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Nazareth
Nazareth is an Ethiopian restaurant in Bloorcourt. It's hard to decide what's best here - the pleasant staff, the intimate atmosphere, or the more-than-reliably delicious food. Pick one of the eight menu items (it doesn't matter which, really) but the vegetarian platter is most popular, even among carnivores. Portions are big and the cost is about half of what you'd expect it to be.
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you can basically eat for 4$.
and if you're complaining about the wait, go to yonge st.
this is run by the kindest soul you'll ever meet—nazeret.
try learning a few words, eat with your right hand only, etc its called sense of respect. also its super polite to finish it all, so go hungry!
After telling my experience to an Ethiopian friend, she told me no Ethiopian would recommend this place. The lady owner has become disinterested in serving good food, and is focused only on the money. Whatever rep there was, she definitely doesn't deserve it any more. I don't understand the lineups hee.
If you think this place is "exotic" and you never tried Ethiopian before, and you don't mind waiting in a line for close to an hour (because that means it must be good), then this is the place for you. If you want to stay in the area, never wait in line, and get the really good stuff, then go to Lalibela and you can't go wrong. If you want a little more variety, then head east to Danforth & Coxwell.
Hands down, this place is the best.
I wanna suckerpunch anyone who asks for a fork in there
Lalibela is gross, but since you have a huge hate on for Nazareth, you are likely the owner of an inferior place.
If the owner is only interested in money, why is her food so cheap? Why doesn't she move to a bigger location? I've never been charged ever for extra injera and the beer is cheap
ie: Is there any step at all to get into the dining room? Is there enough room inside to navigate a power wheelchair?
Thanks!
The owner and staff clearly do not practice proper sanitation. A friend pointed out that they had brought us the food with wet hands that dripped of water. Table was not wiped at all when seated, we had to ask to clean it up for us and got attitude from server. Customer service was horrible. I was told by someone else that the inerja bread is not fresh either. It's dirt cheap, you get what you pay for - it's dirty there.