The photographer they hired for their website is one of the most talented people it seems. This place looks nothing like their pictures. It is absolutely filthy, dead roaches and old food on the floor in plain view. We didn't even sit down before walking back out.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Juliana
I’d like to start by saying the owner is wonderful and the staff.
I frequent this restaurant on many occasions, but I fear I must stop.
On each occasion the food is undercooked.
1. Everytime I order to go the order take the chef 5-10 mins to cook it. Which leads me to believe the food is sitting, not fresh, and not cooked to order. I am being generous with the 10 mins. Although I love that I don’t have to wait long the quality is continuous compromised.
2. The food is always undercooked and void of flavor. The lentils are raw, hard, and crunchy. It’s nearly impossible to cook lentils in 5 mins. Undercooked lentils is not healthy and can result in health issues.
3. The injera is not gluten free. Each time I eat it I became bloated rather quickly. An Ethiopian friend of mine suggested I ask for the authentic gluten free injera. When I asked the waiter he quoted it as an $11 up-charge. I have no issue paying an up charge but $11 is quite excessive. I am also perplexed as to how an Ethiopian restaurant is not serving their authentic bread.
4. My potato and carrot dish came with potato’s only which were just as raw as the lentils. The knees was soggy and mushy. The collards taste like they came from a can. The cabbage was crunchy like a salad not soft at all.
As much as I love Ethiopian food and make it a point to support Black Owned Businesses I can no longer purchase food here. I am deeply disappointed by the past free orders. The second to last time i ordered I made it a point to ask them to cook the lentils all the way through. I told the waiter I am not in a rush. Yet and still the food was finished in 10 mins and undercooked.
I truly hope the improve. I am also concerned they may be engaging in health hazards.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Snead XO
Great service, food and an amazing atmosphere. If you haven’t been on a Tuesday night, I must fill you in. They host Tuesday Verses; a long running open mic night for performers. The feeling you get around room full of creative people, can’t be felt like that often.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
M W
Yummy! I NEED THEIR TOMATO FIT FIT NOW!!!
Daniel Holliday
Happy to find some authentic Ethiopian food in Richmond
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Joseph Archibong
Amazing spot especially tuesday evening for verses
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Kelsey Hoglund
Holy cow. This place was amazing. The waitress was incredibly kind and helpful with explaining the options so we could get a good selection. The food flavor was absolutely incredible as well. It’d been years since I last had Ethiopian food and Addis far surpassed expectations. Highly recommend this place!!!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cat
Went here for Verses and it was 🫰🏻🫰🏻🫰🏻🔥🔥
Atmosphere: 5
Jaime Martinez
Loved this place! Great food and portion sizes from this place. Every now and again there's some live music that plays in the park/section in front of this restaurant and it just brings up the energy/vibes.
Went to Richmond to visit our son at Richmond University friends in Richmond area recommend Addis Ethiopian restaurant we had kitfo and beef Tibs food pretty much catered based on their customers for us it was okay also the atmosphere is great we chatted with the owner nice guy I will definitely will visit again
The food was very good and the service was decent- we had to ask for refills of water/ soda. My biggest concern was when I went to the bathroom after eating. If I had seen the bathroom prior to sitting down, I probably wouldn’t have eaten here. It was truly the most disgusting restaurant bathroom I have ever seen and it wasn’t because of just one or two patrons being inconsiderate today. The entire stall was covered in a film of dust and hair. The toilet included. The toilet was gross in general. The filter above the toilet was covered in dust so thick it has probably been months or even years since someone cleaned it. I don’t think there’s any excuse for build up due to weeks of neglecting to clean it. If they don’t clean the bathroom, do they clean their kitchen?
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 4
Eliane Silva.
Good vibes and good energy! Delicious food and drinks ⭐️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jon
The food was good and typical Ethiopian fare. Good quality injera and they will give you more if you need. Vegetarian combo was enough for 2 to share. We added the chicken tibs and had enough for another meal for each of us. Next time will split the vegetarian combo by with an appetizer. Will go back for sure
BazzaL Xiao
A completely new experience — went with friends and we pretty much ordered everything on the menu. Every single dish was delicious. If you’ve never tried Egyptian food before, just pick anything — you can’t go wrong.
Addis Getachew
We ate veggies of our choices but the food was not cooked well. Specially the lentils were very raw.
