Desta Ethiopian Kitchen Menu

$$Ethiopian

3086 Briarcliff Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30329

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Breakfast
- Foul
  Crushed beans sauteed with our spices and garnished with fresh diced onions, tomatoes, and pepper. Finished with olive oil or butter. Served on wheat bread or pita. Loaded - add feta cheese and a boiled egg or scrambled eggs for an extra $2.50.
  $8.99
- Scrambled Eggs
  Sautéed with onions, tomatoes, pepper and Ethiopian butter. Served with wheat bread or pita. Add a prime ribeye steak for just $6 more.
  $7.99
- Chechebsa
  Small pieces of flatbread braised with berbere and your choice of Ethiopian butter or olive oil.
  $7.99
- Kinche
  Cracked wheat cooked tender with Ethiopian butter and spices.
  $7.99
- Breakfast Combo
  Our most popular breakfast dish. Includes kinche, scrambled eggs, and chechebsa for 2 or more because sharing is caring. Served with wheat bread, pita, or injera. Add fir fir for just $5 more.
  $14.99
- Fetira
  Traditional Ethiopian breakfast consisting of flatbread layered with eggs and served with honey.
  $8.99
- Brunch
  If brunch were a party, this would be served! Comes with fir fir, kinche, Ethiopian-styled scrambled eggs, chechebsa, tibs, kitfo and ayib. Served with wheat bread, pita or injera. Serves 2 to 4.
  $37.99
Appetizers
- Sambusa
  Stuffed with your choice of either minced beef or lentils. These crispy treats are to die for!
  $5.99
- Tomato Fitfit
  Diced tomatoes, onions and jalapeno pepper mixed with pieces of injera. Served cold. This is a great dish to share!
  $7.99
- Gomen-Siljo Dip
  A blended dish of tofu and gomen seasoned with garlic, ginger, hot mustard and a touch of olive oil. Served with your choice of injera or pita bread.
  $8.99
- Kitfo Wrap
  (Beef or Salmon) Injera or tortilla flour wrap filled with our delicious kitfo. Served rare, medium-rare or medium well. Add ayib or peppers for $1.75
  $1.00
- Kitfo Slice
  Tortilla slice filled delicious kitfo, ayib and jalapeno peppers cooked how you like it
  $11.99
- Salmon Starter Salad
  A fresh to order side portioned salad topped with your choice of rare or cooked salmon and seasoned with Ethiopian spices.
  $11.99
Sandwiches
- Lamb Sandwich
  Served on white or wheat bread
  $13.99
- Beef Sandwich
  Served on white or wheat bread.
  $13.99
- Chicken Sandwich
  Served on white or wheat bread.
  $11.99
- Tilapia Sandwich
  Served on white or wheat bread.
  $15.99
- Grouper Sandwich
  Served on white or wheat bread.
  $17.99
- Salmon Sandwich
  Served on white or wheat bread.
  $14.99
- Veggie Sandwich
  Served on white or wheat bread.
  $10.99
- Shrimp Sandwich
  Served on white or wheat bread.
  $13.99
- Kitfo Sandwich
  Served on white or wheat bread.
  $13.99
- Mushroom Sandwich
  Served on white or wheat bread.
  $11.99
Pasta
- Pasta With Lamb
  Served with your choice of: white bread, wheat bread, pita bread, injera.
  $15.99
- Pasta With Chicken
  Served with your choice of: white bread, wheat bread, pita bread, injera.
  $13.99
- Pasta With Salmon
  Served with your choice of: white bread, wheat bread, pita bread, or injera.
  $15.99
- Pasta With Mushroom
  Served with your choice of: white bread, wheat bread, pita bread, or injera.
  $13.99
- Pasta With Kitfo
  Served with your choice of: white bread, wheat bread, pita bread, or injera.
  $13.99
- Pasta With Veggie
  Served with your choice of: white bread, wheat bread, pita bread, or injera.
  $12.99
- Pasta With Shrimp
  Served with your choice of: white bread, wheat bread, pita bread, or injera.
  $14.99
- Pasta With Tilapia
  Served with your choice of: white bread, wheat bread, pita bread, or injera.
  $14.99
- Pasta With Grouper
  Served with your choice of: white bread, wheat bread, pita bread, or injera.
  $16.99
Vegan
- Shiro (Chickpea Stew)
  Ground chickpea simmered in a rich house sauce & spiced with olive oil or butter.
  $13.99
- Tomato Fit Fit
  Diced tomatoes, onions, and jalapeno peppers mixed with pieces of injera. Served cold.
  $9.99
- Ater (Yellow Split Pea Stew)
  Yellow split peas stewed in a special sauce with onions, turmeric, and ginger.
  $10.99
- Miser (Spicy Split Red Lentil Stew)
  Lentils stewed in a rich berbere sauce with onions, garlic, and ginger.
  $12.99
- Tikel Gomen (Cabbage)
  Fresh cabbage sautéed with onions, garlic, ginger, carrots, and turmeric.
  $10.99
- Dinech Wot (Potato Stew)
  Potatoes simmered with berbere, onions, garlic and other spices.
  $11.99
- Vegetarian Platter
  Shiro, Miser, Ater, Dinech Wot, Gomen, Cabbage, Mushrooms, Salad, Azifa, Beets, Potato salad, and Tomato Fit Fit.
  $17.99
- Mushroom Stew
  Sautéed with onions, fresh garlic and fresh ginger.
  $12.99
