Vegan
Take-out
Catering
Gluten-free

Fully vegan restaurant serving traditional Ethiopian cuisine. Menu includes stews, assorted vegetable plates, combo dishes, sides, salad, dessert and more. Buffet available Sun, Fri-Sat from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm. Black-owned. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-10:00pm.


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93 Reviews

First Review by Mimi710

VegDeb10

Points +1074

Vegan
22 Jun 2025

Wonderful experience

Come hungry! (Or even better, with a group to share) The food was delicious and plentiful. Loved the Vegan Feast. We also ordered and loved the tons and samussa appetizer. Everything was flavorful and so good. Service was also great. Can’t wait to return!

philahealthia

Points +140

Vegan
14 May 2025

Amazing

One of the best Ethiopian spots in LA - and totally vegan!

TaraFox

Points +104

Vegan
24 Mar 2025

Delicious

The buffet was delicious. The service was attentive. I look forward to returning

Updated from previous review on 2025-03-24

KatelynMS

Points +192

Vegan
15 Mar 2025

Good but service could be better

Never had Ethiopian food before this. REALLY good and well priced, especially the buffet. However we were there double the time we could have otherwise been because the waiter barely came out. Which was weird since we were one of like four tables.

Pros: Food

Cons: Staff is slow

AubreyGolding

Points +260

Vegan
04 Mar 2025

THE BEST

Everytime I get to come here I do a happy dance - I love the food - great for sitting in or taking out

phytophile

Points +1330

Vegan
02 Mar 2025

All you can eat was rather boring

We had they all you can eat brunch and it had a total of 10 offerings maybe. Nothing was very flavorful. I was disappointed because I’ve been here before and it was a lot of fun. The food was cold, which was just a matter of the burners burning out.

Pros: Vegan, Nice

Cons: I don’t think the all you can eat is worth it

lfusfeld

Points +332

Vegan
22 Feb 2025

Delicious food

Nice service, great food. So nice to have vegan meats at an Ethiopian restaurant.

Notstevie

Points +1932

Vegan
23 Jan 2025

Incredible food!

Everything is so tasty and super nourishing! Can’t wait to come back and try more dishes! #Veganuary

Pros: Great ambiance , Awesome people

Cons: Parking can be tricky

Notstevie

15 Apr 2025

Went back for my actual birthday and it was incredible! Always so good here and such wonderful owners

R.Williams

Points +36

Vegetarian
17 Jan 2025

False advertisement

This place isn't Foundational Black black American owned, this place is african-owned-- there is a difference; in order to be FBA 🇺🇲, foundational black American-- you have to be a descendant of a Freedman, and and they are not. But it's a good restaurant nonetheless.

Should change the status to African owned not black. #Veganuary

Pros: Food is really good, All vegan, Nice

Cons: False advertisement, Says it's black owned but is African., Just say African, it's not FBA 🇺🇲.

imleavingakey

Points +78

Vegan
02 Jan 2025

delicious

first time here and i got the hudade plate and the mango strawberry juice. really good food and i will be coming back

PritamBanerjee

Points +2818

Vegan
27 Aug 2024

Great place for buffet

The buffet was great. The buffet included different types of lentils and some cabbage dishes. It also had one baklava included in the buffet. Overall the food and quality was good.

imadeva

Points +621

Vegan
29 Jun 2024

Best Ethiopian Anywhere

Authentic, delicious, and fully vegan. Ms. Rahel is a culinary wizard!

Get the vegan tibs and a combo platter.

Ali5on

Points +196

Vegan
13 May 2024

Mother’s Day and my birthday celebration

We ordered the Vegan Special Combo. It consisted of 8-10 veggie sides with injera; served on a large platter, family style.
The sambussas (samosas) were filled with beans and were my favorite. The filling had delicious spices and the dough was crispy.
Overall, the meal was so good that my omnivore family loved it! My son declared that the mango cake was the best cake he’d ever eaten! (I didn’t love it as much 😬).
I loved the coffee service! Smooth and flavorful. I may have detected a spice flavor?
Highly recommended for anyone.

