Rahel Ethiopian Vegan Cuisine
About us
In 1985, Rahel opened Messob Restaurant with her mission being to provide authentic ethiopian cuisine to the residents and visitors of Los Angeles. Her dishes have always been crafted from age-old recipes full of delicious flavor. In 2000, however, she left Messob Restaurant to pursue her higher dream. Rahel opened Rahel Vegan Cuisine to fulfill her vision to establish the first ever (and still only) 100% Vegan Ethiopian Restaurant anywhere. She is comitted to preparing the most wholesome, conscious, enjoyable foods without any harm to any animals, to people's health, or to the planet.
Anyway one looks at it , a true vegan diet is the optimal diet for all. That is Rahel's vision and passion ! Vegans can rest assured that their meals are 100% vegan and there has been absolutely no cross-contamination with any non-vegan items. There has never been such items in this facility.
Our customers can rest assured that they are being served the healthiest and most enjoyable Ethiopian Cuisine. Such non-vegan patrons have been delighted to declare,'At Rahels, there is so much variety and flavor and i didn't miss the meat at all!'.
Rahel also caters to those who have food allergies.For instance,those with nut allergies can rest assured that there are no nuts in any of the meals r even in the facility's food preparation areas. (Desserts with nuts are prepared off-site.) Rahel also offers gluten-free injera,(the aunthentic Ethiopian bread), gluten-free vegan cheese cake, and over 90% of the dishes are naturally gluten-free. Rahel Vegan cuisine has repeatedly been voted, by the people of Los Angeles at LA's annual world Vegan Day Celebration, as LA's Best Vegan Restaurant.
Rahel's has also been awarded Best Ethnic Vegan Restaurant by Los Angeles Magazine.
Best Ethinic Vegan Restaurant
Most of the city's vegan restaurants feature the latest in ersatz animal flesh—tempeh meatballs, soy-chicken satay, and squid sculpted from tofu. Rahel Ethiopian Vegan Cuisine, however, specializes in stews that could have been on the menu during biblical times: split lentils, chickpeas, zucchini, and string beans, all slow cooked in spiced sauces that unlock a flavor as savory as that of pot roast. A Rahel combination platter can include nine of these entrées. The feast is best enjoyed by pinching small bites with shreds of injeri bread, its sour tang balancing the sweetness and heat of the vegetables. Though nestled in South Fairfax Avenue's Little Ethiopia, Rahel is a tradition unto itself. To the owner's knowledge, there are no vegan Ethiopian restaurants elsewhere in the United States nor in the mother country.