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Neighborhood: Western Addition/NOPAMon-Wed. 6:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Thu-Sat. 6:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
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I was going to give the Waz 4 stars, but then couldnt think of a reason that it shouldnt have 5. Always enough people to be fun but never so so crowded you cant get a drink. I've been there probly 30 times and have only ever dealt with either the owner or the dark-haired bartendress with the cheetah-print tattoo (cant remember her name through I've probly learned it 9 times!) who are both awesome.
Drinks are average price, and they have some great ethiopian choices as well! The space is large, with the bar up front, then a pool table, tables & chairs, large area in the back. It would be nice to have more than one bathroom I guess? Amaaazing decor-red velvet wallpaper and what looks like a christmas light-up village behind the bar? Yes, please. Crowd is diverse and rarely douchey; jukebox rocks as well.
Food is great too-but I never get to eat it! For some reason my hankering for Ethiopian always kicks in on Sunday, which is of course the day that they're closed. Sad face. But hey, everybody deserves a break! And, I'll tell ya, I like to come here to take mine.
what - the veggie combo is all you eat?
is that not on the menu? i didn't see it. i just thought the portions were incredibly small - is there some secret handshake to get the all you can eat deal or somethin'?
the portion was only about 1/3 of the standard veggie combo portion in other ethiopian restaurants, and me and my buddy both left on an empty stomach. now i read on yelp that it's all you can eat? i don't get it.
We met for a friend's bday before heading off to the Indie for Rain Machine.
Just getting in under the wire for the close of happy hour, we ordered about 50 drinks each and covered our 2 small round tables with the glasses.
One woman magically runs the bar and serves all the food. Luckily this type of food is all prepared ahead of time (like stews, etc.) so it's served up in a fair amount of time despite the Smurfette-like presence of only one server for the whole place.
We devoured every bite of our 2 huge 3-item dishes (2 meat & one veggie on each). The crepe-like Injara serves as an unobrtusive means by which to shovel in the tasty goodness. It's so light (made from teff) that it allows you to eat more of the dish & less bread. And bonus! Your hands are clean afterward!
Our party of 8 or so was in & out in about an hour, bar time included, making it to the Indie in time for tip off.
A great night! I want more now...
We had a large group of friends roll into town and decided to grab drinks somewhere new. Intrigued by a sign that said in bold letters, "Cocktail," we quickly agreed this was a good spot to hit up. Upon entering what seemed to be only a bar, we were impressed by the velvet wallpaper; tacky and dive-y, but exactly what we were looking for. You can order pitchers, play pool in the back. A good time was had by all.
We then found out this place was also an Ethiopian food restaurant. I was hesitant to eat here merely because it seemed to be mainly a bar, but one night a group of us came back. I was impressed. Solid portions and everything tasted great. I will agree with other posters service for food is not their strong point. But if you are kicking back, drinkin some pitchers, and aren't in a rush, this is the perfect place to get dinner.
After having a nice dinner at Herbivore for my birthday we decided to go next door to Waziema to have a cocktail, We approached the bar and ordered our drinks from a very rude bartender who seemed bothered by the fact that we asked if they made a certain cocktail, after getting our drinks which were not what we ordered and tasted disgusting, we tried to exchange our drinks for something better, the bartender was so rude and said that is what we ordered and would not exchange it. She finally decided to replace one of the drinks for us but not the other and said we had to pay for it when we refused and went back to our tables, she then came over to our table and took the drink back! . This is the WORST service and attitude I have ever received at any bar and or restaurant. BEWARE!
I've never eaten here so this review is strictly for the bar...
I've been to this place probably half a dozen times and honestly I never knew the real name of it. My roommate and I simply refer to it as "The Ethiopian Bar." In fact that's what I had to put in the search box to find this place on here, and you know I'll probably never remember the name "Club Waziema."
The place is definitely a dive. They always have the same broad behind the bar slinging drinks without a smile, but I actually find that comforting. It seems like besides her there's always a different bartender who tries to be just as big a hard-ass but doesn't do it as well. There's nothing about this place that really stands out but the one thing I do like about it is that there's a lot of seating so you can hang out there with a large group of friends.
Good drinks. Check. Solid beer selection. Check. Shitty bathrooms that are just unshitty enough to pass a health inspection. Check. Yep, it's your typical good old dive bar...
Not the place where you're gonna spend all night (unless your drowning your sorrows), but good for a drink or two to start or close out the night.
