Africana Cafe, Denver, Colorado Restaurant Details

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I love the food and ambience. Their menu prices have changed slightly but they are still a lot cheaper than other Ethiopian options on Colfax and just as good! I would call in before Saturday night. They seem to host a lot of family events for the community.

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Really tasty food.

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This is a large restaurant, and they've chosen to use the space so as to provide privacy between tables, even going so far as to set up slight partitions. The music is authentic, adding to the ambiance.

The food is always tasty and often extraordinary. The staff has always been pleasant, accommodating, warm and capable.

As with all authentic Ethiopian restaurants, meals are served over a bed of crepes, with more of them served rolled up (which one unrolls and uses a torn off piece of this "bread" to scoop the food up.) Generally, when meals for more than one guest are the same, the portions are served together on a large tray placed between the guests. This approximates the way family meals are eaten in many places across Africa.
ASIDE: It is considered poor form to eat with one's left hand, as that is the one reserved for other personal hygiene matters and your hand is in with everyone else's food.

Africana Cafe is a pleasant oasis offering good service and delicious meals at reasonable prices. Being open late makes them all the more rare a treat. Enjoy!

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Having sampled all the Ethiopian fare in Denver, there is no question that Africana Cafe stands out as the best. I should qualify that statement by saying that of the half-dozen times I've eaten here, I've always had the vegetarian and chicken offerings. Always great. Usually good service in a relaxed atmosphere.