Abyssinia Ethiopian

Love it! Never had Ethiopian food so decided to try this out. It’s in a shady part of town where multitudes of different ethnicities reside. Prepare to eat with your hands unless you ask for silverware. If you are intimidated like I was, order some coffee first, it’s excellent and served in what I assume is a traditional wooden coffee pot thing, very strong, very good. Staff was friendly and showed me how to pour it.
I had the Abyssinian special. It had yellow lentils, beef, cooked carrot and cabbage mix, potatoes, and some incredible feta cheese, served on and with an additional piece of an unusual crêpe consistency type bread, with which you grasp the food and eat with your hand. Everything I had was delicious. I will definitely eat here again.

We drove an hour and a half to return to this restaurant. It is not easy to find, tucked in the back of a strip mall, but is well worth the search. The coffee here is the best I have ever drunk. The owner roasts the beans and then lets the water seep in the traditional manner. The menu listed dishes in English on one side, but we chose to go with the family special, which includes yellow and red lentils, beef tibs, cabbage, and cheese served an injera. The food was excellent, the service warm but not obtrusive, and the entire meal, which also included three diet cokes, and tip for a family of three was $ 36.

Just as good and maybe even slightly better than some of the others around town. Average prices $ 10 a dish, we shared an abyssinian mixed platter which was way more food than we needed, beef awaza/​yellow lentils/​cheese/​wat/​tons of injera and two spiced teas =$ 16. The curtains were drawn and it was nice and cool inside. Not a romantic date night with the TV on and the owners kids running about but it hit the spot.

We intended to go to Gojo, but it was closed due to a «family emergency.» A quick search revealed Abyssinia close by so off we went. This place defines hole-​in-​the-​wall. It is tucked between a gas station and a Mexican market, and may actually be impossible to get in to without bending space-​time. After nearly running down a hooker and taking an unfortunate detour where I’m pretty sure we interrupted a drug deal, we parked and went in. We were greeted warmly and sat immediately, but then again, we were the only customers. The menu is incomprehensible. There are a few pictures, but no descriptions, and it is not in english. The owner/​server clearly saw this, and immediately started asking questions and making recommendations. We ordered non-​spicy meat and veggies, and crossed our fingers we would get something good. We did. She brought out a plate with some beef tibs, yellow lentils, red lentils, cheese, and cabbage. All was tasty, especially the tibs. A nice, relaxing meal, tasty and quite the adventure. Check it out, but be wary of wandering hookers.

This place is awesome! A little hole in the wall place behind the Mapco on Murfreesboro road. If you like Ethiopian food, you will love this place. They have the best awaze tibs I have ever eaten. chunks of beef cooked in a spicy sauce with tomatoes, garlic and onion wrapped in the typical ethiopian style sour dough bread. The lady who owns Abyssina is also very friendly and courteous. Great Place!

Raw beef Kitifo dish is one you may wish to take a chance on ordering, especially if you like the raw fish in sushi. Expatriate Ethiopians consume raw beef Kitifo nostalgically. Ethiopian food in general can be basic and maybe a bit messy, in a fun way? But why not take a chance?