based on my first visit: very good food, horrible service. we ordered and waited at least 45 minutes for our dinner - maybe an hour. \r
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I lived in washington DC for two years, so I know my ethiopian restaurants well, and I know that a basic veggie dish (where everything is already cooked) and a meat dish (most of it is prepared well in advance) shouldn't take more than 20 minutes to get ready (and some places in DC will have it at your table less than 10 minutes after you order it). the kitchen was extremely slow, and I'm sure that our server was helping out in the kitchen, as we hardly saw her in the dining area.\r
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was the food worth the wait? not really. the food was fine, but it wasn't the best I ever had, and it certainly was the slowest in over 30 ethiopian restaurant visits in the past 3. the injera was also cool instead of fresh baked, and thus more sour than would be expected. if you are an ethiopian diehard like me, that's not a big deal, but for someone who is new to the flavor of injera, fresh baked is the best introduction.\r
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the restaurant has a good reputation in the area, so maybe I just went on a bad night.\r
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overall recommendation: give it a try. you may be impressed, and you may want to send the manager to the nearby wharton school to learn about management and staffing levels.
Pros: generally good food, cheap,
Cons: slow kitchen = long wait times for food, bad service when it comes to keeping your water glass full
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