Based on 353 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
8113 A Fenton St, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 920-0115
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Hours
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–11 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–11 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–11 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–11 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–11 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–11 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–11 PM |
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Reviews
Action Potentiel
Charming and authentic experience. The goden tibs and veggie platter were excellent!! Staff were very friendly and welcoming.
Marie Tabanda
Love the kitfo, zilzil tibs, shint tibs and goden tibs. The veggie combo is also very good. It goes well with the tibs.
Zakee McGill
What a spectacular find! At the Van Gogh Immersive we asked an Ethiopian brother for his favorite Ethiopian restaurant in the area and we came. Our waitress was warm & welcoming, Zene, the owner, was so gracious, and the food absolutely authentic & scrumptious. (skip the margarita though & have an Ethiopian beer) Then the music at 9:30pm- a flute, mandolin & amazing vocalist. Will thoroughly enjoy a rerun!
Corazon Munanka
Very welcoming and the service was great.
Hewan Eyob
Zene is a cozy place with excellent food and service. My friends and I recently had lunch there and we were welcomed with open arms. I highly recommend Zene!
Nils Hünerfürst
Zene Deli veggie platter is quite good. The portion size is not super huge and for the same price you’ll find other veggie platters with more stuff on it but the quality and the taste is quite good.
Daniel A
Zene’s (named after the manager) is a great Ethiopian restaurant and shop in the Silver Spring area. They have a good menu and space to have dinners and lunches. I recommend getting the Awaze Tibs and the veggie combo. The highlight of this restaurant is Zene herself who is wonderful to talk to and really cares about her customers.
Daniel
I had in the past used Zene occasionally — for my injera needs and when other stores I frequent are closed or run out of injera, all because I was not aware of the quality on the restaurant side. Now, my biggest regret is failing to discover the great food Zene has had to offer. My family and I went to Zene yesterday by accident since the restaurants we normally go to were about to close (Sunday after 9 pm). We had a sudden urge for some injera-based food after all day out in DC. I am not sure if it was the restaurant owner, but almost certain she is, greeted us well upon arrival and offered us a seat and made us feel at home. The waitress almost instantly showed up with the menu, and carefully listened and catered to our needs. One of the food we ordered was “Kitfo”. I told this waitress to get our little sister the best kitfo available since it was her graduation week (waitress mentioned there was Zene special “Kitfo”) . This turned out to be the biggest surprise of our sister’s graduation as Zene and others later came back, after dinner and we were about to leave, with a cake and candle –even better played a special song for her. Excellent experience from a place we least expected it. Along with the Kitfo, we also had GODDEN TIBIS (which is famous, for obvious reasons), and TIBIS. All the three food we ordered were cooked to perfection, and good size to fill 3 hungry beasts. Overall, our experience with the food and customer service were top of the line. Although Zene does not look a high-end restaurant aesthetically, it’s by far the best food and customer service I witnessed in anything Ethiopian. I hope they keep it up because Zene is now our favorite destination.
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Benjamin Wenig
This is the most authentic Ethiopian food I have had in the DMV area. The owner, Zene is very kind. The gored tibs and special kitfo are great.
koki Alem 2718
This campany is so nice. They help and talk their customers politely. I am Ethiopian too. They respect their Ethiopian and other countries customers. They respect their customers as a king. Especially the owner. I love zeni restaurant. I recommend you that choose zeni restaurant. and the food is delicious and scrumptious. They have the best service and atmosphere is so good.
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