Erta Ale Ethiopian Menu (Updated September 2025)

Veggie Sambusa

Pastry shell filled with whole lentils, onion, jalapeno pepper and spices With sweet dipping sauce or kochkocha (Green chill with herb)

Kitfo Dulet

Ethiopian-Style Steak Tartare, Freshly Minced Extra Lean Beef, Seasoned With Mitmita And Ethiopian Spiced Butter.

Doro Wot

Traditional bone-in chicken marinated and slow-cooked in spicy homemade Berbere sauce. (Served with boiled egg and Ethiopian Cottage Cheese)

Lega Tibs

Fresh red juicy beef cubes sauteed with onions, bell pepper, jalapeno, tomatoes, spiced butter, and fresh rosemary.

Awaze Tibs

Stew with sauteed beef and vegetable pon fried in traditional kibbeh-butter

Quanta Firfir

Seasoned dried beef sauteed with house spices, seasoned oil, spiced butter, berbere sauce and mix with pieces of injera

Kikil (Goat/Lamb Soup)

Curried goat meat stew cooked with exotic spices mixed with bits of injera served with side salad

Tibs Firfir

lamb chunk cooked in stew with onion, garlic, tomato, sauce and rosemary. Mixed with injera

Erta Ale Special (Feeds 4-5 Guests)

Doro Wot, Kitfo, Ayb, Collard Green, LEga Tibs, Derek Tibs, Key Wot, Alicha Wot and Chef's choice of 5 veggies.

Goat Tibs

Lean Goat meat chopped and cooked in spiced butter with peppers, onion, garlic and black pepper, served with your choice of injera or rice

Special Kitfo

Ethiopian-Style Steak Tartare, Freshly Minced Extra Lean Beef, Seasoned With Mitmita And Ethiopian Spiced Butter. (Served With Kocho, Homemade Cottage Cheese And Collard Greens)

Gomen Besiga

Seasoned beef cooked with collard greens, onions, and garlic

Lamb Tibs

Tender , marinated pieces of lamb cooked with peppers , onions , garlic, tomato, a touch of rosemary and other spices.

Gored Gored

Lean beef cubes mixed with mitmita, awaze & peppers. Rare or Medium Rare. (Served with Ethiopian Cottage Cheese)

Shekila Tibs

Extra Injera

Vegan Platter

Shiro, Misir, Ater,Gomen, Cabbage, Salad, Beets and Potato Salad and Erta Ale Fit Fit.

Fosolia (Green Bean)

String bean carrots,garlic blended with spices and herb

Kariya Sinig

Green chili pepper filled with mixed herb onion tomato, lemon and olive oil

Extra Injera

Grilled Cheese

Cheesy delight on toasted bread, perfect for those craving a classic comfort food.

Mac And Cheese

Creamy, classic macaroni in a rich, velvety cheese sauce.

Classic Burger

Coffee (Regular)

Rich, aromatic Ethiopian coffee brewed from freshly roasted beans, offering a deep, robust flavor.

Tea

Aromatic Ethiopian tea brewed to perfection.

Perrier

Effervescent, crystal-clear sparkling water with a refreshing zest.

Sprite

The cold, refreshing flavors of lemon and lime, perfectly blended.

Coke

The cold, refreshing, sparkling classic that America loves.

Water

Clear, refreshing bottled water.