I recently at at Massawa in NYC. A friend mentioned that this restaurant had some good Ethiopian food and I was down to try it. I hadn’t had this cuisine before and from looking at YouTube videos and pictures online, it seemed like a different experience than what I’m used to. The restaurant was pretty far north in Manhattan, like it is in Harlem. The place didn’t have too many people when I first showed up at 1 pm, but more people started coming in after I sat down. The restaurant embraced the digital menu to the next level by allowing you to order and optionally pay through your phone. We ordered a couple of Ethiopian beers, one of which was called Cold Gold. Pretty cool name – I thought it tasted like a Heineken. We also ordered some food. We got Ful as an appetizer and Tsebhi Beghe (Lamb) and Vegan Sampler as the entree.
Ful 
Lamb in the middle. Vegan sampler around the Lamb
The food was pretty tasty. The first few bites of the Ful was good, but when the various spices and vegetables got mixed together, the flavor was even better. There was a perfect number of toasted pita in order to finish the bean dip. The Lamb and the Vegan sampler was great too. There was so much injera which was nice because we could mix and match the various flavors. The Lamb, both lentils, and the split peas were my favorites on the platter. At first it was a bit odd to not use any utensils for the whole meal, but after a while, I got used to it and we were given wet wipes afterwards so that took care of my messy hands. Super filling, probably because of the amount of injera we ate, but I enjoyed the experience.
Jeffrey's Thoughts 