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Chercher Ethiopian Cuisine, Bethesda, MD
Award-winning

Chercher Ethiopian Cuisine

4.7
4.7
118 Reviews
$30 and under
Ethiopian

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 4 times today
  • Neighborhood gem
  • Vegetarian-friendly
  • Vegan-friendly
Chercher Ethiopian Cuisine is one of the best Ethiopian restaurants in the heart of Washington DC offering a fun-filled, casual dining experience! Cherecher strives to always serve you fresh and affordable Ethiopian cuisine. This is what our customers say about us.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Ethiopian
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Wed 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Thu–Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (301) 652-6500
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress

What 118 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 4.5Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Washington, D.C. Area

    Healthy

  • Maryland - DC Suburbs

    Best Food

  • Maryland - DC Suburbs

    Kid-friendly

  • Maryland - DC Suburbs

    Healthy

  • Maryland - DC Suburbs

    Neighborhood gem

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Chercher Ethiopian Cuisine offers a delightful journey into authentic Ethiopian flavors with its "amazing" dishes and "wonderful" service. The cozy and inviting atmosphere is perfect for families. While the service can be slow during busy times, the flavorful vegan and meat platters ensure a satisfying dining experience.

118 Reviews
  1. Christabel

    New York City

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on October 23, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Loved the tibs, lentils, honey wine, and vibes. Definitely going back.

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  2. Leslie

    Washington DC

    76 reviews

    5.0

    76 reviews

    Dined on October 23, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Best Ethiopian food I've found in a long time. Better than places in Silver Spring.

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  3. Kevin

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 7, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Server was helpful explaining the menu. Food sampler with 10 options was great for three people. The service was a bit slow. The food very flavorful and the bread was tangy and unique. Great first experience. I think the only downside was waiting for water refills and the check for quite some time even though the restaurant was almost empty

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  4. Michael

    Baltimore

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 6, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Warm service from the team from greeting throughout the end of the meal. Well prepared food. Nice quiet atmosphere that enables good conversation. A great place to share a good meal.

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  5. Tom

    Washington DC

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on August 20, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Great food for vegetarians, vegans and meat eaters. Lots of choices! Wonderful service

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  6. Bela Shah

    Washington DC

    15 reviews

    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on August 18, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    delicious as always! We got the Awaze Tibs and the Veggie platter. definitely enough food for two people. So yummy!

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  7. Michael

    Washington DC

    46 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    46 reviews

    Dined on August 13, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Warm inviting environment with top notch authentic food

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Baltimore

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on August 3, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    So delicious but too noisy - great value and staff

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  9. SunflowerDIstricofcolum

    Washington DC

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on July 17, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 2
    Great food nice service and comfortable environment- is a bit loud if other people are there eating - but would recommend!

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 7, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Had the large veggie + meats platter to share. There were different dietary options for all in our party. We asked for mild spice, and it still had a relatively high "burn level", but we were ok. Stayed till late, inadvertently, a few minutes beyond closing time; all were nice and tolerant with us nevertheless.

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Chercher Ethiopian Cuisine is rated 4.7 stars by 118 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 4 times today
Google Map for Chercher Ethiopian Cuisine

4921 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814-5203

Additional information

  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN Plate 2022
  • Neighborhood
    Bethesda
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Wed 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Thu–Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Ethiopian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Garage parking available 1/2 a block down.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
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