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Das Ethiopian Cuisine
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  • Appetizers
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  • Vegetarian Entrees
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Das Ethiopian Cuisine Menu

1201 28th St NW, Washington, DC

1201 28th St NW, Washington, DC

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  • PopularCurrent Category
  • Appetizers
  • Salads
  • House Specials
  • Main Entrees
  • Vegetarian Entrees
  • Desserts

Popular

  • Fish Dulet.

    Fish Dulet

    $27.00

  • Shrimp Tibs.

    Shrimp Tibs

    $14.00

  • Chicken Doro Kay Wat.

    Chicken Doro Kay Wat

    $25.00

  • Fish (Asa).

    Fish (Asa)

    $27.00

  • Split Peas (Kik Alicha).

    Split Peas (Kik Alicha)

    $23.00

Appetizers

Tue-Wed 5 PM - 9:30 PMThu-Sun 11 AM - 10 PM

Vegeterian Sambusa

$13.00

Crispy pastry filled with spiced lentils, onions, and herbs, served with house dipping sauce.

Vegeterian Sambusa.

Mushroom (Ingudai Tibs)

$12.00

Sautéed mushrooms, onions, special sauce with a touch of bell pepper.

Mushroom (Ingudai Tibs).

Beef Zilzil Tibs

$13.00

Beef strips with chef’s special red chili pepper sauce.

Shrimp Tibs

$14.00

Sautéed shrimp with onions, red pepper and fresh garlic sauce, bell pepper.

Shrimp Tibs.

Mild Ethiopian Cheese (Kaisa)

$11.00

Dried curds of Ethiopian- style cottage cheese, purified butter, sun dried powdered collard greens and red pepper.

Mild Ethiopian Cheese (Kaisa).

Salads

Tue-Wed 5 PM - 9:30 PMThu-Sun 11 AM - 10 PM

House Salad

$12.00

Beets, string beans, onions, bell peppers in lemon and olive oil dressing.

House Salad.

Ethiopian Potato Salad

$10.00

Diced potatoes, bell peppers in fresh garlic, lemon and olive oil dressing.

Ethiopian Potato Salad.

Tomato Salad

$10.00

Chopped tomatoes, onions, bell peppers in a lemon and olive oil dressing.

Tomato Salad.

House Specials

Tue-Wed 5 PM - 9:30 PMThu-Sun 11 AM - 10 PM

Fish (Asa)

$27.00

Ethiopian-style fish served with awaze (Ethiopian red pepper) - as available.

Fish (Asa).

Fish Dulet

$27.00

Freshly minced Tilapia fish sautéed in a special blend of house spices, onion, pepper, mitmita, and olive oil.

Fish Dulet.

Steak Tartare Kitfo

$28.00

Ethiopian steak tartare – freshly minced extra lean beef, seasoned with Mitmita (spiced chili powder) – traditionally served raw or medium rare.

Steak Tartare Kitfo.

Das Chicken and Beef Combination Sampler

$30.00

Includes Chicken Doro Wat, Beef Kay Wat, Beef Alicha and Beef cubes.

Das Chicken and Beef Combination Sampler.

Das Combination Vegetarian Entree Sampler

$27.00

Includes shiro wat, split peas, collard greens, red lentil, cabbage with carrots, and eggplants and carrot wat.

Das Combination Vegetarian Entree Sampler.

Ethiopian Style Short Ribs (Goden Tibs)

$27.00

Short ribs served with awaze sauce.

Lamb Tibs

$27.00

Tender fine lamb sautéed in a special blend of house spices, onions, tomato, pepper, and Ethiopian spiced butter.

Lamb Tibs.

Beef Gored Gored

$27.00

Extra lean chunks of beef lightly sautéed in house sauce Traditionally served raw or lightly heated.

Flax Seed (Telba) Wat

$21.00

Puree of roasted flax seed cooked in spicy sauce (vegetarian).

Main Entrees

Tue-Wed 5 PM - 9:30 PMThu-Sun 11 AM - 10 PM

Chicken Doro Alicha Wat

$25.00

Tender chicken in purified butter, flavored with curry and tamarind served with hard boiled egg.

Chicken Doro Kay Wat

$25.00

Tender chicken, red pepper sauce, spices served with hard boiled egg.

Chicken Doro Kay Wat.

Chicken Infillay

$25.00

Strips of tender chicken sautéed with onions and awaze.

Special Chicken Tibs

$25.00

Extra lean cubes of chicken marinated in our chef's special sauce.

Beef Kay Wat

$26.00

Cubes of beef simmered in Ethiopian red pepper sauce, flavored with spice.

Beef Alicha Wat

$26.00

Cubes of beef prepared in purified butter and flavored with curry and tamarind.

Special Beef Tibs

$25.00

Extra lean cubes of beef marinated in our chef’s special sauce.

Beef Zilzil Tibs

$24.00

Beef strips with chef’s special red chili pepper sauce.

Shrimp Tibs

$28.00

Shrimp sautéed with onions, fresh garlic, tomatoes and special sauce.

Shrimp Tibs.

Beef Awaze Fitfit

$22.00

Pieces of injera soaked in spiced red pepper sauce with beef.

Vegetarian Entrees

Tue-Wed 5 PM - 9:30 PMThu-Sun 11 AM - 10 PM

Ethiopian Harvest Vegetable Specialty

$22.00

Cauliflower, string beans and carrots simmered in stewed tomatoes.

Shiro Wat

$22.00

Seasoned chickpea flour cooked in a mild sauce.

Split Peas (Kik Alicha)

$23.00

Puree of yellow split peas mixed with onions and garlic.

Split Peas (Kik Alicha).

Collard Greens (Gomen)

$19.00

Collard greens mixed with onions and garlic.

Red Lentil (Miser Wat)

$23.00

Red lentils spiced with berbere (red pepper) sauce.

Cabbage with Carrots in Sauce (Tikil Gomen)

$22.00

Cabbage, potatoes and carrots flavored with ginger and garlic.

Eggplant and Carrot Wat

$22.00

Eggplant and bits of carrot stewed in tomato sauce.

Desserts

Tue-Wed 5 PM - 9:30 PMThu-Sun 11 AM - 10 PM

Profiterole Pyramid

$11.00

Cream puffs filled with Chantilly cream and rolled in chocolate, piled high.

Torta Della Nonna (Grandmother Cake)

$11.00

Pastry cream with a hint of lemon on a base of shortcrust pastry, covered with pine nuts, almonds, and powdered sugar.

Chocolate Temptation

$11.00

Layers of chocolate cake made with cocoa from Ecuador, filled with chocolate and hazelnut creams and a hazelnut crunch, covered with a chocolate glaze.

Chocolate Pyramid

$11.00

Chocolate mousse on a chocolate sponge cake base with a crunchy gianduia center, dusted with cocoa powder and decorated with white chocolate drops.

Spumoni Bomba

$11.00

Strawberry, pistachio, and chocolate gelato all coated with chocolate and drizzled with white chocolate.

Baba Rhum

$11.00

A traditional Neapolitan rum-soaked cake.

Limoncello Mascarpone Cake

$11.00

Alternating layers of sponge cake and lemon-infused mascarpone cream, decorated with Limoncello sauce.

Lemon Ripieno

$11.00

A refreshing lemon sorbetto made with lemons from Sicily, served in the natural fruit shell.

Monterosa

$11.00

A creamy mix of mascarpone and ricotta cheese, divided by a delicate layer of sponge cake, topped with wild strawberries.

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