Desta Ethiopian Kitchen Westside

Reviews

• AU

  Amanda H. Underwood

  3 days ago
  4.0
  The food was overall good. Having been to a lot more traditional Ethiopian restaurants, this one is much more Panera means Ethiopian. No one was eating with their hands, and it was all on cute bistro dishes. If that's what you're looking for, you'll love it.
• ZZ

  Z

  4 days ago
  5.0
  I had an amazing experience at Desta Ethiopian Kitchen Westside. The food was absolutely outstanding, rich, flavorful, and beautifully prepared. The injera was fresh and soft, and every dish we tried had incredible depth and authenticity. You can truly taste the tradition and care in the cooking. Abel was our server and he was phenomenal. Attentive, knowledgeable, and genuinely welcoming. He explained the menu clearly, gave great recommendations, and made sure we had everything we needed without ever hovering. His service really elevated the entire experience. Exceptional food and exceptional service. Highly recommend and we’ll definitely be back.
• SS

  stephanie Scott

  Feb 22, 2026
  5.0
  This place is a 10 out of 10 for me and my husband the food was are first time here and everything is amazing keep the good work up
• KA

  Kulpana A

  Feb 15, 2026
  5.0
  We went on a Friday evening, and it wasn't too crowded so we were seated immediately. It's a nice space overall. I got the chicken tibs with miser and injera of course. The chicken was juicy and flavorful cooked with plenty of veggies. The miser was cooked perfectly, too. My first time visiting this location but have been to the other location a few times already.
• JM

  Jasmine Marie

  Jan 29, 2026
  3.0
  3 stars because I frequent here often and though the food is good, I’ve vowed to stop spending my money dining in. The service is consistently spotty. I’ve dined many times where you have to get up and remind the staff that you’re there. I hadn’t dined in for a long time (consistently get pickup) and this afternoon reminded me why I don’t. Waited for a while, it wasn’t that busy, just me, another table that had gotten their food and a group that was leaving. My waiter took a while to come over, never checked in on me to see how the food was and was scrolling on her phone behind the bar. I had to get up after a while to ask for to go ware. She left the device to check out on the table and said not one “you’re welcome” or “thank you” while I was there. But like I said, this isn’t the first time service has been this way. When Abel was serving, I would come in weekly because the service was that good. Outside of him, consistently poor service. I still left an 18% tip btw, I usually do more. People consistently patronizing a business in this economy deserve better service. I’ll be getting my food to go or pick up moving forward.