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    Zema Bar & Restaurant

    4.5 (21 reviews)
    Closed 10:30 am - 2:00 pm

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    Happy hour specials

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    The special with beef!
    Mel B.

    This place is a gem! It's a little hard to find, it's off the alley! But it's def worth it! The customer service was tip notch and the atmosphere is wonderful. Very attentive. Staff! The food was the best Ethiopian I've had in a long time! I'll def be back! Taking left overs home to the hubs!

    Mariana L.

    Food was not the greatest. The beef was extremely chewy and rubbery but the flavor was good I guess. The lamb was not that great. They supposedly have "fresh pressed juice" and when I ordered one I got a can of pineapple juice service was also not the greatest, took forever to get our check to us and come pick up payment when there was like only two other tables there. Maybe I just got a bad night, I did go on a random Tuesday but overall would not recommend /:

    Fish dulet
    Sumaya A.

    This place is truly a hidden gem! Let's start with the restaurant itself. It doubles as a club/bar late at night but before that, it's a restaurant. The place is super clean and bathrooms are spotless. The ambiance was really nice with classical music playing. Service was nothing short of great. We were checked on multiple times and the chef even asked our opinion on the food. We met the owner and he's a great guy. He, along with his staff, were very hospitable and it almost felt like being at a friend's house more than a restaurant. The food was spectacular. The injera was very authentic which you can tell just by the color that they use all teff. They were very generous with the amount of injera they gave us with the food. We got the fish dulet and the Tibse firfir. I've never had fish at an Ethiopian restaurant before so I wasn't sure how it would taste but it was delicious. The tibse firfir was really good. I would definitely order both again. We also got the coffee and popcorn. The coffee is served in an Ethiopian ceremonial kind of way. It came with incense and smelled amazing. The coffee itself was also really good but the whole experience was nice as I've never had Ethiopian coffee like this before. We got popcorn with it too and let me just say, I thought all popcorn tasted the same until now lol. They make it themselves and it's very salty and buttery and just perfect. I stumbled upon this place by accident. It didn't have any reviews or info but I still decided to try it and I'm glad I did. I'll definitely be back for more!

    It's all gone. Because it was good
    Fenyx R.

    My goodness, the food has so much flavor it's insane. We had the lamb and injera bread. The manager there was very hospitable and recommended a lot of great food. They played some really great blues music which fit the ambiance very well. We'll be back and recommend others to this amazing hidden gem.

    Shiro on a teff pancake.

    Healthy food with nice spices and flavors. Gluten free Recipes suitable for diets. Friendly services, simple decoration and clean restrooms.

    Traditional coffee !!! Very good

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    1 year ago

    Highly recommended! We had the combo with honey and wine and everything was delicious. The service was wonderful. Love the vibes too!

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    2 years ago

    Henoch, the bartender, waiter and host was personable and patient. Food was so good, drinks were good, atmosphere is peaceful and clean.

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    Fantastic food, great service. Very clean. It's off the beaten path, but definitely worth it

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    2 years ago

    Everything was good from the food to people. Definitely would recommend going to this spot.

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    Thank you, Joan! Please come back and we will show you more!

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    Really loud music and $25 for a gin and tonic. Would not recommend. Service also was subpar.

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    coffee 5/5 i got the coconut coffee blended ($7). it comes…read moremildly sweet, so i asked for it to be a little sweeter. it was incredible! i feel that blended drinks often lose the coffee taste, but not this beauty. the coffee flavor was delicious and mixed well with the coconut. if you prefer your drinks blended and like coconut, this is your girl! service 5/5 staff was helpful and walked me through my options to make the drink to my preference. cafe 5/5 they must have recently added tables and chairs. i love that i can sit in and they have free wifi. everything was clean and tidy. parking is street only and could be hard to find. only a few blocks from the columbia city light rail stop. overall, i'm excited to go back and get some work done while i try other items on the menu!

    I used to be a regular at Coffeeholic and brought a lot of visitors here. However, the last two…read moretimes I went, I got a stomachache and so did my friend who was visiting Seattle. I noticed that they now pour drinks from a pre-made plastic jug instead of making them fresh like when the store first opened. I usually don't get sick from drinking coffee but twice in a row is pretty bad. Their drinks are also overly sweet and most of them do not have a 0% sweet option, which is usually what I order from other coffee and tea shops, and it's probably because most of the ingredients are pre-mixed. They also use thick plastic cups, considering that Seattle is a pretty green city and a lot of similar Vietnamese coffee shops use sustainable cups. Sad to say, but my time visiting this chain has come to an end.

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