After years of asking for it, Asheville finally has its own Ethiopian restaurant. Addissae opened on Tuesday, Dec. 16, for the first in a string of soft-opening nights. Currently only accepting around 50 reservations per night, the owners are trying to ease into their launch.
Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company demonstrates a corporate takeover of the right kind (Photo by Bill Rhodes). The local pizza business plans to take control of a now-defunct Domino’s Pizza takeout/delivery location in south Asheville in December says Doug Riley, an APBC owner. Another local restaurant hasn’t fared as well. And guess what? An Atlanta woman with a successful Ethiopian restaurant in Atlanta is looking at Asheville to open an Ethiopian restaurant.
