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Blue Nile |
 6118 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago
Tel: (773) 465-6710
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11 Review(s) Total
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Nicole Hafner says:
On Saturday 7/12/08 3:04 PM
Several of my co-workers and I from Northshore Process Service tried the Blue Nile and it was so far our tastiest Ethiopian experience. Check it out! The decor was pleasant, the Ethiopian music on target and the food very filling with ample to take back for tomorrow's dinner.
Karin says:
On Sunday 9/2/07 10:24 AM
9/1/07
Had the best dinner at Blue Nile. The waitress was helpful in making great suggestions. The food was delicious and the service super. We loved the BYOB aspect too. Ethiopian music and videos made the experience more fun. I would highly recommend Blue Nile.
kevin s. says:
On Wednesday 8/22/07 9:50 PM
i don't have a bad word to say about this place - for my money, the Blue Nile is the best Ethiopian restaurant in Chicago - period. Let's start where any good Ethiopian meal starts - with injera, the spongy, pancake-like bread that is the base of most Ethiopian dishes. Blue Nile's injera is soft and fresh, almost creamy - the perfect vehicle for sopping up any of the tasty wots (stews) on their menu. the sambusas - fried dumplings stuffed with either lentils or beef - were crunchy and yummy. i've had both the veggie combo and the bozena shiro - and both were excellent. my meat-eating tablemates raved about the doro wot (spicy chicken stew) and lamb tibs. the service was great and i even got a takeout menu signed by ziggy marley - this place rocks.
Tom says:
On Friday 7/13/07 1:57 AM
We found this restaurant very disappointing. I predict it won't last very long, given the competition of several other Ethiopian restaurants nearby.
Having read that the portions here are generous, we started out with a small order: for our party of three, we ordered two orders of samboussas, and a fish and a lamb dish, each of which comes with a couple sides (so also, lentils, split peas, and collard greens).
The samboussas were very large, and a bit different from what we have had in other places. The beef ones were nicely seasoned, if rather oily, while we found the lentil ones too bland.
The fish dish was the one redeeming feature of our visit. It was juicy, with a nice sauce, and quite a large portion. Unfortunately, it was supposed to also come with some beet salad, which they neglected to tell us is only served on weekends(!?) No apologies were forthcoming.
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Tom says:
On Friday 7/13/07 1:55 AM
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The lamb dish was a bit of a disaster, which my companions could not even stomach. It had been chopped into small pieces, then severely overcooked, and served without the sauce it was supposed to come with. We had to leave most of this on the platter. The side dishes were the typical Ethiopian restaurant fare, except a bit on the bland side and under-salted. Unlike the main dishes, the sides were slightly on the small side. The injera was fine, nothing special.
There were only a handful of other customers in the restaurant when we visited, and as we were leaving, we saw that the other table had also left their lamb dish behind.
Other problems included a terribly written menu, a rather limited selection of dishes, a music system which repeatedly "got stuck" on one note, and one-person bathrooms whose doors (both!) cannot be closed.
Our worst Ethiopian restaurant experience ever, in more than ten years of loving Ethiopian food!
MadamTechy says:
On Monday 3/26/07 4:44 PM
The Blue Nile is the best ethiopian restaurant in chicago & the midwest. All the cooking is done by ethiopians & the food is always fresh and authentic. The food is well seasoned. It does not taste like Ethio/Mex food like the other ethiopian restaurants. The food is sooooo YUMMY!
Vesna Bozic says:
On Monday 2/5/07 10:47 AM
Hadn't had Ethiopian Food in several years and wanted to drum up some business for my co-worker and his wife's newest life investment. So, gathered about 20 parents from son's 2nd grade class (North Park Elementary School) and feasted on pretty much everything on the menu. Our group ranged from those who knew Ethiopian food to those who had never tried it and each of us vowed to return. It was fabulous and I'd say very authentic. For some the location (6118 N Ravenswood) is off the beaten path, but's it's well worth the find. Plenty of parking and convenient liquor store next door; as it's BYOB (not for long because they want to serve famous Ethiopian honey wine). It's kid friendly too and we plan on returning with the kids after breaking the bank at the new Target around the corner(on Peterson). Come out and support this authentic feast.
Leah says:
On Monday 2/5/07 9:43 AM
Tried Blue Nile with a large group last weekend. The food was exceptional.
Jenny Diamond says:
On Sunday 1/28/07 11:39 PM
For the third Sunday of January, we tried the Blue Nile which so far was our tastiest Ethiopian experience. As you're heading south on Ridge past Granville just before you drive beneath the underpass, the Blue Nile's neon sign beckons from a strip mall. Look for it! The decor was pleasant, the Ethiopian music on target and the food very filling with ample to take back for tomorrow's dinner. Two sides from a list of three were offered and my favorite was the cabbage. Based on Pauline's review, we ordered the Kitfo which was flavorful ground beef that could be cooked rare, medium or well done (after we'd finished, our waitress said you could get it cooked half & half) and the Yekuanta firfir. Under the glass on each table was a notice about this dish and how the Blue Nile was the only African Restaurant recommended by TimeOut Chicago. The firfir was hot with small chunks of beef and torn up injera. At the center of the platter was a very fresh salad spiked with jalapeno which really blended well with the other dishes. I didn't think the injera would taste good with salad but it does. There was also a mound of yellow beans. We were quite satisfied with our meal and the low price.
Jenny Diamond says:
On Sunday 1/28/07 11:32 PM
Every Sunday in January, we dined at a different Ethiopian eatery. So far we've tried the Ethiopian Diamond where the food was okay but nothing leftover to take home. We ordered a couple of sambusas, doro watt which looked kind of puny and a combo of beef, chicken and shrimp tibs that seemed kind of dry. What we ordered came with two mounds of beans or chickpeas (one red and one yellow). I did like their honey wine better than that served at Ras Dashen, where we went the following Sunday. The decor there was neat with the authentic straw tables to hold the injera trays. We ordered a beef wat and a lamb wat along with the three sides that come with, selected from a list of several. The beets and tomatoes were the most unusual. They offered extra injera which really filled us up so we took home plenty of leftovers. And tonight we tried the Blue Nile which is not only closest to where I live but also the tastest of the bunch. Note: Centerstage has a word count limit of 1500 words, so please check my second review for how we enjoyed the Blue Nile.
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