The food was incredible we got the $21 a person. We tried the beef and mild chicken. Everything was perfect! Even our waiter was very attentive. The restaurant was decorated nicely. The colors went so well together. We got the crème brûlée was out of this world! We celebrated one of my great friends birthday! Thank you for the great hospitality and memories! read more

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Absolutely love the different flavors and that you get to share with family and friends. Service was quick and friendly. Cost was average. Lively and fun atmosphere. Love this place!! read more

The Blue Nile - Ethiopian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

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I never thought I would say I like vegetarian meals, but Blue Nile changed my mind! They have an all you can eat vegetarian feast with very rich and tasty sides. You dip the thin bread in the sides and they pair very well. The servers were very attentive and it is nice to go for a quiet meal. The Blue Nile is in the heart of downtown Ann Arbor, so it's nice to go for a meal and hangout downtown. read more

The Blue Nile - Ethiopian Vegetarian Feast - Ethiopian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

A buddy and I split a vegetarian meal with chicken added as the meat, the former being all-you-can-eat. Having never had Ethiopian cuisine, I have nothing to compare it with, but for the price it was both a tasty and unique dining experience. Service was very attentive, but do be sure to ask for prices when it comes to drink suggestions: we fools paid $20 a glass for house-made "honey wine", which was excellent but obviously quite expensive. The restaurant was clean and quiet. Would recommend to anyone. read more

I was so excited but I can say the food waa only descent. I seek out Ethiopian restaurants when I travel, have taken cooking lessons with commentaries from top chefs, traveled to Addis Abba and even the hotel version is tastier. 1. the injera that the food rested on was stale compared to the extra given. a lost opportunity to enjoy the sauces that seep into it. 2. the first mesir wot was tasty, the refill was salty and lacked the flavor of the first. 3. back to the injera... where is the teff?! Where is the fermentation?! 4. having an option to have meat dishes separately and not the veggies should have been my sign not stay. Beautiful space but, for me, not a repeat or recommend. read more

Our friends who live in Ann Arbor took us to The Blue Nile recently while we were in town. It was Nate's first time trying Ethiopian food, which was exciting to share with him. The vibe inside was cozy and dimly lit, and I think it would make a great date spot. You can make a reservation on their website, but we didn't end up needing one on a Sunday evening. We found street parking nearby, but there are garages around that you can park in as well. The best way to go in my opinion is to get the all you can eat vegetarian platter. For $20 per person, you get generous portions of each of the vegetarian dishes, and they will refill whatever ones you want any time. You can also add their meat dishes for an additional cost - we got each of the meat dishes, including chicken, beef, and lamb. Blue Nile has a full bar, which is pretty unique for this type of restaurant. I opted for the spiced Ethiopian tea, which is a warming blend of spices and is perfect for a chilly fall day. The meal begins with a hot towel to clean your hands, as the food is all eaten without silverware. The dishes are served with injera, a spongy fermented flatbread that also serves as a utensil to scoop the dishes up. I've had better injera before, but it definitely did the trick for this meal. I really enjoyed all the different dishes, but my favorites were the red lentils, spicy beef, and lamb. Everything was super flavorful and the meat was so tender. The chicken fell right off the bone. I like that they had the option of meat dishes, as the other Ethiopian restaurants I've visited usually are completely vegetarian or vegan. Service was attentive and friendly and we were completely stuffed after this meal. I'd visit again for more tasty food and hot tea! read more

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I have had the Blue Nile on my list of places to try for some time, and I was finally able to make it! It did not disappoint. We ordered the vegetarian feast, which is $19.99 per person. The veggies are all you can eat. We also added a la carte beef and spicy chicken. Unfortunately, I did not write down the accurate names. The beef was the star of the show. It was spicy, earthy, and delicious. My favorite out of the veggies were the cabbage and collard greens. The bread given to eat the food was light and spongy but very filling. It almost made me wish for a fork because I was so full from using the bread. The customer service was excellent, and I loved the beautiful details of the restaurant like the hand towels provided to clean your hands and even the beautiful wood decor of the restaurant. read more

