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on June 24, 2006 at 12:41:35 am
 

Cafe Colucci Review

 

as part of our Ethiopian crawl

Restaurant: Cafe Colucci

Home Page: http://www.cafecolucci.com/

Address: 6427 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA

Date Visited: Sunday, June 18th, 2006

Number of Participants: 6, including Mark (add your name if you are comfortable doing so)

 

Summary Impression

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I was fairly happy with everything but not really amazed by anything. A fairly solid 3 according my rating scale. -mark

 

Food and Presentation

All food was presented on two big platters. Nice, but not unusual in the least. The warm meats were then poursd into their spots. -mark

 

Food Details: Messer-Wot (split lentils)

Description: "Organic split lentils in Berbere sauce simmered in Bessobela, garlic, and red onions. Lively & spicy legume"

 

Food Details: Kik-Alicha (split peas)

Description: "Organic split pea in Turmeric sauce cooked with fresh sliced ginger, Bessobela, selected herbs and spices"

 

Food Details: Mitten-Shouro (chickpea powder)

Description: "Imported chickpea powder deliciously seasoned & cooked with garlic. So tasty you will be hooked for life"

 

Food Details: Gomen (collards greens)

Description: "Collard greens sautéed with onions, tomatoes, garlic and olive oil. (Jalapeno peppers optional)"

 

Food Details: Kitfo (raw meat)

Description: "Extra lean finely minced beef. Traditionally eaten raw. Seasoned with Mitmita, fresh cardamom & seasoned butter. May be cooked to order. Served with Ayeb"

Nicely spiced; complemented the other dishes. -mark

 

Food Details: Meat Combination

Description: I think this included chicken drumsticks, a ground lamb dish, and a ground beef dish. Apologies that I don't remember the names or descriptions well enough to provide more detail. If you do, fix this paragraph!

Pretty good. But chicken on a bone is a pain. -mark

 

Food Details: Honey Wine

Description: A bottle of Enat Honey wine Sweet Ethiopian Honey wine

I usually like honey wine, but I didn't like this stuff. I think it had a few bubbles or something that messed up the taste and texture. -mark

 

Food Details: Salads provided on the platter

Good vinegar dressing. The juices that soaked into the injera beneath the salad really gave it more character, and made a neat contrast when used to pick up other dishes. -mark

 

Food Details: Injera

 

Atmosphere & Decor

They had pictures of spices under the glass-topped tables and some tables had actual spices under the table tops. I really liked this feature. The place had a coffeehouse feel and was happening when we arrived. -mark

 

Service

 

Miscellaneous (Other Remarks, Interesting Stories, etc.)

Stopped by after the drive back from Ashland. Someone I just met here told an story that was inappropriate for such casual acquaintances. In lighter news, Di Yin was disappointed they didn't have definitions like Pilaf. But then we pointed out to her that they had some (not many), and she was happy. In other news, I got to learn about active coal. -mark


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