Been here many times over the past dozen years or so and it has been amazing Everytime. The service is always efficient and friendly. They have both outdoor and indoor seating. It is open very late and is darker inside at night which is nice. Prices are very affordable and portions are very generous. read more

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I am writing to report a very disappointing experience I had at your restaurant. 5/17/2026 11:34am I called to place a pickup order, but the employee who answered the phone refused to take my order and told me I had to come inside to order and pay in person. I explained that I had placed the exact same order by phone the previous day without any issue, but she still refused. Because I was hungry, I came into the restaurant and placed the order in person. After paying, I noticed my meal included a spicy sauce that I specifically said I do not eat. I also learned that one of the sides I ordered and paid for was unavailable. When I asked for the correct sauce with my meal, the employee attempted to charge me extra even though the incorrect sauce was added by mistake. When I explained that I do not use spicy sauce, the employee became rude and began calling me names, including "spoiled girl." I have never experienced this level of disrespect while ordering food. I felt embarrassed, disrespected, and treated unfairly as a paying customer. I felted very Threaten by her actions . She need proper training and customer service skills. This can cause very serious Charges. I hope this situation is addressed seriously so others don't get hurt emotionally and physically. read more

The food was very good and delicious, and I really enjoyed the taste and quality of what I ordered. The ingredients seemed fresh and well prepared, and the overall flavor was satisfying. However, the service was a little slow, and it took longer than expected for the food to be cooked and served, which made the waiting time a bit inconvenient. Another issue was the bathroom, which had an unpleasant smell and could use better cleaning and maintenance. Overall, the experience was mixed, with great food but some areas that need improvement in service speed and cleanliness. read more

Got take out from here. The Kik Alicha was very good as was the side of yellow lentils. The Yatakilt Wat had tons of green beans and carrots which were good although I expected more cabbage and potatoes. Will return for other dishes. Great vibe in the restaurant with live music and Ethiopian music videos on the big screen. read more

The food was amazing! I got a vegetable combo and the golden tibs. This was my first time trying Ethiopian food and this restaurant did not disappoint. The food was extremely flavorful. The service was phenomenal. The waitress was very friendly and attentive. The ambiance of the restaurant made it very authentic. The lighting was dim but the decor and style made it feel genuine. There's an Ethiopian restaurant next door with white table cloths and seems a lot fancier than Langano. I've never been to the other restaurant but by the looks, I would choose Langano any day because of the real authentic feel. read more

Langano Ethiopian Restaurant - a plate of food on a table - Ethiopian Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

Cool vibe and good food. We got the sampler and everything was tasty. Service was attentive.

Poor experience! Our reserved table was not honored, and we were charged much more than the agreed service price. we felt robbed!

Owner is cheap, uses only two waitress and doesn't want to hire more help. Because of that food comes one hour after ordering. read more

Langano is one of a few Ethiopian restaurants on the Georgia ave. strip that has a variety of choices. Have been here a couple of times for takeout. For dining, you have a mix of low & high top tables as well a bar area with a TV. We ordered the veggie combo & Special Kitfo (usually order the regular). The two types of seasoned Ayeb (cottage cheese) take it to the next level! Also served with Kocho (fermented bread). Their Kitfo is also excellent-right amount of seasonings/spices although a little heavy on that decadent butter. Veggie combo was a nice complement with a good variety of items from Shiro, Messir, greens & beets to name a few. The ladies at the bar were friendly & offered coffee/tea while I waited for my order. One of the best for Eti food in the area! read more

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We stopped in for lunch today and had a great meal! The restaurant was almost empty, so plenty of booths available. The restaurant itself is nice- coffered ceilings, huge stocked bar... it's clearly a nightclub at night... but a nice one. The food was really good. We got beef tibs, and it was so crispy and flavorful. We also got the veggie platter with six different vegetable dishes. My favorites were the lentils, and the potatoes and green beans... but honestly they were all great. These two dishes easily fed me and my husband, and while we didn't finish everything, we were totally full and very happy with our meal. The kitchen was fast and our server was friendly and efficient. We will definitely come back! read more

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I don't recommend ordering this via Uber eats. I was hoping the sides/mini dishes would be in a different container than the injera. It wasn't at all presentable. The food still tasted great but the experience is so much better in person. I had ordered the meat and vegetable platter. read more

