A TASTE OF ETHIOPIA:
Unique Vegetarian Dining in El Cerrito
West Contra Costa County is indeed rich with diversity,
and as a result, there is no shortage of wonderful authentic
restaurants for hungry patrons to choose from when deciding
to dine out. There are numerous Mexican and Latin
American venues, as well as many Asian options—including
Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, and Korean. There
are also quite a few Mediterranean, Indian, and Pakistani
restaurants in the area. But one restaurant stands out as
unique among others in this area—A Taste of Ethiopia. This
traditional Ethiopian restaurant located in El Cerrito serves
authentic dishes and drinks and proudly introduces customers
to Ethiopian hospitality. A Taste of Ethiopia restaurant is also
unique in that it currently offers an all vegetarian and gluten
free menu!
30 MARKETPLACECONTRACOSTA.COM APRIL 2019
By Vickie Lewis
Ethiopia is a country in northeastern Africa which is
often referred to as the Horn of Africa. It is a country rich
in tribal culture and cuisines. A Taste of Ethiopia restaurant
recently celebrated its fourth anniversary on February 15th.
Owner Tsege Tamene, a native of Ethiopia who has been
a resident of California for twenty-seven years, opened the
restaurant in 2015 while she was working as a Pharmacy
Technician for Kaiser in Oakland. Prior to opening the
restaurant, Tsege did catering for friends and family for many
years. Everyone loved her cooking and food so much that
they encouraged her to open a restaurant to share her talents
and flair for Ethiopian cooking. Although she’d never owned
and operated a restaurant before, her passion for cooking led
her to pursue their suggestion. Now, four years later, the
RESTAURANT REVIEW
11740 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito | (510) 778-1905 | FB: @tasteofethiopiaelcerrito | Door Dash or Grub Hub