Dukem Ethiopian Restaurant

Daya D

Best Ethiopian food restaurant ever!!

Crime Mia River

It's meeh..much better in the area! Their side portion sides are small too. It's literally one spoonful of the cabbage side dish which is ridiculous. I believe they have a sewage problem because the ladies bathroom always has a stench. Omg, and someone mentioned the flies. Yes, I'm always swatting fruit flies in there but I chalked it up to just being a part of nature. But yes, always flying around. I only go to this place because it's convenient to my job but it's definitely not a fav. I probably won't go back

Gemeda Desta

I used to come Dukem frequently a couple of years ago. Food and service was amazing with a clean facility. I actually went today place had changed to the worst. Food is exceptionally bad and service mediocre at best. There were several flies around our table the entire meal.

Kaavya Krishna

I have been a loyal customer of Dukem for the last decade. Dukem was the first Ethiopian restaurant I visited when I lived to DC over a decade ago - and till date the only one I patronize. Friends, colleagues, visiting relatives - we bring everyone to Dukem. For the first time - Service was atrocious! Beyond reprehensible. My brother and I walked in and the waitress ignored us for 10-15 minutes ( while all the Caucasian customers were served) until I requested a menu. 1 -We ordered a beer, a tea and a vegetarian platter. My brother got his beer but my tea never came - 15 minutes later ( and after asking 2x) - I was informed that they were out of tea. Would have been nice to know so that I could have ordered another beverage. 2- I asked for a side plate and some cutlery with my food. The waitress said she would bring it but didn’t - I asked again and then a third time. By this time we were 70% done with our food. The fourth time I walked up to the bar and asked again - she finally brought it out begrudgingly. All this while the other Caucasian tables around us were being served and asked if they needed anything / we were ignored. 3- finally after waiting for another 20 minutes, we paid the bill at the counter - only for the hostess who had been extremely rude until then to charge a mandatory 18% service charge . I’m not sure if this is a rule but their service did not warrant 18% and it was not communicated ahead of time. At this time we didn’t want to waste any more time there and we left ( with a very bitter taste from the whole situation) It’s a shame - because the food was exceptional as always . I never experienced such blatant disregard and such terrible racial profiling at an establishment. It’s a shame it was at DUKEM