The Blue Nile - Beef - Ethiopian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

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I worked at Blue Nile while attending U of M in the late 1990s and ate countless meals there then. The owners Habte and Alma were always so lovely to me. I've lived in New York for 25 years since and have eaten at several renowned Ethiopian restaurants in cities across the US, but none compare to Blue Nile. Blue Nile recipes are perfect from the injera bread to every single dish on the menu, it's truly the best. I've craved a Blue Nile meal for years and had it on my bucket list to come back to Ann Arbor just to eat an Ethiopian feast again. I finally got a chance this past weekend. As soon as I walked in the door the aroma (and nostalgia) hit me. Everything tasted exactly as I remembered after all these years. They've expanded the restaurant but it still retains the same style as it did when I worked there. The staff is friendly and attentive. It's a great value (in my opinion, they should raise their prices). I was sad not to be able to buy tea by the jar anymore, so I drank several refills to savor it. Blue Nile is a treasure and I hope it continues to thrive. read more

The Blue Nile - Ethiopian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

Stop whatever it is you are doing and go to blue Nile right now. If you have not been to this restaurant I feel sorry for you and your tastebuds. I have frequented this establishment for almost my entire life. Birthdays, graduation, happy days, sad days all spent here. The spicy peas are what you get when you take a pea and throw into the air and an angel catches it and gently hands it back to you. If I had a Time Machine I would go back and simply experience this dish for the first time again. If I could choose between a billion dollars or the recipe for the spicy peas I would choose a billion dollars and then spend about $10 million of those dollars to buy the recipe and keep the rest. It's truly hard to describe how transcendent this dish is. Truly the best restaurant on the planet. read more

Absolutely fantastic Food. Went on a date here many years ago and I absolutely love everything about it. It's a lot of fun.

I was really excited and looking forward to experience Ethiopian food for the first time. I'm originally from Chicago but am visiting Ann Arbor with my best friend whom has dined here before. The prices here aren't not cheap. It's more like $$$. We ordered the Veggie Platter which is $19.95/pp which is AYCE. The server will come ask if you would like a refill on any of the veggies entrees. However, the meat is not part of the AYCE option. Meat dishes are ordered a la carte and range like $7-8 depending on chicken or beef. The lamb however is $16.95. The spiced tea is also very good $3.95. It comes with Injera (Ethiopian bread) that is very spongy in texture. The way to eat the food is to rip off a piece of the Injera and use it to scoop up the entrees using your fingers. I'm sure you can ask for utensils but don't expect them to be at your table. The Injera is nothing like a naan that is more "bready". It's very hard to describe and it's not at all flavorful, but super filling. The flavors are savory and they have a kick. However, I found the taste to not be rich enough to my liking. I prefer Indian food that packs a punch with all the spicy yet has some richness to the entrees. Here I didn't sense that but did sense a lot of spices throughout the dishes. The restaurant decor is beautiful. I gave it 4 stars only because our server wasn't that attentive and failed to refill our tea and water when we requested a few times. read more

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We went to The Blue Nile with the hopes of finding an Ethiopian restaurant similar to our favorite in Chicago, The Blue Nile did not disappoint, but the menu structure was unclear to us before dining. You essentially HAVE to get the all you can eat vegetarian meal, then add on any meats or extras. That's about $20 per person for veggie dishes. The portion sizes are generous - my husband and I had a hard time fully finishing just our first plate. I understand why they have this policy, but the no leftovers rule was a bummer. It ultimately felt like we didn't get that much food for what we paid, just due to the limitations of our stomachs that night. On the bright side, the food was amazing. Everything was unique and flavorful; we actually liked it better than our Chicago spot. I would still come here again, just better prepared with an empty stomach and AYCE expectations. This is also a great spot to take any visiting vegetarian friends. read more

The Blue Nile - Vegetarian all you can eat - Ethiopian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

exceptional every time. the staff is incredibly courteous, the food is always incredible as well as their house-made tea, and the ambiance is so warm and cozy. a truly unique and wonderful experience. read more

