Desta Ethiopian Kitchen
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Appetizers
Sambusa
Stuffed with your choice of either minced beef or lentils. These crisp treats are to die for!
Tomato Fitfit
Diced tomatoes, onions, and jalapeño pepper mixed with pieces of injera. Served cold. This is a great dish to share!
Kitfo Wrap
Beef or salmon. Injera or tortilla flour wrap filled with our delicious kitfo served rare, medium-rare, or medium-well.
Kitfo Slice
Tortilla slice filled delicious kitfo, ayib, and jalapeño peppers cooked how you like it.
Gomen-siljo Dip
A blended dish of tofu and gomen seasoned with garlic ginger hot mustard and a touch of olive oil. served with your choice of injera or pita bread.
Salmon Starter Salad
A fresh to order side portioned salad topped with your choice of rare or cooked salmon, seasoned with Ethiopian spices.
Signature Entrées | Tibs
Chicken Tibs
Get your taste buds ready for our most popular dish! Tender cubed meat sauteed in Desta's secret blend of spices, onions, tomatoes, peppers, and spiced olive oil. It doesn't get yummier than this!
Salmon Tibs
Get your taste buds ready for our most popular dish! Tender cubed meat sauteed in Desta's secret blend of spices, onions, tomatoes, peppers, and spiced olive oil. It doesn't get yummier than this!
Fish Tibs
Get your taste buds ready for our most popular dish! Tender cubed meat sauteed in Desta's secret blend of spices, onions, tomatoes, peppers, and spiced olive oil. It doesn't get yummier than this!
Lamb Tibs
Get your taste buds ready for our most popular dish! Tender cubed meat sauteed in Desta's secret blend of spices, onions, tomatoes, peppers, and spiced olive oil. It doesn't get yummier than this!
Ribeye Tibs
Get your taste buds ready for our most popular dish! Tender cubed meat sauteed in Desta's secret blend of spices, onions, tomatoes, peppers, and spiced olive oil. It doesn't get yummier than this!
Filet Mignon Tibs
Get your taste buds ready for our most popular dish! Tender cubed meat sauteed in Desta's secret blend of spices, onions, tomatoes, peppers, and spiced olive oil. It doesn't get yummier than this!
Shrimp Tibs
Get your taste buds ready for our most popular dish! Tender cubed meat sauteed in Desta's secret blend of spices, onions, tomatoes, peppers, and spiced olive oil. It doesn't get yummier than this!
Ground Beef Tibs
Get your taste buds ready for our most popular dish! Tender cubed meat sauteed in Desta's secret blend of spices, onions, tomatoes, peppers, and spiced olive oil. It doesn't get yummier than this!
Mushroom Tibs
Sautéed mushrooms with Ethiopian spices. Options for bread include injera, pita, white, or teff (gluten-free). Choose a side from salad, beets & potato salad, stew, and more.
Sandwiches
Salmon Sandwich
Looking for a lighter option? Try one of our yummy sandwiches. Made fresh daily!
Lamb Sandwich
Looking for a lighter option? Try one of our yummy sandwiches. Made fresh daily!
Beef Sandwich
Looking for a lighter option? Try one of our yummy sandwiches. Made fresh daily!
Chicken Sandwich
Looking for a lighter option? Try one of our yummy sandwiches. Made fresh daily!
Shrimp Sandwich
Looking for a lighter option? Try one of our yummy sandwiches. Made fresh daily!
Mushroom Sandwich
Kitfo Sandwich
Fish Sandwich
Looking for a lighter option? Try one of our yummy sandwiches. Made fresh daily!
Veggie Sandwich
Looking for a lighter option? Try one of our yummy sandwiches. Made fresh daily!
Breakfast
Scrambled Eggs
Sautéed with onions, tomatoes, pepper, and Ethiopian butter. Served with wheat bread or pita.
Chechebsa
Small pieces of flatbread braised with berbere and your choice of Ethiopian butter or olive oil.
Kinche
Cracked wheat cooked tender with Ethiopian butter and spices.
Breakfast Combo
Our most popular breakfast dish! Includes kinche, scrambled eggs, and chechebsa for two or more because sharing is caring!
Fetiera
Traditional Ethiopian breakfast consisting of flatbread layered with eggs served with honey.
