Hirut

still a 4* rating. Food’s good, service is appropriate (steady, not speedy :))
My update is about the shows we’ve been going to more often — some really top-​notch entertainment ! we’ve hit some comedy as well as some jazz nights. dang good stuff. So a little plus on that side. A tiny minus is that there are no desserts on offer. My dinner companion likes to have sweet with her after-​dinnner tea/​coffee, so I’ve taken to bringing a small package of cookies in my purse when we go. A bit weird but it works.

I’ve been here 3 times: for dinner, for an event and a private party. Food and service is always exceptional!

Hirut is a very nice restaurant at Danforth and Woodbine. Hirut has wonderful Ethiopian fare and live entertainment several nights of the week. I ordered a combo of vegetarian and chicken. Since it’s Ethiopian, you eat with the special bread and your hands. The food is so amazingly delicious! My only criticism would be service. Since it’s usually only Hirut, the owner, who is incredibly nice, sometimes I find I have to walk up to the bar to order a drink or something extra. I have found this to be a bit annoying. It may be good to get at least one extra staff member on the floor during busy days. However I still gave Hirut 4 stars because the food is really good, the atmosphere is great and Hirut is a really good person!

This place has kind of a community hub vibe going on. They have jazz nights, open mics, comedy shows, and more. It’s a small restaurant with a fairly small menu focused on Ethiopian food. I had a friend playing on a Sunday afternoon so I stopped in for a late lunch. The performers were great. I ordered the vegetarian combo for $ 11. It was tasty but maybe a little smaller than at other places. Still adequate for one person, though. It was served with quite a bit of injeera. My only two complaints about this place are that there is exposed pink insulation at the front (gross) and the service was a bit slow (I know it’s typical for Ethiopian food but I still hate waiting an hour to get a plate in front of me). I’m looking forward to going back.

Amazing, amazing, amazing. We love Hirut and her food! We live near by and have a whole host of Ethiopian restaurants to chose from and we’ve tried almost all of them and we’re even bigger fans of Ethiopian food because of Hirut.
The live music and comedy nights are great. The prices are fantastic. The coffee is delicious.
We’ve brought everyone we know to Hirut and they all love it too.

I’m a big fan of ethiopian food and I’ve tried most of the restaurants on the Danforth and this one is top notch. The food is great, good texture and the injera held up beautifully and didn’t fall apart. The atmosphere was great, the place was clean and welcoming. I’d definitely come back!

Stylish interior, platter selections to suit many tastes, attentive service and reasonably priced. A real neighbourhood gem with class. Live Jazz on Saturday’s I’m told. Try it now!