Now this is what I call a friendly neighborhood joint!! These folks are awesome. Great food, great drink and food prices. Absolutely no attitude, just friendly service. This is where I go when I want t hang with my big group - birthday celebrations, etc. or when my girl and I just want to chill over soothing comfort food. Sweet old school jukebox and always a game on the tele. The owners are ever present and always greet with a smile and a plate of hot food. You really can't beat that!!!
The food is gross, stale, and tasted as if it were made earlier in the week, microwaved and served to u in 5 mins.
Great neighborhood dive bar
bud lite + Fernet + ginger ale + chill atmosphere = nice way to "celebrate" my lay off.
One of those places where you won't find some of the bar staff immediately friendly but if you aren't a jerk, they'll treat you well.
I was just there last night, so I apologize to the staff for leaving a mangled, half-eaten veggie sandwich all over the bar. At least I tip real good.
I will not be coming back here, not because the food or drinks were bad but the way I was dealt with by the manager (or what I think was the manager or pit-boss).
Timeline:
1. I sit down with my friend at a table that had three chairs.
2. We wait, no service, I go to the bar and find some menus.
3. My friend and I figure out what we want: two combo plates and two honey wines so I go up and place the order with the bartender. The bartender asks which table and I point at my friend sitting at the table with 3 chairs.
4. Our food comes out and my friend mentions that the plates are pretty freakin big.
5. The manager unannounced comes over and barks at us: "you ordered 4 separate dishes" and proceeds to walk away. WTF? I follow but she has her back turned and is counting money, the bar is packed. I'm pissed at this point because she has ruined my dinner with her announcement.
6. I talk to the waitress that took the order and she tells me that I ordered 4 dishes, not 2 combos (that are two dishes apiece).
If someone orders two honey wines and you see only one friend at the table; do you think I want 4 separate dishes? Admit a mistake please, don't make your customers pay for it. Money doesn't grow on trees.
Obviously the owner knew when she came over that a mistake had been made and was making me pay the price.
Not cool, I will not be treated that way. Good bye.
I love Waziema...it's never been too crowded when I'm here, there's a big room with a pool table in the back, I like the ownership (presumably the woman who is often here tending bar), and I like the attractive and pleasant bartender girl.
My friend and I were feeling adventurous and tried Ethiopian food for the first time here a couple weeks ago. Delicious! We had some lentils, some kind of stewed beef, and I forget what else that was also saucy, stewed, and delicioso.
Bad decision-making on my part, maybe, because I was sucking down beers all night with dinner, and the next afternoon I felt a little saucy in the pants. Figuratively, I guess. I had a similar experience once when I tried fava beans before hitting a martini bar. Let's just say that next time, I probably won't be eating while drinking here, but I still recommend the food.
Clubbing at Club Waziemiskies is not for everyone. Either you love it, or you hate it. If you gave this place one single star, fuck off. I never want to see you in here, ever. You can take your high class self else where.
This place weeds out the weak, and puts people in their place.
You don't come here for filet mignon and fancy chocolate cakes. You come here to enjoy the sweat, the heat, the ice cold ethiopian beers, the stiff drinks, and ethiopian goolash. Take a set back, wait for your beer, and get ready to rock out at the club dubskies mother fuckaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Great little bar, horrible Ethiopian. I have had better and left craving my local Ethiopian back here in CT.
I also ordered wine... not the best choice for being in a dive because the wine was skunked and I refused to even take a second sip.
I also made a friend while in SF from Eritrea and informed me that he and his buddies wouldn't touch what we are being served as Eritrean and Ethiopian cuisine.
Not really a club, rather just an ok bar. Cheap drinks, good selection of beers on tap. We only stopped in because all the bars on Divisadero were busy. This bar was strangely very warm, I was practically sweating the entire time. Our service was fair but noting about this bar made me want to make it a favorite. The red velvet wallpaper was neat but everything else fell short.
I like the laid back ambiance of CW - the dimness, the red walls, the long bar, the pool table in the back room and the cool juke box.
Doing a bit of research, I read that some legends performed here in its former life, Club Morocco - Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye...wish I was there.
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Food is Ethiopian pub fare if there is such a thing. Service is nice and mellow.
Came in here last night after a craving for some Ethiopian food. Did dig the minimalist but warm atmosphere, however the food was just - ehhhh. Not bad, not good. Just ehhhh. We ordered the all you can eat vegetarian combo & I guess if you like quantity over quality this is the way to go. Again it wasn't bad - just probably not enough to make me go back.
