ALEM RESTAURANT

Name: ALEM RESTAURANT
Address: 4423 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, Washington, 98118, US
Telephone: (206) 723-3587
Rating: 4.80

Ethiopian restaurant, Bar, Restaurant

Location: 4423 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118, United States
Phone: (206) 723-3587

Opening hours

Sunday: 10 am-12:30 am
Monday: 10 am-12:30 am
Tuesday: 10 am-12:30 am
Wednesday: 10 am-12:30 am
Thursday: 10 am-12:30 am
Friday: 10 am-12:30 am
Saturday: 10 am-12:30 am

Kitchen

Sunday: 10 am-10 pm
Monday: 10 am-10 pm
Tuesday: 10 am-10 pm
Wednesday: 10 am-10 pm
Thursday: 10 am-10 pm
Friday: 10 am-10 pm
Saturday: 10 am-10 pm

Food & drink

Vibe

Injera

Fajita

By owner

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Menus and Prices

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Reviews

We decided to stop for lunch while driving down Ranier Ave.
I found this restaurant on Yelp and decided to give it a try.
We were able to park in front of the restaurant.
Only street parking is available. We arrived at the restaurant at 12:30 pm with 3 people, but there were no customers, probably because it was a weekday. A woman in the store greeted us with a smile.
We looked menu and chosen #1 meat combo and 3 of ginger tea.
We always eat one plate of Ethiopian food for two people.
This time, the meat combo was large, so we ordered one for 3 people.
A meat platter with a mix of meat entries are perfect to try.
Ginger tea tastes different depending on the restaurant.
I usually like sweet ginger tea with honey.
But there is no sweetness here, and sugar comes.
So adjust sweetness by yourselves. Meat combo comes with 8 kinds of ingredients on the injera.
The taste was good and made us full. I would like to try other menus next time.

My family and I just went here for a late lunch/early dinner.
The food was delicious and the service was phenomenal.
They also had cold pressed juice that was amazing.
We will definitely be back! My youngest had never eaten Ethiopian food before and was a little hesitant but the owner was so kind and brought came out and brought her more of what she liked! We also had a dairy allergy and they were very accommodating about that!

This quaint restaurant with an unassuming store front is worth stopping in for some great food! The staff was lovely and answered all of our questions about the dishes we were unfamiliar with.
The food itself was delicious - we tried the Alem Special which came with a great spread of both meat and vegetable entrees to sample. If you haven't had Ethiopian food before, you use the injera as a utensil which makes for a fun and decadent experience. This restaurant is along the busy Rainier Ave so it's street parking only.
We were able to find a spot easily at around 8pm on a Sunday but I imagine it's more difficult earlier in the day or during the week.

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