Saba Ethiopian Cuisine

April 05, 2025

Happy Hour and Dessert in Capitol Hill

Happy Hour Street Tacos with Carne Asada and a Miami Vice from Poquitos. Poquitos is located in Capitol Hill and they're serving up authentic Mexican cuisine and cocktails. Their happy hour deal is a good one- during Ocho hour, everything on the happy hour menu is just $8! I went with a Miami Vice, a classic Pina Colada with Strawberry. This blended cocktail was so fruity and delicious. To eat I had two Carne Asada Street Tacos and a Birria Poquitos Burrito. The Burrito was small and served with a side of Consommé sauce. Both food items were tasty and satisfying. My husband also had some Street Tacos and a Margarita from the happy hour menu. My sons had a Cheese Quesadilla and beans and rice. Everyone enjoyed their dinner. I first visited Poquitos in 2012, also for happy hour, and I remembered liking it then, too. It was time for a meal there again. For dessert, we walked about ten minutes west to Voodoo Doughnut . The Seattle location opened late last ye...

It can be fun to try new cuisines and if you live in a large city, its easy to find anything. Ethiopian food was something I'd never tried and my husband was really interested in trying it, so I thought, why not? He went online to look for restaurants in the area and he found Saba Ethiopian Cuisine near Chinatown. We ended up really enjoying it. I liked it because it was different and most importantly the food was flavorful and well seasoned. The bread that was served, called injera, was surprisingly tasty and helped to scoop the food with. You eat with your hands with Ethiopian food, which I thought was also cool. Since our sons were with us we only got a small amount of spice. But you can get your food really spicy and they even bring additional jars of spices to the table if you like a lot of heat. Since the platters looked large, we all shared the Lamb Tibs with the Veggie Combo. The lamb was stir fried with onions, green peppers, and tomatoes. I enjoyed all the flavors and it seemed really fresh and athentic. The four veggies were cabbage, okra, collard greens, house salad, and green beans. Everything was cooked perfectly and very tender. It being wintertime, I've been eating a lot of cooked vegetables. So this was exactly what I've been craving. Our lunch was filling, wholesome, and packed with flavor and the perfect amount of spice for what we wanted. The interior was also nice, with good service, and a full bar, too. The outside didn't look like much so I was pleased when we walked inside.