Foul
Crushed beans sautéed with our spices, garnished with fresh diced onions, tomatoes, and pepper. Finished with olive oil or butter served on wheat bread or pita.
Brunch
Serves 2-4. If brunch were a party this would be served! Comes with fir fir, kinche, Ethiopian-style scrambled eggs, chechebsa, tibs, kitfo, and ayib. Served with white bread, pita, or injera.
Extra Options
Injera (1 Roll)
Injera (2 Rolls)
Injera (3 Rolls)
Injera (4 Rolls)
Injera (6 Rolls)
Injera (7 Rolls)
Injera (9 Rolls)
Injera (10 Rolls)
Injera (8 Rolls)
Injera (5 Rolls)
Salads
House Salad
Looking to go "green"? Try one of our fresh to order salads with our delicious house dressing. Served with a side of wheat bread.
Chicken Salad
Looking to go "green"? Try one of our fresh to order salads with our delicious house dressing. Served with a side of wheat bread.
Shrimp Salad
Looking to go "green"? Try one of our fresh-to-order salads with our delicious house dressing. Served with a side of wheat bread.
Beef Salad
Looking to go "green"? Try one of our fresh to order salads with our delicious house dressing. Served with a side of wheat bread.
Lamb Salad
Looking to go "green"? Try one of our fresh to order salads with our delicious house dressing. Served with a side of wheat bread.
Tomato Fit Fit With Shrimp
Fish Salad
Tilapia or grouper. Looking to go "green"? Try one of our fresh to order salads with our delicious house dressing. Served with a side of wheat bread.
Salmon Salad
Looking to go "green"? Try one of our fresh-to-order salads with our delicious house dressing. Served with a side of wheat bread.
Pasta
Lamb Pasta
Mama mia! Even though the Italians weren't successful at colonizing Ethiopia, centuries ago; they left their love of pasta, now we're bringing it to you sauteed with Shiro and tomato-based sauce. Served with a salad.
Salmon Pasta
Mama mia! Even though the Italians weren't successful at colonizing Ethiopia, centuries ago; they left their love of pasta, now we're bringing it to you sauteed with Shiro and tomato-based sauce. Served with a salad.
Pasta With Kitfo
Mama mia! Even though the Italians weren't successful at colonizing Ethiopia, centuries ago; they left their love of pasta, now we're bringing it to you sauteed with Shiro and tomato-based sauce. Served with a salad
Chicken Pasta
Mama mia! Even though the Italians weren't successful at colonizing Ethiopia, centuries ago; they left their love of pasta, now we're bringing it to you sautéed with Shiro and tomato-based sauce. Served with a salad.
Shrimp Pasta
Mama mia! Even though the Italians weren't successful at colonizing Ethiopia, centuries ago; they left their love of pasta, now we're bringing it to you sauteed with Shiro and tomato-based sauce. Served with a salad.
Meat Sauce
Mama mia! Even though the Italians weren't successful at colonizing Ethiopia, centuries ago; they left their love of pasta, now we're bringing it to you sauteed with Shiro and tomato-based sauce. Served with a salad.
Veggie Pasta
Mama mia! Even though the Italians weren't successful at colonizing Ethiopia, centuries ago; they left their love of pasta, now we're bringing it to you sauteed with Shiro and tomato-based sauce. Served with a salad.
Fish Pasta
Mama mia! Even though the Italians weren't successful at colonizing Ethiopia, centuries ago; they left their love of pasta, now we're bringing it to you sauteed with Shiro and tomato-based sauce. Served with a salad.
Or...Do You Like Your Tibs A Different Way
Biret Mitad Tibs
Sautéed cuts of meat at extra high heat, served well done with your choice of side.
Meat Lovers
Once you start, you won't want to stop! Chose any 3 different meats, 3 breads and 3 sides to enjoy and fill up your stomach!
Goden Tibs
Sizzling prime short ribs marinated with Desta sauce, onion, tomato, fresh garlic, and jalapeño.
Signature Entrées | Kitfo
Beef Kitfo
Ethiopian-style steak tartar, freshly minced extra lean beef, seasoned with mitmita and Ethiopian spiced butter.
Salmon Kitfo
Ethiopian-style tartar, freshly minced salmon seasoned with mitmita and Ethiopian spiced butter.
Signature Entrées | Fir Fir
Lamb Fir Fir
This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with kinche or ayib on top.
