• Customer Favorites

    Our most frequently ordered and highly rated selections.
    • VEGGIE COMBO - 7 Items

      Spicy lentils, yellow peas, collard greens and cabbage.
      $37.00
      VEGGIE COMBO - 7 Items
    • VEGGIE COMBO - 4 Items

      Shiro, Spicy Lentil, cabbage and gomen.
      $22.00
      VEGGIE COMBO - 4 Items
    • Doro Wat (spicy chicken stew)

      Stew chicken cooked with onions, garlic tomato paste, & other spices.
      $29.00
      Doro Wat (spicy chicken stew)
    • Awaze Tibis (spicy sautéed beef)

      Cubed tender beef, marinated and cooked with tomato, jalapeño, garlic, and berbere sauce.
      $27.00
      Awaze Tibis (spicy sautéed beef)
    • Lega Tibis (mild sautéed beef)

      Beef sautéed in onions, jalapeños, rosemary, tomatoes. Add lamb for an additional charge.
      $27.00
      Lega Tibis (mild sautéed beef)
    • Beef Sambusa

      Triangular shaped pastry rolls filled with beef, spiced with onion, garlic and jalapeno peppers.
      $5.00
      Beef Sambusa
    • Quanta Fir-Fir (Spicy)

      Spiced beef jerky cooked with onions, berbere (seasoned red pepper powder), and kibbeh (seasoned, clarified butter), and blended with strips of injera.
      $28.00
      Quanta Fir-Fir (Spicy)
    • Meat side

      Your choice of; key wat or alicha wat.
      $12.00
    • MAHIBERAWI (combo - 4 meat items)

      Combination of 4 meat items – sautéed beef, spicy beef stew, mild beef stew, & beef + collards
      $42.00
    • Kitfo

      Beef tartar Ethiopian style - minced extra lean beef marinated in kibbeh (seasoned, clarified butter) and mitmita (seasoned chili powder). Served with sides of ayib and collards.
      $32.00
  • Appetizers

    • Lentil Sambusa

      Triangular shaped pastry rolls filled with lentils, spiced with onion, garlic and jalapeno peppers.
      $4.00
      Lentil Sambusa
    • Timatim Fit-Fit (Served Cold)

      Pieces of injera soaked in tomato and jalapeno juices.
      $16.00
      Timatim Fit-Fit (Served Cold)
    • Beef Sambusa

      Triangular shaped pastry rolls filled with beef, spiced with onion, garlic and jalapeno peppers.
      $5.00
      Beef Sambusa
  • Vegetarian Entrees

    • VEGGIE COMBO - 4 Items

      Shiro, Spicy Lentil, cabbage and gomen.
      $22.00
      VEGGIE COMBO - 4 Items
    • VEGGIE COMBO - 7 Items

      Spicy lentils, yellow peas, collard greens and cabbage.
      $37.00
      VEGGIE COMBO - 7 Items
    • House Salad

      Organic spring mix, diced tomatoes, red onions, jalapeños, black pepper powder, garlic powder, lime juice, olive oil
      $14.00
    • Shiro

      Spicy chickpeas seasoned with kibbeh (spiced, clarified butter). Stew of powdered chickpeas, oil, onions, garlic, and jalapeños.
      $24.00
  • Beef, Lamb & Chicken Entrees

    • Kitfo

      Beef tartar Ethiopian style - minced extra lean beef marinated in kibbeh (seasoned, clarified butter) and mitmita (seasoned chili powder). Served with sides of ayib and collards.
      $32.00
    • Doro Wat (spicy chicken stew)

      Stew chicken cooked with onions, garlic tomato paste, & other spices.
      $29.00
      Doro Wat (spicy chicken stew)
    • Key Wat (spicy beef stew)

      Stew beef cooked with onions, garlic tomato paste, & other spices.
      $28.00
      Key Wat (spicy beef stew)
    • Alicha Wat (mild beef stew)

