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Sadly, Red Sea fell off various "best" lists a while ago. It had long 
been my favorite, but they got sloppy, crowded, and less ambitious while 
on all the lists. Then I switched to Meskerem, across the street. This is 
a much more pleasant setting, but the food has occasionally not been up 
to their or my standards. So I've recently eaten at Red Sea a couple of 
times, and now that it's unlisted and (maybe) not so prosperous, they're 
trying harder again. A couple of weeks ago, I took a Smithsonian 
walking/eating tour of Adams Morgan, which included a stop at Meskerem.
We spoke to the owner about the problem of variability in the food, and 
he indicated that they knew about it and were working on it. Of course, 
what else would he say? But that's at least a reason to go back and an 
opening to complain if it's not adequate.

How many people remember Mamma Desta's, the first (I think) Ethiopian 
restaurant here? It was great... it moved to Chicago a long time ago.
Then there was Axum, on 18th Street near Spaghetti Garden, also long gone.

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