- Gomen
  Fresh collard greens sautéed with onions, garlic & turmeric.
  $10.99
Salads
- House Salad
  Served with your choice of bread.
  $10.49
- Chicken Salad
  Served with your choice of bread.
  $12.49
- Tilapia Salad
  Served with your choice of bread.
  $15.49
- Grouper Salad
  Served with your choice of bread.
  $17.49
- Salmon Salad
  Served with your choice of bread.
  $15.49
- Shrimp Salad
  Served with your choice of bread.
  $15.49
- Beef Salad
  Served with your choice of bread.
  $13.49
- Lamb Salad
  Served with your choice of bread.
  $15.49
Signature Entrees
- Lamb Tibs
  Comes with one starch - your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $1.50 per roll. Also comes with one side - your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c...
  $16.49
- Ribeye Tibs
  Comes with one starch - your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $1.50 per roll. Also comes with one side - your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c...
  $17.49
- Filet Mignon Tibs
  Comes with one starch - your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $1.50 per roll. Also comes with one side - your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c...
  $18.49
- Chicken Tibs
  Comes with one starch - your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $1.50 per roll. Also comes with one side - your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c...
  $14.49
- Salmon Tibs
  Comes with one starch - your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $1.50 per roll. Also comes with one side - your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c...
  $16.49
- Tilapia Tibs
  Comes with one starch - your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $1.50 per roll. Also comes with one side - your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c...
  $15.49
- Grouper Tibs
  Comes with one starch - your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $1.50 per roll. Also comes with one side - your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c...
  $17.49
- Ground Beef Tibs
  Comes with one starch - your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $1.50 per roll. Also comes with one side - your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c...
  $14.49
- Shrimp Tibs
  Comes with one starch - your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $1.50 per roll. Also comes with one side - your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c...
  $16.49
- Mushroom Tibs
  Comes with one starch - your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $1.50 per roll. Also comes with one side - your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c...
  $13.49
- Biret Mitad Tibs - Lamb
  Sautéed cuts of meat at extra-high heat served well done with your choice of side.
  $16.49
- Biret Mitad Tibs - Ribeye
  Sauteed cuts of meat cooked at extra high heat, served well done with your choice of a side.
  $17.49
- Biret Mitad Tibs - Filet Mignon
  Sauteed cuts of meat cooked at extra high heat, served well done with your choice of a side.
  $18.49
- Goden Tibs
  Sizzling prime short ribs marinated with Desta sauce, onion, tomato, fresh garlic and jalapeño.
  $17.99
- Meat Lovers Tibs
  MEAT LOVERS BE WARNED! Once you start, you won't stop. Choose any (3) different meats to fill your plate and your stomach. Feeds 2 or more! Pick (2) breads and (3) sides. Dine-in only.
  $41.50
- Kitfo (Steak Tartare)
  Ethiopian-styled steak tartare, freshly minced extra-lean beef seasoned with mitmita and Ethiopian spiced butter. How Daring Are You? Playing It Safe - served well done. Sorta Brave - served medium-well. Very Brave - served medium-rare. Da...
  $14.99
- Salmon Kitfo
  Ethiopian-styled salmon tartare, freshly minced and seasoned with mitmita and Ethiopian spiced butter.
  $15.99
Specialties
- Fish Dulet - Tilapia
  Finely minced tilapia with tomato and onions. Add Shiro for $2.49 extra.
  $15.49
- Fish Dulet - Grouper
  Finely minced grouper with tomato and onions. Add Shiro for $2.49 extra.
  $17.49
- Works Fir Fir
  Firfir served with kitfo, kinche and ayib.
  $19.49
- Shiro Fir Fir
  Chickpeas stewed in a special sauce with onions, garlic and ginger. Served with choice of olive oil or Ethiopian butter.
  $14.49
- Gored Gored
  Lean beef cubes mixed with mitmita, awaze, and peppers. Rare or medium rare.
  $14.49
- Salmon Gored Gored
  Rare or medium rare salmon cubes mixed with mitmita and peppers.
  $16.49
- Bozena Shiro
  Chickpea stew with your choice of ground beef, cubed steak, or lamb with butter or olive oil.
  $14.49
- The "Original Meat-Lovers"
  Served with kitfo, gored gored and biret mitad tibs.
  $35.49
- Potato Stew
  Cooked with your choice of ground beef, cubed steak, or lamb with butter or olive oil.
