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Addis Ababa

8233 Fenton St., Silver Spring, MD 20910 | 301-589-1400 | Web site »
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Neighborhood:

Silver Spring

Metro:

Silver Spring (Red Line)

Cuisines:

African, Ethiopian

Tags:

brunch, late night, buffet, outdoor seating

hours:

Sun-Thu 11 am-1 am; Fri-Sat 11 am-2 am

Atmosphere:

Good For Birthdays, For Groups, Outdoor Seating, Late Night

Price:

$

Quick Take

Ethiopian spot in Silver Spring is better than the sum of its parts. Try the rustic stews, kitfo or a combination plate.

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Editorial Review

NOTE: The restaurant runs a lunch buffet weekdays.

Addis Ababa is better than the sum of its parts. Of the a la carte choices, I'm partial to the kitfo, Ethiopia's nod to steak tartare, seasoned with herbed butter and blazing with red pepper, or the tamer doro wat, chicken simmered in a brick-red sauce of onions, chilies and clarified butter and served with a whole cooked egg. For the most variety, pick one of the combination plates, a sampling of four dishes, for $12.50 or less. These include rustic stews of chicken, lamb and beef, plus a vegetable (the best choices are the tangy collard greens and vibrant chopped tomato-and-onion salad). Lentil dishes tend to be blah, beef dishes tough. In typical Ethiopian fashion, everything gets served on injera, the pleasantly sour and spongy pancake that also functions as your eating utensil: Just tear a piece off, wrap it around a morsel of food and bring it to your mouth. Uncertain? Newbies have been known to get hand-fed instruction from the more attentive waitresses.

--Tom Sietsema

 
 
 
 
 

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delicious, great atmosphere, service is lacking

Posted by rebecca8 | Apr 15, 2009 | Mark as Inappropriate

We have eaten at Addis several times and tried most of the menu. The best bang for the buck is probably the combination dishes which are all delicious and give you a lot of variety. The atmosphere is wonderful. especially in the spring and fall on the second floor. A cool breeze while eating is very pleasant. However the service is dreadful. A sample of prior service related problems: 1) we ordered a bottle of wine, and the wrong bottle was brought, then the waitress did not know how to use a cork screw (I am not kidding), we opened the bottle for her, then when our check finally arrived (service is VERY slow) they charged us for yet another bottle, a more expensive one of course. We continue to return because it is just so darn good.

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