Went here after wandering around a bit in Ann Arbor. We sat outside and it was the perfect night for it. Staff was out immediately to get order. Staff roamed around and refilled the bread, water, and if you wanted- vegetables. The sad thing is you cannot just get a vegetable dish alone- you have to get the feast. It's $18.95 per person. It is "all you care to eat" and it's still not necessarily what you might want. It does come out fast! We did have to "find" original staff who took out order to get the check. That did take a minute... Food was excellent though and enjoyable- just a lot more than intended. One round can feed two hungry folks easily. read more

The Blue Nile - Vegetarian plate - Ethiopian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

http://www.bluenilemi.com/ ten out of ten! i have been wanting to experience ethiopian food for quite some time now. i am so glad i went. the restaurant itself felt very authentic and the staff was very attentive and kind. we opted for the endless vegetarian platter. website link above for descriptions. it was the perfect amount of food that made you feel satisfied and not overly full. next time you're in A2, check them out! read more

The Blue Nile - vegetarian platter - Ethiopian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Great food, great service, great ambiance. Had a great meal here with my family and we are looking forward to returning soon. Great vegan food! read more

I haven't had Ethiopian since the pandemic started last year. The Blue Nile in Ferndale is still sadly closed for dine-in and is only available for carry out, but it's pricey to get carry out items and only be capped at 1 serving for the two of us. Guess we will be going to AA whenever we want Ethiopian food then. It's busy in here. Parking was fun. They don't have their own parking lot like the one in Ferndale. They are busy with orders that no one is seating folks. Doesn't appear to be at 25% capacity, we only see 2 booths that are not seated. They do have these isolated rooms to the side, those look ideal here. Their vegetarian feast is $1 more than the one in Ferndale. Ok. We did get seated but no one has come to get our order for a bit. Service is nowhere the same as the one in Ferndale, not by a mile. Luckily we are seated by the window and away from everyone else and only the waiter would walk to our table. We have been sitting with our menus for a food 5-7 minutes, still no one. 10 minutes later I see the owner or manager grab two glasses and fill it with water. We finally got water after 10 minutes, still haven't been able to put in our order yet. Took us 15 minutes to get our order in, finally. If they are going to be at 65-75% capacity, which isn't allowed at the moment, they need to make sure they have the staffing to cover all of the guests in a timely manner. Social distancing doesn't seem to be enforced either here. We ordered two vegetarian feast, added the timatim salad, dorot wat (spicy chicken) too, no injera. We got our food in less than 5 minutes, no hot towel. No way to eat our food wince we have no injera and no silverware yet. The salad is bland and lame, not enough dressing and not enough lemon in the dressing either. The yellow and green lentils are my least favorite. The green lentil is warm here and tastes different from what I was expecting. We scarfed down the first round, it will likely take a while to get a second round of food then. We even pushed our platter to the end of the table to make it visible, nothing yet. It will be breakfast by the time we get round two. The portions here for two are smaller than at the other location too. Also we were done with our veggie platter and our chicken hasn't come out yet at all. We finally had a waiter take our platter and he was going to check on our chicken and grab us another platter as well. The waiter asked what chicken we ordered, he went to check grab it. Round two down. Chicken is tasty, flavorful, messy. My husband thinks we should try to get to 4 or 5 rounds. He is assuming it costs around $1 a dish for the restaurant. The 3rd round went down a bit slower than the first two. I am done. My husband wants to go for round 4 to break his record. Round 4 with two servings of the red lentil and the split peas. 27 dishes counting the chicken and the salad too. So stuffed. Our 3rd or 4th waiter that dealt with us was more attentive than the first 3. John's name was on our bill, but I don't know which of the waiters that was. An hour dinner turned into a bit short of 2 hours tonight. We received our bill soon enough. Food was all good, service was subpar. read more

