Taste of Ethiopia

Great Ethiopian food. Friendly service. Try the combination platter — you get a little bit of everything. I’ve brought friends and family who aren’t very adventurous eaters and they loved it… food is flavorful without being intimidating. Don’t fill up in the injera though ;-)

I’m new to the Greensboro area and wanted to try some local Ethipian food. My classmate informed me about this restaurant and I am so happy he did.
I came on a Sunday afternoon and surprisingly, my friend and I were the only ones in the restaurant. The server was extremely friendly. I ordered the the Yebeg Tibs. Hmmm YUMMY.
I am coming back for more.

The most authentic Ethiopian place I have ever eaten at. The right amount of food and injero was perfectly spongy and they give plenty of it. Definitely a family style serving. I suggest getting anything made with lamb and the red lentils were awesome!

My GF & I consider ourselves adventurous eaters, so on a recent Friday night, we decided to try Taste of Ethiopia. This was our first time trying Ethiopian food, so our very attentive waiter, BRUCK, recommended the Combination Platter for Two, with an appetizer of Beef Sambusa.
The Beef Sambusa was delicious; the pastry was crispy, and the beef inside had great flavor. The other dishes were served on a large platter with Injera on the side — Injera is like a sour, spongy pancake — which you use to pick up & eat the food with. Our favorite main dishes were the YEBEG TIBS, which is described as cubed tender lamb sautéed with onion, rosemary, tomato, and jalapeño pepper, and the KITFO, which is lean, tender chopped prime beef seasoned with spiced butter and «mitmita» (powdered small chili pepper and red pepper. We enjoyed the lentil dishes as well — but the stand-​outs were the lamb & beef. The platter also came with sides of collared greens and curried cabbage which were delicious, and salad in a house-​made (& really good) vinaigrette.
I would definitely like to eat here again, especially since I have narrowed down what dishes I know I enjoy. The service was great (thank you, BRUCK!) the prices were reasonable, and I want to see family-​owned ethnic restaurants succeed in Greensboro!

The wait staff’s service is welcoming and outstanding. The vegetarian platter is delicious and is a staple in my diet. The coffee is a must try item.

Taste of Ethiopia the food is good, so why the 3 stars?
Value and taste are off balance, so let me explain.
We ordered the 2 people menu which come with:
–3 serving of beans/​peas
–salad
–cabbage
–beef
–Center piece are 2 drumstick, 1 egg, and cheese
–2 pieces of Injera (the sour spongy bread) each.
I ordered the Ethiopian’s tea and my friend ordered the Ethiopian’s coffee. It wasn’t the best Ethiopian’s tea and coffee, they were so-​so.
The beans/​peas were good! they were flavorful, but everything out was so-​so and a bit bland. I believe that the beans/​peas were so flavorful that it took away from the other dishes.
I have a few problem with the Injera, first, they only gave us 2 a piece, which it is nowhere near enough. Second, they are not sour, I was looking forward to the sourness to balance out the flavor of the dish, which I believe make Ethiopian food, Ethiopian food.
The Service is not bad, we were greeted by a nice man. Took a bit to receive our food (we were the only one there), but I would like to think that everything are fresh.
The 2 people menu costed us 30 dollars, which is a lot more than other places that give you more food and Injera. I love Ethiopian’s food and travel to different parts of the world to have it. Taste is not good enough for the value so hence, my 3 starts.
If you never had Ethiopian’s food, go for it! It’ll be a nice experience for you!

This restaurant is literally mind-​blowingly amazing. Taste of Ethiopia is everything a restaurant should be– serving you good food you probably can’t cook at home.
Food:
In a word, amazing. Obviously if you don’t already like spicy food, Ethiopian may not be for you. Their best food, in my opinion, is their Misr wot, an amazing red lentil curry in berbere sauce I have been trying to replicate in my kitchen for a year and a half without success. Their injera is fantastic and I love the plates they serve them on. TRY THEIR BAKLAVA, the best I have had in this country outside of Jerusalem Market!
Drinks: Their honey wine is very good! If you are in a hurry, do not order the dark Turkish-​style coffee, it takes a long time to brew.
Service: A bit slow given that the place is always empty, but worth it and more like a meal in another country, where you have more time to savor and talk. The waitstaff is very very friendly and always open to chat, but also know when you need to be left alone.

