Ethiopian deliciousness!

Okay, Gina (http://www.ginasveganblog.blogspot.com) came back to town to treat me and James to a vegan dinner out. So we went to a local Ethiopian restaurant, Lalibela (http://lernj.com/).
IT WAS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!!!

Here's how it went...

We (James, Gina, Laura, and I) went in and sat in the corner. Gina told the waitress that her, James, and I were all vegan and the waitress told us that all of the dishes labeled "vegetarian" were 100% vegan! She was vegetarian, so she said that all the vegetarian dishes were delicious.
After much excitement and many questions, we finally figured out what we all wanted.
Not only that, the waitress brought a free appetizer!

Okay, it may not look too appetizing... but, man, it was delicious. Brown lentils, onions, and jalapenos along with the injera bread which is your utensil... there are no forks or spoons.

After that awesome food... then came our entrees!

So you chose your entree and two vegetable sides, which meant we could choose three things from this list.

Again, looks less delicious than it actually was.

To the left was a bowl of the injera bread. In the center was Gina's and my entree, number 25. If looking at the tray as a clock face, starting at just past 12: number 30; 2 and10: number 27 (I learned that I like beets!); 4 o'clock: number 28; 5: number 33 (not too awesome); 7: number 31 (FAVORITE); and 11 o'clock is James' entree: number 34, pumpkin something.

Only half demolished... we worked on it for quite a while afterwards.

After the absolute deliciousness of dinner, our waitress surprised us with an all-vegan dessert menu! Gina almost cried.

With the Chocolate Almond Cake to the left and the Maple Pecan Cake to the right... the three vegans at the table were VERY happy with our choices. I much preferred the maple pecan cake. Neither tasted any different than non-vegan cake! Actually... I think the maple pecan cake was better than almost any I've ever tasted!

All in all, we had an amazing time out to dinner and thoroughly enjoyed the company and the food.

I do not doubt that James and I will be visiting Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant again in the future!