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My husband and I have eaten Ethiopian food across many states and countries over the past 29 years. It's by far my favorite cuisine, to the point where, during COVID, we even Zoomed with a couple from Ethiopia to learn to make mother for Injera and regularly made our own dishes. This restaurant was by far the most disappointing experience of my life, for reasons that went well beyond the food, but I'll start there. Considering the food is vegan friendly, it was well-seasoned, a bit salty, but that would be fine. The Injera--even if using "white" teff--was the worst I've ever had. A good injera can take weeks to make, and even then it's tricky to get right. Definitely requires a heck of a lot of respect, love, and patience when making it. But this injera was beyond bad--it barely had any bubbles or "sponge" to it. It broke apart when folded, and was as thin as thin could be, almost like a crepe without the taste. There was absolutely no care put into the making of it, and that showed in both the texture and flavor (also non-existent). The food came out almost immediately, which is testimony to the "conveyor belt" mentality this restaurant seems to embrace, churning out the same plate over and over of "all you can eat" veggie dishes. But the worst of all is how this restaurant works its menu. The meat options are less than ANY Ethiopian restaurant that we've been to, and include only four very basic dishes. This restaurant advertises "All you can eat" vegetable dishes, which is a joke and the only time I've ever seen this, at any Ethiopian restaurant we've visited over the years. It's ridiculous because it treats the food as if it's buffet style or something--this when I can't imagine that 2-4+ people would EVER order "more veggies" given how filling even one plate of Ethiopian food is. (Even dining with four people, I don't think we've ever NOT had leftovers with just one basic plate, historically speaking.) For this "all you can eat" veggie dish, they charge $21+ per person, plus weirdly extra for the Timatim salad which is a basic standard on a veggie plate in pretty much every place we've eaten. Meats are "sides" and extra. Fine, we said. Fine. My husband and I didn't ask for any more "all you can eat" veggie dishes. We did ask for more injera given that we barely got any to begin with. Then after asking for more once, we did what everyone should do--we started to also use the injera that is served as the "plate" under the food (FYI that's usually the best eats! Soaks up all the good flavor). You can imagine our surprise then when, as usual, I "wrapped up" my plate of leftovers to take home. (Side note, the injera did not "wrap" up, given how breakable it is--again a first.) When I asked for a take away box, a woman (the owner?) explained that they don't allow you to take home your leftovers. Aside from the issue of WASTE (I sincerely hope they compost), this is antithetical--completely so--to a culture and cuisine that values community and sharing, not to mention NOT wasting the precious commodity that is food, in general. When I asked why, it seemed to boil down to this "all you can eat" issue--I assume because they don't want people to over-order (which again, we did NOT do at all) and therefore haul away with "extras". Again, the model itself is ABSURD in the first place with this cuisine, and I strongly suggest the restaurant reconsider its menu and "strategy" for delivering their food. (And for God's sake, please show some genuine respect when making the MOTHER of all holy breads, injera.) We ended up having to leave our leftovers at the table. When I asked if it was somehow better to THROW OUT food rather than let costumers who love food take theirs home and actually eat it and NOT waste it, she just sort of shrugged. Another day, another dollar I guess. Again...this is so antithetical to a culture that values both food and warm hospitality and a "waste not" mentality. I am not lying when I say that this experience actually made me cry, I found it so upsetting. I have never--never ever before this--left an Ethiopian restaurant with such a bad taste in my mouth and sadness in my heart. I have before this always left with a sense of fullness, love, and gratitude that this culture and cuisine exists. For this experience we paid over $100 (a beer and two Tej included) when all was said and done. For a party of two. $25 of it was gifted to the always wide-mouthed dumpster. read more

The food never disappoints! We all ordered the vegetarian platter and added a meat: lamb and spicy chicken. It was great for our group because we could get more of whatever we ate most of and we did that a few times. Each side tasted fresh and different- no flavors were muddled so it was great to have the variety. The meats were also so different and rich. It was slightly messy to eat with our hands but then we used the bread to touch the meat and it helped soak up the sauces and keep our fingers more clean. The tea and coffee was great at the end. I'd maybe skip on the desserts. While they were Ok, I don't think they're freshly made so save that dessert for another place in AA. I like that you can sit outside as well but we enjoyed inside to ourselves with our small group. Friendly service. Can't wait to go back! read more

