Semhar

I’ve been eating Ethiopian food for years. It’s my favorite food, but I was disappointed with the mediocre Ethiopian restaurants in this town, until I stumbled upon Unilocaler A.J.‘s review for this place and decided to check it out.
After my second outstanding meal here, I’m prompted to leave a review. It’s obvious that there’s quite a bit of care and pride that goes into their meals and I like that the owner is very interested in what you think of his food.
Their food is fresh and presented beautifully, you can tell that it’s lovingly prepared. And did I mention their injera? Perfection! and don’t be afraid to ask for extra!
Last night, with our meals, we tried their organic, coconut beer and their organic, gluten free Buckwheat (white beer) and both were very good.
Beautiful interior and great location.
It’s a nice final touch, that I’ve never seen before, when they bring out a warm dish of water to cleanse your hands at the end.
I love introducing people to this often overlooked food and my vegan friend just adored it as well.

I wanted to try Ethiopian food so I went here… twice!
We ordered something that was basically a sample of everything for two on a big round platter covered with what they called «pancakes», which is indeed pancake-​like bread (but not sweet at all), and then topped with all the different kinds of sample portions on them.
Very different and quite nice! The second time I went here I ordered it to be extra spicy.
The restaurant itself is conveniently located with a canal view on one side and a street view on the other side, near the entrance. The restaurant is very clean yet it has a warm feel. The staff is also very friendly.
Also, they have banana beer! Go figure.