Desta Ethiopian Kitchen Westside Menu

4.7
(425+ Reviews)
  • Customer Favorites

    Our most frequently ordered and highly rated selections.
    • *Sambusa

      Stuffed with your choice of either minced beef or lentils. These crispy treats are to die for!
      $7.19
    • *Tibs.

      Get your taste buds ready for our most popular dish! Tender cubed meat of your choice sauteed in Desta's secret blend of spices, onions, tomatoes, peppers, and spiced olive oil. It doesn't get any yummier than this. 1. Pick Your Meat (9 oz.) | 2. Choose Your Starch | 3. Pick Your Side
      $16.19
    • *Vegan Platter

      Shiro, Miser, Ater, Dinech Wot, Gomen, Cabbage, Salad, Azifa, Beets and Potato salad, Mushroom stew, and tomato fit fit.
      $21.59
    • *Goden Tibs

      Sizzling prime short ribs marinated with Desta sauce, onions, tomato, fresh garlic, and jalapeño, with your choice of a side and bread.
      $21.59
    • *Biret Mitad Tibs

      Sautéed cuts of meat at extra high heat, served well done with your choice of a side and bread. Choose from Lamb, Ribeye, or Filet Mignon.
      $19.79
    • *Lamb Pasta

      Mama Mia! Even though the Italians weren't successful at colonizing Ethiopia centuries ago, they left their love of pasta. Now we're bringing it to you, sautéed with shiro and tomato based sauce, served with a salad. Lamb pasta served with your choice of bread.
      $22.20
    • *Kitfo Wrap

      Choose Beef or Salmon. Injera or a flour tortilla wrap filled with our delicious kitfo, served rare, medium rare, or medium well.
      $11.99
    • *ADD ON AND XTRA SIDES

    • *Dulce De Leche Cheesecake

      $8.40
    • *Juice

      Mango, orange, fruit punch, pineapple, cranberry.
      $4.80
  • *Breakfast

    • *Breakfast Combo

      Our most popular breakfast dish! Includes kinche, scrambled eggs & chechebsa for 2 or more, because sharing is caring! Served with pita or injera. Add Fir fir for an additional charge.
      $17.99
    • *Brunch

      If brunch were a party this would be served! Comes with fir fir, kinche, Ethiopian-style scrambled eggs, chechebsa, tibs, kitfo, and ayib. Served with pita or injera. Serves 2 to 4.
      $45.59
    • *Chechebsa

      Small pieces of flatbread braised with berbere and your choice of Ethiopian butter or olive oil.
      $9.59
    • *Fetira

      Traditional Ethiopian breakfast consisting of flatbread layered with eggs, served with honey.
      $10.79
    • *Foul

      Crushed beans sauteed with our spices, garnished with fresh diced onions, tomatoes, and pepper. Finished with olive oil and butter. Served on pita. Loaded - Add feta cheese and a boiled egg or scrambled eggs for an extra charge.
      $10.79
    • *Kinche

      Cracked wheat cooked tender with Ethiopian butter and spices.
      $9.59
    • *Scrambled Eggs

      Sautéed with onions, tomatoes, peppers and Ethiopian butter. Served with pita. Add a Prime Ribeye steak for an extra charge.
      $9.59
  • *Appetizers

    • *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.
      $10.79
    • *Kitfo Slice

      Tortilla slice filled with delicious kitfo, ayib and jalapeño peppers cooked how you like it
      $14.39
    • *Kitfo Wrap

      Choose Beef or Salmon. Injera or a flour tortilla wrap filled with our delicious kitfo, served rare, medium rare, or medium well.
      $11.99
    • *Salmon Starter Salad

      A fresh-to-order side portioned salad topped with your choice of rare or cooked salmon, seasoned with Ethiopian spices.
      $14.39
    • *Sambusa

      Stuffed with your choice of either minced beef or lentils. These crispy treats are to die for!
      $7.19
    • *Tomato Fitfit Appetizer

      Diced tomatoes, onions and jalapeño pepper mixed with pieces of injera. Served cold. This is a great dish to share!
      $9.59
  • *Specialities

    • *Bozena Shiro

      Chickpea stew with your choice of ground beef, cubed meat or lamb, with butter or olive oil
      $17.39
    • *Fir Fir.