Langano Ethiopian Restaurant - Vegetable Platter - Ethiopian Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

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Food comes 1 hour after ordering. Only two waitresses and both works in the bar and restaurant. Very bad services, food taste nasty after waiting 1 hour, and they are not even acknowledge their mistakes. Horrible service will never comeback and never recommand to anybody to go there. read more

This place is my jam! I literally crave it every other day. I'm a pescatarian so I didn't think I would enjoy Ethiopian food like others who get the beef tips but man was I wrong. I've been to the other Ethiopian spot on this strip but this was the winner for me. Their Gulash fish with rice paired with the veggie combo is undefeated. The servers are nice all and Ethiopian. They do take some time to make the food but it's okay to me cause the ingredients are fresh and the food is delicious. If your getting take out call ahead of time. You'll be waiting 30 minutes even if the place is empty. I see people drinking here all the time seems like a spot for regulars. I haven't had a drink her but seems good to the regulars. I 100% recommend this place. read more

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My friend and I came here on a Saturday night and were immediately greeted at the door. The host sat us at a table and took our order. We ordered vegetarian sambusas, a vegetarian platter and the fried fish to share. Everything was flavored to perfection. The food was super good and super fresh! Also everyone seemed to work as a team. Various waiters would come to our table to check on us and see if we needed anything. I really appreciate the good service we received here and I plan to return. read more

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Gurage kitfo. Every Ethiopian restaurant has Kitfo but Kitfo comes from the gurage people. Langano has top notch gurage Kitfo and amazing tibs gaslight tibs Godin Tibs the girgiro the Kitfo you should get is Dengesat. Comes with spiced ayib and gomen (Ethiopian cottage cheese and spinach you will love it even if your not a fan of veggies or cottage cheese. read more

This place was open for business . my sister-in-law and me went to this new fresh restaurant at new location white oaks shopping center. It was big nice wonderful set up the bar area . The waitress was ok . She just guiding us to get the seat . What is the point, she was running around the bar and the kitchen to bring the food and to serve more than three tables by herself. She was almost forgetting us . Finally we ordered veggie combo and "lega tibes " but personally l was disappointed specially veggie combo . Those veggie combo was plain and tasteless. Ohh .Noo for me . The bar set up l give them 3 stars. read more

Be careful of tips left. I left a cash tip and they added an additional $2 over the bill. Also they don't honor coupons that they send to you. The person thinking the review was funny is more than like the owner(s). You should take the criticisms and do better! read more

I had the best night ever at this spot! All my years growing up in the DMV area I did not know that this was here. After a fun night at the "Hey Frase" live podcast show at the Fillmore the crew that I was with wanted to continue the night of fun so the gentleman that we were with led us to this spot. First of all the live band was so good. They played a little bit of everything; not just Ethiopian music. Oldies, newbies, EVERYTHING! There was a good crowd of people dancing and vibing to the music. I cannot remember what we ordered but it had a little bit of everything on it. I have a picture to post. The bar is fully stocked so they had our cocktails flowing. The food was so good. I mean the meat was out of this world! I have had Ethiopian food before but this was so homemade that my tastebuds were in heaven!!!!! read more

Langano Ethiopian Restaurant - Ethiopian Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

Excellent food, and nice service. I always call in my order, and they know you after a few visits. The hostess has also brought my food out to my car on occasion. Beautiful people, tasty, fresh food, and kind service read more

Favorite Ethiopian place so far in Silver Spring, and there are dozens so that is saying something. I've been to Langano several times, first with a friend from Ethiopia as my initial introduction to Ethiopian food, and another time after the Women's March. Both of those meals were made 100% better by the excellent company and camaraderie, so my review might be inflated for nostalgia, but nostalgia is great and so is the food and service here, so 5 stars it is. Also Silver Spring desperately needs more places that are open late (does no one else crave food after midnight in this city haha??), so that is another perk of this joint. Huge portions, great service, and tasty food!! The vegetarian sampler is my go to of course, and I love the variety of the platter options. The missir wot (lentils), shiro (powdered peas- soooo good) and kik alecha (yellow peas) are my favorites. The website has photos of the food and descriptions which are very helpful if you aren't familiar with the names of the dishes you like but know what they look like. Service deserves a special shout out, specifically for our visit after the women's march. We were a party of 7, and had been on our feet all day (15+ miles because we couldn't get on a metro until Noma) so we were very tired, hungry, and thirsty. The servers at Langano's kept the glasses of water coming from the moment we sat down until we left. In order to be able to sit, they rearranged several tables for us as well. Even though the place was packed, the food came out in a reasonable amount of time, and service continued to be excellent. Thanks Langano's for being my first for the wondrous thing that is Ethiopian food as well my great finale on a day for the history books. read more

