We had dinner tonight with our friend Jenny at an
Ethiopian restaurant.
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| We took this picture after most of the food was gone. It looked much more appetizing before we devoured it. |
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| We don't eat Ethiopian food as often as we should, but when we do...Seth jumps right in as if he's eaten it a thousand times (there is kind of an art to it). Colin, who hasn't had it since he was a baby, wasn't a fan. To his credit, he was feeling a bit under the weather. |
*My informal restaurant review for those who care - The food was very good. I don't usually care for injera, which is the spongy flat bread you put between your fingers to pick up the food, but I liked it here. If trying different foods and cultures is on your list of things to do, then Elsa's is a good place for it. It's not too big or intimidating and the owners seemed willing to help people figure out what to order. (And we'd go with you too!) The service is SLOW. Which is part of the experience. John kept reminding us that we were on Ethiopian time and to relax. He then told the boys the story of a dinner we had in Ethiopia when we were there to meet the boys. We had been traveling all day to get to the countryside to see the part of Ethiopia where the boys were born. We had dinner at the hotel restaurant late that night. There weren't a lot of options for those of us whose digestive capabilities don't match our desire for adventurous travel (if you catch my drift!) so I ordered french fries. Most restaurants we had been to had them and this restaurant had it on their menu. It was three hours before my french fries arrived. THREE HOURS. So tonight when it took 25 minutes for someone to take our order, another 15 minutes for our drinks to arrive, we took it in stride. It's a family run restaurant with hard working people. Just don't expect the quick in-and-out dining experience that we're used to.
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I highly recommend the vegetable soup and the sambosas! Yum.