I love this place. The owner cares. If u have a problem with anything, just communicate, and they will fix it.
Tigist G. Fantaye
Food is good, but something is always missing from my order. Paid for Teff injera the other day, did not receive it. Sauces should come in a small containers, but dumped together-next to the food. Somebody needs to do quality check before food goes out to make sure everything is there
Shukri S.
They send me burned and dry meat. Impossible to eat super hard and burned. I'm so disappointed I love Ethiopian food but this place is trash
Meeka A.
Ummmm definitely get xenophobic vibes from this place. Was inside for at least 7 minutes before anyone said anything to me. They weren't friendly at all. They were actually were cold. If you aren't Ethiopian or white, you may want to look elsewhere.
Cheri Sandford
The portions from Meda are generous, and their vegetarian Ethiopian food is simply fantastic! I ordered the Veggie Combo # 4 with a stuffed jalapeño and a side order of fuul. My granddaughter and I both ate dinner, and I had leftovers enough for two more meals! With fast contactless delivery, this is a restaurant you don’t want to miss.
Naomi Amare
They have the best tibs firfir! Must try!!
Matthew H.
I ordered from them on Grubhub in June. This is the place to go if you have never had Ethiopian food before, and you should definitely try Ethiopian food at least once. I got ginger tea with honey (served hot, $2.25), sambusas ($1.50), kuanta firfir ($14.49), and misir wot ($2.50). The ginger tea was excellent. The ginger makes in strong and you cannot chug it down. In all seriousness, this drink would be a good natural way to clear your sinuses if you are feeling sick. Ginger is a spice with medicinal properties. You cannot chug this drink down, you have to sip it. It must be served hot for the best taste. Ethiopian sambusas are similar to Indian samosas, but the spices are slightly different. I would say the sambusas are not as spicy as the samosas. I always find it fascinating to compare and contrast the similar but different foods from different countries. The kuanta firfir is beef berky and injera bread. It has onions, vegetable oil, garlic, berbere, beef jerkey salt, dried injera, and eggs ( Injera is a spongy bread made of a grain called teff. It has a whole grain flavor. It is excellent if you have never tried it. The spongy texture is hard to describe since it is so different from our bread. It serves the same function as Indian naan since you tear of pieces to wrap the meal in it and eat it one bite at a time that way. This is definitely finger food. The servings were generous and I split the meal over two days. The misir wot is red spiced lentils ( It is lentils with spices but has the consistency of beef chili. It is excellent. The ingredients were fresh and the meal was well made.The delivery fee was $1.99, the sales tax was $1.84, the service fee was $0.88, and the tip for the driver was $5.60. Most of the fees were waived in this case, since Grubhub had a promotion on this particular day, but they are usually much higher for a meal of this price (maybe $8.00 to $10.00). I do not mind paying a tip to the driver, but I should not have to pay delivery and service fees to Grubhub. The expense of delivery is borne by the driver and not by Grubhub. This is on top of the 30% fee Grubhub charges to the restaurant. I also object to the 11% Alexandria sales tax on restaurant meals. This was extremely controversial when Alexandria enacted it a few years ago. There is no way this tax is not causing Alexandria restaurants to lose business. The sales tax in Fairfax County is only 5%. This is on top of Grubhub fees and driver tips. The problem with Grubhub orders in Alexandria is that four parties are trying to make money from the transaction: the restaurant, Grubhub via fees to the diner and the restaurant, Alexandria via the sales tax, and the driver via the tip. What happens with so many parties trying to make money from the same transaction is that the price to the consumer is very expensive, and yet none of the parties is making very much money--except for Grubhub. I have always said the more parties you add to a transaction, the more problems you are going to have. Many times all of the fees can add 50% to 100% to the cost of the meal. I only order from Grubhub half as often as I would like to because of all the fees. I cannot be the only one who is deterred from ordering. My issues are with Grubhub and not the restaurant. This place is excellent for Ethiopian food. Keep up the good work.
Lori B.
Order was placed with Door Dash, and 2/3 items were missing from delivery and the single item that was delivered was incorrect. Called restaurant to see if pick up was still there and no resolution, only said restaurant was closed. No proposal for how to rectify situation.
Meklit Solomon
This is by far the best Ethiopian restaurant in the entire DMV area! Their dishes are spectacularly seasoned and generously served. Each bite hits the heart and takes you home to your mothers bite. The owner is very kind responds to requests promptly. I’d definitely recommend thier tibs, gomen bsiga, all thier kitfo’s amazing. Give it a try and you will die for more!
Mekdes Techane
The food is really good. They made it really good. I do really enjoy there food thank you Meda !
I am Ethiopian and if there was a zero, I would have given it 0. The awaze tibs was horrible. It was drenched in oil, it had tomatoes that were not cooked and the service is horrible. I can't understand the customer service because they keep ignoring customers if they are not Ethiopian. My husband is African american and had the bartender/server walk past him 3 times before someone spoke to him. DO BETTER!
Egla Tadesse
Amazing food with great service.
Crecia
Recently introduced a new friend to Ethiopian food and this was a good venue to do so. It's a small place with good and reasonable food and gracious service.
