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Food is good as well as their cake slices. The red velvet is my favorite it's super moist and flavorful.Food: 5/5

A must visit place if you are fanatical about good food. Also, if you love experimenting with different cuisine, flavors and pairings. We ordered the platter and was pleasantly surprised how well Texas barbecue blended with Ethiopian cuisine. The pork, beef, chicken, even the teff pancakes, were out of this world. Wash it all down with the ginger and honey tea, and you will already be planning the next visit. And why not, the place is truly value for money to boot.A couple of things to keep in mind though. The place is almost a hole in the wall, and don't expect much in terms of ambience, though I guess you can call it rustic/quaint. The location is a rundown strip mall almost in Mansfield, a good 30-40 mins drive from both Dallas and Forth Worth. The place is family run with the husband and wife team doing almost everything from cooking to managing the cash register. Their two daughters were helping when we were there, but be prepared to wait and even help yourselves with water/soda etc. They are a lovely family, and by the end of the meal you get the feeling you have known them for a very long time. Because of staff shortages timing can be a bit unpredictable and truncated. Check before you leave since you will be driving a while.A couple of months back The New York Times had selected this place as one of the top 50 restaurants in the US. It is an honor they truly deserve.

Absolutely delicious food. Tried the nachos and they were the best of both worlds. Other guests in my party ordered barbecue and enjoyed it immensely. It's hard to find both smoky, flavorful meat AND a good barbecue sauce but they nailed it! Everyone was friendly and the restaurant was clean and quiet. The owners were kind, helpful with selections, and very gracious. So glad we gave them a try on our visit to the area.

This place is fantastic! The idea of fusing Ethiopian and Texas bbq is genius. Kudos, smoke n ash, kudos! They have received local and now national recognition and it is well deserved. My favs were: doro wat, awaze brisket, smoked mushrooms (GET THIS! , gomen, sambusas, and the sheet cake. We got here right when they opened at 11am on a Friday and people were waiting in their cars for them to unlock their doors. We were second in line and quickly 3 people lined up behind us. By 12pm is was bustling with happy customers. You will love this spot and the sweet couple running the joint. We will be back to try more tasty dishes soon!

My BBQ Buddy read that this place was rated as one of the 50 best new restaurants by the New York Times. Either he misread or I have even more reason to not believe the Times. Not that it was bad; it wasn't. But it wasn't anything special; at least not the BBQ. We didn't try the Ethiopian Cuisine. There were three of us. We got there when they opened which was good because there was a bit of a crowd that came in shortly after us. Apparently there had been a story somewhere that caught some peoples' interest. One of us ordered the two meat plate, one the three meat plate and one the special of the day which was Rib Tips French Fries. The brisket was decent. Not a lot of smoke flavor but it was tender. The ribs were tasty. They were small but the meat fell off the bone. The sausage was very plain. I wish I hadn't gotten it and had gotten the two meat plate. It wasn't any better or different than a package or Eckrich or Jimmy Dean that you can get in the grocery store. The beans were good as was the okra. The green beans were very plain. No flavor at all. The rib tips were judged to be a little dry and the person that got them didn't appreciate them being served on top of the fries. He really wanted them separate. They had free refills on the drinks but no Diet Coke and the Coke Zero and one of the other choices were out. But they did have sweet tea and unsweet tea so that's what we went with. Like I said, it wasn't bad, just nothing I'd drive to the other side of town for again. There's a lot of competition in this area for BBQ and Smoke'N Ash isn't a contender for BBQ. If you want to try Ethiopian Cuisine, maybe they shine brighter there.