Langano Ethiopian Restaurant - Vegetarian platter with a separate order of kitfo in the middle. - Ethiopian Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

The worst customer service ever , I know the owner for long time and he is really nice and sociable guyand actually he not around at a time but with this ugly short waitres we had vary extremely poor customer service ever and I ashamed of taking my friends . " No more"" read more

Food is very good, service is lasse faire. If you haven't had Ethiopian food, it's a fun hands on experience, great for a group because you're sharing a lot of small bites. They serve you rolled up spongy bread, you rip off a piece of the bread and you use it to grab whatever meat or veggie that you ordered. Sounds weird but it's lots of fun. The four of us shared the veggie combo and yebeg tibs (lamb). This was enough food for us. The veggie combo had 10 different items on it, all of which were tasty, none of which were named for us by the hostess. As much as I enjoy delicious guessing games, I would have liked to know what each item was. I tasted: tomato salad, lentil mash, beet mash, creamy spinach, fried potato, cabbage salad and 4 mystery items. The lamb dish was a little greasy but also very good and very flavorful. Cubed lamb, guessing it was fried, served with diced tomatoes and slices of jalapeño. I thought the portion was little skimpy. In fact, it was less than half the size of the veggie combo and had the same price. Still I enjoyed the dish. Now for the server, she was very nice but we rarely saw her. I would have liked the veggie items explained. I would have liked more napkins with greasy meat, I would have liked some water refills as the lamb came with spicy dipping sauce. It seemed like we waited a while for check. I have no issue with the food, it's really good and a steal for the price, I'd eat here again. The decor was odd (dark environment with green cove lighting) but the decor has no impact on my rating. It's the lack of service that could be improved to gain more stars in the future. read more

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Pros: Amazing food Cons: Customer Service My Best friend invited me to this place to experiment on my sensitivity to spicy food. I like to mention that I am not a great fan of spicy hot food, but if it's fun once a year or so. Ethiopian cuisine for me is vastly different from my native Central Asian and allows for an exploration of differences between cultures. We ordered veggie combo (which I absolutely loved, especially cabbage and lentils) and Yebeg Girgiro which is a lamb dish served in a clay pot that has a fire under to keep the food warm. The lamb was very spicy for me but I loved the tenderness of the meat. Overall the food was extremely good, although I needed a gallon of cold water to stop the fire in my mouth. The worst thing that happened that day was the fact that we left a gift bag inside under the table and accidentally forgot it on the way out. When going home I realized and called the restaurant right away. What happened was they mentioned to me that they don't have it and after checking they stated that nothing was there. When my friend called (who is Ethiopian) they willingly checked again and "found it". I was very disappointed in this outcome. I did get my gift bag back, but I still feel the negative residue from this situation. read more

Langano Ethiopian Restaurant - Vegie Combo and Yebeg Girgiro - Ethiopian Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

Came to eat here after waiting at Lucy next door for 20-minutes without being served. Best thing to happen. By far the best Ethiopian restaurant I've been to yet, and I am very picky. Staff is friendly and extremely attentive. Food was absolutely amazing and cooked just as ordered. read more

