Philly Restaurant Named This Year’s Best In The U.S. By USA Today
USA Today released its Restaurant of the Year list, and a Philly restaurant made the list along with 46 other restaurants. The restaurants on their list include “buzzy Instagram-worthy spots backed by award-winning chefs, tried-and-true small-town standbys, and pantheons of fine dining worthy of foodies’ pilgrimages.” The magazine mentioned that their list features a mix of old and new restaurants.
One of the best in the U.S.
Philly’s Doro Bet was included in this year’s USA Today’s Restaurants of the Year list. The magazine highlighted the restaurant for berbere-spiced, wafer crisp, and Ethiopian fried chicken. Although fried chicken isn’t traditional in Ethiopia, the owner’s American-born children loved Chick-fil-A, so she added her own twist, according to the magazine. “It’s their fried chicken that made them famous for hundreds of miles: breaded with the nutty pop and crackle of teff and tapioca flours, marinated in buttermilk with earthy-fiery berbere spice,” they wrote.
Other Pennsylvania restaurants on the list include York’s Viet Thai Cafe and New Hope’s Speckled Egg Cafe.
Rave Reviews
Doro Bet has raving reviews on Yelp and a current rating of 4 out of 5 stars. One local reviewer from greater Philly shared a bit about their 5-star experience. “I’ve tried most famous wing spots in the city, but Ethiopian fried chicken was a new one to me,” they said. “Doro Bet provided a great experience overall. Their chicken taps into a specific niche that hasn’t been done by other spots in Philly. I wish I had tried it sooner,” they continued.
Another reviewer praised the restaurant’s warm hospitality and a comfortable, inviting atmosphere. “The star of the menu was undoubtedly the spicy fried chicken, which was cooked to crispy perfection with a generous amount of heat that left my taste buds tingling,” they said.
On Doro Bet’s Facebook page, they highlight all kinds of dishes with Ethiopian spices and sauces. They offer falafel wraps, fried oyster mushroom sandwiches, sumac-lemon wings, and more.
Doro Bet is located at 4533 Baltimore Ave., Philadelphia.
Take a look at USA Today’s 2024 Restaurant of the Year list here.