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-13

Pros: Tasty food, The bathroom is like a mini-spa 😀, Patient servers

Cons: Service can be a bit slow , A bit expensive

veg2015

Points +392

Vegan
03 Mar 2024

Delicious!

So many options! Quick service and delicious food

silas1912

Points +1321

Vegan
19 Jan 2024

Beautiful food so satisfying

 Today I had the  lunch buffet. It was amazing, so many beautiful flavors. 

Pros: This place ❤️, This food ❤️, These people ❤️

Rae_

Points +11

Mostly Veg
29 Dec 2023

A wonderful Ethiopian find

Visited Rahel for the first time for dinner. What a wonderful selection of vegan eats, including vegan meat tibs. The atmosphere and folks working at the restaurant were very pleasant as well. I’d be there all the time if I lived in LA.

Pros: Vegan meat tibs

FatmaBahri

Points +429

Vegan
22 Dec 2023

Very Filling 🙈

Authentic dishes deliciously seasoned!

Atmosphere is pleasant & staff is caring 🙏🏻

Huraiquire

Points +9984

Vegan
19 Dec 2023

Authentic

It’s been a while since I’ve had Ethiopian cuisine, as I’m not really a fan of sour foods. The food was served room warm/temperature except for the injira, which was quite cold. Injira is traditionally served room temp, but we were also there just 30-45min before closing and that might be an ‘end of the night’ thing. I enjoyed the experience and would have loved to try the desserts; unfortunately we were told they all have peanuts, even though it isn’t listed as an allergen in the description.
Overall nice place with decent food. We had all veggies (no mock meats).

AubsKabobs

Points +98

Vegan
23 Nov 2023

Solid

This place has always been solid - the food is healthy, delicious, and plentiful! Love coming here!

DavidPTRZL

Points +164

Vegan
30 Aug 2023

Superb

All vegan phenomenal Ethiopian in a spacious comfortable friendly place. They take pride in their creation. Best vegan Ethiopian in LA? I think so. There’s also Berbere in Sta. Monica, very different

Pros: ALL phenomenal vegan, Neighborhood is a little Ethiopia I rhink, Nice place

jen4animals

Points +455

Vegan
30 Jul 2023

A colorful and cultural experience!

It had been years since I had Ethiopian food so I was excited for the opportunity to try a totally vegan option when visiting L.A. What a great meal (two for me since the portion is big). Make sure you ask for napkins; I didn't specify and none came with it. It is a messy meal and you need them!

If I lived nearby, I would get this once a week!

Pros: Variety of flavorful stews on one plate, 100% vegan

Yahmeesh

Points +276

Vegan
23 Jul 2023

Phenomenal

HUDADE SPECIAL COMBO and v. Baklava

rickem

Points +839

Vegan
16 Jul 2023

Tasty Ethiopian food

I’d been wanting to try Ethiopian food for the longest time and this vegan restaurant is a great option.

My friend and I shared the Millenium plate which gives a selection of various dishes. This is all eaten with their injera (spongey bread).

Most of the dishes tasted great! A couple were “only” ok but everything had something interesting to it. I was very impressed. The baklava for dessert is a great way to end.

This is a heavy meal so be aware before you go, but for something different and delicious, this place is great 👍

Soratheexplora

Points +20

Vegan
22 May 2023

So good

Very tasty food, would come again

elip_origami

Points +216

Vegan
22 May 2023

Very good would recommend to anyone

I got one of the two person options and shared with a friend. It was good😄

Pros: All vegan, Extremely tasty , Big portions

Cons: Mango cake was a little dry

theNumberOfTheBeast

Points +4925

Vegan
12 Sep 2022

Really Nice Injera

Delicious injera! Will be back to try more of the wots and specialties. This is a family owned vegan business and the dining room was comfortable and spacious. Looking forward to trying the Baklava and Mango cake on my next arrival.

Updated from previous review on 2022-09-12

Pros: Generous portions, Unlimited Injera, Friendly service

jasonxkeller

Points +457

Vegan
22 Aug 2022

Closed until 1 September 2020

Tried to go by. There’s a sign on the door.




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