Tertulias Cafe

Tertulias Cafe is the Colombian restaurant at 26–28 Porter Street in East Boston. Phone (617) 539-7307. Official hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 11 a.m. to midnight Friday through Sunday. Ordering menus list plato montañero (rice, beans, pork rinds, sweet plantain, eggs, and arepa), arepa paisa with beans, chicharrón, beef, cheese, and maduros, arepa Tertuliana with chicken, avocado, sweet plantain, roasted onion, and chicharrón, plus empanadas, beef or chicken tacos, and quesadillas. The site labels it a Colombian restaurant; delivery boards also file Venezuelan arepas. Porter Street in East Boston. Come for a montañero or an arepa, not a 30-word heritage essay.