Desta House

Kikel

A delicious stew of bone-in pieces of meat cooked in a turmeric-based sauce with ground-up cheek peas, onions, jalapeno pepper, tomatoes, garlic, and other authentic spices.

$20.99

Shiro

Chickpea flour roasted and simmered in a barbere sauce with kibbeh and a multitude of spices topped with chopped tomatoes.

$23.49

Firfir

Injera tossed in a sauce and sauteed onions, berbere, tomatoes, garlic, green pepper, fresh.

$23.49

Special Foul

Fava beans mixed in chopped tomato, onion, plain yogurt, feta cheese, and olive oil.

$23.49

Scrambled Egg

Scrambled eggs in onions, tomatoes, and green peppers served with bread.

$23.49

Dulet

Barley dough balls covered with meat and berbere sauce.

$26.00

Gomen Besga

Choice of lamb or beef with spinach, pan-fried in garlic butter, fresh tomato, and traditional herbs and spices.

$26.00

Key Wet

Tender lean beef cooked in red pepper sauce seasoned with Ethiopian spices and herbs.

$26.00

Kitfo

Finely chopped lean beef raw, medium, or rarely cooked. With spiced butter and hot spiced chilies (mitmita).

$28.99

Tibs

Tender beef sauteed with rosemary, onion, and green pepper served hot or mild pepper sauce.

$28.99

Gored Gored

Chunks of beef mixed with homemade sauce, diced onion, jalapeno, and our homemade herbal butter

$28.99

Doro Wet

Pieces of chicken are marinated in lemon, then simmered in onion, garlic, and a blend of spices, and served with a hard-boiled egg.

$32.50

Shekla Tibs

Tender beef sauteed with rosemary, onion, and green pepper served in shekla bowl.

$45.50

Beyeaynetu

Chef's selection of different dishes with side salad.

from $30.00

Tihlo

Barley dough balls covered with meat and berbere-based sauce.

$39.00

Salad

Lettuce diced tomatoes, onion, jalapeno peppers, and black pepper mixed with olive oil, vinegar, and lemon juice.

$13.00

Jebena Traditional Coffee

The green raw coffee beans are washed and roasted on a hot skillet. Then beans are ground and brewed in an earthware pot - jebana.

from $13.00

Tea

$3.99

Soft Drinks

$4.00

Sparkling Water

$6.50