enjera restaurant

the best restaurant. i have visit many restaurant. and this is the only place where i found with confort and eriitrean caltural food tast. the most thing is the best delightful service with beautiful aperance of all their servers, manager and the owner.

enjera restaurant is one of the best restaurant i can give to this restaurant five star.the food was delicious and the service is excellent.i don't like to go to other restaurant..the restaurant is clean and there is very attractive pictures of eritrea...very clean restroom....the owner is very kind..i forgot the serve name she is very sweet and friendly.

excellent find! atmosphere, service excellent. honey wine was divine. i had the asaroll, which i absolutely loved. also had an enjera vegetable roll appetizer that i very much enjoyed. just the right amount of spiciness. a unique experience. u must try it!!

ethiopian. a whole new food appreciation. first let’s start with their bread. injera or enjera. it’s made from teff, the smallest and one of the oldest grains. no gluten. you have to ask for the teff. fermented like sourdough and fried on a large skillet. like naan, this is your utensils. i had the enjera special beef, basically a heavily spiced beef cube stir fry with garden staple veggies and a hot pepper. the spicy lentils, (msir wat) lived up to their billing. spicy and complex with heavy cumin and garlic notes. lots of cumin. did i say cumin? washed it down with some tej; ethiopian honey wine. it is sweet, but also has some citrus and light astringency similar to greek mastika. this was an excellent experience front to back.

by far this is one of the better ethiopian restaurant's i have experienced. nice atmosphere and great food. try it, you will not be disappointed.

easy to walk from marriott gateway hotel. sat upstairs and had a great view of the street below. had the meat lovers platter and it was good. friendly service with great ambiance. will recommend.

first time eating ethiopian. pleasant atmosphere. lovely helpful wait-staff. unique spice blends. bold flavors. nothing subtle about this food. beef a bit chewy.

confused! firfir tasted like pizza sauce. the tibs was full of garlic. the kitfo was a disaster, soggy and grayish like it has been in the fridge for days. it is no where close to italian, nor ethioian. it is confused!!

outstanding! service was great, food great, not watered down for weak american tastes.

exellent. i visit enjera ones a week . because of the excellence service and owner is very kind and he stop by every table to give suggestions. and i want to give thanks to makda eden and seniat for the friendly service.


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exellent. i visit enjera ones a week . because of the excellence service and owner is very kind and he stop by every table to give suggestions. and i want to give thanks sweet and friendly service makda eden and seniat.

i visit enjera restaurant at least onece in week. i found the food are very healthy and relatively cheaper than others on the area. the staff are very friendly starting from the owner, teddy, makda, eden, and senayt. i enjoyed their hospitality always.

quench your taste buds.. folks, enjera is back and this time with gusto!

lots of exotic restaurants use the term "fusion" when they describe their cuisine to show a distinction from the average ethnic eatery. with enjera (meaning bread in tigrinya) i think the term "fusion" applies very well to the presentation but as to the dishes... read on.
the moment you tear the enjera (bread), scoop the aromatic tsebhi (stew) and take your first bite; your taste buds are immediately overwhelmed with a number of savory sensations. it is very familiar yet elusive and you just can't place it.
first reaction is a sense of an a-ha moment. that unique flavor you remember from back home is suddenly here. but what is it? it's just like seeing a childhood friend after 20 years or so and you know that face but who is he/she? it is soothing and pleasant and just can't have enough of it.
thus, call it a fusion but it is very authentic eritrean beyond compare.

must try dishes are: the yummy qitcha fitfit (fresh off the oven shredded flatbread blended in berbere & clarified butter) and the uniquely flavored frittata for breakfast. and for dinner one of the chef's signature dishes, enjera "short ribs" (from a family recipe) where the meat just falls off the bones. the downside – it is available only 3 days a week.

bon appétit! better yet in tigrinya - ‘nqedem belu’ (join in).

the best food in dc area. enjera restaurant is back and food is better than ever. if you live in the dc area or here to visit it is a restaurant must check out.

back and better than ever.. the food here is characterized not only by the complex spices and flavoring but by the freshness. anyone familiar with ethiopian and eritrean food knows that the best food comes from home cooking. this family run restaurant uses family recipes and everything is made fresh to order. many of the flavors and dishes will be familiar to those that have eaten ethiopian and eritrean food before but everything tastes just a little different at enjera. the food is spiced but not overly spiced, and has just a little something extra, a unique flavoring that you just can’t put your finger on but can’t stop eating. they use classic recipes that will be familiar to those who long for food from home, but modern flavors and presentations that will appeal to fans of this food or even those who are trying it for the first time. the italian influence on eritrea means that this place also serves fantastic coffee, the best macchiato in town and the wine list is varied and nicely pairs with all the dishes. the atmosphere is welcoming and comfy and the great music selection playing softly in the background makes dining at enjera an all round fantastic experience. the breakfast menu is well worth making a quick stop for on your way to work too.

best in area..... my mother in law lived in ethiopia for many years and whenever she comes to town we take her to a different ethiopian restaurant. we have been everywhere in dc and and md, but no restaurants brought her back to the flavors she loves and craves... until we went to enjera. we went to enjera on a recommendation. they food was wonderful (especially the lentils) and the injera was perfect. my mother in law was savoring every bite. the staff could not have been nicer. we had a toddler with us (who loved the food, too) and they took such good care of all of us. only down side... not ethiopian beer, but the honey wine was good and a generous pour! highly recommend this restaurant! we will definitely be going back!!!