All the way at the end of Dogtown, right between a tattoo shop and a gym, sits a little Ethiopian restaurant called Gursha Ethiopian Grill. Everyone I’ve talked to has had nothing but glowing reviews, so I decided to give it a try. I’ve never had Ethiopian food before, and I was a little bit skeptical of whether I would like it.
The first thing I noticed, completely unrelated to the food, was before I ordered. The owner gave a meal to a homeless man. When I asked him about it, the owner didn’t seem to want to discuss it and instead just asked me for my order. It seemed almost as if he wished I hadn’t pointed it out, which to me made it seem like an even nicer thing to do. It’s good to be reminded of all of the good things humanity does for each other.
When I walked into Gursha, it looked almost like a cafeteria. Several decorations were on the floor, and they even had the same utensil dispensers that my high school had. The food was pre-made, and it was both served and sold by one man at the front. You order what you want and he gives it to you, and then you sit down to eat. It’s not a fancy restaurant, but it isn’t trying to be, and the prices reflect that. I paid $16 in total for my order…