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9th & U St. in DC is known as little Ethiopia, lined with terrific restaurants, bars, and shops. Well, Silver Spring has its own little Ethiopia on Georgia Ave., and Langano is right in the heart of it. Langano has a surprisingly spacious seating area. Great for small parties (8-10). They have a stage for live music and a bar located at the back of the restaurant. We were seated promptly. Service was great. What separates Langano from other Ethiopian restaurants is there vegetable dishes. Sambusas were truly outstanding; spicy with a very crisp, hot crust. We had a salad platter with sliced veg and a terrific, light seasoning on it. Couldn't stop eating it. Main entree had tibs and all the other usual suspects on it. But, there was this carrot dish that was outstanding. I was drawn back to veg, which isn't normal. So, anything veg at Langano is likely a score. Mind, there wasn't anything wrong with the meat dishes, just that the veg dishes were extraordinary. Large, healthy portions. I concur that service is slow by normal standards. Come with good company, and you won't even notice. The benefit is that everything is made fresh. You'll notice when they serve the sambusas crisp and fresh. The wait will have been worth it. If you're in a hurry, I'd work with the server to find something speedy on the menu. Restrooms were rather dank, but comparable to most any bar restrooms. I found the restroom reasonably clean and tidy, just not very pretty to look at. Langano is a great spot for Ethiopian in Silver Spring. A good spot for the out of towners to experience Ethiopian cuisine in a comfortable environment, and excellent vegetables. Improvements? Well, they really need a website with a menu, not that there's anything out of the ordinary with their menu. And, speeding the food service would be a plus. Otherwise, Langano is a great establishment, and I won't hesitate to return. read more

I ordered the meat combo, it comes with three veggies of your choice and I had asked to get an exception made for the Alicha (Cabbage and Potatoes to be made without carrots because of my allergies and she had said it was impossible because it was premade). I got two sides of gomen (spinach) which was more like a side of gomen. The food is tasty but the small portions and the relatively slow service overshadows the experience. Either way-I am a firm believer of supporting black owned businesses so maybe this was a bad day. Come here with caution! read more

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The restaurant is small. We were probably the only none Ethiopians in the restaurant and not all familiar with the food. But our waitress was sweet and helpful. Almost all of us ordered the vegetarian platters. Husband and I also ordered a salad. It was spicy with a bit of pepper and delicious. One of our guests ordered a beef dish and it looked good with a side of rice. As others have said, the music was loud. The service a little interesting, but not awful on a Saturday night. Would probably not race back but it was an interesting evening and fun with friends. read more

I've been to a number of Ethiopian restaurants in Silver Spring. This one I am LEAST likely to return to. The food was pretty good ( though not my favorite) but my rating is really for the service. WE WAITED OVER AN HOUR FOR FOOD AFTER ORDERING. We had to repeatedly ask for things like water and other drinks after we'd ordered them. I had to walk up to the hostess stand repeatedly to get a status on our food. And when food actually came out none of it was together. The waitress was nice, but was too busy. Badly staffed, and for me, this ruined the entire experience. read more

I admit going here because the reviews said the portions were exceptional. This preconceived notion left me sorely disappointed by what ensued. Ordering a vegetarian sampler platter is standard fare for me at any Ethiopian restaurant. That way, I could taste more items! When you walk in, don't expect 5-star decor. If that's what you want, you will be disappointed. The tables were adequate, but could easily be considered dingy and dirty. I think they were just worn out. The service was very good as it was friendly and prompt. Now for the food! The injera was delightful. Excellent texture, moisture content, and temperature made it top-notch. The sourness was subtle, but had some development. Overall, it's probably the best injera I've had in the Silver Spring area. I'm not sure if it was chance, so I will have to return to investigate. However, I hate having to ask for more injera. If there isn't enough to finish the food on the plate, it's a bummer. I always eat all the injera! True, asking for more isn't a problem, but... that's a pain when you have to ask mid-way through rather than towards the end. The food flavors were wonderful, probably better than Addis Ababa and Dama, but not necessarily better than Abol. However, like Abol, I have to say the portions were smaller than most Ethiopian servings. Not that I was starving at the end, but I expect to have two meals from one order. This could not be the case here! Still, the dishes were probably 4 stars with spice and development. Kik alicha was very good, but I wanted more! The mesir wot could've had a bit more flavor and spice, but decent for berbere and lentils. The gomen wot greens were excellent, fresh and flavorful and not too salty or mushy. The cabbage greens were satisfactory, but like other Ethiopian restaurants, hugged the fine line between acceptable and slightly slimy. The flavor was not distinctive at all. The shiro wat probably had the best flavor for the legume dishes, nicely spiced with heat to top off the dish. The yatakilt wot had a subtle garlic flavor, but the potatoes were a bit too firm for my liking. The one missing dish for the sampler (atkilt beyayinetu) was the azifa (mustard and lentils). I was also disappointed that there was no salad of any sort. Still, the flavors and injera were generally better than the neighboring Ethiopian restaurants. I only give it 3 stars because of my severe disappointment in the portion size. I almost wanted to order more! Hopefully it was a fluke of an evening. I'll return another time to see if the portions are better. If they are, I'd renege this rating and replace with 4 stars. read more

