Axum Ethiopian Restaurant Menu

4.3
(475+ Reviews)
  • Breakfast

    • 1 Regular Foul (Sudanese Style)

      Crushed fava beans, garnished with fresh onion, jalapeño pepper, fresh tomato; served with French bread
      $6.00
    • 2 Special Foul (Sudanese Style)

      Crushed fava beans, garnished with fresh onion, jalapeño pepper, fresh tomato, hard-boiled egg and feta cheese; served with French bread
      $7.50
    • 3 Chechebsa

      Pieces of freshly baked unleavened wheat bread tossed in herbal butter and berbere; served with side yoghurt
      $7.00
    • 4 Enkulal Firfir

      Scrambled eggs with tomato, onion, jalapeño pepper; served with French bread
      $6.00
    • 5 Enkulal Sandwich

      Sandwich filled with fried eggs and sliced fresh tomato
      $5.00
    • 6 Fata

      A mixture of diced tomato, onion, garlic and herbs simmered very slow with berbere oil and water; served with French bread
      $6.00
    • 7 Special Fata

      Fata served with scrambled egg and yoghurt
      $7.50
    • 8 Cold Shiro Fitfit

      Powdered and spiced chickpeas mixed in cold water with fresh diced tomatoes, onions, jalapeño pepper and herbs
      $6.00
    • 9 Kuwanta Firfir

      Combination of shredded injera with spiced homemade beef jerky stew; spiced with berbere
      $11.95
    • 10 Kitfo Sandwich

      Regular kitfo (see item 25) served in a French bread with. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done
      $11.95
    • 11 Dullet

      Carefully cleaned lamb trip and liver mixed with lean red meat, diced onion, garlic, jalapeño pepper, herbal butter, cardoon and mitmita. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done
      $11.95
  • Appetizers

    • 12 Sambusa With Vegetables

      Vegetarian pastry shell filled with sautéed whole lentils, onions and jalapeño pepper; served with sweet chili and plum sauce
      $2.50
    • 13 Axum Salad

      Axum special salad with tomato, onion, shredded carrot, jalapeño pepper and a touch of fresh garlic; served with our Axum style salad dressing
      $5.00
    • 14 Timatim FitFit

      Pieces of injera bread mixed with chopped fresh tomato, onion, jalapeño and Ethiopian herbs
      $5.00
    • 15 Azifa

      Lentil salad made out of boiled whole green lentils seasoned with horseradish, jalapeño pepper and herbs
      $3.00
    • 16 Kategn

      Mix of berbere, herbal butter and seasoning spread over freshly baked injera; served in a bite size
      $3.00
  • Entrees

    • 17 Regular Tibs

      Cubed tender beef or lamb sautéed with onion, rosemary, jalapeño pepper; served with spicy awaze sauce
      $11.50
    • 18 Axum Special Tibs

      Cubed tender beef or lamb marinated with our special sauce and fried with onion rosemary, jalapeño pepper and a touch of fresh garlic; served in a sizzling pan
      $12.50
    • 19 Lega Tibs

      Cubed tender lamb pieces lightly sautéed with onion, jalapeño pepper, garlic and berbere sauce
      $12.50
    • 20 Awaze Tibs

      Lightly sautéed tender cubed pieces of lamb mixed with our home made awaze sauce and onion, garlic and jalapeño pepper
      $13.50
    • 21 ZilZil Tibs

      Strips of tender beef sautéed in herbal butter seasoned with onion, green and red pepper and rosemary; served in a sizzling pan
      $13.00
    • 22 Dero Tibs

      Cubes of boneless chicken breast sautéed in a special blend of spices, onion, jalapeño pepper and touch of garlic mixed with herbal butter
      $10.50
    • 23 Dero Begomen

      Cubes of boneless chicken breast and chopped collard greens sautéed in a special blend of spices, onion, jalapeño pepper and touch of garlic mixed with herbal butter
      $11.50
    • 24 Melasena Sember

