Awaze Ethiopian Eritrean Cuisine 904 Northeast Maynard Road, Cary, NC 27513

"As soon as we entered the restaurant I immediately said “woah it smells good in here” We sit down and appreciate the beautiful art on the walls and the woman working in the front brought us our menus. As a vegetarian, it’s always hard figuring out what i can and can’t eat- but they made it easy. there was a whole section dedicated to vegetarian food with a wide variety of selections. I ordered sambussas as an appetizer for me and my boyfriend to share and they came out perfectly. it came with two and they were crunchy and the filling was so good. For my entree I ordered the vegetarian platter. I chose it because it included a variety of the dishes I was interested in off the vegetarian menu. As soon as it came out, I knew it’d be delicious. The injera was the perfect color. (a lot of ethiopian places i’ve been to have made it a bit too light- but Awaze’s was dark and perfectly fermented) I went into the restaurant with intentions to take photos of the food to add to this review but the food was so good looking I totally forgot. It was a lot of food for the price which is awesome- though even after I was so full I thought I couldn’t eat another bite, I just had to keep eating, it was too good!!! After we both finish our meal, it was time to pay, and my boyfriend’s card wasn’t working because it was scratched. He ended up going next store to the food lion to pull out money and I stayed behind, but the lady working there was so nice and understanding - she told us it was all okay and we could come back with the money anytime. He immediately went and got the money to pay her- but that gesture was very kind of her. All that to say- GO TO THIS RESTAURANT!!!! With the delicious food, large variety of vegetarian and meat options, amazing atmosphere, great prices, and the kindest staff you’ll ever meet- there is NO way you’ll be disappointed. Thank you to all the staff for such a wonderful experience!!!"

"Loved this place. The woman serving us was very nice. She even let us bring in our own salad. We bought 50lbs of teff flour for a reasonable price. I would definitely come fwd again."

"Excellent Ethiopian/Eritrean food! We usually order the meat sampler and the veggie sampler plus additional dishes a needed for more people. Try the Ethiopian tea, either hot or iced."