      This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for 50¢ each!
      $16.19+
    • *Fish Dulet Grouper

      Finely minced grouper with tomato, onions & peppers. Add shiro for $2.99 extra.
      $20.99
    • *Fish Dulet Tilapia

      Finely minced tilapia with tomato, onions & peppers. Add shiro for $2.99 extra.
      $18.59
    • *Gored Gored.

      Lean beef cubes mixed with mitmita, awaze, onions & peppers. Cooked Rare, Medium Rare, or Well Done.
      $17.39
    • *Potato stew.

      Cooked with your choice of ground beef, cubed steak or lamb, with butter or olive oil.
      $17.39
    • *Salmon Gored Gored

      Rare or cooked salmon cubes mixed with mitmita, awaze, onions & peppers.
      $19.79
    • *Shiro Fir Fir

      Chickpeas stewed in a special sauce with onions, garlic & ginger. With a choice of olive oil or Ethiopian butter.
      $16.79
    • *The “Original Meat Lovers"

      Served with kitfo, gored gored and biret mitad tibs.
      $41.99
    • *Works Fir Fir

      Fir fir served with Kitfo, Kinche, and Ayib.
      $23.99
  • *Signature Entrees

    • *ADD ON AND XTRA SIDES

    • *Biret Mitad Tibs

      Sautéed cuts of meat at extra high heat, served well done with your choice of a side and bread. Choose from Lamb, Ribeye, or Filet Mignon.
      $19.79
    • *Goden Tibs

      Sizzling prime short ribs marinated with Desta sauce, onions, tomato, fresh garlic, and jalapeño, with your choice of a side and bread.
      $21.59
    • *Kitfo

      Ethiopian-style steak tartare, freshly minced extra-lean beef, seasoned with mitmita and Ethiopian spiced butter. Can sub salmon. How Daring are You? “Playing it Safe – served well-done”, “Sorta Brave* - served medium-well”, “Very Brave *– Served medium-rare”, “Dare Devil* - served rare” Make it a kitfo dulet with sautéed onions and peppers for an additional charge.
      $17.99
    • *Lamb Short Ribs

      Sizzling prime short ribs marinated with desta sauce, onion, tomato, fresh garlic and jalapeno.
      $17.99
    • *Tibs.

      Get your taste buds ready for our most popular dish! Tender cubed meat of your choice sauteed in Desta's secret blend of spices, onions, tomatoes, peppers, and spiced olive oil. It doesn't get any yummier than this. 1. Pick Your Meat (9 oz.) | 2. Choose Your Starch | 3. Pick Your Side
      $16.19
  • *Vegan

    • *Dinech Wot (Potato Stew)

      Potatoes, simmered with berbere, onions, garlic and other spices.
      $14.39
    • *Full Ater

      (Yellow Split Pea Stew) Yellow split peas stewed in a special sauce with onions, turmeric & ginger.
      $13.19
    • *Full Beets and potato salad

      $13.19
    • *Full Gomen

      Fresh collard greens sautéed with onions, garlic & turmeric.
      $13.19
    • *Full Miser

      (Spicy Split Red Lentil Stew) Lentils stewed in a rich berbere sauce with onions, garlic & ginger.
      $15.59
    • *Full Mushroom Stew

      Sautéed with onions, fresh garlic and fresh ginger.
      $15.59
    • *Full Shiro

      (Chickpea Stew) Ground chickpeas simmered in a rich house sauce & spiced with olive oil or butter
      $16.79
    • *Full Tomato Fit Fit

      Diced tomatoes, onions and jalapeño peppers, mixed with pieces of injera. Served cold.
      $11.99
    • *Tikel Gomen (Cabbage)

      Fresh cabbage sauteed with onions, garlic, ginger, carrots, and turmeric.
      $13.19
    • *Vegan Platter

      Shiro, Miser, Ater, Dinech Wot, Gomen, Cabbage, Salad, Azifa, Beets and Potato salad, Mushroom stew, and tomato fit fit.
      $21.59
  • *Sandwiches

    • *Beef Sandwich

      Made fresh daily. Choose from white bread or pita bread.
      $19.20
    • *Chicken Sandwich

      Made fresh daily. Choose from white bread or pita bread.
      $16.80
    • *Fish (Grouper) Sandwich

