Thin, light pastry shells filled with delicately spiced minced meat or chopped vegetables.
$4.75
A-1 Whole Lentil
Vegetarian
$4.50
A-3 Potato And Carrot
Vegetarian
$4.50
A-2 SPINACH
Vegetarian
$4.50
A-5 Beef
Sambusa (two pieces) thin light pastry shells filled with delicately spiced minced meat or chopped vegetables.
$5.25
A-Sp Special Combination
It will consist of one piece of each Sambusa
$11.00
A-4 Chicken
Meat
$5.25
Salads
Diamond Salad
Vegetarian. Romaine lettuce, fresh tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers and onions, served with a zesty citrus house dressing.
$7.75
Diamond Royal Salad
Diamond salad, with marinated, sautéed cubes of chicken breast.
$10.75
Beet Salad
Vegetarian. Pickled beets and carrots mixed with freshly chopped tomatoes, onions and green peppers, served with our signature zesty citrus house dressing.
$7.75
Taste Of Ethiopia
Meat Sampler (For One)
Includes yesga alicha (mild beef stew), doro wat (12), kay wat (01), yemisir wat (30), kik alicha (31) and quosta (34).
$23.00
Vegetarian Sampler (For One)
Vegetarian. Includes shimbra assa (29), yemisir wat (30), kik alicha (31), gomen (33), tikel gomen (35) and dinich alicha (37).
$18.50
Tibs Sampler (For One)
Includes zilzil tibs (09), doro tibs (13), yebeg tibs (18), yemisir wat (30) gomen (33) quosta (34) and tekel gomen (35).
$23.00
Meat Sampler (For Two)
Includes yesga alicha (mild beef stew), doro wat (12), kay wat (16), yemisir wat (30), kik alicha (31) and quosta (34).
$45.00
Vegetarian Sampler (For Two)
Vegetarian. Includes shimbra assa (29), yemisir wat (30), kik alicha (31), gomen (33), tikel gomen (35) and dinich alicha (37).
$35.00
Tibs Sampler (For Two)
Includes zilzil tibs (09), doro tibs (13), yebeg tibs (18), yemisir wat (30) gomen (33) quosta (34) and tekel gomen (35).
Kitfo (03) mixed with gomen (33) and homemade cheese, served rare, medium or well done. *served raw or undercooked, or contains raw or undercooked ingredients. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
$19.00
Tibs
Cubed beef sautéed with onions and green peppers served with spicy awaze sauce on the side.
$17.50
Tibs Wat (Spicy)
Lightly sautéed cubed beef simmered to perfection in a spicy homemade “diamond berbere” sauce.
$18.00
Zilzil Tibs
Tender strips of beef marinated in fresh garlic, sautéed with onions and green peppers.
$18.00
Kitfo (Ethiopian Steak Tartar)
Lean fresh beef minced and lightly seasoned with a touch of seasoned butter and “mitmitta” (ground chili pepper and spices), rare, medium or well done. *served raw or undercooked, or contains raw or undercooked ingredients. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
$16.00
Yesga Alicha (Mild)
Lean, cubed beef simmered in alicha, a mild onion, garlic and ginger sauce.
$17.00
Entrées (Chicken)
Doro Wat (Spicy)
Tender chicken legs marinated and slow cooked in spicy homemade “diamond berbere” sauce, served Ethiopian style with a hard boiled egg.
$18.00
Doro Tibs
Cubed chicken breast sautéed with onions and green peppers.
$16.50
Doro Tibs Wat (Spicy)
Sautéed, cubed chicken breast simmered in our homemade spicy “diamond berbere” sauce.
$18.00
Doro Tibs Alicha (Mild)
Sautéed, cubed chicken breast simmered in our homemade alicha, a mild onion, garlic and ginger sauce.
$18.00
Entrées (Lamb)
Yebeg Tibs
Cubed lamb and fresh rosemary, sautéed with onions and green peppers.
Sautéed, cubed lamb simmered in our homemade alicha, a mild onion, garlic and ginger sauce.
$22.00
Entrées (Meat Combinations)
Tibs Quosta
Sautéed, cubed chicken, beef or lamb (choice of one) mixed with quosta (34), onions and green peppers.
$18.00
Tibs Combo 1
A mixture of doro (chicken) tibs (13), yebeg (lamb) tibs (18) and zil zil (beef) tibs (09) sautéed together with onions and green peppers.
$21.00
Tibs Combo 2 (Seafood)
A mixture of shrimp, chicken and beef sautéed together with onions and green peppers.
$23.50
Entrées (Seafood)
Shrimp Wat (Spicy)
Shrimp simmered in our spicy homemade “diamond berbere” sauce.
$19.00
Shrimp Alicha (Mild)
Shrimp simmered in our homemade mild (alicha) sauce with onions and green peppers.
$19.00
Shrimp Tibs
Shrimp sautéed with onions, green peppers and fresh tomatoes.
$19.00
Asa Wat (Spicy)
Tilapia fillet cooked in our spicy homemade “diamond berbere” sauce.
$19.00
Asa Tibs
Tilapia fillet coated with shiro flour fries and topped with onions and green peppers and tomato.
$19.00
Entrées (Vegetarian)
Shimbra Asa (Chick Pea “Dumplings”/Spicy)
Ethiopian diamond was the first to introduce this authentic vegetarian dish to chicago, prepared from chick pea dough cooked to look like a fish wat (stew).
$17.00
Yemisir Wat (Spicy)
Red lentils simmered in a spicy homemade “diamond berbere” sauce.
$15.00
Kik Alicha (Mild)
Split peas slow cooked in a mild sauce of spices, onion, garlic and ginger.
$14.00
Shiro
Seasoned chick pea flour puree, cooked with chopped onions and garlic.
$14.00
Gomen
Chopped collard greens simmered with onions and garlic.
$14.00
Quosta (Mild)
Chopped spinach simmered with onions and garlic.
$14.00
Tikel Gomen
Sliced cabbage and carrots cooked in a mild sauce.
$14.00
Dinich Alicha (Mild)
Potato cubes and carrots cooked in a mild sauce of onions, garlic, ginger and Ethiopian spices.
Our own Traditional blend of Black Tea spiced with cinnamon, cardamom and clove.
$3.00
Dessert
White Diamond Special
French vanilla ice cream served upon light pastry triangles, drizzled with chocolate sauce.
$4.75
Destaye (My Happiness)
Light pastry shell filled with dark and light raisins, pistachios, split almonds, shredded coconut and cardamom.
$6.50
Chocolate Diamond
A chocolate lover’s dream; chocolate cake, served warm, oozing with rich chocolate. Served on light pastry triangles with vanilla ice cream and drizzled with chocolate sauce. * dessert is gluten free when served without pastry triangles.
$8.25
Chocolate Diamond Royale
A platter of all our desserts; white diamond, destaye and chocolate diamond, presented to share for 2 to 4 people.
$12.75
Sides And Side Portions
100% Teff Injera Bread
Gluten free.
$2.00
Shimbra Asa
Only side portion.
$5.50
Yemsir Wat
Red lentils simmered in a spicy homemade "diamond berbere" sauce.
$4.50
Kik Alicha
Split peas slow cooked in a mild sauce of spices, onion, garlic and ginger.
$4.50
Gomen
Chopped collard greens simmered with onions and garlic.
$4.50
Quosta
Chopped spinach simmered with onions and garlic.
$4.50
Tikel Gomen
Sliced cabbage and carrots cooked in a mild sauce.
$4.50
Dinich Alicha
Potato cubes and carrots cooked in a mild sauce of onions, garlic, ginger and Ethiopian spices.