  $14.49
- Lamb Fir Fir
  This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $1.50 each!
  $15.99
- Beef Fir Fir
  This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $1.50 each!
  $15.99
- Chicken Fir Fir
  This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $1.50 each!
  $13.99
- Tilapia Fir Fir
  This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $1.50 each!
  $14.99
- Grouper Fir Fir
  This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $1.50 each!
  $16.99
- Salmon Fir Fir
  This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $1.50 each!
  $15.99
- Vegetarian Fir Fir
  This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $1.50 each!
  $12.99
- Ground Beef Fir Fir
  This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $1.50 each!
  $13.99
- Shrimp Fir Fir
  This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $1.50 each!
  $15.99
- Mushroom Fir Fir
  This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $1.50 each!
  $12.99
Dessert
- Tiramisu
  $7.00
- Dulce De Leche Cheesecake
  $7.00
- Mini Red Velvet Cake
  $7.00
- Napoleon
  $7.00
- Limoncello Mascarpone Cake
  $7.00
- Cheesecake Alle Fragole
  $7.00
- Mini Mixed Berry Cake
  $7.00
- Baklava
  $7.00
Cold Beverages
- Coke
  $4.00
- Diet Coke
  $4.00
- Sprite
  $4.00
- Dr. Pepper
  $4.00
- Orange Crush
  $4.00
- Ginger Ale
  $4.00
- Bottled Water
  $4.00
- Club Soda
  Pellegrino or Perrier
  $4.00
- Iced Tea
  $5.00
- Iced Latte
  $6.00
- Mango Juice
  $5.00
- Orange Juice
  $5.00
- Fruit Punch
  $5.00
- Pineapple Juice
  $5.00
- Cranberry Juice
  $5.00
Hot Beverages
- Coffee
  $5.00
- Espresso
  $5.00
- Macchiato
  $6.00
- Cafe Latte
  $6.00
- Tea
  Ethiopian spiced hot tea
  $5.00
- Green Tea
  $5.50
Beer
- Amstel Light
  $6.50
- Beck's
  $6.50
- Beck's Dark
  $6.50
- Guinness Extra Stout
  $6.50
- Bud Light
  $6.50
- Corona
  $6.50
- Guinness
  $6.50
- Stella Artois
  $6.50
- Heineken
  $6.50
- Newcastle
  $6.50
- Red Stripe
  $6.50
- Yuengling
  $6.50
- Meta (Ethiopian Beer)
  Check availability.
  $7.50
- St. George & Bedele (Ethiopian Beer)
  Check availability.
  $7.50
- Harar (Ethiopian Beer)
  Check availability.
  $7.50
- Walia (Ethiopian Beer)
  Check availability.
  $7.50
- Castel (Ethiopian Beer)
  Check availability.
  $7.50
Ethiopian Wine
- Carroll's Mead
  Sweet honey wine
  $14.00
- Sheba Tej
  Honey wine
  $16.00
Red Wine
- McManis Pinot Noir
  Pinot Noir, California
  $31.00
- McManis Merlot
  Merlot, California
  $31.00
- McManis Cabernet Sauvignon
  Cabernet sauvignon, California
  $31.00
- Punto Final Malbec
  Malbec, Argentina
  $31.00
- Robertson Cabernet Sauvignon
  Cabernet sauvignon, South Africa
  $31.00
- Tourano Shiraz
  Shiraz, Australia
  $31.00
- Robert Mondavi Merlot
  Merlot, California
  $31.00
- Meiomi Pinot Noir
  Pinot noir, California
  $31.00
- Oxford Landing Cabernet Sauvignon (House)
  Cabernet sauvignon, South Australia (house)
  $11.00
White Wine
- Zenato Pinot Grigio
  Pinot grigio, Italy
  $31.00
- McManis Chardonnay
  Chardonnay, California
  $31.00
- Fire Road Sauvignon Blanc
  Sauvignon blanc, New Zealand
  $31.00
- Brotherhood Riesling
  Riesling, New York
  $31.00
- Robert Mondavi Chardonnay
  Chardonnay, California
  $31.00
- Brownstone Pinot Grigio (House)
  Pinot grigio, California (house)
  $11.00
Sweet Wine & Prosecco
- Robertson Sweet Red
  Sweet red, South Africa
  $11.00
- Stella Moscato
  Moscato, Italy
  $11.00
- Riondo Prosecco
  Prosecco, Italy
  $11.00
- Brick & Mortar Can Blanc
  Green apple, grapefruit, passionfruit
- Brick & Mortar Can Bubbles
  Honeysuckle lemon meringue & pear
- Amble & Chase Can Rose
  Strawberries, violets & grapefruit
  $10.00
- Brick & Mortar Can Red
  Plum, boysenberry. blackberry
- Stella Pinot Grigio Can
  Citrus notes, lemon, lime & orange
  $10.00
- Zardetto Prosecco
  Orange blossom, peach, tangerine
  $10.00
- Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon
  Blackberry, coffee & chocolate
- Mondavi Chardonnay
  Ripe melon, apple, baked bread
- Cycles Gladiator Pinot Noir Can
  Plum, vanilla & cola notes
Spirits
- Vodka
  Ciroc Ciroc Coconut Grey Goose Ketel 1 Van Gogh Cool Peach Van Gogh Double Espresso Belvedere Absolut Smirnoff Gordon
- Gin
  Tanqueray Gordon's Bombay
- Rum
  Bacardi Superior Bacardi Gold Malibu
- Tequila
  1800 Silver 1800 Gold Patron ($9/shot or $13/glass)
- Cognac
  Hennessy Remy Martin ($9/shot or $13/glass) Courvoisier ($9/shot or $13/glass)
- Whiskey
  Glen Livet ($9/shot or $13/glass) Johnny Walker Black Johnny Walker Red Jim Beam Jack Daniels Crown Royal Dewar's White Label Southern Comfort Chivas Maker's Mark
Cocktails
- House Margarita
  $10.00
- Coconut Margarita
  $12.00
- Spiked Mango Lemonade
  $10.00

