Eating Ethnic Ethiopian Food at the Ethiopic Restaurant

On a beautiful Thursday night, which also happens to be my favorite night of the week, we headed to a unique dining experience. My first time eating Ethiopian food, at Ethiopic Restaurant on H Street In DC.

"Dining in Ethiopia is characterized by the ritual of breaking "injera" and sharing food from a common plate, signifying the bonds of loyalty and friendship."

Weyne, our Ethiopian server, was so kind to us newbies to Ethiopian food!

Asa Tibs fried croaker fish marinated with fresh herbs & spices and served with lemon.  

Vegetarian Sampler II a sample of our 7 vegetarian dishes: gomen, miser wot, fosolia, tikile gomen, kik aletcha, dinich wot, shimbra asa wot. 

See the rolls of injera in the top right, you unroll them, tear into pieces and dig into the food on the plate. Weyne took the time to explain how injera is made, and it is such a labor of love!

Ethiopic Signature Tibs tender boneless leg of lamb marinated & sauteed with red onions, garlic, jalapeno pepper, fresh tomato, rose- mary, herbs & spices served sizzlinghot. 

Ethiopian Spice tea 
Ethiopian Baklava

Some restaurants are great food, some have great service, and then there will be those dining experience that are out of the box in a multitude of ways. We ate without utensils, using the injera as a utensil. The food was colorful and full of flavor. The atmosphere was lively.

It was a delightful experience and a great way to spend my favorite night of the week with friends who enjoy great food experiences!