Vegan-friendly
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Ethiopian
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Ethiopian food in a large open atmosphere. Offers a large selection of vegan food, clearly marked that no animal ingredients used in veg food. Open until 11pm on weekends along with a live jazz band. Black-owned. Open Mon-Thu 11:00am-10:00pm, Fri-Sat 11:00am-11:00pm, Sun 11:00am-10:00pm.
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16 Reviews
First Review by ·X·
Ashvegan02
Points +172
Great food - Edit
This is great with a lot of options. The food is great but not amazing.. I have had better Ethiopian food. But it's the best in Chicago so far.
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Piggy
Points +406
Never Disappointing - Edit
5/5 stars!! Their vegetarian sampler plate has so many options, all of which taste authentic and tasty. I always end up stuffing myself silly because I can't stop eating their food! It's nice that they have gluten free Teff Injera as well.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-07-28
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SarahIsAVegan
Points +86
Best Ethiopian Food - Edit
Quite simply, probably the best Ethiopian food in Chicago! They're generous with their portions (including the injera--you won't have to worry about running out!). The "spicy" dishes are very reasonably spiced with a nice--not overwhelming--heat. I usually can't help myself and go for the combo platter in order to try a little bit of as much as possible, but even if you get just one dish as a main, they will give you two more as sides.
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jadaruss
Points +1839
Good options! - Edit
I think this restaurant has a lot of good vegan options. Not much to say, but I would try it again. #Veganuary
Read morePros: Good vegan options
Guest
kateleext
Points +1205
Authentic Ethiopian experience, highly recommended - Edit
This place is a famously authentic Ethiopian restaurant in Chicago. All items marked vegetarian are also vegan. I ordered the veg sampler which included 6 different dishes on a huge injera plate, and every item was delicious. I especially loved the cabbage and the chickpea dough dish - though I could not remember their names.
Read moreHighly recommended for anyone who likes spicy and flavourful cuisine. And why would you get anything other than the sampler?
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BuffaloStance
Points +30
Great place! - Edit
I love Ethiopian food and this is my go-to restaurant. Great veg options.
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seagar
Points +24
Vegan GEM - Edit
There’s nothing on the menu that contains dairy at all, everything “veggie” is vegan and AMAZING! Huge portions, deliciously flavored, always correct.
Read moreThey are a staple of this vegan house!
Pros: Nice Staff, Always correct order, VEGAN!
Guest
allhess
Points +5815
Incredible - Edit
Love, love, love Ethiopian Diamond. Worth a stop!!
Read morePros: Vegan sampler is divine - filling and tasty, Lovely atmosphere, Eat with your hands!
Guest
ameyls
Points +28
Best Ethiopian in Chicago - Edit
This is my favorite Ethiopian restaurant, and one of my favorite restaurants period! All of the veggie options are vegan, as they use oil instead of spiced butter. And there are plenty of options to choose from, too, including a few combo platters where you get to try a little of everything! Don’t be concerned about the spice level, either—they have many dishes that are mild, and even the spicier ones aren’t all that hot. And if you’re not into eating with your hands, no worries! They will gladly bring you a fork. They will also bring you lettuce leaves to sub for the injera, if you want to go gluten-free or lower calorie. The food is filling and flavorful, and the service is friendly. Worth a trip up to the far north side just to eat here!
Read morePros: Veggie options are all vegan , Delicious, filling and well-priced
Cons: A little out of the way, First timers might not enjoy eating with hands
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AngelaFlatland
Points +174
best Ethiopian food in town - Edit
So many great vegan options here.
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jennie.t
Points +65
absolutely delicious - Edit
i can’t remember how long i’ve been eating here, it’s my favorite ethiopian restaurant in the city. it’s always hard to choose what i want to eat, so it’s best to go with a group. the staff are amazing! this would be a 5-star review if this app would let me.
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Poliesquee
Points +228
flavorful food - Edit
I had Ethiopian food for the first time here last week and it was delicious! Everything is very flavorful and lots of vegan options.
