Mudai Ethiopian Restaurant

503 W San Carlos St, San Jose
(408) 292-2282

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Sam Robinson

Great food and good portions, we ordered three entrees and they came on a tray with thier type of Flatbread. Locally owned and super friendly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Maia Dedrick

I ordered the veggie combo, which was delicious and came with a big bag of injera. Yum!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mina G

I love the place so cozy service is perfect but the most important thing Enjera wow I never seen enjera like this before I highly recommend this place thanks

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Madu F

Love love love this place and their food is the best ethiopian food we ever tasted.
We tried their lamb and injera bread (amazing)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ritu Kalro

We had an absolutely wonderful experience with the Eritrean food here!

The Veggie Combo was outstanding: Every one of the four sides was delicious, each offering a distinct and exciting flavor profile. The vegetables were noticeably fresh and perfectly prepared. The injera was super soft and yummy, making the family-style eating experience truly enjoyable.

We also ordered the Mushroom Dulet, which was a fantastic discovery. The flavor was incredibly unique, savory, and wonderfully full of umami. It was a standout dish!

Highly recommend both the fresh and varied veggie combo and the intensely flavorful Mushroom Dulet. A must-try!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Briana Sandoval-Barnette

It Was really great experience. Great food and service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

pradheep khanna

Pretty good atmosphere and good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

David Guary

They was quick and nice. Food good too

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Timothy Lin

Wonderful food! Amazing gluten free injira!

Judy Prehn

Everything was delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

David Feune

Great restaurant. Super friendly. Authentic Ethiopian and Eritrean food. Loved the experience. Will definitely be returning.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

- Hiraki

Amazing food and great service. Each time we come we try something new and it is always delicious! Would highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Thomas Holl

Mmh not the first time here. Always delicious 😋😋😋

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cara Kaiser

My first time back in about 6 months and ALL THE RECIPES ARE SUDDENLY DIFFERENT. The injera is now sweet and super light in color, and no longer comes standard with the veggie combo. I miss their traditional dark injera made with brown teff that had a bit of earthy, sour flavor to it.

The veggie combo: The misir wot is tame, offers no heat, and not as spicy hot as I'm used to from this place. The kik alicha is surprisingly sweet and now lacks the punchy garlic/ ginger flavor it once had. (I really don't enjoy the sweetness at all.) The atakilt wot was OK... I did notice they finally started cutting the potatoes in that particular dish smaller, which I'm thankful for, but I miss the BIG flavor. (I might go so far as to describe it as filling, but bland.)

The doro alicha tibs had the best flavor, but the chicken pieces were smaller than a literal dime and it was mostly onion and oil.

What happened to my #1 Ethopian place?! Maybe I just miss a particular cook? They definitely changed the recipe of the 2 things I order regularly, and I no longer enjoy their veggie combo due to it's increased sweetness overall. I'm kinda sad, and will consider other Ethiopian restaurants because of the change in injera alone.

Friendly staff, BTW. Always great service.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Jenn Mancini

I was on the roof deck of the Marriott, smelled something delicious, and
followed my nose to Mudai next door.
It was a great find.

Flavorful quality yum!

I got the Ater Kik, Gomen and Bosena Shiru.

This is truly something different and special in the sea of Asian and Mexican places in San Jose.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

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