Merkato 1036 South Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90019

"I almost gave a 4 Star because A lot of the menu seemed the same with small changes in flavor and I felt I needed to order two things to get full. I like everything they sell in their menu. The Trout Fish is also a hit. A1 crispness. Injera, veggies, tomato salad, sambusa, lentil stew were all amazing. Truly authentic feel better than the Atl places we love. Nothing I didn’t like. We were delighted by the flavors and appearance. Water glasses a bit cloudy plastic. The beef ribs at $20 looked a bit small since I was very hungry. I’m glad I ordered the Lentil Stew and Sambusa because I ate it all to get full. Again I was very hungry so u may not need all that but an average man could indeed order two items from here to get full which puts u more like $40. I had a good home feeling here. Only one server. She was doing other business for the job but took care of us easily. I’d definitely come back here and refer others. The days of $10 -$15 meals are leaving us. The quality is here which ads to the value"

"Very nice ambient. Food was good. Service was ok. They do serves alcohol. I loved the decorations."

"So good!! My wife and I hadn't tried this one yet. So glad we did! The lamb & beef and veggie combos served on injira bread were showstoppers! Delicious! The service and atmosphere are warm and friendly. This place is a star in Little Ethiopia."

"Maybe it was an off night for the kitchen but the food was very greasy and not seasoned very well. Vegetable sides not seasoned well either. There were three of us and we were given one piece of chicken in our doro wat and the sauce tasted burned...probably sat too long. Worst of all, the injera bread wasn't fresh...in fact, it was stale. We told them that we were disappointed and they offered to make something else but we declined. Nothing would have tasted good with that stale bread. Hope it was just an off night but we won't return."

"Fantastic, authentic Ethiopian restaurant we visited on the Ethiopian national holiday and the food and atmosphere was great! Caught up with my brothers and last year. I went there with my brother and a girlfriend, just fantastic food, and don’t forget to stop at the corresponding adjacent store."