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Amy's Merkato
- Price Range:
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
7 reviews for Amy's Merkato
7 reviews in English
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Review from Grant E.
Kirkland, WA
3/4/2012
I've been learning to cook Ethiopia's wonderful cuisine for a few years. I'm tired of the mystery tubs of unlabeled ingredients you see at all the other Ethiopian markets. They're unlabeled at Amy's as well, but Yodit speaks wonderfully fluent English and can tell you what everything is. She carries the best selection of Ethiopian ingredients in town, and believe me I've shopped at every Ethiopian market I've ever found in the Seattle area. Very warm, friendly, easy to talk to - a great, great resource!
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Review from E F.
Seattle, WA
7/18/2011
When I first started looking around for teff flour, Amy's Merkato was the one place that had it. Now other places like PCC, TJ's, and Whole Foods carry teff flour (or even whole grains), courtesy of Bob's Red Mill. Still, Amy's was much more reasonable. They also sold injera at $6 for a 10 (or 12) pack.
Now that Tana Market is charging $6 for a 5 pack of injera, I will check here to see if they've also raised their prices. If not, I'll be coming the extra mile here to buy my injera from now on when we go to Meskel for dinner. -
Review from M C.
Seattle, WA
2/16/2011
Wonder where Ethiopians go to eat Ethiopian food? They do to Amy's Merkato as it supplies most of the Ethiopian restaurants in the area with Injera.
They serve food Th-Sat evenings and the place is often full of Ethiopians chatting warmly while sharing food some in family groups, some groups of cab drivers.
When you come in, if you're thirsty grab a beverage from the cooler and bring it to your table, then give your order, as they don't have menus and they don't bring water until they bring the food. Order either vegetarian with chicken, or spicy berber beef with vegetables, or even the traditional Ethiopian spiced raw beef, if you enjoy steak tartar.
The people who work here couldn't be warmer or kinder. It's authentic and its delicious. It's also a great place to see international soccer games, when they're on. I crave their spicy beef about once a week. -
Review from Sarah S.
Seattle, WA
11/10/2008
Amy's is the end of the line of about a dozen Ethiopian restaurants on Cherry alone, and you might miss it 'cause it blends into the building and neighborhood.
I came here on my quest for injera (tried Zuma's, closed on Sunday's) and although Amy's is supposed to function as a little mini-market, the shelves for products besides spices/grains/and other ingredients for Ethiopian dishes are pretty bare. However, they have just about anything you need for your attempts to create Ethiopian dishes on your own, and they're happy to help you determine what exactly each spice is.
Anyway, the point is, I got a large bag of perfectly spongy and sour injera for a whopping $6.00, and will now embark on trying to cook things to eat with it. -
Review from Rachel H.
Seattle, WA
8/29/2008
I love the staff. I love the food - I've only been a cafe patron, as I work at the salon next door. I love the spartan atmosphere, but do think it's a little unfortunate that the TV dominates the dining area. And it would be nice to have a posted menu somewhere, and to have the table wiped before serving new customers there. But these kinks will be worked out in time. Right now I feel like I'm in on a pretty damn good little secret.
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Review from Paul F.
Seattle, WA
8/16/2008
The guy working the counter was very nice and everything was tasty. probably the best place to get injera that I've run into.
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Review from Josh F.
Seattle, WA
6/6/2008
Best place to buy injera!!! also has everything you need to cook Ethiopian at home (including CD's and a butcher shop) they are currently putting in/expanding a cafe. Very friendly folks.
