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Ogbe and Felitia Guobadia
operate this wonderful restaurant/African art gallery in Miami. Fabulous
food. Stunning interiors. An authentically exotic dining experience. Weekday
Happy Hour drink specials 4 - 7 pm Live music on weekends. Also available
for special parties.
"The queen has finally made it to South Florida with
this exotic, elegant Ethiopian restaurant in an up-and-coming area near the
Design District; patrons sit on traditional wooden carved stools and sample
various delectables, and when you consider the extensive champagne
selection, it’s a safe bet that tabs will run high."
- Zagat Survey |
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... '' Ogbe and Felitia
Guobadia, he from Nigeria, she from Virginia, met at Rutgers University and
married in Nigeria's former capital Lagos, where they opened an American
fried chicken joint. Political turmoil prodded the two back to New Jersey,
where they operated a successful African art gallery/Ethiopian restaurant.
They next landed in Miami's Design District, where this past May they opened
another gallery/restaurant, Sheba Ethiopian Cuisine.
Sheba is an elegant earth-toned, 205-seat eatery that seamlessly melds
traditional African craft with chic, contemporary restaurant design. The
crafts and imports include carved wooden masks, wicker wall hangings, and
mesabs , colorful mushroom-shaped tables woven like baskets and surrounded
by short wooden stools (upon which nobody was seated during our visits).
American artifacts include a glowing backlit bar, sleek brown leather
banquettes, and crisp, champagne-colored linen-topped tables; there are more
sweeping curves to the spacious room than on a queen's sinuous crown. The
adjoining African arts and crafts shop is accessible from the dining room."
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- Miami New Times, Fit for a Queen, - By Lee Klein |
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