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Desta Ethiopian Kitchen Menu

Breakfast

Foul

Scrambled Eggs

Chechebsa

Kinche

Breakfast Combo

Fetira

Brunch

Appetizers

Sambusa

Tomato Fitfit

Gomen-Siljo Dip

Kitfo Wrap

Kitfo Slice

Salmon Starter Salad

Sandwiches

Lamb Sandwich

Beef Sandwich

Chicken Sandwich

Tilapia Sandwich

Grouper Sandwich

Salmon Sandwich

Veggie Sandwich

Shrimp Sandwich

Kitfo Sandwich

Mushroom Sandwich

Pasta

Pasta With Lamb

Pasta With Chicken

Pasta With Salmon

Pasta With Mushroom

Pasta With Kitfo

Pasta With Veggie

Pasta With Shrimp

Pasta With Tilapia

Pasta With Grouper

Vegan

Shiro (Chickpea Stew)

Tomato Fit Fit

Ater (Yellow Split Pea Stew)

Miser (Spicy Split Red Lentil Stew)

Tikel Gomen (Cabbage)

Dinech Wot (Potato Stew)

Vegetarian Platter

Mushroom Stew

Gomen

Salads

House Salad

Chicken Salad

Tilapia Salad

Grouper Salad

Salmon Salad

Shrimp Salad

Beef Salad

Lamb Salad

Signature Entrees

Lamb Tibs

Ribeye Tibs

Filet Mignon Tibs

Chicken Tibs

Salmon Tibs

Tilapia Tibs

Grouper Tibs

Ground Beef Tibs

Shrimp Tibs

Mushroom Tibs

Biret Mitad Tibs - Lamb

Biret Mitad Tibs - Ribeye

Biret Mitad Tibs - Filet Mignon

Goden Tibs

Meat Lovers Tibs

Kitfo (Steak Tartare)

Salmon Kitfo

Specialties

Fish Dulet - Tilapia

Fish Dulet - Grouper

Works Fir Fir

Shiro Fir Fir

Gored Gored