Ethiopian Diamond

Hello, Today we will be reviewing Andersonville's beloved Ethiopian Diamond.

Otto:
I've only been here once before, and it was very good both times. The first time I went, I might have liked the meat I got a little bit better. We got two different plates from the Taste of Ethiopia, one the meat sampler and the other the vegetarian sampler (which I did not eat). They put both on the same big plate, with the injera (the spongy pancake that you use to scoop up the food) underneath. The way they serve it, it looks like a big artist's palette with little blobs of paint (but those blobs are the food). It doesn't sound very good when I describe it, but it actually is. I only ate the meats, and there were actually only three on the plate, so I only tried three of the things. Here are the ones I tried: Yesiga Alicha, which is beef cubed then cooked in a mild Alicha sauce of onions, garlic and ginger. Doro Wat, which is chicken legs marinated and cooked in spicy homemade "Diamond Berbere” sauce. I didn't like that as much as the chicken I got last time, which was with cubed pieces of chicken in a mild sauce. The last meat was the Yebig Wat, and that was actually my favorite. It was lamb (bone-in), also with the Berbere sauce. My least favorite one was actually the chicken, but that might be because I am not a big fan of chicken legs, and that was all there was. And sadly, since there were only three meats, and everyone was eating from them, there wasn't really enough that I could eat. Next time I would get an extra order of meat in addition so that there would be more meat for everyone. If you have never eaten Ethiopian, I should mention that you eat with your hands (they don't give you utensils). They bring you a plate of injera, which is a soft pancake-like spongy thing, and you tear off little bits of it and scoop up the meat or other stuff with it. It was good enough that even when I ran out of meat, I just ate the injera alone. I really liked the sambusas, which is the appetizer that comes with the sample plate. I got the beef, but they messed up our order and gave me a chicken one. Then they brought me the beef too, and I got to eat both. I liked the beef better, but the chicken was delicious too. I give this place 4.5 plates.

Max:
Ethiopian Diamond is one of the most famous restaurants in Chicago. And I have only ever been here once before. The atmosphere is very authentic Ethiopian. They have Ethiopian paintings, and they even have a 1 stringed banjo on the wall. I have never heard of a 1 stringed banjo. We got the taste of Ethiopia as a Platter. the injera that come with their dishes are really good. injera are Ethiopian Pancakes that are not like American pancakes at all, but they're delicious. The texture of injera aren't  Really like a pancake. It's kinda hard too explain the difference but injera are more like a bread texture than a pancake texture. There were so many different sauces that I can't remember all of them. But they were all very good. I really love to mix the sauces together. So like the meat sauces are great with the bean sauces. Also, all the sauces come on a Ethiopian Pancake, so if you run out of pancake you can eat the one on the dish. It's hard to learn how to eat the Ethiopian pancakes. What you do is rip a small peace of the pancake off, and dip it in any sauce you like. I think my favorite sauce is the beef. But I love Ethiopian Diamond, so I will rate it 4.5 plates.

Ruben:
Ethiopian diamond is quite an experience. it feels like your really in Ethiopia. I have been to Ethiopian Diamond about 3 or 4 times. I'm guessing it could be more though but that's what i remember. I have always loved Ethiopian food, especially the sour bread that they call injera. injera is a quite sour bread but it balances out when you put the filling, or you could call them sauces. there were so many. it is hard to choose which one is the best. but they're all really good. some of them spicy, some of them mild, some with meat, some without. so it's nice that they have a variety to pick from. so if you are a vegetarian, you can have some. and those meat lovers out there can have some also. we had these kind of Empanada shaped things. they are called sambusas. but they had different kinds like, chicken, lentil, beef. they where quite good but i was not crazy about the lentil. Ethiopian diamond has a great atmosphere, and it has an African feel to it, and it's pretty clean.  I do Think Ethiopian Diamond is one of the best Ethiopian Restaurants in the Chicago Area so i give it 4.5 plates.

Outside the restaurant.

Menu.

Platter.

In Ethiopian Diamond.