If you are ever in the DC area, I can show you an Eritrean place that is my latest obsession.
I actively dislike injera, and feel absolutely ZERO shame about it. The real shame is that the stuff on top is mighty tasty, but I can’t remember the last time my PIC could convince me to go for Ethiopian. He loves it.
Is Somtum Der still good? I went there well over a decade ago and loved it, but things can change, obviously.
It was a short stint living in DC a long time ago that propelled my desire to learn to like Ethiopian food! It was all the rage amongst my peer group (young and poor.) That said, my tastes have expanded quite a lot since… 1993 
Do tell!
For me its the injera - I really dislike it which ruins the experience; the flavors of the stews and veg in the few Ethiopian meals I have had have beenpretty good.
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Injera can take a bit of getting used to. But its flavor is designed to be meld with the stews and vegs’ flavors.
Here is my Aurora Cafe thread. Short version: Qlwa with beef, add the spinach. Ga’at. Foul. I swear next time I go I will branch out.
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I guess I had no idea how polarizing Ethiopian food and specifically injera was!
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Same. I love injera.
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I really like Ethiopian samosas/ sambusas.
I realize there is a lot more to Ethiopian food than platters with injera.
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