Demera Ethiopian Restaurant

This was my first experience eating Ethiopian.
It was very interesting. We opted for the messob.

I had the Ye-Misir Wot (spicy lentils), Shiro (mixed Legumes),  Lega Tibs (lamb), kitfo (beef, raw).

Also for appetizer we tried Beef Sambussa which was delicious.

The presentation was very beautiful and interesting.

The waitress was very nice and explained everything to us.

I felt like I got a full "Ethiopian experience" whatever that may be.

I think I wasn't the biggest fan because Ethiopian food just may not be my thing, and that is OK.

Everything was very spicy (and I like spicy food) but the food tasted spicy in the same way.  I couldn't really taste the variety in the different dishes, like the ingredients would suggest there should be.

Even after I got over the spice and the food cooled down, everything still kind of tasted the same.

The best part of the meal was the pancake thing they give to eat the food with.

I also had the coffee which I have to say was't really to my liking either. I thought it would be sort of like Turkish coffee but it was thin like regular American coffee, just more bitter. But the presentation was lovely.

I also tried the  Sambussa Turnovers dessert which was just ok as well. It sounded more exciting in the description.

Overall I had a very fun and interesting experience, but I think Ethiopian food just isn't "my thing".

Demera is both the best and worst Ethiopian food I've ever eaten.  That is, it's the only Ethiopian food I've ever eaten, so Demera has the dubious honor of being the sole representative of an entire country's cuisine in this Yelp review.

Honestly I wasn't really a fan.  Perhaps it's a lack of skill, but I couldn't really get the hang of using the weird drippy pancake things without redecorating my outfit.  I also found that the size that they cut the meat into made it tough and chewy.  

Still, I went here after bailing halfway through a horrible MGMT concert at the Riviera.  And experiencing a new cuisine was infinitely better than listening to MGMT sleepwalk through their set in the sauna that was the Riviera.

Really good vegetarian food and dessert. Friendly staff, good service, good ambience, reasonable price.