Dahlak Menu

4708 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143
  • Small Eats

    • Sambusa

      Samosa, a fried dough pastry stuffed with potatoes, peas, lentil and spices.
      $3.00
  • Salads

    • Tomato Salad

      {Kachumbari} Tomatoes chopped with onions, green chili, parsley and a lemon oil house dressing.
      $6.00
    • Feta House Salad

      Feta cheese, lettuce, chopped tomato, onion, green chili and olive oil house dressing.
      $6.00
  • Doro (Chicken)

    • Ye'doro Tibs

      Chicken cubes braised in a distinctive sauce, then sauteed with peppers, onions, garlic and clarified butter (netter kibeb) with traditional herbs and spices. This dish is a commonly preferred choice of chicken as it is an easy stir-fry-like dish that’s not as spicy but can be spiced to your preference and served dry or wet.
      $14.00
    • Doro Spinach

      Tender chicken cooked with a blend of spinach, onions and garlic.
      $16.00
    • Doro Okra

      Tender chicken cooked with okra in a mild stew.
      $15.00
  • Zigni and Tsebhi (Beef)

    • Zigene (Key Wat)

      Lean round beef cuts stewed in this berbere spiced tomato-onion based stew. Spicy.
      $13.00
    • Beef Okra

      Lean beef cooked with baby okra cuts in berbere spiced stew.
      $14.00
    • Dahlak Tibs

      Top sirloin beef stir-fry seasoned and sauteed with peppers, onion and tomatoes.
      $16.00
  • Beg (Lamb)

    • Ye' Beg Wat

      Succulent lamb cuts braised in a tomato/onion-based stew with garlic and *berbere spices.
      $15.00
    • Zilbo

      Braised lamb meat stew cooked in with hamli and gomen (collard greens). Mixed and prepared mild, unless asked for otherwise.
      $16.00
  • Seafood Entrees

    • Salmon Tibs

      Whiting fish lemon-zested, simmered in a mild yellowish stew based with garlic and netter kibeb (clarified butter with traditional herb and spice seasonings) and served with a hard-boiled egg, upon request.
      $15.00
    • Shrimp Alicha

      Shrimp saute in a mild yellowish stew based with garlic and netter kibeb (clarified butter with traditional herb and spice seasonings).
      $15.00
  • Vegetarian Entrees

    • Ye' Mesir Alicha

      Lentils in a yellowish mild stew.
      $10.00
    • Gomen Wat

      Collard greens and kale cooked with potatoes in berbere spiced tomato based stew. Spicy.
      $12.00
    • Okra

      Okra cooked in a mild but zesty tomato based stew with potato, sweet peppers and garlic.
      $12.00
    • Ye' Mesir Wat

      Lentils in berbere (hot) sauce. Spicy.
      $10.00
    • Shiro

      Split chickpeas generously seasoned and pureed into a homogeneous stew.
      $12.00
    • Spinach

      Steamed spinach stewed with a mild savory taste of garlic, lemon zest, and onions.
      $11.00
  • Traditional Combination Platters

    • Dahlak Mesob With Meat

      Your choice of meat, and two vegetarian dishes.
      $20.00
    • Dahlak Vegetable Mesob

      Your choice of three vegetarian dishes.
      $18.00
  • Desserts

    • Baklava

      A rich, sweet pastry made of layers of phyllo dough filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey.
      $3.00

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