Meskerem

Staff was friendly. Food tasted good but small portion for the price. Double portion of the combo was same size as the single portion. Small place and the waitress had some difficulties figuring out how to accommodate 6 of us. It was relatively warm and uncomfortable.

I love Ethiopian food. The meal was satisfying. I enjoyed it. I do feel $30+ was a higher price I wanted to pay for the atmosphere and service. The bathrooms were clunky. The yellow lentils are delicious. The samosas were tiny. The spice level was on point. The paintings and other touches were lovely. It’s a mixed bag :)

Meskerem has got to be one of the best Ethiopian restaurants in the City. I’ve been there a few times and the dishes I’ve had have been excellent. Every time I’ve come here it’s been a great culinary treat. This time around I had beef sambosas as my appetizer. The beef was mixed with peppers, onions, and garlic inside flat bread. Kind of like a samosa. So good, with a slight bit of a spicy kick. Along with the sambossas I had gomen bessega which was beef with collard greens. They went really well with the injera. Overall this a great place to sample some Ethiopian dishes at very reasonable prices. I already look forward to my next visit. If you’re in the neighborhood then this is definitely an interesting and tasty option. Give it a try!

Portion sizes were the same for double vs. single, as people have mentioned (which is not a great practice) and the chicken from the doro wot tasted unfrozen/frozen multiple times. The waiter served us a beer that was 2 months past the "BB" best by date, which is legally fine (I think), but it was also flat. To not draw attention, we quietly asked him to take it off the bill, which he politely did. This is where it gets strange: a few minutes *after* we paid and tipped 20%, he tried to justify why serving the beer was fine by showing us something he had googled. Two other customers chimed in that they agreed with him, which wasn't his fault, but he acknowledged their comments to us. We reminded him that the beer was also flat and he just seemed to care a) that we didn't report him or b) t

Pretty good Ethiopian food, better service! Our server recommended some great Ethiopian barley beer because they were out of honey wine, and also helped us package our leftovers to go (because rolling up injera bread is not too easy). We ordered the Meskerem and the Vegetarian combo platter as well as a chicken dish, but were somewhat disappointed with the portion size. Next time we might try to order specifics to get larger portions.