      Beef tripe and tongue cooked in mild ginger sauce and seasoned with garlic
      $12.00
    • 25 Regular Kitfo

      Beef tartar seasoned with our herbal butter, mitmita and cardamom. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done
      $12.50
    • 26 Special Kitfo

      Kitfo seasoned with herbal butter, cardamom and mitmita and served with home made cottage cheese and cooked collard green. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done
      $13.95
    • 27 Kitfo Dullet

      Kitfo mixed with jalapeño pepper and onion
      $13.50
    • 28 Gored Gored

      Chunked cubed beef sautéed with homemade awaze sauce, cardamom, a dash of red wine and herbal butter. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done
      $13.50
    • 29 Dullet

      Carefully cleaned lamb trip and liver mixed with lean red meat, diced onion, garlic, jalapeño pepper, herbal butter, cardoon and mitmita. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done
      $13.00
    • 30 Kitfo Sandwich

      Regular kitfo (see item 25) served in a French bread. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done
      $11.95
    • 31 Yebeg Alicha

      Lamb stew simmered with onion, garlic, turmeric and herbal butter
      $13.50
    • 32 Dero Alicha

      Chicken breast chunks simmered in mild turmeric sauce spiced with ginger, garlic, onion, and herbal butter
      $10.50
    • 33 Doro Wot

      Traditional dish! Chicken drumstick simmered in medium hot berbere sauce spiced with ginger, garlic, onion and herbal better; served with boiled egg
      $10.50
    • 34 Key Wot

      Very lean chopped beef simmered in a medium hot and thick berbere sauce and herbal butter, with exotic spices
      $11.50
    • 35 Yebeg Kikil (Check For Availability)

      Pieces of lamb with bones cooked in mild green pepper and turmeric sauce seasoned with onion, garlic, herbs and spices
      $9.50
    • 36 Yebeg Tibs FitFit

      Combination of shredded injera with lamb tibs
      $11.95
    • 37 Kwanta FirF

      Combination of shredded injera with spiced home made beef jerky stew; spiced with berbere
      $11.95
    • 38 Doro Wot FirFir

      Combination of shredded injera with doro wot (see item 33)
      $10.50
  • Vegetarian Dishes

    • 39 Misir Wot

      Split red lentils simmered in a medium hot berbere and onion sauce
      $9.50
    • 40 Misir Alicha

      Whole green lentils simmered until very tender and thick with onion, garlic, ginger and turmeric
      $8.50
    • 41 Kik Alicha

      Split yellow peas simmered until very tender with onions, garlic and turmeric
      $8.50
    • 42 Atakilit Wot

      Chopped cabbage, sliced carrots and potato chunks stir fried with onions, garlic, ginger, turmeric and vegetable oil
      $9.95
    • 43 Gomen Wot

      Chopped collard greens simmered in a mild sauce of oil, onion and herbs
      $9.95
    • 44 Carrot And Fesolia

      Strips of carrots and green beans sautéed with onion, garlic and berbere
      $9.95
    • 45 Gomen Beayib

      Axum's special collard greens simmered in mild sauce of oil, mitmita, herbs and tossed with homemade cottage cheese
      $10.50
    • 46 Shiro

      Powdered and spiced chickpeas simmered in a rich home made onion and tomato bullion seasoned with pinch of garlic
      $10.50
  • Combinations

    • 47 Vegetarian Combo

      Your choice of six vegetarian dishes
      $11.95
    • 48 Meat Combo

      Your choice of four meat dishes (from items 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
      $12.50
    • 49 Meat And Vegetarian Combo

      Your choice of two meat dishes (from items 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35) and any three vegetarian dishes
      $12.95
    • 50 Chef's Recommendation For Meat And Vegetarian Combo

      $13.95
    • 51 Shifnfin (For Two Persons)