I’ve visited Taste of Ethiopia twice and both visits were good. The food is really good and the staff is nice. They don’t get much business or at least that’s what I experienced both times I went. It could be the location and the fact that Ethiopian food isn’t that popular out here.
The only complaints that I have are that: 1.) the food could be warmer when they serve it. I’m not a fan of cold food, that’s supposed to be warm. 2.) and the waitress at our last visit would not stop talking! She was very sweet but I just wanted to enjoy my meal with my family and not answer a bunch of questions.
I’m definitely going back though! Like I said, the food is really good and the staff is really nice.

One of the best Ethiopian meals I have ever had and I have tried many all over the US. Service was good really nice helpful staff.

It’s very specific type of food you either like it or don’t. I love the lamb dish and the spongy bread. Be prepared to eat with your hands!

Wasn’t sure what rating to give this place as I’ve never had anything to compare against. It wasn’t great. Food was bland, luke warm, the bread tasted rurnt. Maybe the restaurant isn’t good or maybe I just don’t like Ethiopian cuisine. I gave the 4 stars as that seems to be consensus on this place. Won’t be back.

They give your barely any food at this place. They left out my salad in my takeout order and gave me barely any collards. However, if you go there just for their injera, you’ll love it because they give you enough to feed a large family!!!
The lentil dish was «okay» and they didn’t give me that much. I could’ve made better collards at my house. I don’t know what the salad is like because they left it out, but my mom got hers and all it was was lettuce and a few pieces of cucumber, nothing like the photos I’ve seen online, she barely got any.
I’m totally disappointed and had my hopes up about a new ethnic restaurant in Greensboro!

Absolutely incredible Ethiopian food! I have spent time in Ethiopia and ate at Ethiopian places in Chicago, Corona, San Diego, and Seattle. This place in Greensboro is at worst tied for best Ethiopian food I have had in the USA!
We ordered shiro and the vegetable platter. The serving sizes are great. For those of you who enjoy Ethiopian, this Injera is exquisitely light with great flavor and texture. The shiro is smooth and very similar to my favorite shiro places in Ethiopia. Great spices on all of the vegetables. Pretty much everything was authentic except for the fresh salad parts of the platter, but those tasted amazing with the rest of the servings!
I highly recommend this place if you know and love Ethiopian food or if you would like to give it a try.

I’ve lowered my rating from five stars to four simply because ToE is pretty much never consistent.
Honestly, every time we’re here we get the same thing. Kitfo, made traditionally (raw), and sometimes a veggie combo or just a side of veggies. But every time we come, so many things are different. The servers are often different, and with different levels of experience with the menu, the food comes out differently– whether in flavor, serving size, temperature, or sides included. Even the flavor of the hot tea is often different.
And don’t get me wrong, its still always good, but it’s not always great, and the lack of consistency really hurts my love of the place. When given the option, I would probably rather drive down to Charlotte for the Ethiopian places there because I know I won’t have to worry about everything being completely different every time I go.
Other than that, my past reviews still stand. I love that there’s Ethiopian in Greensboro now, and I will still gladly eat here often. But I do wish things would be more consistent.

I wanted to give this a 5 star rating just because we finally have Ethiopian food in Greensboro but alas I cannot.
This is solid Ethiopian food with good injera, decent service and big portions. About my only real complaint is their kitfo (raw beef) is huge and they don’t offer a half portion. My wife does not eat kitfo so it’s hard for me to enjoy. It’s too much for one person.
The vegetables were fresh and the décor was great. The people were nice and the honey wine went down easy. It’s a little out of the way and we had to rely on the GPS but we’ll be back the next time my son goes on a sleepover (he won’t touch vegetables, although for a 9 year old, he’d probably enjoy eating with his hands).
They were great with keeping the spice down for my wife-​she can’t take the heat. All in all, a nice addition to the local food scene. Bring a friend or three or you won’t finish your plate!

This place was soooo good! Don’t let the hidden location deter you! The service is always friendly and quick, and the food is always fresh and Amazing.

I had a nice lunch with friends at Taste of Ethiopia. Lunch prices are great at under 9 dollars for a meal. This place had a very homey feel. Our waiter was nice and did a good job. I had the Yebeg Tibs which is a sauteed lamb dish. It is normally spicy but I asked for it mild so I did not get the sauce that was listed on the menu. The lamb was tender and had a tasty char on it. It was served with their salad. The salad was chopped and had a very tangy dressing on it. I liked the salad and it was a good accompaniment to the lamb. It was served over their injera bread. My one complaint was that the bread was cold. I think it should have been warm or at least room temperature. I would recomend this place if you want something different and afforrdable.