Decided to check this place out on a Saturday night with a group of 6. After a bit of waiting as the restaurant was full, we all were seated around a little circular stand in the front. At first, I wondered how we would be able to eat, but I later learned they put our food on the stand and it worked out just fine. Everyone in my group ordered the "all you can eat" feast for dinner. A large round platter of injera piled high with vegetarian and meat dishes was brought out and we had to eat it by using the injera bread to pick it up; no utensils provided. Thankfully, we were provided with towels to wash our hands before and after eating. However, I found it difficult to eat the chicken with no utensils. Our injera bread was cold, and I did not particularly like the taste of it. It had a bit of a sour tang, but I had to eat it in order to pick up the food. The food was very different than anything I've had before. My favorites were the spicy lentils, potatoes, chicken and beef dishes. However, I wish I didn't have to eat them all with the injera. The flavors were overall not my favorite thing ever, and I probably wouldn't want to come back. Some of my friends enjoyed the flavors much more than I did. The price was much higher than expected! We each paid $21 dollars for the feast, so the total bill was well over $100! All we ate is what's in the picture, and the price seems hefty for the amount of food, most of which was stews and lentils with very little meat. read more

The Blue Nile - Ethiopian Feast - Ethiopian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Interesting place, food was good and staff were great. I recommend trying this place, you will enjoy the experience.

We have been coming to Blue Nile locations for decades and we finally brought the kids. They loved it! They haven't eaten this many vegetables in a long time. Everything was so nicely spiced and flavorful. They even enjoyed the spicier options. The chicken meat was tender and falling off the bone. The beef was saucy and zingy. They offer an iced version of their Ethiopian tea. It was so lovely I had three glasses of it on such a hot summer day. The bread is spongy and delicious. The service was great. The staff is very friendly. They were very generous with their bread and refills. The price is pretty decent for an all you can eat option. This location still offers all you can eat meat whereas another location has you pay separate for each portion of meat but is a similar base price. I hope this location continues to be a great value especially since the kiddos loved it and want to come back. I didn't have the honey wine this time, but it's well worth trying a glass. It's typically delicious. The desserts also look good, but we were stuffed. The salad looks nice as well, something to try in the future. read more

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Extremely friendly service, delicious food that's fun to eat - you use pieces of soft bread to scoop up various yummy items from a platter. Kids love it, too! read more

Really delicious food and friendly wait staff. Veggie feast was super well seasoned. I'll definitely come back.

Don't listen to what anyone says, this place is amazing. I have been here four times in my life and each time was delicious. I love the vegetarian feast, I could eat it all day long. Spicy lentils are the best. The first time I went here, my cousin's glass of water exploded. She was fine. The second time, they wouldn't let me take my leftovers home but that's okay. The third time, I took like six friends and didn't realize they'd each have to pay $20. Oh well. The fourth time, I went on a double date wherein I asked my friends not to do PDA beforehand. They said this place was mid. Then one of the waiters came up with dessert and I asked if we had to pay for it. He paused, still smiling and said yes. I declined the dessert. read more

We ordered the overpriced veg meal with all you can eat. There was nothing we ate that tasted good or even resembled Ethiopian flavors. It's truly an abominations! Vegan but awful. Bread not sour. read more

I've been to both Blue Nile locations before (Ann Arbor and Royal Oak) and always had a fantastic meal. It's such a unique experience and the food is always consistently very good. We most recently ordered carry-out since we're staying home due to Covid-19, and while it wasn't the same as eating in the restaurant with their delicious teas and cocktails available, the food was just as good. We ordered: Yellow peas Spicy chicken Mild chicken Cabbage Collard greens Red lentils Each portion was super generous and we had leftovers with the two of us eating. They also provided a massive stack of their delicious, spongey bread. It was ready in under 20 minutes and we had a quick, safe transaction picking up the food inside. I've never had Ethiopian food outside of the two Blue Nile locations, but I can confidently say I'm a big fan of the food and the experience. I look forward to dining there in person again when I'm more comfortable dining out, and when I can get a cocktail and enjoy their always-friendly service and fun atmosphere. read more

