Etete

Recently, we've come to realize that we have been a bit traitorous to our neighborhood-- neglecting it's unexplored restaurants. In our old 'hood I daresay there's probably just a handful of places where we never ate. One of the reasons why we wanted to move was for change and this very week we went back to Adams Morgan and ate there (sacrilege).

Anyway, since our new neighborhood is famous for it's Ethiopian restaurants, we ventured out to try one. We decided to try a little restaurant called Etete or "Mama" in Amharic.


When you walk in you definitely smell cardamom and other aromatic spices in the air and spying at the tables you see bright green jalapenos dotting many of the dishes. We enjoyed a sambusa appetizer, zezil tibs and the restaurant's special kitfo. All was very good. My favorie part was that the kitfo and the three cheeses that came with it were drizzled in a special Ethiopian warmed butter. The glass to the left of the picture was authentic Ethiopian honey wine.

The best part of the entire night is that it is 1000 feet from our place.