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    The Spicy Ethiopian

    3.9 (9 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Andrea A.

    I LOVE this place! The food was delicious and clearly prepared and served with love and care by the owner. The place is larger than expected with a cute downstairs as well. The entire restaurant is decorated beautifully. Don't let the neighborhood scare you away from coming here. It's worth it! We closed the place down and had a nice chat with the owners after dinner. They kindly served me some hot water boiled with spices as a tea and now I'm buying my own assortment to do the same at home. Planning to visit again on my next trip!

    WORST SERVICE. I can't believe I paid for the meat platter that's $29 + tax and then received a tiny to go container plus they only gave me 1 INGERA. I HAD TO PAY 3.99 FOR ANOTHER ONE. she said it was a mistake but never fixed it when I came in to pick up my order. IM NEVER COMING BACK. The food was sup par to say the least. GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

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    Food was not as tasty as I expected, and it is in a sketchy part of town, full of homeless people. Not worth it.

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    Selam Restaurant & Lounge - Collards with Flaxseed

    Selam Restaurant & Lounge

    4.2(89 reviews)
    4.2 kmChristie Pits
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    This place is around Odsingtom and Bloor parking is around the residential area. The place is…read moreclean, nicely decorated have friendly servers. We sat in the front where there is like a tent and you could see outside interestingly enough after the front area you have the bar area and then the back area. Most of the people decided to sit at the back area, (more condensed tables) which I feel less cosy. There was a tent area in the very back, set up for a large group.In any case, it's great that they serve a variety of alcoholic drinks and has lounge atmosphere in the front area. They play instrumental music without lyrics that is very relaxing. Ordered the SELAM special for two it included three veggies and the chicken and beef tins which were not a lot of meat to be honest so we added a side of kitfo which was actually a good portion of meat. If I had the SELAM special for two without adding the extra, I would've been very disappointed as the meat amount is very little. The cost was $40 for the platter and $12 extra for the kitfo.

    It would have been perfect if only the service was up there to match the food. The servers were…read morepolite and a pleasure to speak with, but all the long wait times were just unacceptable. It was good that we were sitting in a spot closest to the bar, at least it sort of made it easy to spot us whenever we call for service. I can only imagine how hard it could be for those sitting way out at the back. We had to call for attention several times to follow up on our requests for a glass of water and our dessert. For our order of cheesecake, we followed up at least 2 times (maybe more) but later ended up with a server coming back to mention that it was no longer available. I would have also appreciated it if they were a lot more transparent with everything. They should have mentioned if requests for injera costs more and by how much. The final bill amount was just a total they gave you shown in the machine. It would have been only proper to give a breakdown of all items listed to just double check if calculations were correctly done. The saving grace was that the food served was such a treat. I got the Ethiopian dining experience I came for. I especially loved the chewiness of the lamb that came with the Selam platter, and the people I dined with have good comments about the mushrooms, which were a part of the veggie options of the platter.

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