Maybe I'm a little biased. After having visited Pan African Market down in Seattle, I came back to Vancouver looking for something similar. Afro Canadian wasn't bad per se; It just wasn't good in any outstanding way. The portion sizes were fantastic and the food was decent. If you're in the area and that's what you're looking for, by all means. If elsewhere and specifically looking for good African food, Fassil is probably a better bet.

16 friends and I chose to have our post 10km run lunch at the Afro Canadian Restaurant yesterday.
I called 5 days in advance to make a reservation for 20, and the gentleman I spoke to on the phone was helpful right from the beginning by asking how many vegetarians and non-vegetarians were in our party so he could prepare accordingly.
We were greeted warmly even as we arrived at the restaurant 15 minutes early, and we were seated and served water almost immediately. The interior of the restaurant is comfortable; kind of like a cozy diner, though there aren't any booths that I can recall. We were seated at 3 tables pushed together - about 5 people per table.
Shortly after we got settled, the manager came to our table to explain the dishes that he would be serving us. He advised us to sit in groups of all vegetarians/all meat eaters so it would be easier for us to share the food. He told us we would be served large plates covered in Injera (a thin, sourdough pancake) and topped with assorted stewed meats (lamb, beef & chicken), vegetables (spinach, cold lettuce and tomato salad), and legumes (chick peas and lentils). We would also have some addtional Injera to tear into small pieces and then use to pick up the different items to eat. The veggies and meat were all cooked in exceptionally flavourful sauces, and carried a medium hot spice. Only one person in our group found the food to be too spicy for her liking.
The manager came by the table to replenish our stews and Injera a couple of times and we all had more than enough to fill us. Our water glasses were kept full, and many of our party had tea or coffee after the meal.
The entire meal came to approximately $10 per person plus tip, and we all felt that was an awesome value for the quality, quantity, and service we received. I will definitely return.

I've been a customer of this restaurant since it opened (in, I believe, 1993), and I've never had a bad meal. I've ordered most everything on the menu. Food is always carefully prepared in complex spices, hot but not overwhelmingly so. Meat dishes are tender. Portions are good. The way some of the dishes are prepared can change with the mood of the kitchen, and so ordering the same dish can often yield a different result - which might be a minus for some people. This is particularly true of the vegetable dishes.

The kitchen and service are run by the owner. He's gracious and attentive and good at explaining menu options for folks who are unfamiliar with Ethiopian food or who want to try new things on the menu.

The menu occasionally veers into other kinds of cuisine - for example, they make a killer jerk chicken.

My favourite vegetable dishes are the red lentils, the ful (a stew of fava beans), and the green vegetables - usually an interesting, spinach-based stew. For meat dishes, the jerk chicken is very good, and the African lamb (boneless, made with a spiced clarified butter) is very good.

Not on the menu, but usually available, is ugali, a cornmeal dumpling served with a delicious (and quite spicy) wat (sauce).

I think the best way to eat here is the combination dishes, where several different items are served on one platter of injera to share. It's a good way to try different tastes, and the value is good. I will often go in with a friend and order the vegetable platter - three vegetable dishes for two people for (I believe) $16 - and leave it to the owner to choose which to serve.

There's a pretty standard selection of beer; they also carry Red Stripe.

As for ambience: the place is comfortable, cozy, painted in warm colours. Nothing fancy. I enjoy it.

It's easy to feed two people to the point of bursting here for $20. For me, this restaurant is one of the most reliable inexpensive options in Vancouver.