Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant

Appetizers

• Yemser Sambusa (2 pieces)US$3.50

  Crispy and tasty pastry shells hand-wrapped and stuffed with a combination of lentils, onions, peppers and herbs.

• Spinach Sambusa (2 pieces)US$3.50

  Crispy and tasty pastry shells hand-wrapped and stuffed with a combination of Spinach, onions, peppers and herbs.

• Yesiga Sambusa (2 pieces)US$4.00

  Crispy and tasty pastry shells hand-wrapped and stuffed with a blend of minced beef, onions, peppers and herbs.

• KeftaUS$4.00

  Meatballs made from lean ground beef, a blend of traditional herbs and spices, onions and crushed peppers.

Salads

• Lalibela SelataUS$6.00

  Romaine lettuce, green onions, green peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes served with house dressing.

• Ye Keyser SelataUS$6.50

  Red Beets, tomato, carrots, potatoes, onion and green peppers served with house dressing.

• Tomato SelataUS$5.75

  Ethiopian style salad; onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and sliced jalapeños served with house dressing.

Entrees - Vegetarian & Vegan Dishes

One entree per person. Each entree comes with one side. Choose your sides from the Entree Sides. (Rice is also available upon request $2. Gluten-free teff injera available with 24 hr. notice - $2.50.

• Yemser Azifah (lentil salad)US$10.00

  Served cold - cooked whole Lentil salad seasoned with ginger, garlic, white pepper, lemon and mustard seed.

• Yemser WatUS$10.00

  Lentil cooked with chopped onions, garlic, ginger, olive oil and mild barbered sauce (traditionally spiced pepper).

• Ater KikUS$10.00

  Yellow split peas cooked in specially flavored mild sauce.

• GomenUS$10.00

  Collard green sautéed with onions, fresh garlic, ginger and spices.

• Defen Yemiser watUS$10.00

  Green lentils slowly cooked in a flavorful mild sauce with a blend of spices.

• Duba WatUS$10.00

  A savory stew of butternut squash prepared with garlic, ginger, onions, peppers, and spices.

• Diblik atkiltUS$10.50

  Green beans, zucchini, carrots, green peppers and onions. Sautéed in garlic, ginger and tomatoes.

• Tikil GomenUS$10.50

  Delicious curried vegetable stew made with carrots, potatoes, cabbage, peppers and onions.

• ShuroUS$10.50

  Highly seasoned chickpeas with onions and mild berbere sauce.

• Ethiopic Signature ShiroUS$11.00

  Shiro is a vegetarian stew made from chickpea flour mixed with berbere and tomato and garlic.

• Inguday TibsUS$10.00

  Mushrooms sautéed with onions and mild berbere sauce.

• QuostaUS$10.00

  Spinach sautéed with onions, fresh garlic, ginger and spices.

• Ye-Shembera Asa WatUS$10.50

  Ground Chick peas flour molded (dumpling) and cooked in berbere sauce.

• Dinich WotUS$10.00

  curried potato simmered with red onions, garlic, jalapeno, fresh herbs & spices (mild).

• OkraUS$11.00

  Okra Stew a mild sauce of onions and fresh garlic.

• Kayseer TibsUS$11.00

  Beets, Potato tomato and carrots cooked with onion, garlic, ginger and jalapeno.

• Eggplant Tibs*US$11.00

  Eggplant and zucchini sautéed with garlic, and onions, in turmeric (mild) or Berbere (hot) sauce.

Combination Platters

• Vegetarian/vegan

  Choose a combination of any four vegetarian entrees from the above list (7-22) for parties of 2 or more, only 6 vegetarian entrees per table.

  • per personUS$13.50

Entrees - Non vegetarian Dishes

One entree per person. Each entree comes with one side. Choose your sides from the Entree Sides (7-13). Rice is also available upon request $2. Gluten-free teff injera available with 24 hr. notice - $2.50.

Beef

• Zilzil TibsUS$14.50

  Tender lean beef strips lean beef sautéed with homemade awaze sauce, peppers, rosemary, onions and herbs.

• Lalibela Special TibsUS$13.75

  Cubed tender beef marinated with our special sauce sautéed with onion, rosemary, tomato, jalapeño and fresh garlic.

• Awaze TibsUS$13.50

  Cubed Beef tender marinated and cooked with onion, tomato, jalapeño touch of fresh garlic and berbere sauce.

• Minchet AbishUS$13.50

  Finely minced beef simmered in a berbere stew.

• Regular KitfoUS$13.00

  Beef tartar seasoned with our herbal butter, mitmita and cardamom; it can be ordered medium or well done.

• KitfoUS$13.75

  Beef tartar seasoned with our herbal butter and mitmita, cardamom and house made cottage cheese; it can be ordered medium or well done.

• Gored GoredUS$13.50

  Beef brisket mixed with Awaze Sauce, diced onion, jalapeño and our herbal butter; it can be ordered medium or well done.

• Yesega WatUS$13.50

  Tender pieces of beef braised very slowly in green-pepper laced butter sauce seasoned with ginger and berbere (red pepper) sauce.

• Yesega Alicha watUS$13.50

  Tender pieces of beef braised very slowly in green-pepper laced butter sauce seasoned with w carrots, potatoes, ginger, rosemary, potatoes and jalapeño pepper. Mild.

Lamb

• Yebeg Dereke TibsUS$15.00

  Lamb sautéed in purified butter and seasoned with onions and green peppers.

• Lalibela Special TibsUS$14.50

  Cubed tender lamb marinated with our special sauce sautéed with onion, rosemary, tomato, jalapeño touch of fresh garlic.

Chicken

• Doro TibsUS$13.50

  Boneless pieces of chicken sautéed in seasoned butter, awaze sauce, hot peppers, fresh tomato and onions.

• Doro derke tibsUS$14.00

  Boneless pieces of chicken sautéed in seasoned butter, awaze sauce, hot peppers, and onions.

• Doro Wat*US$13.50

  Tender chicken marinated in lemon sautéed in seasoned butter and stewed in a red pepper sauce, flavored with onions, garlic and ginger r with a pinch of cardamoms and nutmeg.

• Doro alicha*US$13.50

  Tender chicken as above but in mild sauce.

Sea Food

• Shrimp TibsUS$14.00

  Shrimp marinated in herb sauce, jalapeño, garlic and ginger roots, onion and fresh tomatoes.

• Assa TibsUS$14.50

  Tilapia marinated in fresh lemon juice, fresh tomatoes and garlic, sautéed with onions and green peppers.

Dessert

• BaklavaUS$3.50

• Daily Choice of DessertsUS$4.50

  Ask for our daily choice of desserts

Beverages

• Soft Drinks Coke, diet Coke, SpriteUS$1.75

• Juices Mango, OrangeUS$2.00

• Spring Water Ice Mountain bottled waterUS$1.50

• Mineral Water PerrierUS$2.50

• Hot Tea with Ethiopian spicesUS$1.75