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The rumors are flying over on the Midnight Sun’s blog this week about a well known Baltimore bar owner opening up a new spot in Pigtown. Here is the first post that got it all started. 90 comments later, the mystery man identified himself (Jason Zink of No Idea Tavern fame) and laid out a few more details in this post. I guess he just couldn’t ignore the groundswell of support.

I’ve put in my two cents. If you want Jason to open a bar in Pigtown, make sure to comment on the Midnight Sun’s blog. Let him know what you would want to eat, drink, pay, listen to, etc. It seems like Jason is using the Midnight Sun’s audience as some sort of focus group, so let’s show him that Pigtown would support his efforts.

If you’ve never been to his other bars, check them out:

I’ve been meaning to try this place out for a few weeks now and finally got the chance on Wed. I believe it is called the Elfegne Ethiopian Cafe and it’s located @ 821 Washington Blvd.

First of all, it gets huge bonus points for being BYOB. Well, it may not officially be BYOB but we asked if we could bring a bottle of wine and no one had a problem with it. I don’t even think we were charged a corking fee.

The atmosphere is great. It’s just a small little shop with a few tables and a big TV glued to CNN. The woman who was working there and may own or manage the place was super friendly and understanding about having to explain to me.

I can’t speak much about the quality of the food since it was my first time having Ethiopian of any kind. To my unrefined palette though, everything was delicious! We ordered beef tibs and a vegetarian combo. The whole experience was great. I’ve never sat down and had a meal by ripping off little pieces of bread and scooping up the ingredients you want, but I really liked it. The spices didn’t even torture my bland Polish taste buds that badly.

Elfegne is definitely worth checking out even if you just want to try something new and support a local business. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. BTW, I hear they have strange hours so you might want to call ahead @ 410-637-3207. Enjoy and let me know what you think,