Comments on: Restaurant Review: Queen of Sheba – Portland, OR

By: mmrobinson

mmrobinson — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 01:45:12 +0000

I live in Berkeley, CA and there are quite a few Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurants in the area. My favorite is Finfine on Telegraph Ave. It's small and clean and the food is the best.
Second best is Ethiopia Restaurant also on Telegraph.

Monica

By: akheye

akheye — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 06:32:10 +0000

Portland is great! There are definately those dark days…but I think the weather is not so bad and the scenery is amazing and very green! In Portland you have the rivers right in town, colleges, one hour to Mt. Hood, one hour to coast so there is a lot to do–zoo,OMSI, ice skating, malls, art, theater, and tons of trails to hike and roads to ride. We have been here 13 years and it did take me awhile to adjust coming from S. CA, but now I don’t think we could find a nicer place for our family.

By: briannaheldt

briannaheldt — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 18:45:20 +0000

Fun!(Kind of off-topic but what did you think of Portland in general? Is the weather really as yucky as they say??)

By: buffra

buffra — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 04:45:36 +0000

Thanks, Marian! I want to get there one of these days, both because I like the food and to support my friend’s son. I’m glad to hear that it is good.

By: jfouse

jfouse — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 07:10:01 +0000

I’m actually in Manhattan for the day and was intending to find an Ethiopian restaurant for dinner before I head back home. I’ll let you know what I find!

Incidentally, I also discovered that Mobia (the Museum of Biblical Art) is having quite a few Ethiopia-related things going on. There’s an art display on now with various talks and a few coffee ceremonies throughout April and I think into May. Check out their website for info (http://mobia.org).

By: Marian

Marian — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:11:31 +0000

buffra, the restaurant in Pittsburgh is called Abay (www.abayrestaurant.com). It’s in the Shadyside/East Liberty area of town, and is very good. It is the only Ethiopian restaurant in Pittsburgh!

By: jennobrn01

jennobrn01 — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 23:14:04 +0000

lots of typos up there… sorry :-/

By: jennobrn01

jennobrn01 — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 23:12:23 +0000

We are Ethiopian food for the firs time this past weekend. DC holds the largest Ethiopian community outside of Ethiopian. U street holds a plethora of Ethiopian eateries, and businesses. We ate at Dukem. http://www.dukemrestaurant.com/

Our state though tiny has one Ethiopian restaurant. Cafe’ Abyssinia. http://wilmington.diningchannel.com/id100919-cafe-abyssinia.htm We have yet to visit but have read great reviews.

By: fourgoingon7

fourgoingon7 — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:05:54 +0000

Dalos Kitchen in Portland is the cheapest around. The restaurant is run by a family of 6. They have been very supportive of holding our adoption support meetings there and try very hard to keep the prices down. Some Ethiopians have said it is the best on the West Coast. This family has gone out of their way to bring the culture of Ethiopia to Portland with their art and music that they play. My four children can not get enough of Dalos in N. Portland– worth the try! We can feed our family of 6 for $18.00 with left overs.

By: goorsha

goorsha — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:53:14 +0000

The Ethiopian Portal website,

http://www.EthioPortal.com

has a very comprehensive list of Ethiopian restaurants (just click the "Restaurants" button at the top right of the site, just above the 1950's Ethiopian video) from around the world, categorized by country, including maps.

Check it out here:
http://www.ethioportal.com/User_restaurants_main.asp

The site also features:
-Web Directory section at the bottom
-Invitations and RSVP's
-Pen Pal page
-Place-marked Addis Ababa map
-Converters
-Positive, politics free news
-Music
-Videos
-Interviews
-And many more ...

Enjoy it.