Bole Ethiopian Restaurant

Restaurant and taxi/​limo driver hang out in a strip mall. Usually pretty empty, has a small bar with a couple of TVs. Alcohol is served at the bar. Has weird hours, call ahead to make sure it’s open. Area around it is pretty sketchy, pay attention. Food is plentiful, flavorful and quick. Plenty of injera and attentive staff. If you’re caught in a storm or another delay at ATL, get a car and visit. Nice break from awful southern chain dumps that are so plentiful in the area.

OMG. I love this place. I’m so happy that I have been able to find a quality, clean, and oh so delicious Ethiopian restaurant. I looove the service. My favorite items on the menu are the lamb tibs and vegetarian platter.
Did I mention, I saw 2 Chainz here?! He’s obviously a connoisseur!
I looove Bole!

The sambusa was excellent … Warm crispy full of flavors with a spicy kick to it … The tastes linger on after you swallowed every morsels and keep wanting more, but don’t eat too much because your wont be able to eat much after. The lamb and beef were tender, succulent, spicy, and tasty. The different aromas was mouth watering … The price was very affordable. I believe this is a family own and operate restaurant. They were super friendly … I strongly recommend this restaurant. I have eaten at several Ethiopian restaurants in NYC, Las Vegas, LA, and Detroit and this is one of the better restaurant

Sidenote, the Ethiopia bread (Injera) on my empty plate pic is the best part of the meal, it has all the juices from the meat and veggies and can be enjoyed as well – if you have the room for it, lol!

The best Ethiopian restaurant in the U.S.. All of the dishes are perfectly executed not «Americanized»! Portions are large and sufficient for sharing. Popular location for airport limo drivers!

This definitely wasn’t the best Ethiopian food I’ve had. The service was very good though, that’s 5 star. But the injera wasn’t fresh or warm, and neither was my vegetable platter. I wouldn’t say the menu is truly vegetarian or vegan friendly… which is unusual in my experience. I wouldn’t come back again.

The most delicious Ethiopian food I’ve ever tasted, hands down! The ambiance is inviting, the service is warm&friendly. And above all, the Food is undoubtedly delectable, it will make you thank the chef and the owners… I know I did! Try the veggie Samosas and the Veggie combo if you are an aspiring vegetarian like me. I’ll be back tomorrow for the 3^rd time this week!

Ordered the Doro Wat and Vegetarian Sampler… So amazing! Everything’s heated to perfection. And the Baklava topped off the meal perfectly. Best Ethiopian place I’ve been to from Austin to NYC to St. Louis.

Visiting Atlanta to pick up my daughter and ran across this place. First experience with Ethiopian food. Might be my new favorite. Tried the Bole Combination Platter. EVERYTHING was great. The red lentils were the stand out for me. The lamb was very good. Just the right amount of spice. Definitely recommend this restaurant. I wish there was an Ethiopian place near us.

I was pretty impress with the taste of the food. I had the bole combination (chicken and beef combo). The vegetables were fresh and deliciously spiced to perfection.
If your looking for good service and a little taste of Ethiopia in Atlanta this is the place
The place has great potential. My only suggestion is to heighten the experience with live Ethiopian music.

