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| - I ordered 2 vegetarian platters to go with gluten-free Teff injera (which truly was GF, so a point for that). Two more pros for a reasonable variety of vegan dishes in the platter -- beets, green beans,collard, spicy red lentil, yellow split pea, mild green lentil and cabbage/potato/carrot -- and for the fact that this is one of the least greasy Ethiopian restaurants.
The cons were that none of the 3 legume dishes were thoroughly cooked, but crunchy. This is both unpleasant and indigestible. The green beans were more greyish and limp and were obviously previously frozen with absolutely no flavour or even onion to help out. Besides undercooked legumes, the overall flavour was just not there. This is not Rendez-Vous, where every dish tastes excellent. All the vegetable dishes were terribly under-seasoned; I don't expect everything to be spicy hot, but I do expect the proper spices to be used with a skillful hand to create nuanced flavours in each dish.
Collards and beans should be a bright, fresh green. Both were greyish. If beans are not in season, add more cabbage instead (but also some turmeric and ginger!)
This was just bland. Very similar to Ethiopiques in quality. I won't be returning. It's not like the Ethiopian restaurants on Danforth east.
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