Dashen Ethiopian Cuisine

As a diehard fan of Ethiopian food, I try to go to Dashen as often as I can. There are currently only five Ethiopian restaurants in NJ, so I was very pleased when Dashen recently opened for outdoor dining. We called them in the morning to book a table for dinner on a Sunday evening. Tables were well spaced apart, which was great. Food was delicious, as always. Best part was they had Shimbra Asa, and it was marvelous; got an extra order of it to-go for the next day. I don't know why, but it is so rare for an Ethiopian restaurant to serve shimbra asa - even Dashen didn't have it the last time I ate here. Anyway, dinner was 10/10 and I can't wait for my next visit.

I truly wanted to support this restaurant. The odds were against me however I made it. I arrived and asked if there was indoor I was informed no only outside. The outside situation is very loud and unpleasant there is no way someone could enjoy their food while sitting outside especially with cars and trucks loudly passing by. In addition to this it’s very intrusive. I ordered my food. I ordered a veggie sampler. The customer service wasn’t the best. The woman told me my food was ready. She laid it on the counter. Everything was packed neatly which I can appreciate however when I opened up the tin the portions were extremely small. I’ve never dined at a Ethiopian restaurant where the portions were barely portioned. I was truly upset when seeing this. Although the portions were embarrassingly nothing to serve the food was seasoned well. In the near future I believe they should rethink their portions they serve and stop stretching food servings.