Nothing. fancy

Food very spicy with tons of vinegar ..full house with friends and only us were clients..no more Ethiopian food.

Nice little place for an excellent meal

Ziada is not terribly fancy... you go there when you want to eat, not when you're trying to impress someone. They're just getting started. The food is very good, with a nice selection and very friendly staff. They were generous and left us alone when we wanted to talk, but available when we needed something. It's authentic Eritrean food... meaning,... more

An hour and change into waiting for my meal at Ziada I was thinking three things:a) Maybe I shouldn't have cracked those bad jokes like "Ethiopian food - this'll be a quick meal!" (a la Jerry Seinfeld). b) These guys really ought to look into the concept of appetizers.c) This is going to be amazing, as they're making all the food fresh back there.I should note that my wait for food was probably... more

* Solid Eritrean offering *I stumbled upon this fairly new Eritrean restaurant and just had to give it a try.  The server gave a big welcome upon coming in, and ushered me to a comfortable clean table.  The space is larger than you would expect from the outside and has a nice feel for a casual hole in the wall.All of the customers appeared to be Eritrean and were speaking Tigrinya.  I took this... more