Hands down amazing food, and excellent customer service. The Ethiopian food here is very authentic made with fresh ingredients, Covid safety measures in place, there is inside and outside dining, and a mask is required to enter. read more

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Came here on Christmas Eve. The place was packed. I got the lentils and my wife got a fish dish. The food was excellent. We were surprised it was so good because it was so busy and our food came out pretty quick. The service was great and the price was good too. I have been to several Ethiopian places in Silver Spring and this was probably the best. I wish I was able to try out a chicken or meat dish. They were some live music and singing which was too loud. Other than that everything was great. I will come back for sure!! read more

I've been coming here for years and now drive 40 minutes to get to Langano. Food is excellent and portions are very fare. The service is fine just don't be in a hurry when eating at any Ethiopian restaurant. They are friendly servers, they just have their own agenda. My only complaint was the really loud music, not live. Kept getting louder as we dined and by the end of meal, my friend and I were shouting to each other over the music. I guessed at what the server was asking us, could not hear her! I'm a white lady whom dines with a white friend and have never been treated poorly here at Langano. Silver Spring has a lot of Ethiopian restaurants to chose from and yet this place has been here a long time and always hits the spot for cravings. Would have been even better if we could have not had to scream over the music. read more

This spot is in very good location, the service It's very poor 1st if you are not a drinking alcohol they won't serve you, 2nd if you are drinking alcohol the price is triple. In my personal experience I tried to complete to the management ignored me walk away. In my personal experience I invited my friends a drink, I ordered (3) three mixed drinks but I got charged $13.95 each drinks and extra (1) one drink that I don't ordered overall i end up paying (4) four drinks when I confront the waitress she argued that I drink (4) four drinks, and they except Tips read more

Went here on a Sunday afternoon and the customer service was horrible. Food was served cold and when we inquired, we were told that is how Habesha eat their food. I have eaten at many Ethiopian restaurants in the Silver Spring area and in The District and never have I been served cold dishes, never have I been treated in such a manner as my group was at Langano restaurant. Very disappointing. read more

Decent food but very poor service. They didn't even clean the table until we asked them 4 times. The food took a very very long time to come out. There's not a lot in the way of apologies or even concern. The food came and it was pretty good but outside the key wot, nothing too impressive. read more

Ok folks, I'm not a princess and definitely not a snob when it comes to restaurant service. I have significantly more patience than the average person when it comes to restaurant service, and more patience than most people in DC for sure. Today was the first day I lost my patience and decided to reflect it with a review on yelp. Make no mistake, this place serves good-tasting food. Today, however, I felt completely ignored and looked over by the staff of this establishment, and after 10 minutes of sitting and watching the server walk around and serve others in the restaurant who had already been sitting there as well as do things like clean off tables and blatantly ignore me as I sat waiting to be approached for the first time since sitting down, I simply got up and left. Once again, make no mistake, I have NEVER in my life walked out of a restaurant due to the quality of or lack of service - but today was that day. Take it with a grain of salt - obviously others have had great experiences dining at Langano - but for me, today, I feel the need to make the opposite commentary via a yelp review. read more

I'm conflicted as how to rate this place. The food alone was probably worth 4-5 stars. My friend and I each got a sambusa and then shared the vegetarian platter, and we both were stuffed. I was a little disappointed, because they were completely out of all their Ethiopian wines, so I just got a glass of chardonnay, which was decent. The reason why I'm only giving 3 stars is because while our waitress was very nice, she was overworked and we never got more injera or water when we asked for it. She simply forgot about us. The other issue is that I guess this place like many other Ethiopian restaurants in the DC area turns into a night club. They had live music, which is typically a plus. But they put us at a table where basically the amp was directed at our ears, which means my ears ached once we got out, and our throats were sore from shouting at each other just trying to communicate. This is quite a feat since the friend I went with and I both have naturally loud voices. So while this place is quite tasty, and we both very much enjoyed the vegetarian sampler (and such a deal! For the two of us, not including tip, our entire meal was $25), I'd say avoid this place late at night. The waitstaff is spotty and you may go deaf. Edit: Came back here last night. They almost sat us in the exact same place where I thought I was going to lose my hearing, but thankfully we asked if we could sit someplace else and they obliged. Decided to give an extra star because our waitress was really good, and even though they were still out of their Ethiopian wine (WTF? When the heck do you have to go to try it??), their cabernet was decent and went great with the vegetarian sampler. BFF and I basically destroyed it and went out quite full and satisfied. I think I may like Etete a bit more, but this place is more convenient to where I live. read more

