The restaurant is clean, spacious and welcoming. The background music is so calming and relaxing. To the right of the entrance, we saw a low table with low chairs meant for drinking coffee. We wanted to try a different cuisine today and decided to go for Ethiopian. We ordered the Kitfo (Ethiopian beef tartar) and firfir combo, vegetable combo and an Ethiopian coffee. It was very delicious, but way too much food for 2 adults and 1 kid. We’ve had Ethiopian food at two other places before that had very good reviews, but this place is the best so far. The injera was perfectly flavored. It was too sour for my taste at the previous Ethiopian restaurants I’ve eaten at. I would highly recommend coming here. The firfir was quite spicy for my husband, who is less tolerant of heat. I thought it was nicely spiced. The kitfo comes with the option to be prepared raw, medium or fully cooked. We chose raw, just to try something new. We were surprised that it didn’t taste raw at all. The veggie combo had cabbage, salad, lentils, collard greens, a bean paste, and a couple more beans (I couldn’t tell what it was) my daughter liked the cabbage and collard greens. I liked the cabbage. It had a curry flavor. By the way, we noticed that people used their hands to rip a small piece of the injera to grab onto the veggies and sides. It is like making mini bite sized wraps with variety of fillings. I personally used my coffee spoon to scoop the fillings onto the injera instead. It was so cool how the staff roasted the coffee beans on a pan, and I could see the smoke sizzling from the pan. The coffee had a unique taste and I’m guessing it was cardamon. I was able to pack the leftover food in a large to-go box they provided me, which I plan to eat for my lunch tomorrow. :) Parking: We parked at the public parking garage that free on weekends. It was just several blocks from the restaurant.

Awesome food. Nice and pleasant vibe for date. So happy so spent New Year’s Eve lunch here with family!

Delicious food. We had the beef and veggie combo, everything on it is good. I especially like the cabbages and potatoes. Space is clean and clear.

I loved this place. Delicious food. Service was great. Very friendly staff. Wine and beer were good. I highly recommend this place.

Delicious Ethiopian food right in the heart of Silver Spring. We ordered a meat plate with different delicious meat and vegetarian options. ...

My boyfriend and I were visiting in the area and wanted to try something new. We have always been curious about Ethiopian cuisine and this part of the country has a noticeable populatuon. After doing some Google reviews we decided on Beteseb and we do not regret it! From the moment we sat down to our meal being brought, our server was extremely helpful since this was our first experience with Ethiopian food. There was so much flavour it blew out our taste buds and the textures succulent and juicy. Truly an amazing experience and highly recommend.

This is my new fave for Ethiopian food. I have been trying to find a new top spot since my previous go-to closed. Silver Spring has so many Ethiopian restaurant options, and it's not a hardship to try them. My personal tastes can be a bit tricky as I have a low tolerance for heat spice but love the flavors in this food. I'm so pleased to have found a place that has the great flavors without being too hard on my sensitive mouth. We did takeout, but the place is really cute. I want to dine in. Their online menu seems less complete than photos of the print menu. I'd also like to find the delivery service they use as so far I've come up blank.

The rib eye tibs were outstanding! I got the yellow lentils as well. The place has very good vegetarian options too.