Hawi - Ithaca (NY)

5 /5 P E A C E !: Kudos to the few servers working hard at this very busy restaurant. The food was amazing. Delicious. I loved it. L-O-V-E. I got the two meats + three veggies for one. Its a great portion for its price. My friend and I went on a hike beforehand, so I was cleaning the plate.

1 /5 Eva Shea: I’ve eating at many Ethiopian restaurants throughout the country and in Europe, and this was the worst I’ve had. The veggie dishes tasted too sweet and other dishes were too salty. The service was not bad but our server was obviously miserable and had a bad attitude. They also charge automatic gratuity which is fine, but the 6 dollar sharing fee is excessive. The portions are massive and way too much for just one person. Definitely feels like a tourist trap.

5 /5 Paige Stitzel: If there is one place to hit up when you are staying in or near downtown Ithaca, this is definitely the place! I discovered this quaint Ethiopian restaurant while living in downtown Ithaca as a Cornell student, and it’s now the first and only restaurant I go to when I’m back in town. The food is absolutely delicious and made me fall in love with Ethiopian cuisine! My go to is always the individual entree with Doro tibs as the meat of choice and gomen and kilt as my sides. Not only is the food incredible, the portion you get for the price is unbeatable. For context, my ‘go to’ dish (pictured) is less than $25 (excluding tip)! The service here is always a big plus. I had gone at 7PM on a weeknight during the dinner rush, and I seriously think I waited 10 minutes or less for my food. The staff is also super friendly, attentive, and the overall atmosphere is a whole vibe. Would DEFINITELY recommend to check this place out!

3 /5 Dongyun Ho: The food is great, the Mushroom Tibs was especially delicious, its full of flavor with well-balanced seasoning. However, the service kind of ruined the dining experience. I guess it depends on the waiter, and unfortunately, ours seemed upset from the moment we arrived. He didn’t bother to mention the names of the dishes, and at one point he even tossed the wet wipes onto our table when we were nearly finished. We still left a 20% tip as it seems to be the culture here, but I couldn’t help wondering what we had done wrong to deserve such poor attitude.

5 /5 charles lawhun: I tried this Ethiopian restaurant because Ive had many Northern African and Middle Eastern dishes. Service is great, but they are short staffed so be patient. This is a dining experience in a rustic setting. We had the individual dishes, and they were very large. There are also dishes for two as maybe a better price/option. Yebeg Alichca and Yebeg Wat were delicious. The four sides were fabulous, too. Wat, Kik, Gomen and the veggies were great compliments to the Yebeg. The dishes are served with pastry rolls, something like a cepe, to use as an eating utensil. Worth the stop in!!!!