Thanks for reminding me why I don't go to bars during peak hours. 8 potential customers walk in with cash in hand ready to drink it up for hours. Wait at bar for 10 minutes and are completely ignored by two bartenders. The best part was that I told the other 7 people that this was my favorite bar near my house. Not anymore. Madrone and Minibar have replaced you.
I could have sworn I wrote a review for Waziema long ago, but I guess not. I'm sure it has nothing… Read more »
food's aight, full bar is rad.
This place is cool -- I had been walking by it for years and never even knew the world that existed inside. The vegetarian all you can eat plate is a good way to go. I don't eat a lot of Ethiopian food so can't speak as to how good it is in comparison to other Ethiopian places in the city, I just know that it's good enough for me. $3 beers during happy hour.
Can we just assume that the service is going to be terrible at an Ethiopian restaurant? Can we just start with that assumption? Is that racist?
Well, whether it is or not, it does seem to be the general rule.
The restaurant is nothing fancy: small cafe tables and utilitarian chairs. Up some stairs, there's a pool table and some couches. The walls are decorated with vaguely menacing Ethiopian travel posters ("13 MONTHS OF SUN!").
I see that I am not the only Yelper who had to go to the bar at Club Waziema to beg for a waiter, and then wait another long stretch for him to come.
(I think he went on a smoke break after he brought us water, and by smoke break, I mean he took a train to somewhere where they had his preferred brand of cigarettes, smoked the whole pack, made a few phone calls, then came back in and gestured that he would be with us "in a minute.")
But you know what? Whatever. He was very amiable. And more importantly, the food, when it arrived, seemingly hours later, was exquisite and very cheap. Our table ordered two veggie platters and two meat platters, thus sampling everything on the menu, and the grand total was about $50.
Several folks at our table had never eaten Ethiopian before; they were unanimous in their praise; we all ate heartily.
We went to Club Waziema after we had been to four bars in a row, and the injera bread did an impressive job of sopping up our boozy lunches. By the time we left Club Waziema (for the next bar, naturally), we were practically sober and very sated.
I love it when I take a new friend to a restaurant and things go more smoothly than one could ever plan! We ventured over to the Club Waziema, seeking to sample delicious Ethiopian brews and tasty (all you can eat) vegetarian eats. As we begin to walk towards the pearly gates of Ethiopian greatness, to my dismay THEY ARE CLOSED! With a sad jiggle of the handle I begin the think of the less exciting 'plan B'. Not moments later, a kind gentleman opens the door and informs us that they are opening in 30 min.
Hold on to your hats folks, this is where the story becomes interesting:
He offers for us to come inside and to take sport in some good old fashion billiards. To feed the pool table with change, I handed the gentlemen a dollar, he turns my money away and hands me two dollars in quarters to feed the pool table and feed my friend and I with feelings that good people are still among us.
After an action packed game of pool, I successfully sunk the 8th ball prematurely and lost to my friendly adversary.
When it was munch time the veggie combo greeted us, paired with some tasty Ethiopian brew closing the adventure with content.
What more could you ask for?
Despite the wonderful food, Club Waziema is a no go for me. As soon as we stepped foot into the place, we were a little confused as to where to sit. There was no sign saying seat yourself, or a place to pick up menus. We ended up taking a seat at one of the tables and asking a group that was sitting next to us where we can order. It seemed they had similar troubles and said that they just went up to the bar to order.
Well my friend and I took that in stride. We don't need to have everything spelled out for us. So we figure out that we want to get a couple of combination plates that we could share together. So we pick out the two vegetarian and two meat dishes for the two combos and my friend goes back up to the bar to order. He comes back, and a short while later the waitress brings the two glasses of wine we ordered.
As we are sitting their, enjoying the atmosphere, the food comes out and it's these two huge platters. We are both amazed at the amount of food the two combination platters we ordered had. And there in lies the problem. Once we start digging in, the manager or owner, I'm not entirely certain which, comes over and tells us that we ordered four meals and that we have to pay for four. Previous to this, we had absolutely NO encounter with this lady, so we were confused as to what was going on and why she had decided to come over and tell us this in the middle of our meal. The only thing we could decide was that the waitress made a mistake and realized it after she brought our food out, otherwise why would the manager come out of nowhere. After discussing it with the waitress, who claimed my friend ordered wrong (despite the fact that she clearly saw there were only two people at our table when she looked over and we had only ordered two drinks), we just gave up. My friend was so upset from that point on that he just had me deal with the waitress and the manager. We ended up paying for the two extra meals that we were not even close to finishing. We might even have gotten a to go box if not for the fact that we were just grabbing a bite to eat before going out for the night, so we just ended up paying for food that didn't get eaten. What a shame.
