Addis Red Sea Ethiopian
vegan-friendly
$$ - average
Ethiopian/Eritrean
$$ - average
Ethiopian/Eritrean
Fairly authentic Ethiopian restaurant in Porter Square area with a vegetarian section.
Fairly authentic Ethiopian restaurant in Porter Square area with a vegetarian section. Only one option under that part of the menu has the potential to be non-vegan, and that's easily avoided by specifying oil instead of butter.
Directions:
South of the Porter Square T stop, on the East side of the street.
- Large Group-Friendly
Added by ananimalfriendlylife.com on Sep 6 07 (updated Sep 6 07)
(Originally written for bostonvegan.org)
First off, it took me over 20 minutes to park, and we still ended up walking four blocks. Easy walk from the Porter Square T stop, though.
But let's get to the restaurant. The decor was pretty plain, the service was okay, friendly, but they really need to serve water in bigger glasses and with less ice, because I was asking for refills constantly, and often had to wait for someone to come by so I could ask for one. This sucks for the customer and for the waitstaff. The restaurant was very crowded, with a large group occupying the restaurant, so this may have had something to do with it, and the fact that I found napkins on the floor (and a wine menu!).
The food itself was average. I wanted a little more kick to my greens, though the split peas delivered in that department. I was disappointed that tef injera was an alternate and not the main injera. It's generally superior, in my opinion. Unfortunately, they didn't have enough by the time I'd arrived, so I had to accept a mix of tef and the regularly served injera. It worked out okay, I suppose, since the tef injera was not in the league I'm used to from other Ethiopian restaurants. Pretty bland, which might suit other tastebuds, but I like to taste the more sourdough-like fermentation tang in my injera.
Selections were fairly standard, really, and the vegetarian section of the menu was clearly identified so I didn't have to scan past meat dishes to find what I wanted. It would be nice if there more than the 6-7 options, but this is really par for the course.
I'd be willing to go back if in the area or someone nearby really wanted to go, but I wouldn't go out of my way for this. Surely there's better Ethiopian in Boston.