Beef Fir Fir
This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with kinche or ayib on top.
Chicken Fir Fir
This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with kinche or ayib on top.
Salmon Fir Fir
This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with kinche or ayib on top.
Vegetarian Fir Fir
This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with kinche or ayib on top.
Shrimp Fir Fir
This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with kinche or ayib on top.
Fish Fir Fir
This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with kinche or ayib on top.
Ground Beef Fir Fir
This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with kinche or ayib on top.
Specialties
Fish Dulet
Finely minced tilapia or grouper with tomato and onions.
Works Fir Fir
Firfir served with kitfo, kinche, and ayib.
Shiro Fir Fir
Split peas stewed in a special sauce, onions, garlic and ginger. With a choice of olive oil or Ethiopian butter.
Bozena Shiro
Chickpea stew with your choice of ground beef or cubed meat.
Potato Stew
Potatoes simmered with berbere, onions, garlic and other spices. Cooked with your choice of ground beef, cubed meat or lamb, with butter or olive oil.
Meat Lovers
Once you start, you won't want to stop! Chose any 3 different meats, 3 breads and 3 sides to enjoy and fill up your stomach!
Gored Gored
Lean beef cubs mixed with mitmita, awaze, onions and peppers. Rare, medium rare or well done.
Salmon Gored Gored
Rare or cooked salmon cubes mixed mitmita, awaze, onions and peppers.
Vegan
Miser | Spicy Split Red Lentil Stew
Lentils stewed in a rich berbere sauce with onions, garlic and ginger.
Shiro | Chickpea Stew
Ground chickpea simmered in a rich house sauce and spiced with olive oil or butter.
Tomato Fit Fit
Diced tomatoes, onions and jalapeño peppers, mixed with pieces of injera. Served cold.
Ater | Yellow Split Pea Stew
Yellow split peas stewed in a special sauce with onions, turmeric and ginger.
Tikel Gomen | Cabbage
Fresh cabbage sautéed with onions, garlic, ginger, carrots, and turmeric.
Beyond Meat Tibs
Gomen
Fresh collard greens sautéed with onions, garlic and turmeric.
Vegan Platter
Shiro, Miser, Ater, Dinech Wot, Gomen, Cabbage, Salad, Azifa, Beets, Potato Salad and Tomato Fit Fit.
Mushroom Stew
Sautéed with onions, fresh garlic and fresh ginger.
Beverages | Cold
Soda
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Dr.Pepper, Orange Crush, Ginger Ale.
Iced Latte
Juice
Mango, orange, fruit punch, pineapple, cranberry.
Bottled Water
Perrier Water
Beverages | Hot
Tea
Ethiopian tea.
Coffee
Medium roast.
Espresso
Macchiato
Cafe Latte
Green Tea
Desserts
Tiramisu
Dulce De Leche Cheesecake
Mini Red Velvet Cake
Napoleon
Limoncello Mascarpone Cake
Cheesecake Ale Fragole
Baklava
Chocolate Fondant Cake
Mini Mixed Berry Cake
Ethiopian Beer
Casteo
Harar
Meta
Riondo
Prosecco Italy
St George
Stella
Moscato Italy
Walia
Bedele
Robertson
Sweet Red South Africa
Beer
Amstel Light
Beck's Dark
Bud Light
Guinness
Guinness Extra Stout
Habesha
Ethiopian Beer
Heineken
Newcastle
Red Stripe
Stella
Moscato italy
Yuengling
Beck's
Corona
White Wine
Brotherhood
Riesling (New York)
Brownstone
Pinot Grigio California (House)
Fire Road
Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand)
Zenato
Pinot Grigio ( Italy)
Mcmanis
Chardonnay (California)
Robert Mondavi
Chardonnay (California)
Ethiopian Wine
Carroll's Mead
Sweet Honey Wine
Sheba Tej
Honey Wine
Red Wine
Mcmanis
Pinot Noir California
Mcmanis
Cabernet Sauvignon California
Mcmanis
Merlot California
Meiomi
Pinot Noir California
Oxford Landing
Cabernet Sauvignon - House (South Australia)
Punto Final
Malbec Argentina
Tourano
Shiraz Australia
Robert Mondavi
Merlot California
Robertson
Cabernet Sauvignon South Africa