      Combination of kwanta firfir (see item 37) or doro wot firfir (see item 38); topped with regular kitfo (see item 25), slice hard-boiled egg and ayib
      $20.00
  • Pasta & Rice Dishes

    • 52 Pasta With Meat Sauc

      Your choice of spaghetti or penne served with Ethiopian style Bolognese sauce
      $12.00
    • 53 Pasta With Vegetarian Sauce

      Your choice of spaghetti or penne served with Ethiopian style mixed vegetable sauce
      $11.00
    • 54 Pasta & Fish

      Your choice of spaghetti or penne served with your choice of sauce (items 52 or 53) and with shallow fried Tilapia fillet
      $12.50
    • 55 Rice With Lamb Alicha

      Herbed steamed rice served with Ethiopian style lamb stew
      $12.50
    • 56 Rice With Fish

      Herbed steamed rice with your choice of vegetarian or meat sauce served with shallow fried Tilapia fillet
      $12.50
  • Desserts

    • 57 Cheese Cake

      $3.50
    • 58 Baklava

      Dessert originating in the Middle East made of phyllo pastry filled with chopped nuts and soaked in honey
      $3.50
  • Cold Beverages

    • Sodas

      Coca Cola, Diet Coke, Fanta Orange, Sprite, Ginger Ale, Regular Iced Tea (refill)
      $1.25
    • Juices

      Apple, Cranberry, Mango, Orange
      $3.00
    • Mineral Water

      $1.50
    • Fresh Lemon Soda

      mineral water with fresh lemon juice & honey
      $2.00
    • Ethiopian Bottled Beer

      Bedele, Hakim Stout, Harar, Meta, St. George. See separate leaflet with descriptions of our Ethiopian beers
    • Liquor

      Ask your server for current selection
  • Draft Beer

    • Fat Tire

      $3.00
    • Heineken

      $3.00
  • Bottled Beer

    • Amstel Light, Budweiser, Bud Light, Corona, Heineken, Miller, Newcastle Brown Ale, Stella Artois

      $3.00
    • Becks Regular, Becks Dark, Guinness Stout, Guinness Draught, Fat Tire

      $3.50
  • White Wine

    • Cavit Moscato (Muscat Blanc)

      $6.00
    • Kendall Jackson (Chardonnay)

      $6.50
    • Robert Mondavi (Chardonnay)

      $6.00
    • Sterling (Chardonnay)

      $6.50
    • Yellow Tail (Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay)

      $4.00
  • Red Wine

    • Red Diamond (Merlot, Cabernet)

      $5.00
    • Robert Mondavi (Merlot, Cabernet)

      $6.00
    • Sterling (Merlot, Cabernet)

      $6.50
    • Yellow Tail (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz)

      $4.00
  • Ethiopian Wine

    • Axumit (Sweet Red)

      $5.50
    • Gouder (Dry Red)

      $5.50
    • Tej (Home Made Honey Wine)

      $5.00
  • Champagne

    • Korbel (Dry)

      $30.00
    • Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante (Semi-Dry)

      $30.00
    • Martini & Rossi Rosé (Semi-Dry)

      $30.00
  • Hot Beverages

    • Coffee

      $1.75
    • Iced Coffee

      $2.00
    • Espresso

      $1.75
    • Macchiato

      Espresso with a small amount of milk (a.k.a. stained espresso)
      $1.75
    • Cappuccino

      Espresso with hot milk and steamed-milk foam
      $3.00
    • Café Latte

      Espresso with steamed milk
      $3.00
    • Ethiopian Coffee

      Serves two Ethiopian coffee cups
      $3.00
    • Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony

      Three rounds for three people, takes about 20 minutes, $5 per additional person
      $15.00
    • Tea

      Black tea, Earl Grey tea, green tea served with Ethiopian spiced boiled water
      $2.00
    • Chocolate Milk

      hot or cold
      $2.00
    • Steamed Milk With Honey

      $2.00

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