Family/sharing style, all-you-care-to-eat Ethiopian food in downtown Ann Arbor! Interesting and unique dining experience compared to most places around town. Somewhere between casual (you eat with your hands mostly) and fancy (nice table cloths, decor, dim lighting, etc.). You choose between a vegetarian plate and a omnivore plate (same as vegetarian plus some meat dishes). The plate comes with small portions of several dishes that you eat in pouches of soft flat bread (see picture!). The dishes are a combination of lentils, greens, potatoes, cabbage, bean paste, and chicken/beef for meat plate (lamb is extra, I didn't try it). All dishes were tasty! Everyone has a different favorite but you get free refills on all of them so no one goes hungry. Bring your appetite! The place is off the main drag in town so not too crowded usually. Worth a trip! read more

The Blue Nile - Veggie plate - Ethiopian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

This is the best Ethiopian restaurant in Michigan. They used to have an all you can eat meat platter but have gotten rid of it. Nevertheless, the food is excellent and very flavorful. I love the Doro Wot and Dibs. read more

This was our first time here. It was ok. The food was fair (not great, not bad). Service was fair. It was just ok. I enjoyed the experience but we wouldn't come back. Chicken was overcooked, greasy, and just tasted like oiled/buttered/over boiled chicken legs. Vegetarian tray was ok but just ok. read more

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Great experience! The servers were very helpful and the food was delicious. I believe their menu is very straight forward because of COVID. Our table of 4 all had the vegetarian feast which is all unlimited. Despite being stuffed, we forced ourselves to get seconds of 3 of the vegetable options so we could really take in all the flavors! Would recommend this spot to anyone looking to try something different than your typical Americanized options. read more

The Blue Nile - Vegetarian feast - Ethiopian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

I really like the food at this restaurant but I want to leave a review of my experience in the hope that they can improve the negative for other guests. I made a reservation on their website two weeks ago for Friday, November 2nd, at 6:30 pm. I stated on the online reservation that it was for my birthday and that we would like a booth. When we arrived, they had no record of our reservation. I had a confirmation email from the restaurant and the location was correct, we double checked just in case. The restaurant was packed, as expected on a Friday evening, there were no booths available and we ended up seated in the back at a very small cafe style table for two. We then waited, no joke, for 20 minutes to hear from our waiter. Finally we got our drink order in and he took our dinner order as well at the same time. We ordered the meat Ethiopian feast but they only brought out the vegetable dishes. We had finished the entire tray by the time the meat was brought out. Another 20 minutes. There was also a point where we ran out of bread and sat staring at the food waiting for them to come back around. Then, they brought the bill and my husband asked about the birthday discount. The man who brought the bill was not our waiter. He asked for my ID and then started at it for a long time, then asked me the date twice, and then said sorry, he couldn't do it. I had to show him the date on my phone and the matching date of birth on my phone in order to convince him, which was really embarrassing. :( It made me feel like he thought we were cheap, or trying to cheat them out of money. We still tipped well, and on the total bill before the applied discount. So overall, I really enjoyed the food itself, and our drinks were good too. But what was supposed to be a planned date night out with my husband, enjoying the live music and celebrating my birthday, was awkward, uncomfortable, and kind of embarrassing. I'm sure they were having an off day. But it was weird enough that my husband feels like he wouldn't go back. I probably would, but I don't know. Food was good, service center was iffy. read more

This is my favorite restaurant. The food is great, the atmosphere is beautiful, and the service is great!

