Queen of Sheba

Last weekend we went to L'ville with a few friends to an Ethiopian restaurant called Queen of Sheba. I have to admit that I was so nervous. Ethiopian food is known to be full of not only onions (which I HATE) but spices (which I also really don't like).

The restaurant is run by an Ethiopian family who visit their homeland annually to bring back spices and decor and everything is served authentically.

This is a pic of Warren enjoying his appetizer of stuffed jalapeno peppers called Seneg Karia....btw, they were stuffed with more peppers and onions and it was all raw!!! Gross!

Next is a picture of our food. Everyone orders what they want but it's all served together on one plate and you use injera (kind of a sour bread tortilla) to eat with and everyone shares that platter. The food is mostly a combination of wots which are like super thick stew and tibs which are like fajita fillings. On this platter there is: Doro wot, Alicha Sega wot, gomen wot, Atakil, and Derek tips. For a drink we tried Ethiopian spiced tea which was basically chi tea without the milk.

Mostly, we just had a great time with dear friends and Warren was ecstatic that not only did I try something new and flavorful, but that I didn't completely hate it :)

For a description of what we ate check out the menu here: Queen of Sheba Dinner Menu