3636 Henderson Blvd.
Tampa, FL
phone: 813-872-6000
fax: 813-872-6007
info@
ethiopianrestauranttampa.com
Reviews
Creative Loafing Best of the Bay 2008
BEST NEW RESTAURANT: Queen of Sheba
We’ve written about this humble Ethiopian joint in South Tampa several times this past year, and for good reason. Besides dishing up exceptional African home cooking served with grace and humor, owner Seble Gizaw also offers the Bay area a ray of hope, both for independent restaurants and for under-represented ethnic cuisine.
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Creative Loafing, June 11 2008
A Queen's ransom (for $17.29)
The Queen of Sheba's Seble Gizaw converts a skeptic.
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Creative Loafing, January 9, 2008
One event — a tiny restaurant opening in South Tampa on Henderson where a half-dozen restaurants have struggled and failed — has caused me to ring in the new year with a sense of optimism. The return of Ethiopian to the Bay area culinary landscape, after the demise of Ibex a few years ago, might just signify that we're ready to take our place among urban areas with enlightened palates. Ethiopian restaurants like Queen of Sheba are a subtle sign that a city has grown up.
Sheba does not push the boundaries of Ethiopian cuisine, but instead serves tasty and straightforward African home cooking -- and that's just fine.
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St. Peterburg Times, January 24, 2008
... Queen of Sheba will stick, though, on the basis of its huge family-style platters of spiced legume or meat stews called wats, chicken drumsticks and hard-boiled eggs...
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Yelp, January 20, 2008
Please visit...If you have never had Ethiopian food before, do yourself a favor and get here quickly.The owners are very cordial and will make sure that you enjoy your meal.
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Chowhound, December 13, 2007
As a relatively new resident in Tampa one of the things that I have missed here is Ethiopian food. Thankfully a wonderful new Ethiopian restaurant is moving into the space vacated by Manengo's at 3636 Henderson. Queen of Sheba is still in a soft opening (call before you go) but it is excellent. The vegetarian, chicken and beef dishes were all outstanding. The family opening the restaurant went out of their way to welcome us. They fed us well beyond our fill with an array of dishes selected by the proprietor. Afterwards, the server brought incense and delicious Ethiopian coffee. This is a substantial contribution to our culinary landscape. Highly recommended.
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