Josh Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Has anyone else ventured to the newish Ethiopian joint on H St.? I stopped in for a late lunch last week around 2, and (unsurprisingly) had the place to myself. Decor-wise, it's much more casual than Ethiopic, with a couple televisions strangely located around the dining room. The lone waitress was very nice, and eager to please. I had a vegetable sambusa and the smaller of the 2 vegetarian samplers. The sambusa was delicious, with a nicely-spiced lentil filling. The ones I've had elsewhere have tended toward blandness. The sampler was underwhelming. The spicy lentils had a strange sweetness to them that I haven't had before, and the kik alicha were really, really bland. The potatoes in the "dinich karot" were terribly dry and basically inedible. It would be great to have a lower-priced Ethiopian option on H St...I'll still give them another try, and look forward to other reports. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I was craving kitfo and didn't feel like schlepping over to Zenebech, my usual go to for take away Ethiopian, so I gave Adis a try. It was a good decision. The kitfo is buttery, unctuous deliciousness. I got the Addis kitfo, which comes with ibe (Ethiopian cottage cheese) and some chopped greens that do not resemble gomen. My meal was fantastic and I am now eager to try the rest of the menu. H street needed a legit Ethiopian alternative to Ethiopic, which to me is yuppified American Ethiopian. Adis appears to be the real deal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I was craving kitfo and didn't feel like schlepping over to Zenebech, my usual go to for take away Ethiopian, so I gave Adis a try. It was a good decision. The kitfo is buttery, unctuous deliciousness. I got the Addis kitfo, which comes with ibe (Ethiopian cottage cheese) and some chopped greens that do not resemble gomen. My meal was fantastic and I am now eager to try the rest of the menu. H street needed a legit Ethiopian alternative to Ethiopic, which to me is yuppified American Ethiopian. Adis appears to be the real deal. Looking at their menu, I see photos of a few platters with cottage cheese. This gives me hope that it might be possible to get some of the cottage cheese with a collard gomen dish, the thing I miss so much from Red Sea. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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