At Desta, serving authentic quality Ethiopian food with promptness and courtesy is our profession, but you don’t have to take our word for it. Read the reviews from a number of our diverse and satisfied visitors!
“Desta I have to say had some amazing food!!! I went with my Ethopian friend to make sure I get the true taste of Ethopian food!! Well trust me Desta did not disappoint!! We got the fish Tidbit and the lamb tidbit…omg I have to say the Fish was reallyy good!! It just melts in ur mouth and is soo yummy that it leaves you wanting more! The injera was something totaly new to me…and to get the total Ethopian experience, I had to eat it all with my hands, something about eating food with ur hands…just makes the food taste even better!!! I was soo impressed. To finish it off we got some Ethopian ginge tea….add a tiny bit of sugar, and trust me…the tea was just perfect!!!” – Anisha
“Wanting out of the same old, same old lunch offerings, my daughter and I went for lunch at Desta. What a GREAT choice! Nice atmosphere, good jazz, kind and considerate waitstaff. And the food was perfect! We shared a vegetarian combo platter and a platter of fish tibs. It was more than we could eat, and inexpensive, too! What a nice find. Thanks, Yelp!” – Joe
“The fish tibbs are excellent as are the rib eye tibbs. The greens that come with the dishes are also very tasty. Everything is seasoned very well and the servers are really cool. This is definitely my favorite ethiopian resturaunt…” – Justin
Desta Ethiopian Kitchen is in a collection of shops on the corner of Briarcliff and Clairmont Road. It’s a block south of the I-85 – Clairmont Intersection, and on the right as you’re heading south. It’s not easy to see, more on the Briarcliff side of things. When you see what looks like parking, pull off the road and look for it.
There are at least three other Ethiopian restaurants in the area as well. Desta is in a separate building, and you may see the drive through before you see the rest of the restaurant. There is outdoor and indoor seating, and a decent amount of parking by the restaurant. Inside, it’s quite an attractive restaurant, if small, and there are both tables and booths to sit in.
I came here on a Father’s Day, after having argued the merits of 2-3 other places. I had eaten Ethiopian food about 22 years ago, in a restaurant in Philadelphia. On that day, the food was laid on a huge chunk of the Ethiopian bread (called injera, and made with the grain teff) and the food placed over the bread. Injera is spongy, and it is intended to be used as a utensil. We tore up bits of our plate of bread, scooped up the food, and ate it. From what I could see in the newspaper, the arrangement in Desta was going to be a little different.