If you can deal with the poor service and paying for the mistakes of the servers and management, then maybe you can enjoy Club Waziema like my friend and I could not.
Yay Cosmos! It's tough to get a delicious cocktail in this city without spending $$$, but Club Waziema makes a very nice one for $7. Not too bad.
I haven't tried the food yet, but now that I live in the area I will have to taste it soon and update my review, for sure.
I had been here once before about a year ago but promptly forgot where I'd been - I'll bet this place is more memorable as a restaurant than as a bar.
The bar experience here is pretty underwhelming. The service is a little slow and forgetful. If the bar is full and you sit at a table instead, you will go unnoticed for hours.
I was fine with the ceiling fans but my roommates were freezing. Plus we were all jealous of the nearby tables eating Ethiopian food. We wanted to eat with our hands, too!
As far as bars go, I would only recommend drinking here if the other bars on Divis are too crowded. It's not a bar to go out of your way for. Just OK.
On a cold blustery day (kind of like in the Winnie The Pooh Story), our kickball practice got canceled due to the wind, so we figured we would go get dinner somewhere. On our way to drop one of our fellow teammates off at home, we were stopped at a stoplight right in front of Waziema & all realized that we hadn't had Ethiopian food in a long time and wanted it. Unfortunately it was closed....OH WAIT, there are some people coming out the front door. We almost drove away assuming that they were closed.
After we circled the block for parking at least 4 times until finally we found a spot. We walked in & on the left side of the restaurant was a divey bar and on the right side were some tables. In the very back there were more tables and a pool table. We decided that we would sit in the back since it had more light.
There were 4 of us, so we ordered the Veggie Combo, the boneless chicken & the Lamb. It was brought out on a huge plate with the sourdough spongy bread (Injera). Four of us split it & it was the perfect amount of food. The Injera was good, maybe could have been a tiny bit more moist, but I was happy with it. The veggie dishes were all good (although the lentils tasted a little like re-fried beans). The boneless chicken & the lamb both were cooked with onions & had delicious spices on them. It was only $7 each with tax & tip, TOTALLY worth it!
They also have some really good happy hour specials on drinks (including Ethiopian honey wine) and you can do all you can eat veggie for around $10. Total dive, but good food & cool atmosphere. I will definitely be going back!
For food alone, it was all right, not as good as Cafe Axum. However, as it doubles as a bar, and is a great place to also have a few drinks/talk, it gets four stars. Great beer selection, including some actual Ethiopian ones.
Also, generally at Ethiopian restaurants, when you have multiple people ordering, it's customary to ask if you want them separate, and if not, bring it out all together on one plate; rather than putting eveything on separate plates and implying that we were supposed to specify we wanted it together.
This is when it really clicked for me: San Francisco must be the best place in the entire world. London and New York are great. Paris must surely be lovely. But I am no longer in any doubt - after 4 glasses of really good honey wine (better than at other places) and a savory plate of truly healing Ethiopian food infused with Love, truth and sincerity - that San Francisco is the most beautiful, most vibrant, most alive city in the world - a gift and a blessing to the entire human family. We cannot achieve pure divinity or nirvana in this life, but we can live in San Francisco and go to Club Waziema, and that's good enough for me right now.
I went in here feeling bad from an earlier heavy lunch, and left feeling great! What more could you ask? This transformative effect gets them 5 stars regardless of any concerns about decor.
I almost didn't go because of some of the snotty reviews on here. But I found the food to be super delicious, the other customers to be unusually friendly, and the service to be just fine.
I'm a little confused by the negative reviews here on yelp. So let me address them:
Cleanliness: this place is actually spotless. The tables, floors, bar, walls - even the red velvet wallpaper. How do they do that? Do they use a steam cleaner on that 30-year-old velvet? I don't know, but there's not a spot or a cobweb.
"More of a bar than a restaurant": Well, it's more of a restaurant than many fast food places. I can see the kitchen from where I sit at the bar (it is spotless too). Yes, the decor is a hodge-podge, and it's dim like a bar, but it's clean, and the food smells and tastes great.
