DALO'S Kitchen (Grade C)

Date of last visit: : April 2010 --we've been here about a half dozen times
Address: 4134 N Vancouver Ave., Portland, Oregon
Phone:  503-808-9604
Hours: call to check
Link:  Dalo's Kitchen

General Impressions of the place itself: From the outside you would not know this is a restaurant..or that it was a public place. It just says DALOS on the awning over the door..nothing else.  It is an ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT. It is family owned and operated. The people are very friendly. There is nothing the least bit fancy here.  It is entirely unassuming with nothing but plain and simple table and chairs.  I am not even sure if there are any pictures on the walls.  There are two rooms separated by a partial wall.  The second room has a TV on the wall.  We always just sit down in the first room, so we don't know what all is in the second room--more tables and chairs we assume.
What we ordered:  We have ordered most everything they have on the menu. It is not a big menu. The food has always been reliably good, except for the time we got the buffet--that was not so good. We wouldn't do that again..and wouldn't recommend it to anyone else. Order from the menu, you'll be happy.
Things we liked and disliked: The buffet at $10 a person for all you can eat looked better than it tasted, The food was not consistently hot and some of it was a little bit dried out. The menu items have always been good. It takes a while to get the food--because they fix it after you order it--but it is worth the wait

Number in our party: 4

Total Bill: $60 with tip and drinks
Recommended? sure, we like it and will go back
With a Five Star Scale - and Five being perfect - we rate this place? 3