Monthly Archives: February 2012

Generally speaking, downtown and South Austin are the parts of town to flock to when in search of authentically-prepared, detail-oriented cuisine with true ethnic heritage, but there’s a little-known gem tucked away in Pflugerville that shatters the myth and begs you to head north.Taste of Ethiopia is as easy to miss as it is to find; sitting just off the Pflugerville thoroughfare of Grand Avenue Parkway, halfway between Austin and Round Rock, it’s a quick dash east of I-35, but it’s so innocuous-looking in its surrounding strip mall that it often goes overlooked.

In genuine Ethiopian style, meals are served in woven mesob baskets, and injera bread is used instead of Western utensils. The eatery’s menu includes national classics like kitfo (very, very rare beef soaked in chili powder) and doro wot (chicken drumsticks and hard-boiled eggs), as well as soul food progenitors like collard greens and other vegetable dishes.  If nothing else, though, treat yourself to the restaurant’s coffee service; after all, Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee as we know it, and the presentation is far more than the simple delivery of a steaming mug… rather, it’s an unforgettable sensory experience.

1100 Grand Avenue Parkway
Open 7 days a week, 11 am – 10 pm; visit official site for menu