Chicago’s Beloved Ethiopian Restaurants

Samuel Sake of the family-owned Tesfa Ethiopian restaurant.
Samuel Sake of the family-owned Tesfa Ethiopian restaurant. Monica Eng / WBEZ
Samuel Sake of the family-owned Tesfa Ethiopian restaurant.
Samuel Sake of the family-owned Tesfa Ethiopian restaurant. Monica Eng / WBEZ

Chicago’s Beloved Ethiopian Restaurants

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WBEZ reporter and Reset food contributor Monica Eng recently visited a local Ethiopian favorite in Uptown called Tesfa Ethiopian Cuisine. It’s run by a family originally from northern Ethiopia and, as Monica reports, they want you to feel like you are eating in an Ethiopian home. 

GUEST: Monica Eng, Reset food contributor and WBEZ’s Curious City reporter