Yenat Guada Ethiopian Cuisine Reviews

Decided to try the restaurant based on reviews. I'm glad we did! Drinks : They have a full bar with beer and wine options as well. Food : Authentic flavors and well prepared dishes. We were a group of 5 and tried the vegetarian platter and a few meat options. The chicken and egg in spicy sauce was yummy. The goat is a semi dry preparation. Service : Friendly and efficient service. When we asked for recommendations the waitress called for the manager to assist. His suggestions were great. Ambience : The restaurant is in the lower level of the building. A nice looking interior. You get a family feel and there were definitely a lot of regulars. Few parking spots are only available but there are parking options across the road. Free wifi is available. Pricing: Moderate

This is one very hard review to write. First, it was my initial foray into Ethiopian cuisine, so I have nothing in my experience for comparison. Second, she whom I love and I differ on our opinions of the food. I even struggled to decide between three or four "stars." Left to my own devises, I probably would have opted for three. But since other members from our party of six (four adults and two moppets) appear to love the place, I'll opt for the side of generosity. For our food, we ordered the Vegetable Combo for 2, Zil Zil Tibs, House Special Golden Tibs, an order of Ketegna, and and extra side of Gomen. My unsophisticated palate found the House Special Golden Tibs simply awful, bordering on inedible. They were extremely rare, tough, chewy, fatty, and almost impossible to cut off the bone since none of us thought to take along an electric carving knife. I recognize, however, that this establishment offers several tartare options, so this ridiculously undercooked entrée might actually have been prepared properly. The Zil Zil Tibs were excellent--the highlight of the meal for me. My mate in life, though, found the Vegetable Combo to be her highlight, while I merely enjoyed the experience of new flavors more than the actual taste. Speaking of enjoyable experiences, I liked my Ethiopian Honey Wine just fine, but I probably will opt for a different beverage in the future. The kids lapped up their mango punch, and our son-in-law must have loved his craft beer because he went in for a second round of it. Yes, Yenat Guada winds up with four "stars" from me because of the experience. I had never concentrated on eating solely with my right hand before, picking up the food with the tasty injera. It was an immersion into another culture that I shall remember fondly.

Interesting menu- visiting Ethiopian Cuisine and enjoying good tourism! Strongly recommend Timatim Fitfit the appetizer that they have to offer. Super tasty and a complete meal of one orders two. Made of their speciality staple bread called Anjera Bread made out of Teff or a close variant of Raagi/ a variety of red Jowar brown in India in many places on the west coast and down south. Vegetarian Combo was a super meal lunch/ dinner option really good for four people not just one! Really good portions full with amazing amount of vegetarian protein in variety of lentils, greens, and salad. Ethiopian Coffee was, just as a coffee lover would expect, strong, flavour-rich, aromatic, and dark roast yet quintessentially Ethiopian, one of the greatest exporters of Coffee. In my opinion, the place is bit musty and dark with a lot of fried fish smell not appealing much to me, hence 1 Star less

I don't remember why we decided to go there as they just have just three reviews. We drove 15 miles to find it vacant and even wondering weather we should go some where else. I am glad we have decided to give it a try. They have served everything in a single big plate and everything was very delicious. We have ordered lot of meat, chickpeas and vegetables and all of us (10) liked all the dishes. Injera was very soft hot and the lady kept them coming without any delay. They serve unlimited ingera. I tried Ethiopian cuisine for the first time and I am now a fan of it!

This place is hard to find, so be sure to use you GPS and watch closely for their signs....but so worth the trouble. The decor is nice, lovely bathrooms, wonderful wait staff and the manager comes to each table to check on guest. This was the first time my husband and I had eaten Ethiopian food. We tried the Vegetable Combo for 2. It was yummy! We will definitely go back! And best of all, they had a lot of vegan options other than this dish.

We gave this restaurant a try while visiting Dallas. We have only had African cuisine a couple of times in the past and were looking forward to trying Ethiopian. The restaurant is in the lower level of a plain looking building and we passed the entrance twice, but eventually made it. There was a large group there, but other than that, we were the only ones there. The interior is nice and the lady who served us (maybe the owner?) was very helpful and friendly. We ordered a lamb and a beef dish. Both had tons of flavor and we enjoyed them, but we were disappointed that nothing came with the meat except the traditional Ethiopian bread which is similar to a spongey pancake or tortilla. We would have liked it to come with rice or a side of veg. The meat was quite spicy so something on the side to help absorb the heat would have been ideal. That may have been our fault not realizing we should have ordered a side, but the meat was very tasty and tender and the service great.

Our work group had a meeting there this past Saturday. They had both vegetarian/vegan and meat selections. Everyone really loved their dish. They have large servings, I shared a lunch with a co-worker and was pleasantly filled. The manager came by to check on us, both he and the wait staff were extremely friendly. He also had a very interesting answer to a question about spicy food. He distinguished spicy from hot. (I love spicy but not too hot). Definitely will return to this place, even though it's a good 35 or more minutes from home.

Absolutely amazing authentic Ethiopian food and excellent service. Best I've had since Washington DC in the 90's. We had the vegetable combo for 2, timatim fitfit and the yebeg awaze tibs. All of it was incredible and there was way more food than we could eat. The owner was kind and shared helpful tips about cooking Ethiopian food. We will definitely be back!

I love Ethiopian food, and having lived in both DC and the East Bay, I've had enough of it to recognize when it's well prepared. (I ordered special kitfo, of course.) This place was well above average -- perhaps not *quite* at the height of Cafe Colucci in Berkeley or Meskerem in DC (the latter now sadly closed), but pretty darn close. The injera was suitably sour, which is a good litmus test. Well done, Yenat Guada!

Called ahead, but no answer, twice. The lots a bit weird, folks seem to park wherever. Looks closed from the outside, but there are several cars parked outside and the lights are on, it’s the lower level. It’s a good size space downstairs. Ordered veggie combo for two, salad, yebeg tibs, fish goulash, both spicy and two cinnamon tea. $78.45 The black tea has a slight hint of cinnamon, smells more potent than it tastes. The veggie combo for two here looks small. Not as big as I was thinking in my head, perhaps why they give you more injera. The table after us got their food first, perhaps they only got the veggies. Our platter is considerably bigger since we got two meat dishes. The injera basket is out first. A small pile of spongey injera. I like the Mexican themed paper for the basket. Our platter is finally out, it seemed as if we might have been forgotten there for a bit. The fish is crispy, it’s overcooked. Almost had a jerky texture to it. This dish needs some refinement. Save your $16, wasn’t worth it. The lamb is also overcooked, both have good flavor. The lamb is tough and gristle too. All of the veggies are super flavorful, except for the greens. The cabbage and the beans are both flavor packed. The salad is good, looks like a Caesar, the dressing is creamy, more lemony. Service wasn’t there, wasn’t attentive.