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veganmiss
Points +540
Best Ethiopian in the City - Edit
Towards the end of the menu at Ethiopian Diamond, there is a whole page of vegetarian selections. They are all vegan! One can choose any of these entrees, a combination, or a "Taste of Ethiopia" for one or two people. To start, I love to get the veggie combo sambusa. If you've never had sambusa, they are basically like a flat, triangular samosa. The veggie combo includes the lentil, spinach, and the potato and carrot sambusa's.
Read moreFor entree's, I usually go with a friend and get two orders of the veggie combo. It is cheaper than getting the "Taste of Ethiopia" for two people. We get six of the seven options to choose from on the combo. The options we usually get are the yemisir watt (spicy red lentils), kik alicha (split peas in sauce), gomen (collard greens), tikel gomen (cabbage and carrots), yatkilt watt (string beans, carrots, and potatoes in sauce), and dinich alicha (potatoes and carrots in sauce). The seventh option is quosta (spinach). This whole dinner comes on a large platter a top of injera bread with a salad in the middle. I love the salad dressing at Ethiopian Diamond! They also bring extra bread to eat the dishes. My favorite is the gomen. I really love greens, though. My friend's favorite is the yemisir watt, but he loves spicy foods.
There is also a special dish on the vegetarian menu which I have never tried. It is the shimbra assa. It is chick pea dough that is formed to look like fish watt (stew). There is also the tofu tibs which is grilled tofu with vegetables in a sauce. I'm usually way too full for dessert, but I believe all the desserts have honey in them.
On Friday's and Saturdays, there is usually a live band playing Ethiopian music at the Broadway location. There is another location on Clark St. near the Howard Red Line stop (Ethiopian Diamond II).
I give Ethiopian Diamond a 4.5/5 stars. They loose half a star because it can be really busy sometimes and the wait staff suffers in service. If you get the chance to try Ethiopian food, I strongly recommend it! It is one of my favorite types of food, for sure.
For a complete review, please see my blog here: http://veganmiss.blogspot.com/2011/12/vegan-chicago-restaurant-review-of_08.html
Pros: excellent food, many vegan options, great atmosphere
Cons: slow service sometimes
Guest
happycowgirl
Points +5684
Great Ethiopian - Edit
I've been eating here for 3 years now. I always get the Veggie Combo where you pick any 3 of their veggie dishes. There are a dozen veg entrees to choose from. Note that they are labeled "Vegetarian" but every one of them is vegan. This is the perfect place to bring vegetarians to show them how good vegan food is. I say this b/c I was coming for years as a vegetarian and didn't even notice every dish was actually vegan (until I went vegan and started paying attention to these things).
Read moreThere are many meat and seafood items on the menu too so if you are in a mixed crowd of carnivores and veg-heads this place is a good choice.
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darrek
Points +37
Chicago's Best Ethiopian - Edit
Absolutely my favorite Ethiopian in Chicago. They have very nice selection of vegan options and is a great place to dine with omni friends. They're very understanding of the needs of vegans and their menu goes as far to say that "We use vegetable oil in all vegetarian dishes, No butter, no eggs, no milk, no honey!"
Read morePros: Very friendly, Excellent vegan options
Guest
·X·
Points +20915
Very Tasty! - Edit
I will say this experience was interesting as I don't recall having to eat my food with my hands. So guys/girls, if you're taking someone on a date here for the first time just be mindful that the food can be messy.
Read moreThis was my first time eating Ethiopian food, it reminded me of a mixture between Indian and Nepalese food; I really liked it. I ordered a Vegetarian combo which consisted of my choice of three dishes - I can't remember for the life of me what those dishes were but I think they were numbers 30, 36 and 38? They were VERY good! The food comes on sponge-like bread that takes on the flavor of the food on top of it; it's quite tasty. [I believe all the veggie dishes are totally Vegan - there is a note about it on the menu as to their definition of Vegetarian]
Overall it was a good experience; however, I will say that although the staff was very nice, the service was slow...and it took forever to get our bill. This won't keep me from going back though...the food was very good.
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