One of the best Ethiopian places I've been too. They have great service when dining in. You get a warm towel to wash your hands before and an even warmer towel after. If you've never had Ethiopian food be prepared to use your hands. They provide silverware if you prefer, but it's definitely a better experience using your hands. I ordered the beef with cabbage and spicy split yellow peas. The beef was cubed and tender. It had a hint of spiciness maybe a 2/10 spice level. The spicy yellow peas had more of a kick 4/10, but still not overtly spicy. The cabbage had great flavor to it! It was savory and tender as well. The only slight downside is the injera was did not have the sour taste that it originally has. Typically, injera is a blueish/purple color with a sour taste. I feel it adds another level to the flavors of the meat and veggies. However, if you're not a fan of sourness then you would enjoy the injera they have. I did, i would just prefer to have the sour taste. I came and ordered a lunch platter, but you can still order the all you can eat platter during lunch as well. They also refill your injera if you run out. read more

The Blue Nile - Spicy beef, spicy yellow split peas, cabbage - Ethiopian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

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If you've never tried Ethiopian food blue nile will not disappoint! Basically how you order is you get the all you can eat vegetable platter then you pick your meats. We got them all and while they're all wonderful the spicy beef and lamb are my favorite. You're meant to eat your food by picking it up with traditional bread but they do have forks upon request. Everything is seasoned so beautifully and the staff is very helpful if you've never been here before. Definitely end with the tea and bread pudding. It's heaven. read more

The Blue Nile - Beautiful wall mural - Ethiopian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

This has been a favorite of mine since undergrad in 1990! Everything is outstanding, including the honey wine and spiced teas. It is similar to eating South Indian curries with dosa, which is nostalgic for me. The spicing is slightly different, and the injera is made with teff. Eating with your hands is also a very unique and sensual experience, for those of you who have not yet tried it. You must try this! It is unlike anything else and worth the trip out! read more

I'm new to Ethiopian food, but definitely coming back. Enjoyed a delicious, affordable and very filling lunch here! My friend and I got two dishes to share, but really it was like trying 6 different things at once. I love their lunch plates with sides. A friend familiar with Ethiopian food introduced me to the basics - towels for hands at start and end as we use our hands to eat here. Tear off a little of the dough rolls served (injera bread), and use it to pick up the various sides! Dish 1: Zilzil wat (beef) with two vegetable sides (yemisir kik wat / red lentils; and tekil gomen / simmered cabbage) Dish 2: awaze ahi tuna served with yellow rice and mixed vegetables. Everything was delicious and highly recommended, especially the beef and red lentils! Service was also extremely good. read more

The Blue Nile - Dish 1: beef, simmered cabbage and red lentils - Ethiopian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

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I really wish I had better things to say about Blue Nile, but I was overwhelmingly not impressed. The way the menu is set up, you have to pay $20/person to have any sort of vegetable, since you can only order the Vegetarian feast and not separate vegetable dishes a la carte. I just felt like I didn't get much for that price. I wish they had some sort of dish that combined the meat & veggies and was more affordable. The vegetables were good, but not out of this world. The meat was okay too, but nothing special. I'm not sure I would be back, but I'm happy I had a chance to experience Ethiopian food. read more

The Blue Nile - Vegetarian feast - Ethiopian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

This was my first time at Blue Nile and I wasn't disappointed. While it certainly doesn't compare to Ethiopian restaurants in D.C., which has a sizable Ethiopian population, it certainly does the job of satisfying my longstanding craving since moving here two years ago. We got the Doro Wat and Doro Alecha accompanied by tekil gomen, defen yemisir alecha, gomen, and (I think) the metin shiro wat. My favorites were the doro alecha and the metin shiro wat. The gomen was also good, though mainly because it reminded me of a dish I had as a kid. All this was plenty for two, coming out to less than $15 per person. Service was friendly, though somewhat slow. Great place for your quick, cheap Ethiopian fix. Would come again. read more

Good food, good service! Our entire table did the all you can eat vegetarian feast and the injera and refills on our favorite dishes kept going! Nothing is too spicy in my opinion (if you can handle Taco Bell hot sauce, you'll be fine) but you'll just keep eating and eating until you hit a veggie wall! read more

The Blue Nile - All you can eat vegetarian feast - Ethiopian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan