Wonderful place, delicious food. Even my 6 year old loved it.
Wether you are having a family meal with little ones or a date night, this is a great place for it.
Don't forget to try their Tej. Bought a bottle today and oh boy it's dangerously delicious.
A Aguirre
Very earthy cavernous foodie experience. At first I didn't know what to try. The red lentils and mashed potatoes were really good. I liked the sky light. It felt like a hidden treasure in world foods. It wasn't too filling and the tea reinvigorated me. I wanna go again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Kitfo, Awaze TIBS
Vandana Singh
If you like authentic dishes this is the place for Ethiopian cuisine. Could be an acquired taste but if you’re willing to try it the food is seriously delicious. Although it takes some time to be served, it’s worth the wait. Solid choice if you’re visiting little Ethiopia!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hallie Faust
Incredible flavors! The food here was amazing, and the staff were so knowledgeable and helpful with recommendations. Portions were very generous, we split two dishes between the two of us and had plenty of leftovers. Was easy to get a table as well!
Recommended dishes: Doro Wot
C P
As a frequent taster of Ethiopian food, this was by far the best Ethiopian restaurant in the LA area. The awaze tibs had deep flavor and a spicy kick - just the way it's supposed to be. The Derek tibs was cooked with delicious herbs giving it a deep flavor. They've definitely upped their game at Lalibela recently, food is better than ever.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
lake lake
Food here is on point
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Deborah Connelly
I am from Washington DC where there is a huge Ethiopian population in Adam's Morgan and I've been eating Ethiopian for at least 40 years from France to DC to NYC and beyond. Lalibela has some of the VERY BEST Ethiopian I've had anywhere, and at least as good even in Ethiopian homes and weddings. The atmosphere is not as great as other places which is what took me a while to get over there. But once you have the food you can't go back!!!! And it's not that the atmosphere is bad it's just that they could use a little bit more of that ethiopian touch. They probably want to go for the sleek eatery type look. But they would do better to make it a bit more ethnic so you could get the vibe. Having said that, I'll still never go anywhere else in los angeles for Ethiopian!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carlo R. Carranza
An excellent option if you are looking for traditional Ethiopian food. Their shakes of mango and avocado are great!
It was great! Seems like a to-go heavy location as the dining room for lunch was very open. Muna took good care of us. Helped with recommendations and is very nice.
It does seem light on staff so be patient while waiting to be seated, maybe all hands on deck in kitchen for packing.
Very clean and pretty bathroom! Free 2hr Parking is plentiful a block away. The decor feels authentic and atmospheric if a little worn but very appropriate and good.
1) fantastic, kind service 2) a bit slow, but food is always super fresh 3) nice ambiance, indoor and outdoor seating 4) street parking (metered in little ethiopia, free in nieghbors if you follow signage) 5) reasonably priced food 6) authentic!
this was my first time trying ethiopian food, and i would ahve to say i was a very enjoyable experience! resturant wasn't busy when i went, but service was still slow. i give them grace because they're understaffed. food was hot and fresh. overall, 5/5 stars :)
Letty Evans
Girls lunch out Saturday afternoon everything was delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Asha Abdella
Slow service, but the food is absolutely delicious. If you’re with a great group of friends or family, the time will pass quickly and you won’t even mind the wait. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Gabriela Cadena
Loved my lunch here. The food and hospitality were amazing.
Wonderful place, delicious food. Even my 6 year old loved it.
Wether you are having a family meal with little ones or a date night, this is a great place for it.
Don't forget to try their Tej. Bought a bottle today and oh boy it's dangerously delicious.
Very earthy cavernous foodie experience. At first I didn't know what to try. The red lentils and mashed potatoes were really good. I liked the sky light. It felt like a hidden treasure in world foods. It wasn't too filling and the tea reinvigorated me. I wanna go again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Kitfo, Awaze TIBS
If you like authentic dishes this is the place for Ethiopian cuisine. Could be an acquired taste but if you’re willing to try it the food is seriously delicious. Although it takes some time to be served, it’s worth the wait. Solid choice if you’re visiting little Ethiopia!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Incredible flavors! The food here was amazing, and the staff were so knowledgeable and helpful with recommendations. Portions were very generous, we split two dishes between the two of us and had plenty of leftovers. Was easy to get a table as well!
Recommended dishes: Doro Wot
As a frequent taster of Ethiopian food, this was by far the best Ethiopian restaurant in the LA area. The awaze tibs had deep flavor and a spicy kick - just the way it's supposed to be. The Derek tibs was cooked with delicious herbs giving it a deep flavor. They've definitely upped their game at Lalibela recently, food is better than ever.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food here is on point
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I am from Washington DC where there is a huge Ethiopian population in Adam's Morgan and I've been eating Ethiopian for at least 40 years from France to DC to NYC and beyond. Lalibela has some of the VERY BEST Ethiopian I've had anywhere, and at least as good even in Ethiopian homes and weddings. The atmosphere is not as great as other places which is what took me a while to get over there. But once you have the food you can't go back!!!! And it's not that the atmosphere is bad it's just that they could use a little bit more of that ethiopian touch. They probably want to go for the sleek eatery type look. But they would do better to make it a bit more ethnic so you could get the vibe. Having said that, I'll still never go anywhere else in los angeles for Ethiopian!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
An excellent option if you are looking for traditional Ethiopian food. Their shakes of mango and avocado are great!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Injera, Lentil Sambusa, Veggie Combo
Absolutely delicious food, great for sharing. The bread that everything comes with is phenomenal. Highly recommend the Doro Wat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Plant-Based Kitfo, Doro Wot, Somali Kitfo
It was great!
Seems like a to-go heavy location as the dining room for lunch was very open. Muna took good care of us. Helped with recommendations and is very nice.
It does seem light on staff so be patient while waiting to be seated, maybe all hands on deck in kitchen for packing.
Very clean and pretty bathroom! Free 2hr Parking is plentiful a block away. The decor feels authentic and atmospheric if a little worn but very appropriate and good.
A very fun and mellow adventure.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
1) fantastic, kind service
2) a bit slow, but food is always super fresh
3) nice ambiance, indoor and outdoor seating
4) street parking (metered in little ethiopia, free in nieghbors if you follow signage)
5) reasonably priced food
6) authentic!
this was my first time trying ethiopian food, and i would ahve to say i was a very enjoyable experience! resturant wasn't busy when i went, but service was still slow. i give them grace because they're understaffed. food was hot and fresh. overall, 5/5 stars :)
Girls lunch out Saturday afternoon everything was delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Slow service, but the food is absolutely delicious. If you’re with a great group of friends or family, the time will pass quickly and you won’t even mind the wait. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Loved my lunch here. The food and hospitality were amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Veggie Utopia
The food was great. Service was slow.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
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