The original restaurant at 12918 Michigan Ave. is small and lively, but doesn t serve alcohol. All are open daily 10 am-midnight. If you ve never tried Ethiopian food, this is the place to give it a whirl. The meal begins with hot cloths to wipe your hands, which you ll eat with in this utensil-free dining room. The house specialty is a communal platter actually a huge sheet of spongy injera bread heaped with tasty treats.
Diners break off pieces of bread to scoop up the food, some of which is spicy, some mild.
Both meat and vegetarian buffets are available. Daily 5 pm-midnight. The menu is lengthy, and the daily specials are as eclectic as they come from French pot pie to crab wontons to Spanish paella. Don t leave without at least a taste of t he Yukon Gold potato salad. Michigan maple syrup.