Am I the only one who noticed the Christmas wreaths on the front wall??? They are plastic holly, just like my grandma used to have! And yes, they are clean and cobweb-free too.
"Jukebox needs updating": NO! Please keep it as it is!! This was totally surreal. I heard everything from Louis Armstrong singing "La Vie En rose" to Johnny Cash!! I love the retro selection on the jukebox.
Also, has anyone noticed that they use hard-plastic Chinese-restaurant plates for the food???? Once again: surreal, creative, authentic, eclectic and utterly awesome.
I never like honey wine until I tasted the kind they have here.
For me, five stars doesn't mean corporate-sterile-Ritz-Carleton (although that can be great)... it means authentic - with heart and integrity. Cafe Waziema definitely makes the grade.
And one more thing: one of the reviews implied that the Ethiopian lady wasn't really Ethiopian. Well what more do you want?? She's black, with fine Ethiopian features, and has a heavy accent. And yes there is a hispanic lady in the kitchen, but she's nice too, and cooks great food! Since when do you have to be a certain ethnicity to cook good ethnic food??!
Random??
This is not a place to come to and expect to be blown away. The food is cheap and decent. Service is mediocre. Stay away from the wine. My friend got some and it was so bad she wouldn't drink it. Rinse your food down with a beer from there wide variety and you will be a happy camper.
By far my favorite bar in the city. If only Yelp had 6 stars. Waziema, you beautiful bastard.
Oh, the times I swerved out of you, Waziema. I don't want to describe your many splendors because I want you all to myself. You are like the new girl in school and I am like the soft-eyed jock. I saw you first, Waziema, and you will be mine. I will fight bully and teammate and overly protective parent and condemning society and this whole too-small town for your love. Our moment will make us shudder, and when it is through we will sigh and thank one another. Oh. Waziema.
Once, I had a birthday party here, and they let me play all of my own CDs over the speakers. That's tantamount to telling quarter-pumping jukers (and people who don't like my taste in music) that their type ain't welcome. And you know what? It was my birthday, and they wain't (weren't + ain't)!!!1! That's my man Waziema, right there. My dunny. My main damey.
Don't take shits at Waziema, though, if you're a guy. Someone will walk in on you. Not that I know from personal experience - you'd have to be retarded - but, rather, I know from...
... imagination.
Imagination!
This place is so random. I guess it makes complete sense that it's called "Club Waziema" because I know few people who have actually eaten here.
I think Ethiopian food is the shit and I'd love to try it sometime. But I've only actually come here for drinks. If you're checking out a show at the Independent and you get there early, might as well grab a Harar at Waziema. They're cheap, the place is fun and energetic and they have a jukebox. If you're just leaving the Independent, head to Waziema. Beats sticking around the venue and paying for overpriced drinks.
Everytime there is a celebration among friends, we go here. Large bar, cheap, great whiskey, and good draught beer. The bartenders and the owners might hate us, but we love them!
One of the weirdest things I have seen- A wannabe wigger, complete with chains and sideways hat, walking a giant fuzzy poodle through the Union Street festival. One of the weirdest places I have ever eaten- Club Waziema. The original destination for dinner was a casually intimate evening at Nopa. There was a quick amendment to the plan when we were told the wait was 45 minutes. A recent crush on Ethiopian cuisine drew us to Wazimea. We had spotted it while in front of Nopa but passed right by it when we were on the same block. This isn't a lowly dive bar? This is the restaurant? What? Gross.
It gets worse on the inside. If you've ever walked into a skuzzy dive bar and thought "I wish this place lacking general hygienic standards served ethnic food that may, by nature, lack general hygienic standards" then you're crazy...and you should eat here. After the original dive bar died out in the mid 90's (you can tell by the juke box music), the Ethiopians that moved in didn't bother to change any of the bar décor. Sport posters on the wall, pool table in the back, ratty old sofa, etc. It was like a bad dream where you're stuck in a place you don't want to be in and you don't know how you got there or why you're still there after realizing you don't want to be there.
I am definitely not impressed by the ambience. How about the food? I'm neither impressed nor unimpressed. Which is weird considering this is food that began as an idea across the world. I don't eat Ethiopian often so these tastes should be exotic to my palate. Or at least make me want to gag. I can say nothing more than it's solid Ethiopian food. I definitely can't say I had a good meal with the restaurant looking the way it did.
