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    WASS Ethiopian Restaurant

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    84 reviews
    #64 of 1,157 Restaurants in Hamilton
    $$ - $$$, African, Ethiopian, International
    207 James St. South, Hamilton, Ontario L8P 3A8, Canada
    +1 289-389-5294
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    4.5 84 reviews
    #64 of 1,157 Restaurants in Hamilton, Canada
    Certificate of Excellence2015, 2017 - 2018 Winner
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    207 James St. South, Hamilton, Ontario L8P 3A8 Canada

    Menu

    ENTREE‎
    Gomen Wat
    Collard green in mild sauce
    Tikil Gomen
    Cabbage, carrots, potatoes cooked in tumeric sauce
    Wass Kitfo
    Minced beef seasoned with herbed butter, mitmita and cottage cheese. Served with injera.
    DESSERT‎
    Vanilla or Chocolate Ice Cream
    Traditional Coffee Ceremony
    40 for two people (excludes beverages, tax and gratuities)
    MEAT ENTREE‎
    11.00
    Bozeno Shiro
    Highly-seasoned chick pea (powder) in berebere sauce mixed with cubes of beef.
    14.00
    Gored Gored
    Chunks of beef mixed with home made sauce, diced onions and home made herb butter.
    13.00
    Kitfo Dullet
    Minced beef seasoned with our herb butter, mitmita, cottage cheese, onion, green and red pepper, and served with collared greens.
    13.00
    Wass Kitfo
    Minced beef seasoned with our herbal butter, mitmita, cottage cheese, and served with collared greens.
    13.00
    Doro Wat (Chicken Stew)
    Tender chicken leg or thigh marinated in lemon, sautéed in seasoned butter and stewed in red pepper sauce, flavored with onions, garlic root and a pinch of cardamom.
    13.00
    Lamb Tibs
    Cubed‎ tender lamb sauteed with onion, rosemary, tomato, served with salad and spicy awaze sauce.
    13.00
    Lamb Wat
    Freshly made lamb stew served with injera.
    15.00
    The Wass Special
    Bits size cuts of baby lamb, onions, green peppers rosemary marinated in home made organic sauce.
    VEGETARIAN & VEGAN ENTRÉES‎
    9.00
    Gomen Wat
    Kale or collard greens in mild sauce.
    9.00
    Keyser and Dinitch
    Beet and potato cooked in turmeric sauce
    9.50
    Misir Alicha
    Whole lentil stew in mild sauce
    11.00
    Shiro Wat
    Highly-seasoned chick peas in berbere sauce garlic (medium spicy)
    9.00
    Tikil Gomen
    Cabbage, carrots, potatoes, cooked in turmeric sauce
    13.00
    Vegetarian Combo
    Combination of gomen (boiled collard greens sauteed with red onions), yatakilt wat (carrots, potatoes, cabbage), yemsir wat (lentils with garlic, ginger, onion sauce) yekik alicha (yellow split peas) beets and potato salad, and misir alicha (whole lentil stew) and salad.
    9.00
    Yemiser Wat
    Yellow split pea in mild turmeric sauce.
    9.50
    Yemiser Wat
    Lentils simmered in the wass' own spicy hot berbere sauce.
    COMBINATION PLATTERS‎
    Many customers enjoy combining the many flavours available at the wass. Choose to mix your vegetarian combo with beef, chicken or our customer favourite, the wassie special.
    24.00
    Lamb Tibs with Vegetarian
    24.00
    Doro Wat with Vegetarian
    24.00
    Lamb Wat with Vegetarian
    26.00
    Wass Special with Vegetarian Combo
    26.00
    Doro, Lamb Wat with Vegetarian
    30.00
    Kitfo, Tibs with Vegetarian
    MEAT COMBOS‎
    If you're a meat lover, you'll enjoy these two options available from the wass.
    30.00
    Meat Combo
    Lamb, doro, tibs, kitfo
    38.00
    Meat Combo with Vegetarian
    Lamb, doro, tibs, kitfo with vegetarian.
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    About
    Experience a taste of Africa in downtown Hamilton, Ontario. The WASS Ethiopian Restaurant offers meals for vegetarians and meat lovers alike.
    PRICE RANGE
    US$6 - US$11
    Special Diets
    Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
    Meals
    Lunch, Dinner
    CUISINES
    African, Ethiopian, International, Healthy
    FEATURES
    Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Waitstaff, Serves Alcohol
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    Reviewed December 12, 2018
    Great flavour! Great experience!

    We enjoyed the vegetarian platter and lamb skillet. Both were delicious and very filling for two. My husband has been again since and I am sure we will be returning. Our young son was not a big fan, so I would not recommend for families...More

    Date of visit: December 2018
    Thank 0919kristina
    Reviewed November 10, 2018
    Great food, modest price. If you like Indian food, you'll love this. Seriously. Go!

    I live in constant fear that this place will close and then I'll have to go to Toronto for my Ethiopian food cravings. Great choices for meat eaters and vegetarians. Meals served and eaten with a traditional teff flour bread called injera - but they...More

    Date of visit: November 2018
    Thank James K
    Reviewed June 1, 2018
    An Old Favourite

    Order the coffee ceremony: just amazing and a reminder that chugging a Tim Horton's in a car is not how coffee was meant to be consumed. And then enjoy the plentiful must-be-shared platter (veggie or omnivorous) and treat your tastebuds to flavourful, occasionally spicy (but...More

    Date of visit: May 2018
    Thank Cityocity
    Reviewed April 21, 2018 via mobile
    Nice Experience - Good Food

    I’d recommend. Was introduced to Ethiopian Honey Wine. Was nothing like I’d ever tasted before. Liked it. Took me a minute to figure out I was supposed to drink from the interesting bottle. Food was tasty. Love trying new things. Went with the lamb and...More

    Date of visit: April 2018
    Thank MrsWhite1006
    Reviewed April 3, 2018
    Ready to try something different? A great date night

    I went here with my wife last week. After our long time together it can be a little hard to find something different and exciting to try on a "date night" but this restaurant definitely hits the mark. We had the Wass Veg combo and...More

    Date of visit: March 2018
    Thank DMcDonell
    Reviewed March 26, 2018
    A unique eating experience

    A unique eating experience. Textures and flavours unique to Ethiopia. No eating utensils required! Just tear off some injera bread and grab the various culinary delights. From classic meat and veggie Ethiopian strews to Shiro Wat (chick peas in Garlicky Berber sauce) or combo platters,...More

    Date of visit: February 2018
    2  Thank Dine_with_8
    Reviewed February 14, 2018
    Something new and a pleasant surprise

    I went here with a group of friends, most of us had not been here before. I wasn't sure what to expect but the food was delicious. We all enjoyed our dinner and said we would definitely go back.

    Date of visit: February 2018
    1  Thank TravellingBizGuy
    Reviewed January 19, 2018 via mobile
    So bomb!!

    This place is top notch...vegetarians dream...such wonderful flavours...i highly recommend that everyone try it...the food is off the hook

    Date of visit: January 2018
    Thank Charlie C
    Reviewed January 18, 2018 via mobile
    Great food Reasonable price

    Great veggie dish Two of us ordered the vegetarian dish and it filled us both up Service was great Going back this weekend and bringing friends

    Date of visit: January 2018
    Thank Calm S
    Reviewed January 2, 2018
    Amazing Food and Service

    My husband and I love WASS. We initially tried it on a whim for something new but keep coming back because we love it so much! The food tastes amazing. So fresh and flavourful. The service is also great. Everyone who works there is kind...More

    Date of visit: January 2018
    Thank LauraLovesFood2018
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