Alem

  • Appetizers

    • A1. Sambusa (non vegan)
      Seasoned lentils or beef, with onions and spices and stuffed in rolls 3 pieces per order
      • Beef
        $8
      • Lentils
        $8
    • A2. Lentil Soup
      • cup
        $5.25
      • bowl
        $6.25
    • A4. Ethiopian Selata (salad)
      Tomatoes, lettuce, bell peppers with homemade dressing
      $5
      • A5. Azifa (Lentil Salad) - Spicy
        Whole lentils mixed with chopped onions, green peppers and tomato seasoned with a touch of garlic, white pepper, lemon and Ethiopian hot mustard.
        $6

      • ENTREES

        All entrees served with Injera. All meat entrees served with your choice of two vegetarian sides.

        • Injera
          • Teff injera (ask for availability)
            $2
          • Extra Regular Injera
            $1

      • Vegan

        • V1. Yemiser Wot - spicy
          Splits lentils slowly cooked in Ethiopian red pepper sauce and assorted spices
          $19
          • V2. Gomen
            Collard greens steamed, delicately seasoned and cooked with fresh garlic and pepper.
            $18
            • V3. Yater Alitcha
              Yellow split peas cooked in specially flavored mild sauce.
              $18
              • V5. Yatakilt Alitcha
                Steamed cabbages cooked with onions, fresh garlic and ginger.
                $18
                • V7. Quosta
                  Chopped spinach simmered in mild sauce of onions and fresh garlic.
                  $18
                  • V13. Half Portions of Any Two Vegetable Entrees
                    (Half an order of any two vegetarian entrees)
                    $22
                    • V14. Portions of Any of four Vegetable Entrees
                      Portions of V1, V2, V3 and V5
                      $22

                    • Chicken

                      • C1. Doro Wot
                        Spicy chicken stewed in Ethiopian red pepper sauce and cooked with an assortment of Ethiopian spices served with Ayib (home made cottage cheese).
                        $20
                        • C3. Doro Tibs
                          Cubes of chicken breast marinated and sautéed with spices.
                          $18

                        • Lamb

                          • L3. Yebeg Tibs
                            Cubes of lamb sautéed and cooked with onion and peppers.
                            $22
                            • L4. Yebeg Tibs Juicy Spicy
                              Same as L3, but juicier and bit more spicier (can be made less spicy and/ or with Ethiopian Honey wine).
                              $23

                            • Beef

                              • B4. Tibs (Mild)
                                Tender beef cubes sautéed and cooked with onions and peppers.
                                $18
                                • B5. Awaze Tibs
                                  Beef cubes sautéed and cooked with Ethiopian red pepper sauce and onions.
                                  $20
                                  • B6. Ye Tibs Firfir- (spicy)
                                    Beef sautéed and cooked with onions, peppers and Berbere and mixed with pieces of injera.
                                    $19
                                    • B7. Zilzil Tibs
                                      Seasoned and marinated strips of beef sautéed with onion, garlic, and peppers
                                      $19
                                      • B8. ***Kitfo (Ethiopian Steak Tartar) spicy - ask for availablity
                                        Served raw unless otherwise requested medium well or well done. Freshly minced lean beef tartar seasoned with our herbal butter, mitmita and cardamom with home made cottage cheese.
                                        $20
                                        • B9. Juicy Spicy Tibs
                                          Beef cubes sautéed and cooked with Ethiopian red pepper sauce, onions and Peppers - similar to B5 but with the juices.
                                          $21

                                        • Fish

                                          • S1. Asa Tibs
                                            Tilapia marinated and sautéed with tomato and spices, served with Quosta.
                                            $18

                                          • Dessert

                                            • Cheesecake
                                              $5
                                              • slice
                                            • Baklava
                                              $7
                                              • slice
                                            • Tiramisu
                                              $5
                                              • slice

                                          • Drinks

                                            • Soft Drinks
                                              Coke, Diet Coke, Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Sprite, Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, Brisk Iced Tea
                                              • Coke, Diet Coke, Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Iced Tea, Sprite, Dr. Pepper, Lemonade
                                                $3
                                              • Bottled Water, Mango Juice, Apple Juice
                                                $3
                                              • Perrier
                                                $3

                                          • Tea

                                            • Hot spiced tea
                                              • For one
                                                $2.50

                                          • Beer

                                            • Ethiopian
                                              St George
                                              • St George
                                                $9
                                              • Walia
                                                $9
                                            • Brazil
                                              • Xingu
                                                $6.75
                                            • Jamaican
                                              • Red Stripe
                                                $6.50
                                            • Holland
                                              • Amstel Light
                                                $5.50
                                              • Heineken
                                                $5.50
                                            • Czech
                                              • Pilsner Urquell
                                                $5.50
                                            • Local
                                              • Miller Light
                                                $5
                                              • Spotted Cow
                                                $5.50

                                          • Wines

                                            Bottles only

                                            • Merlot/ Shiraz
                                              • Bottle
                                                $16
                                              • Glass
                                                $9
                                            • Enat (Ethiopian Honey Wine)
                                              Sold by the bottle
                                              $30