Kitfo

Kitfo at this place was fine. The tangy from fermented injera flavour was there but not distinguished. fenugreek was present in the right quantities but without the care that makes the difference. You can taste when something is being made to a formula. the Ethiopian coffee ceremony is a formalised…

I was looking forward to Kitfo here based on the reputation. The reality was disappointing. The tangy from fermented injera character that makes this dish special was muted — either from shortcuts with niter kibbeh spiced clarified butter or from scaling up production at the expense of quality. the…

I grew up eating Kitfo and have strong opinions shaped by memory. The version here triggered that recognition in the first bite — the richly buttery was right, fenugreek was handled the way it should be. the Ethiopian coffee ceremony is a formalised ritual that can take hours. Growing up it was alw…

I went in with low expectations — I'd had mediocre versions before. What I found was Kitfo made with real commitment to niter kibbeh spiced clarified butter and technique. The tangy from fermented injera result was more complex and satisfying than anything I'd had before. Ethiopian communal eating …

I first ate Kitfo on a trip five years ago and have been searching for a version this good ever since. This restaurant finally delivered the tangy from fermented injera quality I remembered. niter kibbeh spiced clarified butter was handled correctly — something most restaurants here get slightly wro…

The best Kitfo I've ever had came from a street stall, not a restaurant. The tangy from fermented injera intensity was completely different — more direct and uncompromised. mitmita bird's eye chilli was used without hesitation, the way it should be. Ethiopian communal eating with no utensils from a…

I spent an afternoon making Kitfo from scratch following a traditional recipe. Getting fenugreek right was the main challenge — it's not as straightforward as it looks. The tangy from fermented injera result was rewarding once I got it right. Ethiopian communal eating with no utensils from a shared…

I had never tried Kitfo before this visit and I wasn't sure what to expect. The tangy from fermented injera taste hit immediately and made sense of the dish in a way descriptions never quite do. niter kibbeh spiced clarified butter is an ingredient I'd not encountered used quite like this before. T…

Some dishes exist to comfort and Kitfo is absolutely in that category. The intensely spiced and complex quality works on something almost primal — you feel the warmth of it immediately. teff injera does work that no substitute can replicate. the Ethiopian coffee ceremony is a formalised ritual that…

Having eaten Kitfo at several restaurants over the past year, I can say this version is the best. The deep and earthy quality is more pronounced here than anywhere else I've tried. berbere spice blend is handled with real knowledge — you can taste the difference. This is proper an Ethiopian diaspor…