portion is definitely enough for two people. If you haven't tried Ethiopian food before, you should definitely try some here!

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    Josephine M.

    Fassil Ethiopian Restaurant serves up delicious Ethiopian food along with a good dose of warmth and hospitality as well. It seemed to be a one man show as there was only one man who greeted us, took our orders and served us our food. He was ever so friendly and as half the people in our party were completely unfamiliar with Ethiopian cuisine, he saw to it that they were served the best options available for sampling a good variety of flavours. Veggie Combo Siga Keye Wot Yebeg Tibs Doro Tibs For anyone who's never had Ethiopian food, they serve the food on top of a soft flatbread, similar to a pancake in texture. This bread is called Injera and has a bit of a sour flavor to it. Extra rolls of Injera are given, and you're meant to use the Injera as a serving utensil by ripping off pieces of it and then using it to scoop up your food and eat it. Everything tastes so good with the Injera, and once you've finished the extra rolls of Injera you get to eat the large piece of Injera that's been soaking up all the wonderful flavors of all the various toppings that have been sitting on top of it! It's very messy finger food so you should definitely make sure to have clean hands before indulging in this type of cuisine! Bonus points for having air conditioning as we've been to other Ethiopian restaurants that did not have air conditioning during summer! Service: Excellent Parking: Free parking on the side street Location: 736 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC

    Lunch menu. Mon 2023-07-10
    Ziyan C.

    Fassil is great - there is not much on Broadway in the eastern half of Mount Pleasant, but we hope Fassil gets the attention and business it deserves. They were empty when we went today (a Monday) for lunch, but that meant we got the full attention of the owner/chef/server. He recommended the Fasil Combination, let us know what was spicy and not spicy, and even though Lamb is not an option for the combo, he cooked it for us anyway.

    Fasil's combination ($30.00)
    Jonny M.

    Decided to give Fassil Ethiopian Restaurant a try. They're located next door to Nha Trang Restaurant. We dropped in for a Friday lunch (12:30pm). Only one worker, who was jugging all the serving and cooking duties. Menu is short and sweet with 5 vegetarian, 8 meat (beef, chicken, fish and lamb) and two combination dishes. Most dishes are $12.00 to $18.00. - Injera - stingy with the injera, R had to go up to ask for more. Injera had no character/liveliness to it; lacked the typical sour, fermented note. - Fasil's combination ($30.00) - veggie combo and we opted for the siga keye wot. The scoops of vegetables were small. Our favourites was the chickpea puree (first time eating this) and boiled split lentils (nice kick from the berbere powder). The slow cooked beef was decent. FER was okay but not inspired to come back. There are better Ethiopian spots in town.

    Veg combo with beef in the middle. Delicious!
    Shazia N.

    The food is always amazing! So tasty and flavourful. I usually get the veg combo with beef. The service is also great, the owner/chef is friendly and will recommend what you should try if it's your first time there. It has a homey feeling, great for a rainy/cold day. Also very reasonably priced!

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    Sangeetha M.

    It was my first time trying Ethiopian food. I didn't really know what to expect. So I asked a little bit about the menu and they explained what to expect and what people typically order. There were three of us, and initially I misunderstood that each of us should get a veggie combo and add the meat to share. But it's actually a lot of food so we got 1 veggie combo, 1 meat, 1 fish and shared everything. This was more than enough for 3 hungry people. I knew injera would be sour but I didn't realize how sour it would be! It was also more filling than I expected. It went really well with the spice of the lamb. Of all the veggies my favourite was the chickpeas. Next time I would get just the chickpea and some lamb or try another meat. Spinach was very bland and I think it was the lentils that was a little too spicy for me. The fish was just plain fish fried without much flavoring, I wouldn't get that again. Definitely a place to come to with a few people to share everything with rather than eating individually. Definitely coming back here!

    Vegetarian platter
    Matt B.

    Since Fassil was the first Ethiopian place I'd tried, I decided to revisit it to see what I thought after having tried so many more places. I ordered the vegetarian platter (~$12 plus tax), which was ready for pick-up 15 minutes later. The platter comes with 5 dishes, many of which were on the watery side and sour side. I wasn't too impressed with any of the items. You got a lot of injera with it, which is intensely sour--borderline unpalatable after a while. I was full after my meal, but I really didn't think this place's food holds its weight. 2.5/5 All in all, pretty disappointing, especially considering the many good Ethiopian places nearby in East Van. Go to Axum instead.

    Veggie combo
    Jay K.

    Loved their veggie combo and the ambiance. The owners are warm and friendly. Their injera is the mildest and most delicious I've had in Vancouver. Will be back for sure!

    Yebeg Tibs and Veggie Combo
    Guerric H.

    I love Ethiopian food - injera is such a fantastic base, fun to use and deliciously fermented and with an amazing spongy texture that soaks up all the flavour. Fassil really focuses on the injera platter experience. As far as I can tell, everything on the menu is meant to be served on a plate of injera, so be aware of that going in. The vegetarian options are delicious - my favourite is the shiro wot, a delicious creamy chickpea stew, but the lentil misir wot and the split pea kik wok are excellent as well. I highly recommend one veggie combo per two people, to provide you with a ton of flavour variety. If you combine a veggie combo with a meat option, you'll get a larger portion of the meat and it'll be the star of your platter, so I recommend that approach! The default combo that includes meat will get you a basic chicken or beef stew, but I recommend branching out too, since it's not much more expensive. I most recently tried the yebeg tibs - a lamb stew - and it was incredibly delicious. The spice levels are mild, too - we were offered a choice of not spicy, mild, and spicy for the lamb, and took the spiciest option. Even so it wasn't nearly as spicy as Southeast Asian or Korean dishes can get, so don't be afraid to go for the spiciest option! It really makes for a lovely, aromatic, warming dish. At the end of the meal, I left with a full belly and yet also a deep longing for even more injera and deliciously spiced stews and curries. I can't recommend it enough!

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    Great food , authentic and service with a smile. My pre teen also enjoyed the food which is saying something as it was his first time.

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    Excellent food warm hospitality. Best Ethiopian in Vancouver. Highly recommended! (Yelp wants 85 words? why what else to say)

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