      Stew beef cooked with onions, garlic tomato paste, & other spices.
      $28.00
      Alicha Wat (mild beef stew)
    • Key Minchet Abish (spicy ground beef sew)

      Spicy ground beef sew, choice of mild or spicy.
      $28.00
    • Alicha Minchet Abish (mild ground beef stew)

      $28.00
    • Lega Tibis (mild sautéed beef)

      Beef sautéed in onions, jalapeños, rosemary, tomatoes. Add lamb for an additional charge.
      $27.00
      Lega Tibis (mild sautéed beef)
    • Awaze Tibis (spicy sautéed beef)

      Cubed tender beef, marinated and cooked with tomato, jalapeño, garlic, and berbere sauce.
      $27.00
      Awaze Tibis (spicy sautéed beef)
    • Lega Yebeg Tibis (mild sautéed lamb)

      Lamb sautéed in onions, jalapeños, rosemary, tomatoes.
      $28.00
    • Awaze Yebeg Tibis (spicy sautéed lamb)

      Lamb sautéed in onions, jalapeños, rosemary, tomatoes.
      $28.00
    • Awaze Doro Tibis (spicy sautéed chicken)

      Chicken sautéed in onions, jalapeños, rosemary, tomatoes.
      $27.00
    • Gomen Besiga (mild beef & collards)

      Chopped collards cooked with beef, jalapeños, garlic, and onions.
      $26.00
    • Gored Gored (raw beef marinated in seasoned, clarified butter)

      Chopped tender sirloin marinated in kibbeh and mitmita.
      $28.00
    • Tibs Fir-Fir (Spicy)

      Awaze tibs, mixed with injera.
      $27.00
      Tibs Fir-Fir (Spicy)
    • Quanta Fir-Fir (Spicy)

      Spiced beef jerky cooked with onions, berbere (seasoned red pepper powder), and kibbeh (seasoned, clarified butter), and blended with strips of injera.
      $28.00
      Quanta Fir-Fir (Spicy)
    • Alicha Fit-Fit

      Mild beef stew mixed with injera.
      $27.00
    • MISTO (combo - spicy beef stew & mild beef stew)

      A combination of Key Wat and Alicha Wat
      $32.00
    • MAHIBERAWI (combo - 4 meat items)

      Combination of 4 meat items – sautéed beef, spicy beef stew, mild beef stew, & beef + collards
      $42.00
  • Pasta, Rice & Fish

    • Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce

      Add fish cutlet for an additional charge.
      $18.00
    • Fish Goulash

      Chopped tilapia fillet sauteed with onions and tomatoes; Served with your choice of injera, spaghetti, or rice.
      $27.00
    • Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

      Add fish cutlet for an additional charge.
      $20.00
    • Rice with Meat Sauce

      Add fish cutlet for an additional charge.
      $20.00
    • Salad with Fish Cutlet

      Add fish cutlet for an additional charge.
      $18.00
    • Fish Dullet (Spicy)

      Minced tilapia fish fillet sautéed with onions, tomatoes, & oil; Served with injera.
      $27.00
    • Tilapia Cutlet Only (Spicy)

      $10.00
  • Extra (in Addition to An entrée)

    • Veggie side

      Your choice of; yellow split pea, red lentils, shiro, tomato salad, cabbage or collard greens.
      $8.00
      Veggie side
    • Meat side

      Your choice of; key wat or alicha wat.
      $12.00
    • Injera - Gluten Free

      Soft, spongy flatbread made from fermented teff flour, ideal for scooping up stews and vegetable dishes.
      $5.00
      Injera - Gluten Free
    • Regular Injera

      $4.00
  • Beverage

    • Bottle Water

      Pure and refreshing bottled water.
      $3.00
    • Perrier Water

      $4.00
    • Ethiopian Natural Mineral Water

      $4.75
    • Canned Soda

      $4.00

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