Weekend Lunch: Goha Ethiopian Restaurant

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I know, I know... didn't we just have Ethiopian two weeks ago?
This is another of my favorite places (and very close to my house & heart). I have known the owners, Debere & Dawit, for years (since 2007 or maybe before when they managed Horn of Africa) - long before I ever dreamed up the idea for "What the Pho?". They moved here from Gondar, Ethiopia in 2002. I bumped into Dawit at the Celebrate Nashville Cultural Festival and after a big hug, he invited us to visit - as many as you like he said.
Ethiopian food and Debere & Dawit were probably the catalysts that made me start this group. No one would go with me to eat it - friends, coworkers... there I sat at Horn of Africa holding a book. Do you have any idea how hard it is to eat Ethiopian food while trying to read a book?
Ethiopian food is probably my "first love". Yes, I grew up on Korean and Vietnamese food, but that was normal food for me since the age of 6. I first tried Ethiopian food at the age of 17 in Washington DC (20+++ years ago) and fell in LOVE with something different than anything I had ever known. I hope you love it just as much.
Ethiopian food is VEGETARIAN friendly.
Menu: is not on their website YET but can be found in the "More/Files" section above.
Rules for eating Ethiopian food:
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Wash your hands.
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Injera is the staple bread and is used as your utensil. It is a flat, spongy, slightly sour bread (think giant crepe, made from teff flour). Use small pieces to scoop up your food and enjoy.
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You can ask for a fork but not nearly as much fun.
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You can order individual dishes or multiple people can join together and share combo platters (my suggestion), that's the concept of Ethiopian food "sharing" - thus, wash your hands. Share your food and enjoy!
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Wash your hands again (see a pattern here). They will smell like spices for days.
They do accept debit and credit cards and will split our bills.
Goha is located at 2525 Murfreesboro Pike in a little yellow house next to Suntrust Bank (between Edge O'Lake & Dover Glen, just north of the Bell Road intersection). As always, if you get lost, call my cell #615-426-6684.

Weekend Lunch: Goha Ethiopian Restaurant