Had the Vegetarian combo for lunch at Meskerem for $7.50. It was delicious. When they brought the bread out, I thought it was a napkin. It soaked up the sloppy sauced food well. This is a great deal considering most every Ethiopian restaurant, you’re going to pay for variety combos outside of lunch. Actually studying Menupages, I couldn’t find any of them with lunch specials with the exception of Meskerem. I don’t understand why Ethiopian food is so expensive. Didn’t we grow up thinking they’re all poor? Anyway their food is awesome.
Meskerem – 124 Macdougal St (btw W 3rd St & Minetta Ln) New York 10012
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J: I wish you would describe what the little piles of stuff on that trippy looking bread are. I’m not familiar with Ethiopian cuisine. In fact, I first heard of Ethiopian restaurants when an Ethiopian famine was all over the news in the ’70s or ’80s. I thought it (an Ethiopian restaurant) was a joke. That was back when the late comedian Sam Kinison was screaming “Don’t send them food: Send them luggage and U-hauls. There’s no food there. It’s a desert!!”
| August 1, 2009 @ 12:52 pm
@Tio… Yeah, let me see copy and paste the menu description of the veggie combination here…
-miser asher-split lentils dipped with ginger, garlic, onions, olive oil and curry then cooked to perfection (mild)
-Shro Wat – powdered and highly seasoned chickpeas in berbere sauce
- Vegetable #1 sauteed fresh string beans, carrots and onions with tomato sauce.
- Vegetable #2 fresh cabbage, potatoes and carrots sauteed with garlic, ginger and curry.
I’ve had Ethiopian meat dishes before. Those are really good too.
| August 2, 2009 @ 1:07 pm