The photographer they hired for their website is one of the most talented people it seems. This place looks nothing like their pictures. It is absolutely filthy, dead roaches and old food on the floor in plain view. We didn't even sit down before walking back out.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I’d like to start by saying the owner is wonderful and the staff.
I frequent this restaurant on many occasions, but I fear I must stop.
On each occasion the food is undercooked.
1. Everytime I order to go the order take the chef 5-10 mins to cook it. Which leads me to believe the food is sitting, not fresh, and not cooked to order.
I am being generous with the 10 mins. Although I love that I don’t have to wait long the quality is continuous compromised.
2. The food is always undercooked and void of flavor. The lentils are raw, hard, and crunchy. It’s nearly impossible to cook lentils in 5 mins. Undercooked lentils is not healthy and can result in health issues.
3. The injera is not gluten free. Each time I eat it I became bloated rather quickly. An Ethiopian friend of mine suggested I ask for the authentic gluten free injera. When I asked the waiter he quoted it as an $11 up-charge. I have no issue paying an up charge but $11 is quite excessive. I am also perplexed as to how an Ethiopian restaurant is not serving their authentic bread.
4. My potato and carrot dish came with potato’s only which were just as raw as the lentils. The knees was soggy and mushy. The collards taste like they came from a can. The cabbage was crunchy like a salad not soft at all.
As much as I love Ethiopian food and make it a point to support Black Owned Businesses I can no longer purchase food here. I am deeply disappointed by the past free orders. The second to last time i ordered I made it a point to ask them to cook the lentils all the way through. I told the waiter I am not in a rush. Yet and still the food was finished in 10 mins and undercooked.
I truly hope the improve. I am also concerned they may be engaging in health hazards.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Great service, food and an amazing atmosphere. If you haven’t been on a Tuesday night, I must fill you in. They host Tuesday Verses; a long running open mic night for performers. The feeling you get around room full of creative people, can’t be felt like that often.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yummy!
I NEED THEIR TOMATO FIT FIT NOW!!!
Happy to find some authentic Ethiopian food in Richmond
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Amazing spot especially tuesday evening for verses
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Holy cow. This place was amazing. The waitress was incredibly kind and helpful with explaining the options so we could get a good selection. The food flavor was absolutely incredible as well. It’d been years since I last had Ethiopian food and Addis far surpassed expectations. Highly recommend this place!!!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went here for Verses and it was 🫰🏻🫰🏻🫰🏻🔥🔥
Atmosphere: 5
Loved this place! Great food and portion sizes from this place. Every now and again there's some live music that plays in the park/section in front of this restaurant and it just brings up the energy/vibes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Injera, Sambussas, Chicken TIBS, Kitfo Addis, Yebeg Awaze TIBS, Beef Kitfo
Went to Richmond to visit our son at Richmond University friends in Richmond area recommend Addis Ethiopian restaurant we had kitfo and beef Tibs food pretty much catered based on their customers for us it was okay also the atmosphere is great we chatted with the owner nice guy I will definitely will visit again
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The food was very good and the service was decent- we had to ask for refills of water/ soda. My biggest concern was when I went to the bathroom after eating. If I had seen the bathroom prior to sitting down, I probably wouldn’t have eaten here. It was truly the most disgusting restaurant bathroom I have ever seen and it wasn’t because of just one or two patrons being inconsiderate today. The entire stall was covered in a film of dust and hair. The toilet included. The toilet was gross in general. The filter above the toilet was covered in dust so thick it has probably been months or even years since someone cleaned it. I don’t think there’s any excuse for build up due to weeks of neglecting to clean it. If they don’t clean the bathroom, do they clean their kitchen?
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 4
Good vibes and good energy! Delicious food and drinks ⭐️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was good and typical Ethiopian fare. Good quality injera and they will give you more if you need. Vegetarian combo was enough for 2 to share. We added the chicken tibs and had enough for another meal for each of us. Next time will split the vegetarian combo by with an appetizer. Will go back for sure
A completely new experience — went with friends and we pretty much ordered everything on the menu. Every single dish was delicious. If you’ve never tried Egyptian food before, just pick anything — you can’t go wrong.
We ate veggies of our choices but the food was not cooked well. Specially the lentils were very raw.
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