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Food
8.4
Feel
7.5
Price
$20
Karibu
Three Ethiopian restaurants and counting—go Austin!
Ethiopian
Casual restaurant

Hours
Mon–Sat 11:30am–midnight

Features Live music, outdoor dining, veg-friendly, Wi-Fi
Bar Beer, wine, liquor
Credit cards Visa, MC, AmEx
Reservations Accepted

Website

East Austin
1209 E. 7th St.
Austin, TX
(512) 320-5454

Newcomer Karibu has opened in the culinary Bildungsroman that is the east side, in the shell of a closed restaurant whose arched windows and tiled patio suggest Mexican. It does face some formidable competition a few exits up the road at Aster’s. (This should make for some spirited gastro-arguments…

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