Great food! Except the injera bread-it was not very fresh.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
M A
I have had awesome Ethiopian food in some other restaurants. Sadly this place isn't one of them. The food was incredibly spicy and lacked any distinct flavor other than a ton of red chili.I drove from a far away place seeing good reviews. Very disappointed.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Ricky Yosef P Situmorang
Unique
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Zilzil TIBS
Vaibhav Rau
Food was awesome. Highly recommend Selam to anyone who wants to try Ethiopian food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Zilzil TIBS, Selam Combo
Oscar Y.
The food is great!! I got the rice and beef and it was so good! The service is great, very nice. And a lot of people just chill out there, it's very nice.
Pranathi B.
It had been a while since I had Ethiopian food and that's how we ended up here. First of all the waiter who I am also assuming is the owner had the most kind, gentlest heartwarming smile. The kids made a ruckus as usual about eating something new so we just placed an order for one combo with three veggie dishes and one chicken tibs. We also wanted to try the sambusa but they were out of it. We could hear them cooking away in the kitchen while we waited, and it came out in reasonable time. Everything looked and tasted fresh. Though lentils, chicken and vegetables are also common in other cuisines like Indian, the flavors and spices used here seemed different and unique. The injera was beautiful, fluffy and not too sour. I had ordered chickpeas dish as part of the combo but got cabbage instead, when I pointed that out our waiter immediately apologized and came back with a nice big piping hot bowl of the chickpeas dish. For $17, two of us had a pretty filling meal. I kind of felt bad as I found the restaurant mostly empty whenever I had passed by. They make good and fresh food and definitely deserve more attention!
Arpita H.
Go to Ethiopian place for us. Our usual order is vegetarian combo and shiro. Shiro that we got this time was piping hot and a bit more oily than usual. Yummy though. It was plenty for both of us. Got some shiro and rolls back home as well
It's J.
Craving Ethiopian food? They put a large quantity of food on your plate here. Compared to another place that we went to, this restaurant has good service. The food is excellently prepared with big portions, fresh. They also give you salad with the meal and don't charge extra for it. This is our go to place for Ethiopian food!!
Walter
Relaxed atmosphere great food great value ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Zilzil Tebes, Veggie Combo, Extra Injera or Bread
The best spaghetti I've ever had, with wonderful service, large portions, and affordable prices. Please try this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Arun Kumar R
The vegetarian combo was delicious, and the portion size was generous, easily satisfying the both of us.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Veggie Combo
Yelping B.
Hands done the best Ethiopian food in San Jose. So authentic and not overly exaggerated to satisfy other ethnic groups. Great catering service. Great customer service all around!! The owner "Elsa" is a great example to her staff!! Must try their alchi wot mainly. My favorite dish.
Arup Mukherjee
Wow... I have been to many good Ethiopian restaurants and this could definitely be the one with the best food. A minor issue was that we went late and they had run out of injera, so our choices were French bread or rice. That issue notwithstanding, the meal was excellent. Too bad I forgot to take some pictures, but they would not have captured the taste anyway!An unexpected bonus was that their prices are also very reasonable for the area!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Bread
Tiedan Yao
Very good and authentic food here, no frills place but service is niceVegetarian options: There are options
Best Habesha food nearby. Clean and neat place.
Great food! Except the injera bread-it was not very fresh.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
I have had awesome Ethiopian food in some other restaurants. Sadly this place isn't one of them. The food was incredibly spicy and lacked any distinct flavor other than a ton of red chili.I drove from a far away place seeing good reviews. Very disappointed.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Unique
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Zilzil TIBS
Food was awesome. Highly recommend Selam to anyone who wants to try Ethiopian food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Zilzil TIBS, Selam Combo
The food is great!! I got the rice and beef and it was so good! The service is great, very nice. And a lot of people just chill out there, it's very nice.
It had been a while since I had Ethiopian food and that's how we ended up here. First of all the waiter who I am also assuming is the owner had the most kind, gentlest heartwarming smile. The kids made a ruckus as usual about eating something new so we just placed an order for one combo with three veggie dishes and one chicken tibs. We also wanted to try the sambusa but they were out of it. We could hear them cooking away in the kitchen while we waited, and it came out in reasonable time. Everything looked and tasted fresh. Though lentils, chicken and vegetables are also common in other cuisines like Indian, the flavors and spices used here seemed different and unique. The injera was beautiful, fluffy and not too sour. I had ordered chickpeas dish as part of the combo but got cabbage instead, when I pointed that out our waiter immediately apologized and came back with a nice big piping hot bowl of the chickpeas dish. For $17, two of us had a pretty filling meal. I kind of felt bad as I found the restaurant mostly empty whenever I had passed by. They make good and fresh food and definitely deserve more attention!
Go to Ethiopian place for us. Our usual order is vegetarian combo and shiro. Shiro that we got this time was piping hot and a bit more oily than usual. Yummy though. It was plenty for both of us. Got some shiro and rolls back home as well
Craving Ethiopian food? They put a large quantity of food on your plate here. Compared to another place that we went to, this restaurant has good service. The food is excellently prepared with big portions, fresh. They also give you salad with the meal and don't charge extra for it. This is our go to place for Ethiopian food!!
Relaxed atmosphere great food great value ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Zilzil Tebes, Veggie Combo, Extra Injera or Bread
Restaurantji Recommends
The best spaghetti I've ever had, with wonderful service, large portions, and affordable prices. Please try this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The vegetarian combo was delicious, and the portion size was generous, easily satisfying the both of us.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Veggie Combo
Hands done the best Ethiopian food in San Jose. So authentic and not overly exaggerated to satisfy other ethnic groups. Great catering service. Great customer service all around!! The owner "Elsa" is a great example to her staff!! Must try their alchi wot mainly. My favorite dish.
Wow... I have been to many good Ethiopian restaurants and this could definitely be the one with the best food. A minor issue was that we went late and they had run out of injera, so our choices were French bread or rice. That issue notwithstanding, the meal was excellent. Too bad I forgot to take some pictures, but they would not have captured the taste anyway!An unexpected bonus was that their prices are also very reasonable for the area!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Bread
Very good and authentic food here, no frills place but service is niceVegetarian options: There are options
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Injera