I’ve been doing a month long, full on Vegan diet to kick-​start a healthier lifestyle, and I was looking for vegan friendly restaurants in the vicinity of work, and Bole came up in my searches.
Keep in mind, I’m not a «true» vegan, but I wouldn’t say their lunch menu was terribly vegan friendly — I only saw 2 vegan options (including appetizers and sides). Anyhow, that has nothing to do with the star rating, just putting that out there for folks looking for Vegan meals.
Anyhow, I ordered the vegetarian combo, and apparently the server thought I said Bole combo, which has beef and lamb. So after a fairly long wait, the food comes out, and it’s small individual piles of beef, lamb, and veggies on injera (the spongy bread). I told the woman who brought it I ordered the vegetarian combo, and she called out to the server who comes over and tries to tell me, «no, you ordered the bole combo.» I’m not sure how vegetarian and bole sound similar, but she actually argued with me, then she ultimately said «we’ll fix it for you at no additional charge.»
Gee, thanks for not charging me extra for what I ordered.
So the other woman goes to the back for about 10 seconds, and brings the plate back out and puts it down in front of me without a word. She had literally just scraped the meat off the injera, and brought it back. The grease and sauce from where the meat was was still on the injera. At this point, I wasn’t about to send it back because they seemed pretty disgruntled that I’d sent it back the first time and I have a policy against pissing off people handling my food. The server did apologize afterwards.
As it was, the food was fine, not bad, not particularly good. The portion was quite small, but I assume had they made a vegetarian plate to begin with, it would have more veggies on it, and they didn’t add any when they scraped the meat off.
I’m curious to try their meat dishes (it did look good, and I wanted to eat it) after I’m back on a more normal diet, but I don’t think I’d return because of the way they handled this.

Nice shop. The food was great, though I think the veggie combo could have used a bit more salt. The injera was fresh and tasty. The service a tad slow but very friendly.

OMG my new favorite Ethiopian restaurant!!! I’ve been craving Ethiopian food over the past few months and been to (what seems like) almost every Ethiopian restaurant around Atl (obviously exaggerating a bit) BUT the food here is friggin awesome!!! I mean hands down the best and pretty reasonably priced. I got the lamb platter to share and it was plenty of food for two of us. In addition, the staff is super super friendly and very polite and attentive.

This was a really good place. The Assa Dullet and the injera was perfectly cooked and super flavorful. It seems to be set up for parties and takeout, but it was warm and welcoming and run by native peoples, and you can’t beat that. Will definitely be returning!

They are just Okay. I’ve had better and the service was very slow to start with. We waited six minutes before someone greeted us yet she saw us. It’s consumed with men so my boyfriend thought it was some gay secret society lol. The bits were just okay. I doubt that we will return.

I love Ethiopian cuisine and sample it any time I get the chance. Bole didn’t disappoint. I brought a group of first timers with me, so we ordered a platter that everyone could eat from. My crew was impressed and we enjoyed a good meal.
This restaurant was hard to locate. We were tourists who took the train in from the city to eat here, and it was a challenge to find this place. Not necessarily their fault but I would recommend at least having good directions online somewhere from the train stop.

Venue: Bole Ethopian Restaurant
Décor: Nice, spacious, plenty of sitting area
Service: Very Friendly
Environment: Quiet, family style
Food: Ethiopian
Prices: Moderate, Most things will be $ 11 – 20 for single entres
Huge Pros: Food is flavorful, not overly croweded
Debbie Downers: Not down with Team Portions. More Injera that could ever imagine, enough flavorful meat.
Conclusion: This is one of those establishments where the service out does the food by a long shot. The food was very good but IMO, it wasn’t as plentiful as it should for what you are paying. I had the Bole combination (veggies was good, lamb was good) and most things on there was good. Too much injera on my plate, kind of overkill with it. However, the fruit drink made from scratch with no sugar was very refreshing and delicious.
Overall: C

I haven’t eaten Ethiopian food very often, this place was awesome!
Had the combo platter with the spicy lamb :)
Ps don’t eat the green little hot peppers
(my boyfriend says eat the peppers)

This food was amazing! It is such a friendly environment! While visiting Atlanta, my
Boyfriend talked me into trying something different! We decided to check out this Ethiopian restaurant near our hotel. I had plan on «going safe» and picking something like pasta or wings, but the manager told us to try the platter. It was AWESOME! We also tried the honey wine and beer. We liked them both! It’s a great spot. This will be our spot to go every time we visit for a Braves game!

Bole has pretty good Ethiopian food. It’s your typical stewed/​curried meats with injera (spongey bread). The injera is not true injera because they make it with flour instead of terra (a grass flour of Africa). And the amount of meat they give is a lot.
But the problem that lies here is it’s service and logistics. It takes awhile for your food to come out. And the service is not good at keeping up with you or checking in on you.
They need to improve service and it would be a better restaurant.