      Looking for a lighter option? try one of our yummy sandwiches. made fresh daily
      $20.96
    • *Fish (Tilapia ) Sandwich

      Looking for a lighter option? try one of our yummy sandwiches. made fresh daily
      $18.56
    • *Kitfo Sandwich

      Looking for a lighter option? try one of our yummy sandwiches. made fresh daily
      $15.59
    • *Lamb Sandwich

      Made fresh daily. Choose from white bread or pita bread.
      $19.20
    • *Mushroom sandwich

      Looking for a lighter option? try one of our yummy sandwiches. made fresh daily
      $16.80
    • *Salmon Sandwich

      Looking for a lighter option? try one of our yummy sandwiches. made fresh daily
      $20.40
    • *Shrimp Sandwich

      Looking for a lighter option? try one of our yummy sandwiches. made fresh daily
      $19.20
    • *Veggie Sandwich

      Made fresh daily. Choose from white bread or pita bread.
      $15.00
  • *Salads

    • *Beef Salad

      looking to go "green"? try one of our fresh to order salads with our delicious house dressing. served with a side of wheat bread.
      $16.19
    • *Chicken Salad

      Looking to go "green"? Try one of our fresh-to-order salads with our delicious house dressing. Served with chicken and your choice of bread
      $14.99
    • *Fish (Grouper) Salad

      Looking to go "green"? try our fresh-to-order salads with our delicious house dressing. served with grouper and your choice of bread
      $20.99
    • *Fish (Tilapia) Salad

      Looking to go "green"? try our fresh-to-order salads with our delicious house dressing. served with tilapia and your choice of bread
      $18.59
    • *House Salad

      Looking to go "green"? try one of our fresh to order salads with our delicious house dressing. served with a side of wheat bread.
      $12.59
    • *Lamb Salad

      looking to go "green"? try one of our fresh to order salads with our delicious house dressing. served with a side of wheat bread.
      $18.59
    • *Salmon Salad

      Looking to go "green"? try our fresh-to-order salads with our delicious house dressing. served with salmon and your choice of bread
      $18.59
    • *Shrimp Salad

      Looking to go "green"? try our fresh-to-order salads with our delicious house dressing. served with shrimp and your choice of bread
      $18.59
    • *Tomato Fitfit w/Seafood

      Diced tomatoes, onions and jalapeno peppers, mixed with pieces of injera and seafood.
      $16.79
  • *Pastas

    • *Chicken Pasta

      Mama Mia! Even though the Italians weren't successful at colonizing Ethiopia centuries ago, they left their love of pasta. Now we're bringing it to you, sauteed with shiro and tomato based sauce, served with a salad. Chicken pasta served with your choice of bread.
      $19.20
    • *Fish (Grouper) Pasta

      Mama Mia! Even though the Italians weren't successful at colonizing Ethiopia centuries ago, they left their love of pasta. Now we're bringing it to you, sautéed with shiro and tomato based sauce, served with a salad. Grouper pasta served with your choice of bread.
      $23.40
    • *Fish (Tilapia) Pasta

      Mama mia even though the italians weren't successful at colonizing ethiopia centuries ago, they left their love of pasta. now we're bringing it to you, sautéed with shiro and tomato based sauce, served with a salad. tilapia pasta served with your choice of bread.
      $20.40
    • *Kitfo Pasta

      Mama mia even though the italians weren't successful at colonizing ethiopia centuries ago, they left their love of pasta. now we're bringing it to you, sautéed with shiro and tomato based sauce, served with a salad. kitfo pasta served with your choice of bread.
      $20.40
    • *Lamb Pasta

      Mama Mia! Even though the Italians weren't successful at colonizing Ethiopia centuries ago, they left their love of pasta. Now we're bringing it to you, sautéed with shiro and tomato based sauce, served with a salad. Lamb pasta served with your choice of bread.
      $22.20
    • *Meat Sauce Pasta

      Mama mia even though the italians weren't successful at colonizing ethiopia centuries ago, they left their love of pasta. now we're bringing it to you, sautéed with shiro and tomato based sauce, served with a salad. meat sauce pasta served with your choice of bread.
      $16.79
    • *Mushroom Pasta

      Mama mia even though the italians weren't successful at colonizing ethiopia centuries ago, they left their love of pasta. now we're bringing it to you, sautéed with shiro and tomato based sauce, served with a salad. mushroom pasta served with your choice of bread.
      $19.20
    • *Ribeye Pasta

