Lunch at Kare Ethiopian

Join us to experience some of the best West African Food around. Kare Ethiopian Restaurant was named Phoenix New Times Best East African Restaurant for 2024. Below is the article:

These days, our favorite Ethiopian joint in Phoenix is one of its least heralded. On a stretch of McDowell better known for commuting than cuisine, this laid-back joint with a welcoming staff serves bold and distinctive classics on excellent injera — almost chocolate-colored, made with pure teff and boasting a sharp, fermented tang. Doro wot dresses chicken and eggs with a sultry chile-heavy buzz, alecha siga wot brings sweet ginger and turmeric to flavorful chunks of beef, and the shiro wot turns chickpeas into a buttery, smooth paste that's scented with onions and berbere. If you like your beef seared, the shekela tebes is served sizzling hot with peppers, onions and fresh rosemary; if you like it raw, the Kare special kitfo is lush and rich with a mix of cheese and collard greens. And whatever you try, there's no better way to end the meal than with the traditional Ethiopian coffee service.
September 26, 2024

Best way to drive to this place is to take the 202 freeway eastbound from the 51 freeway, then exit on the 143 freeway going north. You will need to be in the 2nd from the rightmost lane on the 2-lane 143 exit, since you will soon make a left exit onto "McDowell Road". Then, a short distance north, you should stay in the rightmost lane of 2 lanes turning east on McDowell, since as you start heading eastbound on McDowell, the restaurant comes up very quickly, after just 3 or 4 buildings. Kare Ethiopian is the first building past (or east of) the building with the orange roof.

I found the husband and wife team running this place to be pleasant, and the inside ambience seemed nice. Kare has a web site, but it was not working as of the last week of March. Try this link as May 8 approaches, maybe after mid-April:
https://kareethiopiarestaurant.com/

See you for some great Ethiopian food!

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