T's Place

I was not at all impressed with this place. The waitress was very friendly, and tried very hard to speak English, which she was not fluent in, but I thought the food was below average.

A friend and I split the veggie platter for two and it was decent, but not great. There was a good assortment of vegetables on the platter but none of them stood out as having outstanding flavor.

A friend ordered the spicy tofu stirfry, which was odd to find on an Ethiopian menu and didn't taste at all Ethiopian, but was appreciated by him, as he doesn't like injera bread. I tried his stirfry, and just like my veggie platter, it was decent, but not great.

I'd eat here again if all my dining companions were set on it, but I definitely wouldn't chose it as a top pick.

T's place has great atmosphere with lots of space and a bar and live music on some nights. Also, their food is tasty and unusual, particularly the vegan dishes like "yesawir wot," which feature wonderfully-spiced and flavored lentils, alongside a big, fluffy, spongy rice pancake. It reminded me of South Indian food, but had distinctly different flavors and a hearty, home-cooked feel. It's not often that one gets to eat Ethiopian food. The food here is not oily or greasy or heavy; it fills lightly and you feel satisfied. Their spicy tofu was also delicious. My only complaints are with the service and the menu---the online menu features only some of the vegan dishes they offer (they're labeled online), but their actual, in-restaurant menu doesn't label what's vegan and what's not (many of the dishes are lacto-vegetarian). So unless you've memorized the online menu, you're out of luck if you're vegan. Similarly, when I asked the waitress about ingredients, she didn't seem to know. The food comes out quickly, but service is otherwise slow and inattentive. Also, the first time I went, the main cook was unavailable, so I couldn't order half the menu. The next time I went, the cook was available, but the restaurant was mysteriously "half-open" and they kept the door locked, forcing people to knock on the window to gain entrance. All in all, the service and menu have much room to improve, but the food is unusual, tasty and lovingly-prepared.

Yes the food is great. I love the injera bread with just about anything, and their Asian cuisine is par excellent. However on the occasions when I have dined in their wait staff was very slow and inattentive.