Revisited this relatively new ethnic restaurant last week for lunch with a friend who would be trying this place for the first time. He was pleased that it was bright and colorful, a comfortable place for a relaxed lunch.
He accepted my recommendation of the Combination Platter For One ($ 14.99) so that he could try a variety of items. I ordered, or at least I thought I ordered, Kitfo ($ 12.49), which is seasoned prime beef in butter and «mitmar», a chili pepper sauce. What I was actually served was Quanta Firfir, a seasoned dry meat SAUCE mixed with Injera. I accepted this because of time constraints, but it is not something I would order again, ever. It is simply a lot of Injera (a form of bread I do not care for) with a very bland flavor, though the dish I ask was to be spicy.
I also tried the Beef Sambusa (a single one for $ 2.49) served with Berbere Sauce, which was very nice with the sauce packing some real heat. Also a nice fresh tasting House Salad in a house dressing — very nice. They also had bottled Heineken for $ 3.50, a nice buy.
There are some things to like here, though not too thrilled about the entrée mixup — probably would have minded had it not been a dish I did not care for, at all.

This place is wonderful! I’ve only been to an Ethiopian place once before in my life. The people running this place are really nice, the food is delicious, and the décor seems authentic (at least to a novice like me). From the outside, you would hardly even know this place exist. It’s on the side of an old strip mall and the lighting outside isn’t so great. When you enter though, it’s very bright, sort of quaint, and homey. I thought it felt a little old-​fashioned inside. Real flowers adorn the tables –something I don’t often see in restaurants.
We ordered the combination platter. I posted a picture of it. It had meats, a chili, some beans, a cheese, etc –all laid out on a bed of injera. As usual, we also received the rolled up injera in baskets. The rolled injera is used as sort of like silverware. You tear off small pieces and use it to eat. A note about the combination platter: There’s no need to get the bigger «for two» platter, unless you have 3 or 4 people. We were not able to eat nearly all of the «for two» size and would have made out just as well with the single size.
Also, if you’re into tea’s, I highly recommend the spice tea with cinnamon!
As far as I know, this is the only Ethiopian place in Greensboro and the staff seem very aware that many people may be unaware of Ethiopian food and how it’s eaten. The waitress asked if we’d been to an Ethiopian place before and even gave us a little instruction on eating using the injera.

Despite Greensboro’s considerable culinary diversity, area residents in search of Ethiopian have had no recourse but to trek out to the Triangle until now. For that reason alone, Taste of Ethiopia is a welcome addition. But make no mistake: this new restaurant’s appeal extends far beyond novelty.
For the uninitiated, Ethiopian cuisine can be daunting. Instead of using silverware, diners are given rolls of spongy injera bread to sop up meats, vegetables, and sauces. Get beyond that, however, and you’re likely to encounter some similarities to certain types of Indian cooking: both are sauce and seasoning heavy and feature lentils prominently.
Having had — and enjoyed — Ethiopian once before, I found that a Taste of Ethiopia did not disappoint but did offer a few quirks and surprises. My companion and I split a $ 30 dinner combination for two that included lamb tibs (cubed, spiced, and sautéed), beef wot (cubed, sauced, and marinated), and doro wot (marinated and sautéed chicken legs) as well as several vegetable (lentils, peas, collards, etc.) offerings. All of the dishes were well-​seasoned though not as spicy as expected. The lamb, beef, and yellow peas were standouts; the chicken was succulent, but not something I would order on its own. The accompanying injera was also served lukewarm, a strange decision until you realize that hungry patrons may not relish waiting for their edible silverware to cool.
A family-​owned establishment, Taste of Ethiopia offers an atmosphere that is bright, clean, and (occasionally distracting music aside) quiet and a staff that is friendly, attentive, and unfailingly polite. Portions are generous for the pricetag: entrees run from $ 10.50 for vegetarian dishes up to $ 13 for lamb, and our combination dinner could have easily fed one more.
If there is one drawback to eating Ethiopian (here or elsewhere) it is that it can take some time to get through a meal. But if the craving for something different strikes you and your hunger does not overwhelm your patience, Taste of Ethiopia certainly merits your consideration.