Twist Cafe & Deli

About a 1 – 1.5: Twist Café & Deli is located off of Seminary, offering breakfast, brunch, and Ethiopian dishes and plates. I was pretty excited in checking this place out, as it seemed like a little gem located in the Baileys Crossroads area! The hubs and I came here for a weekend brunch, and we ordered: the Twist Breakfast Combo (this came with scrambled eggs that had some diced tomatoes and bell peppers (fluffy, seasoned well, and pretty tasty), some spiced-​up/​seasoned injera bread chunks (this was just okay), and some plain couscous (could have had some more butter in, but it was simple), with a side of sliced loaf of bread (fluffy and not toasted, there was also no butter offered with it); you can also upgrade your injera mixture by adding meat to it, so I requested the dry beef tibs — I do like my meat extra well-​done, but these beef chunks had an off game-​y taste to them, was way too super jerky-​like, and even way more difficult to chew), and the hubs ordered an omelette (with spinach, cheese, and chicken, which came with a sliced loaf of bread with 2 packets of butter; the omelette itself was okay — there wasn’t enough cheese, and the diced chicken was a bit too dried out). The issue we had was that both of our orders were inaccurate when they were first brought out — my dish had the meat missing, and when they brought my unfinished dish back to fix, the jerky was just mixed within the injera and sent back out — the other parts of the dishes were not replaced, so the couscous and the scrambled eggs were super cold T_​_​_​_​T My hubs’ omelette was supposed to have chicken, but instead, there was gyro meat; again, when this dish was taken back to fix, the filling was just scooped out of the egg and then refilled with the chicken mixture; the egg itself was cold compared to the warm filling, and the sliced bread that was slightly toasted, also became cold. We each waited an additional 30+ minutes for our dishes to be corrected, so we were both not too happy. In the meantime, I did try a sambusa — it was filled with spicy lentil and it was actually pretty tasty; however, it was in a plastic bin by the cashier, pre-​fried, so it was not warm and the exterior shell was little chewier. It would have been great if these were fried-​to-​order and came out fresh! Service was friendly, but inefficient — with the lack of attention to details and the lack of quality control of the meals, it really makes me rethink of giving them another try to go through all that hassle! I’m glad I was able to finally try Twist Café a try, but not sure if I’d go back.
+great sambusas (but already pre-​frie d and not fried to order)
+inaccurate orders T_​_​_​_​T
+replacement time is about 30+ additional minutes per dish T_​_​_​_​T
+inefficient service T_​_​_​_​T
+lack of quality control T_​_​_​_​T
+tough dry ‘tibs’ (way too jerky-​like and has game-​y flavor)

Great veggie burger; awesome avocado amoothie. Everyone was friendly; fast and easy. I’ll definitely be back!

Good food very clean, been here before and wasn’t pleased with the food but I tried it again and was very good, and will deff come again.

We stopped by here while waiting on our car service, and was pleasantly surprised by this hope in the wall Ethiopian café! They prepare tea in a special (authentic?) way where they add spices to the water before putting in the tea bag. We also ordered beef tips and scrambled eggs platter, which was delicious and filling.

We stopped in Twist for a quick snack while running errands, had no idea how AMAZING it was going to be! I’ve never really eaten Ethiopian food before, but after that experience I definitely will be trying it again! The Ful, Kinche, and eggs were incredible. We had a side of Sambusas which were also delicious!
The staff was helpful and took the time to explain what the different foods were. Overall it was a great experience and I would definitely go back!

Searched «bagels» on Unilocal and this place came up. I ordered a bacon egg and cheese… They gave me a bagel with cream cheese, which was rock hard. Friendly staff but I don’t recommend if you’re trying to get a quick breakfast.

Had their beef tip and scrambled egg platters. They are both under breakfast catagory, but i think they serve more like brunch items. The beef tips dish is bit dry, but the flavor is excellent. Serving size is generous. My food did take about 10 minutes to come so for some one whos in a hurry, it may be better to order something else.

Tasty subs on fresh bread.
7 $ for a sub, chips, and a drink – can’t get much better than this!

this is a great place for a meeting, date, or to just chill.
I usually just get a drink here, but since I work nearby I may explore their menu a bit more in the coming months.

This place is nice, clean and spacious. If my memory serves me right, they offer breakfast, sandwiches/​salads. They have some cakes/​pastries but couldn’t remember what kind, but regardless am pretty sure they are all good. We had the café latte and we liked it very much, probably one of the best we had and I am not much of a coffee drinker. We also had the biscotti and a slice of tiramisu cake. Biscotti was just plain, nothing special. The tiramisu was good, (didn’t have that much coffee flavour, this could be good/​bad depending on individual preferences, in my case its good) kind of light, not too sweet and not heavy compared to other tiramisu’s I’ve had (from skyline/​dama etc). The service was good and overall happy with this place. Will come back for sure to try the other stuff. If you’re in the area and love coffee, do give this place a try.

Great authentic lattes here. If you are into coffee and don’t want to go to the city or Clarendon this is the spot. Friendly, quick, and also reasonable price for medium latte $ 3 pretax.

This place is a hidden gem. Best Macchiato I’ve had in a long time in a cozy and clean environment. Good service too. The menu looks appetizing. I have to try something next time. WILL BE BACK!!!

Ordered delivery off of grub hub. It was delicious — I got the pastrami sandwich. I also ordered the Turkey and Chicken salad sandwich for later this week because the minimum delivery was $ 20. There was only a $ 2 delivery charge which definitely is not bad. I will be back for more lunch in the future!

Wonderful service and good chicken salad! Combo with chips and soda was under $ 7 so I will definitely be back!

Love their cappuccino! Great service too. The sandwich bar looks fresh. Great and clean place. Keep up the good work!