http://lifeinthedistrict.com/dine/etete/ A guide to getting by in Washington,DC Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:10:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://lifeinthedistrict.com/dine/etete/#comment-45 hittmusic Sat, 23 Sep 2006 15:09:39 +0000 http://lifeinthedistrict.com/dine/etete/#comment-45 Personally I found Etete's food to be lacking in spice, particularly a beef dish that I tried when last there. And while the decor was different from the usual Ethiopian, the modern asthetic seems to clash with the food. All the use of hard materials (the stone table, non-padded seats and metal seats, hard tile floor) create too much noise. The injera place clangs on the table, the voices of other patrons bounce too loudly. I feel Ethiopian is a comfort food and placing in this particular modern setting seems incongruous. Personally I found Etete’s food to be lacking in spice, particularly a beef dish that I tried when last there. And while the decor was different from the usual Ethiopian, the modern asthetic seems to clash with the food. All the use of hard materials (the stone table, non-padded seats and metal seats, hard tile floor) create too much noise. The injera place clangs on the table, the voices of other patrons bounce too loudly. I feel Ethiopian is a comfort food and placing in this particular modern setting seems incongruous.

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