Milena Mengestab
The fish was absolutely delicious along with the other vegetarian dishes.
I love this place. The owner cares. If u have a problem with anything, just communicate, and they will fix it.
Food is good, but something is always missing from my order. Paid for Teff injera the other day, did not receive it. Sauces should come in a small containers, but dumped together-next to the food. Somebody needs to do quality check before food goes out to make sure everything is there
They send me burned and dry meat. Impossible to eat super hard and burned. I'm so disappointed I love Ethiopian food but this place is trash
Ummmm definitely get xenophobic vibes from this place. Was inside for at least 7 minutes before anyone said anything to me. They weren't friendly at all. They were actually were cold. If you aren't Ethiopian or white, you may want to look elsewhere.
The portions from Meda are generous, and their vegetarian Ethiopian food is simply fantastic! I ordered the Veggie Combo # 4 with a stuffed jalapeño and a side order of fuul. My granddaughter and I both ate dinner, and I had leftovers enough for two more meals! With fast contactless delivery, this is a restaurant you don’t want to miss.
They have the best tibs firfir! Must try!!
I ordered from them on Grubhub in June. This is the place to go if you have never had Ethiopian food before, and you should definitely try Ethiopian food at least once. I got ginger tea with honey (served hot, $2.25), sambusas ($1.50), kuanta firfir ($14.49), and misir wot ($2.50). The ginger tea was excellent. The ginger makes in strong and you cannot chug it down. In all seriousness, this drink would be a good natural way to clear your sinuses if you are feeling sick. Ginger is a spice with medicinal properties. You cannot chug this drink down, you have to sip it. It must be served hot for the best taste. Ethiopian sambusas are similar to Indian samosas, but the spices are slightly different. I would say the sambusas are not as spicy as the samosas. I always find it fascinating to compare and contrast the similar but different foods from different countries. The kuanta firfir is beef berky and injera bread. It has onions, vegetable oil, garlic, berbere, beef jerkey salt, dried injera, and eggs ( Injera is a spongy bread made of a grain called teff. It has a whole grain flavor. It is excellent if you have never tried it. The spongy texture is hard to describe since it is so different from our bread. It serves the same function as Indian naan since you tear of pieces to wrap the meal in it and eat it one bite at a time that way. This is definitely finger food. The servings were generous and I split the meal over two days. The misir wot is red spiced lentils ( It is lentils with spices but has the consistency of beef chili. It is excellent. The ingredients were fresh and the meal was well made.The delivery fee was $1.99, the sales tax was $1.84, the service fee was $0.88, and the tip for the driver was $5.60. Most of the fees were waived in this case, since Grubhub had a promotion on this particular day, but they are usually much higher for a meal of this price (maybe $8.00 to $10.00). I do not mind paying a tip to the driver, but I should not have to pay delivery and service fees to Grubhub. The expense of delivery is borne by the driver and not by Grubhub. This is on top of the 30% fee Grubhub charges to the restaurant. I also object to the 11% Alexandria sales tax on restaurant meals. This was extremely controversial when Alexandria enacted it a few years ago. There is no way this tax is not causing Alexandria restaurants to lose business. The sales tax in Fairfax County is only 5%. This is on top of Grubhub fees and driver tips. The problem with Grubhub orders in Alexandria is that four parties are trying to make money from the transaction: the restaurant, Grubhub via fees to the diner and the restaurant, Alexandria via the sales tax, and the driver via the tip. What happens with so many parties trying to make money from the same transaction is that the price to the consumer is very expensive, and yet none of the parties is making very much money--except for Grubhub. I have always said the more parties you add to a transaction, the more problems you are going to have. Many times all of the fees can add 50% to 100% to the cost of the meal. I only order from Grubhub half as often as I would like to because of all the fees. I cannot be the only one who is deterred from ordering. My issues are with Grubhub and not the restaurant. This place is excellent for Ethiopian food. Keep up the good work.
Order was placed with Door Dash, and 2/3 items were missing from delivery and the single item that was delivered was incorrect. Called restaurant to see if pick up was still there and no resolution, only said restaurant was closed. No proposal for how to rectify situation.
This is by far the best Ethiopian restaurant in the entire DMV area! Their dishes are spectacularly seasoned and generously served. Each bite hits the heart and takes you home to your mothers bite. The owner is very kind responds to requests promptly. I’d definitely recommend thier tibs, gomen bsiga, all thier kitfo’s amazing. Give it a try and you will die for more!
The food is really good. They made it really good. I do really enjoy there food thank you Meda !
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I am Ethiopian and if there was a zero, I would have given it 0. The awaze tibs was horrible. It was drenched in oil, it had tomatoes that were not cooked and the service is horrible. I can't understand the customer service because they keep ignoring customers if they are not Ethiopian. My husband is African american and had the bartender/server walk past him 3 times before someone spoke to him. DO BETTER!
Amazing food with great service.
Recently introduced a new friend to Ethiopian food and this was a good venue to do so. It's a small place with good and reasonable food and gracious service.
The fish was absolutely delicious along with the other vegetarian dishes.
I always love their tasty Ethiopian dishes