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angelenos, and visitors to LA, should check out awash[0] in mid-city, near (but not in) the ethiopian district on fairfax. it's an absolute hole-in-the-wall wit
by clairity 7y ago
angelenos, and visitors to LA, should check out awash[0] in mid-city, near (but not in) the ethiopian district on fairfax. it's an absolute hole-in-the-wall with warm but wonderfully slow service (expect to wait 45 minutes to get served after ordering). you're expected to relax and chat with friends, unlike korean bbq restaurtants that try to turn your table over as fast as possible (that's why they cook the meat for you even at the table grill). get the vege combo (pictured in the link below) and the awaze tibbs (or the meat combo, which includes it).
it's fabulous and very reasonably priced.
[0] #1 on this list: https://la.eater.com/maps/best-restaurants-los-angeless-little-ethiopia-fairfax https://la.eater.com/maps/best-restaurants-los-angeless-litt...
- anw 7y agoThanks for the recommendation! I haven't been to Awash, usually checking out the restaurants in that one block area on Fairfax (and usually Lalibela, at that). It's nice to see something new when you thought you tried them all :)
- clairity 7y agoyou're welcome! it's hard to go wrong picking at random on fairfax--they're all pretty good. but awash has been my favorite for many years now, so i'm happy to send them more business (when it can open again) even at the risk of getting crowded out sometimes.
- tootie 7y agoThere's a restaurant called Awash on Court St in Brooklyn that's also delicious. Slightly more modern style but still terrific food and very chill. Ghenet on 4th Ave is probably my favorite though. Also, you can't talk about Ethiopian cuisine without mentioning that they were the first culture to drink coffee.
- clairity 7y agoneat! i think i went to a place once in DC or thereabouts that was also called awash. and yes, ethiopian coffee is good and the beans from that region are among the best in the world.
- anticsapp 7y agooh man, first time I had Ethiopian food I was 19 with friends in Adams Morgan in DC. I've had a lot of good Ethiopian since but nothing has bested that moment.
- beamatronic 7y agoHa! Me too but I was about 22. We went to the “Red Sea”.
- anticsapp 7y agoThe Ethiopian community in DC makes the best food. I need to get back down there one day.
- kitotik 7y agoConfirmed this is a great a recommendation! Shout out to Azla[0] near DTLA. It is Vegan. [0] http://azlavegan.com/ http://azlavegan.com/
- clairity 7y agoawesome, will have to try it when things get back to normal! ethiopian vege dishes are super-tasty. even my hard-core carnivore friends begrudgingly admit as much.
- kitotik 7y agoAgreed. I’m only a part time vegan these days, but I have taken a few carnivores to this place with rave reviews.