      Mama mia even though the italians weren't successful at colonizing ethiopia centuries ago, they left their love of pasta. now we're bringing it to you, sautéed with shiro and tomato based sauce, served with a salad. meat sauce pasta served with your choice of bread.
      $20.99
    • *Salmon Pasta

      Mama Mia! Even though the Italians weren't successful at colonizing Ethiopia centuries ago, they left their love of pasta. Now we're bringing it to you, sautéed with shiro and tomato based sauce, served with a salad. Salmon pasta served with your choice of bread.
      $22.20
    • *Shrimp Pasta

      Mama Mia! Even though the Italians weren't successful at colonizing Ethiopia centuries ago, they left their love of pasta. Now we're bringing it to you, sautéed with shiro and tomato based sauce, served with a salad. Shrimp pasta served with your choice of bread.
      $20.40
    • *Veggie (Beyond) Pasta

      Mama mia even though the italians weren't successful at colonizing ethiopia centuries ago, they left their love of pasta. now we're bringing it to you, sautéed with shiro and tomato based sauce, served with a salad. beyond meat pasta served with your choice of bread.
      $19.20
    • *Veggie Pasta

      Mama Mia! Even though the Italians weren't successful at colonizing Ethiopia centuries ago, they left their love of pasta. Now we're bringing it to you, sautéed with shiro and tomato based sauce, served with a salad. Veggie pasta served with your choice of bread.
      $16.79
  • *Daily Specials

    • *Chicken Tibs Monday

      Comes with a side salad and choice of bread
      $13.79
  • *Plain Side

    • *Plain Ater

      Yellow split peas stewed in a special sauce with onions, turmeric & ginger.
      $5.99
    • *Plain Azifa

      Whole lentil salad
      $5.99
    • *Plain Cabagge

      Fresh cabbage sauteed with onions, garlic, ginger, carrots, and turmeric.
      $5.99
    • *Plain Gomen

      Fresh collard greens sautéed with onions, garlic & turmeric.
      $5.99
    • *Plain Misir

      Lentils stewed in a rich berbere sauce with onions, garlic & ginger.
      $5.99
    • *Plain Potato Stew

      Potatoes, simmered with berbere, onions, garlic and other spices.
      $5.99
    • *Plain Salad

      $5.99
    • *Plain Shiro

      (chickpea stew) ground chickpeas simmered in a rich house sauce & spiced with olive oil or butter
      $5.99
    • *Plain Tomato Fitfit

      Diced tomatoes, onions and ialapeno pepper mixed with pieces of iniera. served cold.
      $5.99
    • *Plain beets & potato salad

      $5.99
    • *Plain mushroom stew

      Sauteed with onions, fresh garlic and fresh ginger.
      $5.99
  • *Desserts

    • *Baklava

      $7.20
    • *Chocolate Fondant Cake

      $8.40
    • *Chocolate Mix Cake (Gluten free)

      $8.40
    • *Dulce De Leche Cheesecake

      $8.40
    • *Limoncello Mascarpone Cake

      $8.40
    • *Red Velvet Cake

      $8.40
    • *Tiramisu

      $8.40
  • *Cold Beverages

    • *Bottled Water

      $3.60
    • *Iced Latte

      $6.00
    • *Iced Tea

      $4.80
    • *Juice

      Mango, orange, fruit punch, pineapple, cranberry.
      $4.80
    • *Lemonade

      Lemonade
      $6.00
    • *Perrier Water

      $3.60
    • *Soda

      Coke, diet coke, sprite, dr.pepper, orange crush, ginger ale.
      $3.60
  • *Hot Beverages

    • *Café Latte

      $6.00
    • *Cappuccino

      $7.20
    • *Coffee

      Medium roast.
      $4.80
    • *Espresso

      $4.80
    • *Green tea

      $5.40
    • *Macchiato

      $6.00
    • *Tea.

      $4.80
  • *Daily Specials*

    • *Ground Beef Tuesday*

      Grass-fed ground beef served with a side salad and a choice of starch.
      $11.99
  • Sandwiches*

    • Veggie (Beyond) Sandwich*

      Made fresh daily! Choose from white bread or pita.
      $10.99

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