Nazret Ethiopia Restaurant

[JimCo]

Tim Carman has raved about this restaurant pretty regularly over the past two years. It's behind the Build America Plaza in Arlington, and thus can be tough to find. Trust your Google Maps. We went in person last winter and had a tremendous meal, probably the best Ethiopian food we've had in this area (which includes Abay, Makeda and Meaza). The staff and fellow customers were incredibly welcoming, with one older customer performing magic tricks for our boys.

They have reopened for indoor dining, but we're more comfortable with takeout and ordered from here last week. Phoning in the order was easy, and the food was ready in 20 minutes. The staff were all wearing masks. The customers dining-in were not (at least while they were eating), but were socially distanced. Parts of the injera got a little damp during transportation but they gave us so much it didn't matter.

The Special Veggie Combo has 6 vegetables with the highlight being the spicy lentils. We also loved the Kitfo Special and Awaze Tibs. There doesn't seem to be much different from other restaurants in the their preparations of these items, but it's the quality of the meat that really comes through. As a bonus, the tibs and injera reheated in the oven were fantastic leftovers the next day. The ends of the injera get a little crispy in the oven. We may have to order some specifically for leftovers next time. 😊

[naxos]

Giving a shout out to Nazret!

We ordered a takeout meal last night for 4 of us.
Called  in the order and was ready in 25 minutes for curbside pickup.

We ordered 2 veggie platters for 2 one with awaze tibs  added and one with chicken tibs. The food was packaged in a rectangular aluminum pan with the  

individual dishes placed on the injera as if served on a platter in the restaurant. Plus 8 pieces of injera.

The meat and chicken were freshly cooked and delicious as were the veggies, each with their different flavors. 
Excellent meal with leftovers.