Eating doesn't have to be just an experience for your tongue. You eat as much with your eyes as you do with your mouth. I seem to eat with my sense of interior design as much as I do my taste buds and my eyes. That being the case, I'm not eating at Wazimea again.
I could eat the veggie combo every day; it is healthy, it is yummy. Usually at Ethiopian restaurants the meat dishes are much better than the vegetarian dishes. But at Waziema it is the other way around. Since I prefer vegetarian food this is my favorite Ethiopian place in the city. I also like the owner (she is really sweet), the ambiance, the full bar and the juke box. Sometimes they are slow getting you your check but you can just go to the front and pay. I have no problem with that. They are busy because they are tasty.
I'm giving them five stars because I always leave there extremely satisfied.
It's cool to eat with your fingers at Waziema!
It's also cool to try the Ethio beers, like the Harar Hakim Stout, a tasty 5.8% abv stout.
You know what is not cool? That fact that the food service is clearly an afterthought to the booze slangin at the bar.
Lame.
I don't know what happened, but the food was not so great this last time. Portions were smaller and drier, and were less flavorful. Even the injera was dry and bland. :(
However, as a local, it was cozy and mellow. You can't beat free pool, room for your big group, and $4 beers on a rainy Saturday in SF.
Great food, and lots of it! Cheap! Friendly! Plus a full bar! They have all-you-can-eat specials… Read more »
Boring boring. I'll go anyway, cuz it's by where I stay all the time, and my best friend seems to love it. The food gave me that almost-sick feeling, that's almost worse than being sick. The drinks are stiff, I'll say that, though you might have to get on your knees and beg the bartender/manager/owner/stoner woman to pour you one. Order doubles, you'll save time. I don't know. It's a dark dive bar, it's fine, the crowd is still locals, which is fine. It's just not my favorite place, but the staff being mean is kind of dive-bar par for the course, so maybe I should stop being such a baby.
I wasn't sure what to expect of this place. I mean, Ethiopian food? I couldn't even picture it. My apprehension grew as we entered the place. The front room is a bar and it was quite crowded. The last thing I wanted was to be eating amongst a bunch of loud and slightly drunk thirty-somethings. I was ready to turn around and leave. Fortunately, we pushed past the crowd and proceeded to the back room and some quiet. We ordered a vegetable combo and a meat combo plate along with some honey wine. The injera bread took a little getting used to (it reminded me of a type of sponge to scrub the sink with) but once I got past that, I thoroughly enjoyed the meal and would go back in a second! Two thumbs up.
So this is my new favorite neighborhood bar. 821 still takes the cake for most enjoyable happy hour, but this place has it going on in a boom swagger swagger then sit- way.
It's all-purpose. Whether it's catching up with a beloved pal over a beer or heading over there fucked up with a pack of friends, the W suits all your needs. It's spacious and well-lit (not dark but not iguana tank bright). I like the bathroom. There's a pool table.
Overall, it's a good scene. The food looks AWESOME to boot.
Club Waziema was one of my favorite hangouts when I lived in NoPa. They serve some of the best Ethiopian food in the city and have a great selection of beer, including Lagunitas IPA on tap. :))) Locals congregate here for the bar scene during the week and the live music on Thursday nights.
Before the space was Club Waziema, it thrived as the jazz and soul nightclub, Club Morocco. Billie Holiday, James Brown and Tina Turner performed here during it's prime in the mid-70's. How cool is that?! It seems like the vintage red velvet wallpaper on the walls has been around since then too!
The best thing about Club Waziema is the food is cheap. My best friend and I usually share the vegetarian combo with split lentil sauce, split pea sauce, mushroom sauce, vegetable stew, collard greens and salad. It's huge platter of food for only $9.00 that is guaranteed to make you stuffed!
The worst thing about Club Waziema is the service is slow when it's crowded. Only one bartender and waitress work here, but the food and beer are well worth the wait!
How could anyone resist an all-you-can-eat happy hour on Monday nights or live jazz on Thursdays nights? I heart Club Waziema!
It never gets very busy in here which is why I like it. They have a pool table and a full bar so I can get a bourbon on the rocks which is perfect. Their food is not bad either plus they have this tasty Ethiopian beer called Harar. I always order one with my meal. All in all it's a very laid back atmosphere and a perfect place to go if you want mellow. Plus it's only a few blocks from my house.
My only gripe is they seriously need to update their jukebox. Not enough hip hop and too much old early 90's bad music - Collective Soul, Spin Doctors, Counting Crows - big no no!!
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