Major Restaurant

We had heard from several people about a second Ethiopian restaurant in Indianapolis, Major Restaurant. Major is the last name of the owner. (Note to fans of the movie "A Christmas Story" -- when Mark and I hear the name Major Restaurant, we also hear the voice of the Dad from the movie dramatically saying "it's a major award" when he's notified that he's won the "frageelay" leg lamp -- but I digress ...)

On Sunday, Mark and I traveled down to Indy to meet our friends Brian and Deanna for lunch at Major Restaurant. It's definitely off the beaten path but not too difficult to find because it's near the intersection of I-465 and US 40. But we were glad to have directions with us. It's a little bit bigger and brighter than Abyssinia. And the food was wonderful!! Here's a photo of our platter -- a sample meal with three meat dishes, six different vegetable dishes and tons of injera.



After we finished eating our meal, our server asked us if we wanted to have some coffee. She roasted the coffee beans in the back but brought them to us when they were still sizzling hot so that we could smell them roasting. Then she placed the coffee beans on this mat to cool before she ground them to make the coffee.


Then she returned with a full coffee service, including popcorn and incense for us to burn. It all smelled wonderful! The coffee was very smooth though we think it had the strength of espresso. Thankfully, it was served in tiny cups. We had a great time catching up with Brian and Deanna and it was so fun to find another Ethiopian restaurant in Indy.