Ethiopian restaurant opens in College Park

February 18th, 2010 by Cliff Bostock in Restaurants

We visited the new Ethiopian restaurant Bole (1640 Virginia Ave., 404-549-9111) this week. The restaurant is located in a strip mall in College Park, a short drive from downtown. We had a good, inexpensive meal, combining three different plates into one gigantic serving.

The restaurant's dining room is overseen by a pair of totally charming women who are happy to give you advice. We ordered the usual doro wat, chicken cooked in an intense red-pepper sauce; lamb chunks sauteed in spicy butter with peppers and onions; and a combination of three or four veggies. Everything was good.

"Bole" is what Ethiopians call an area surrounding an airport, by the way. More in Grazing this week.

(Photo by Cliff Bostock)