My sister, Amie, was home from Chicago for a few days and she came into town with my parents. The whole family had been waiting for us to invite them to go to Gojos so we arrived at the restaurant in a great mood. Unfortunately, Sam, the owner, was not working on this day. Sam is extremely nice and MacKenzie and I were hoping my family would get the chance to meet him and hear some of his stories about the beautiful country of Ethiopia.
We found a nice table under the hut and were quickly served our drinks. Amie and I ordered mango juice, MacKenzie ordered Ethiopian tea, my dad ordered cold Ethiopian tea, my mom ordered a coke (boo), and Brian and Elizabeth did not order anything because they decided to stay in Chicago and study for the "bar exam" (another boo).
For dinner we had the Family Platter and a Doro Wat Platter. Unfortunately my dad, who was sporting an Ethiopian tee-shirt, did not like the food at all! This is not surprising since he only eats meat and potatoes. When we go to restaurants he specifically tells the waiter or waitress not to put ANY vegetables on his plate. He did manage to eat a couple bites of food, which is more than I thought he would eat. He also made sure we stopped at Captain Sundae on the way back into Holland.
My mom and sister liked the food but the spices may have been a little bit much for them. I on the other hand, ate tons of food and took my dad's piece of injera to help myself to seconds.
We love Gojos because it makes us feel like we are a little closer to our children. We can't wait to make another trip with more friends and family.
-Dave
2 comments:
i hope that next trip is with us!! Eddie wants to try Ethiopian food...he is excited about his cousins!!! :)
I do want to go again since you said it gets better every time you go!
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