text: It is been ages since I had Ethiopian cuisine The last time I ate here was when it was still named Blue Nile It looks like they kept the Blue Nile menu but then expanded it to include more general Middle Eastern dishesnnWe stepped in for lunch and saw the large advertised sign on the window for lunch There are large menus to choose from Browsing through the menu we could not find the lunch specials on it anywhere When I asked the waiter where I could find the lunch specials on the menu though he vaguely pointed to the pictures on the window in front and briefly described them Maybe it is just me but it is odd to not have at least a printed paper description of your lunch specials at your table if they are so boldly displayed on your window front Since there were only of them it would not be that hard to describe or print outnnAnyways we decided to share the veggiemeat Ethiopian combo My friend asked Is it good and the waiter replied almost instantaneously It is alright Not very reassuring no So we asked what would be better After some hesitation he pointed to quite possibly the most benign Americanized and uninspiring menu item the grilled chicken salad He then went on to say that the combos were quite popular But not good Faced with this rather odd discourse we decided to carry on with our plan to get an Ethiopian dish and take the risknnThe combo came out in fairly quickly The dish came with grilled beef chicken and veggies of your choosing Unfortunately despite having the waiter repeating our choices for us and pointing to them on our menu one of the items was not the right veggie Despite this mix up the combo tasted good and the injera bread went well with the meat and vegetables nnEven though the sign out front says they were open from to that day they decided to close at PM and left the Open neon sign lit Quite a few people tried to enter the restaurant only to find out that it was locked We got there a little after and were still eating when they locked up the door They let us know that we could take our time and the chef could let us out when we were done but we felt uneasy being the only customers in there trapped inside so we left as soon as we finished I am not sure if they normally close at PM but perhaps changing their signage or leaving a sign describing why you are closed just that day would help clear any confusionnnI used to really like going to Blue Nile for both the food and the service years ago but since the change in management and name this rather odd eating experience has left me leery to frequent this restaurant again On to Lalibela perhaps for our next Ethiopian outing