Addis Ababa Restaurant
Ethiopian, African
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Location
8233 Fenton St. , Silver Spring, MD
(301) 589-1400
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Reviews
Overall rating
(3.9)
(55 reviews)
May 4, 2017
The food was flavorful and we had a good portion one platter is enough for two people to share. It is a small comfortable place.
October 2, 2015
Good food ... Good service. However the meal was just barely warm, w/ the exception of the fish, which had been deep fried. The red lentils and veggies were flavorful, but not was was hot. Our meal would have been far better had our platter selections been hot with heat.
September 27, 2015
This last time they seemed a little inattentive, but I could not say what the reason. None the less, I enjoy the place and the food.
May 23, 2015
Good food (a bit spicy for my taste) and excellent, friendly service
November 10, 2014
Good food, friendly service, relaxed atmosphere
October 9, 2014
Bowl selections were great, but food could've been hotter with heat, in the fish tasted like it had been deep-fried in old oil.
October 9, 2014
Bowl selections were great, but food could've been hotter with heat, in the fish tasted like it had been deep-fried in old oil.
July 2, 2014
This is our favorite Ethiopian restaurant...without question. My son asks to come for his birthday.
March 28, 2014
nice ambiance
March 10, 2014
Waitresses were great!The meal was good and it was a true different dining experience.
February 11, 2014
service was very attentivefood was excellent
February 10, 2014
Great food, and really nice decor. Central location just outside of downtown Silver Spring. A bit more attentiveness on the part of the waitstaff would be nice, but no complaints.
September 15, 2013
Food was tasty but a bit bland.
July 26, 2013
The menu has changed and the selection and quality weren't as good as they used to be.
July 14, 2013
Food was very good and came to the table quickly, but the service was slow in general.
July 11, 2013
We ordered vegetarian and our friend ordered meat, but the server brought everything out on the same tray. Definitely not cool for vegetarians!
June 14, 2013
The Ethiopian dining experience was great. Great service and food.
June 14, 2013
The Ethiopian dining experience was great. Great service and food.
April 14, 2013
It was really good! First, we were seated at a regular table and chairs, but we requested to be moved to a more traditional and interesting low table and chairs, and were promptly accommodated.
February 3, 2013
The food was really good but the service was poor. All the vegetarian dishes were vegan, which was great. The service was really disorganized. One server asked us to sit and wait for a table and then we were forgotten and had to insist to be seated when a server was about to seat the second party to come in after us. Our water arrived a bit late and was not refilled during the meal. The waitresses seem to be much more comfortable hanging out at the bar/cash register area than walking among the tables asking people what they need. Also, gluten is a problem. I called at lunchtime on the day I went there for dinner and was told all the injera is wheat-free. Then when we sat down to dinner we were told the injera is half wheat, and no, they can't make any wheat-free injera for us. So this does not appear to be a gluten-free friendly restaurant. It is a vegan-friendly restaurant. But I'm a little hesitant to use the word "friendly" at all at a place where the servers wanted to let us sit on a couch and wait for a table while they seated parties that arrived after us. At least they got our order right and the food arrived promptly after we were finally able to place our order. I will probably go back, with high expectations for food quality and very low expectations for service.
October 25, 2012
Food is good ... but NEVER hot enough with heat; i.e., even when returned to the kitchen.
August 25, 2012
Always reliably good.
August 18, 2012
Delicious food, excellent service, great ambiance, reasonable prices--what more could you want?
August 8, 2012
Good food and great service
August 6, 2012
The food was delicious and authentic.
July 5, 2012
Nice ambiance. Very authentic.
May 21, 2012
Slow service but great food and atmosphere. Will definitely go again!
May 17, 2012
Our server was not very put together and didn't understand what i was saying. The food was ok but nothing above average.
May 13, 2012
While the food was delicious, the service was extremely slow. It took probably 45 minutes or more from the time we came until we had food on the table. The waitress did not realize we did not have menus until after several minutes we had to ask for them. The waitress never came to check on us and we always had to flag her down if we needed anything. She was curteous when she interacted with us, though.
May 11, 2012
This is the first time we have eaten Ethiopian food so we didn't know what to expect. The temperature of the food was not as hot as we have been accustomed to. The service and staff were very good.
May 7, 2012
As senior citizens, we appreciate the recent addition of traditional (western style) tables. The food this time was more aggressively seasoned, and for us that means more delicious, than previously.
April 21, 2012
Very pleasant people, good food.
March 24, 2012
Wonderful environment and fabulous food. Thanks!
March 21, 2012
very gracious staff
March 15, 2012
The food was very good and we enjoyed the roof-top dining.
March 12, 2012
friendly and accomodating service. Good food.
March 5, 2012
Wonderful food, service, and atmosphere!
February 11, 2012
The restaurant overall was fine. I have lived in Egypt for over 5 years and expected the food to be more like what I was used to when living there. For this reason, my rating was a bit lower than it might otherwise have been.
February 9, 2012
Enjoyed food and presentation.
January 30, 2012
It was my first time eating Ethiopian food so I didn't know what to expect but the food was delicious and the service was great.
January 8, 2012
Food was completely bland. Which is surprising for an Ethiopian restaurant. Service was amazingly slow and aloof. With all the other Ethiopian restaurants in that neighborhood, I have no reason to eat there again.
January 6, 2012
Food is delicious.
December 8, 2011
I've been to Addis Ababa many times and considered it my favorite Ethiopian restaurant, but it's gone downhill. The last 2 times I was there the food was mediocre and not even warmed. I can't bring company out for food like that, and I'm moving on to other restaurants.
November 28, 2011
I prefer Bete or Awol - 2 other local Ethiopian restaurants for more vegetarian combination options.
November 4, 2011
Service was incredibly slow. there were only 2 waitresses helping a full restaurant (more than 50 ppl)
October 22, 2011
the man that came by to see if we had questions could not really answer our questions
October 21, 2011
Would like to see more variations in the lunch buffet
September 5, 2011
Unfortunately the service is consistently slow. The server has way too many tables to be able to keep track of all of us. We waited a lot after each stage of the meal.
August 29, 2011
I love the food... but im continually baffled by how slooooow it is.
August 14, 2011
Service was a bit spotty, our appetizer came after our meal, and the food could be spicier.
August 10, 2011
survey doesn't provide 2 or 3 times per week. hear of Addos Ababa too long ago to remember
August 3, 2011
Their Web-site is enticing but the experience is NOT worth the expense (even with the certificate); the interior was dirty and threadbare, the service indifferent, and the food awful.
July 31, 2011
I live in Hawaii now, but I use to reside in Silver Spring, MD ... and my husband & I ate there weekly. We only make it back here about once a year. Being able to eat there is a special treat!!! (esp. since, sadly, there are NO Ethiopian restaurants in Hawaii.)
July 26, 2011
Service is a bit slow!
July 22, 2011
The food is always very good, but they are weak on service -- this time was worse than any previous visit.