Moya

Moya used to be considered an Americanized Ethiopian restaurant. Now, they have moved even further away from traditional Ethiopian food into "fusion" with only a handful of Ethiopian dishes. Their menu is honestly hard to get a grasp on and is trying to do too much.

The service has been off and on; either horrible or decent. Servers are slow and not very friendly for the most part, but I've found servers that are both prompt and friendly.

Sadly enough, living across the street, I never see people there. I'm not sure if they're renovating or just having a tough time with business. There is definitely potential there, with their facility and location, but I think their service and muddled "fusion/lounge" concept has caught up to them.

If you want authentic Ethiopian food, just go further up Clairmont by Pure (the nightclub). There are several there. Most are small and frequented by Ethiopians.

The food here is pretty good, id say its probably a top 4-5 ethiopian resturaunt in atlanta (Desta is definitely the best). I have eaten here about 7-8 times and have always had good experiences.

But...

A few weeks ago i had a taste for a smoothie, so i put smoothie king into my navigation and the one right beside moya popped up. i got there and the smoothie king was abandoned. i had to use the bathroom really bad so i walked into Moya to use theirs (since i have eaten there pretty often), and the lady tells me that i couldnt use the bathroom because i wasnt a customer!! i really had to use the bathroom, that kinda sucked. i explained to her why i randomly walked into Moya and how i had eaten there many times before and it didnt matter. so yeah that was probably my last time going to Moya unfortunately... didnt really feel the love. (i would also add that there was nobody in the entire restaurant but that might be a low blow) :-(

I've been to the restaurant, not the nightclub filled with Asian teeny-bopper college kids.

How is the food? It's okay. It's definitely something I can get into. You have to eat with your hands. If you are one of those weird people who need to use a knife and fork to eat a Snicker's bar, this place is not for you.

I liked the sauces and meats that I ordered, but I wasn't a big fan of the bread. It was too sour-doughy. I'm not a huge fan of sour dough. And the sourness of the dough was overpowering everything.

I don't know if the sour-dough ish bread is standard in Ethiopian cuisine, if it is, oh well. If it's not, they need a more variety of bread, and I'll go back there.