I was in this place yesterday to treat friends who came from another state. I'm Ethiopian and I am proud with my identity and tradition. That was the very reason I checked in to this place..Langano restaurant. . but what I got was mistreatment like a second class citizen and bad customer service. Too much arrogance together with luck of understanding about the power of customer service. 1. The food was OK (I'm Ethiopian so I know the taste of great Ethiopian food!) 2. We were not offered a cup of ice water, and we're not provided even when we ask for it - reason? Because they r having a lot of customers for the Ethiopian festival going around they don't provide free stuff, like ice water instead they only SELL bottled water and other beverages and alcohols). Unfortunately people who are NOT Ethiopians were provided with iced water for free. What a pity! U don't discriminate ur own people. U respect ur people! 3. Once the check comes to us there was this 18% service charge that is already included without our consent or any disclosure on the menu or on their website. And it is unfortunate to see they expect additional tip for that kind of treatment... disappointed. 4. when we try to talk to the "manager" about what we witnessed and our disappointment she feels like it is acceptable and a fair treatment bc of the high volume of customers they r having because of the festivities. . I will never go to this place again. I respect myself and my people. read more

Dirty, dirty, dirty! This was my second time here. The first was so-so, but this time was just gross. The food itself was ok, not great but not bad, however the service was unclean. We arrived and asked to sit by a window, and were shown to a table with dirty dishes still on it. After waiting at least 5 minutes, our server came back to take our order and then clear the dishes. Really?! The table should have been cleared quickly before seating us, or at least right after! Here is where it gets really gross... she never sanitized the table. That's right, she took the dishes and paper mats that sat in front of the other two seats at our 4 top, but never wiped the table or replaced our mats. I eventually threw away my own paper mat, as it had wet cup marks on it from the last customers, and took a newer one off a different table. We really should have left at this point. We asked for fountain soda instead of cans, as it is cheaper and comes with a refill here. She looked shocked and unhappy that we asked for the fountain and made us repeat the request several times. It's right there on the menu! When the sodas arrived we both agreed that they tasted bitter and off. We sent them back (after explaining several times that it tasted wrong) and stuck to water. At this point we also noticed that the paint on the wall was peeling and there were a few dead bugs on the window sill behind us. The food arrived and was so-so. We ordered #8, the vegetarian combo. I enjoy Ethiopian a lot, but this is nothing special. Not only is the service slow and place quite dirty, but the food is not worth visiting a gross dive. As others have noted, the service is painfully slow. We thought we were forgotten several times and nearly got up to ask for our check, then again to ask for someone to process our payment. Bathrooms: main room's potty was broken, so I went to the restroom in adjoining room. 1 seater with handicap accessibility, but there was unclean paper all over the floor, TP was in a roll sitting on the hand bar, and the paper seat cover dispenser was empty. I really couldn't expect anything impressive after the poor service, so it was no surprise. I have no reason to believe that the kitchen was any cleaner than the rest of the place. read more

I've been going to Langano for a number of years. It's convenient, fast, cheap, and reliably good. When you're dealing with food such as raw beef (yummmm), I think it's best to go someplace you can trust. It's not a fancy place: the decor (while it has improved over the years) is pretty much non-existant, and it's a very simple arrangement of tables & chairs. There are a few staples which my friends and I always order: the vegetarian sample has good variety, the kitfo (always done raw) is really good, and the lamb in wine is super good (the soaked injera underneath is awesome). If you go later in the evening, they often bust out the synthesizer and play music that isn't all that great at exceptional volume, regardless of the number of patrons in the restaurant. Kind of annoying, especially if you're trying to have a conversation. Despite the modest interior and the evening jam sessions, I'll definitely keep coming back. They are open super late, even during the week, and the food is consistently delicious. read more