[3] The Rainier Valley location operates in a former convenience store,[4] attached to the Ethiopian Community Center.

[2] Co-founded and co-owned by Solomon Dubie,[2][9] the business launched in Brighton[10] and later expanded to the Central District.

[13][14] According to Tasting Table, Avole "works with local farmers, contributes to various philanthropic pursuits, and participates in community outreach".

[15] Avole was included in Tasting Table's 2022 list of the city's seventeen best coffee roasters other than Starbucks.

[15] In 2023, Allecia Vermillion and Agazit Afeworki included Avole in Seattle Metropolitan's overview of the city's best Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurants.