Desta Ethiopian Kitchen Menu
Appetizers*
Gomen-Siljo Dip*
$8.99
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.

Kitfo Slice*
$11.99
Tortilla slice filled delicious kitfo, ayib and jalapeno peppers cooked how you like it

Kitfo Wrap*
$9.99
Choose Beef or Salmon. Injera or a flour tortilla wrap filled with our delicious kitfo, served rare, medium rare, or medium well.

Tomato Fitfit Appetizer*
$7.99
Diced tomatoes, onions and jalapeno pepper mixed with pieces of injera. Served cold. This is a great dish to share!

Salmon Starter Salad*
$11.99
A fresh to order side portioned salad topped with your choice of rare or cooked salmon and seasoned with Ethiopian spices

Sambusa*
$5.99
Stuffed with your choice of either minced beef or lentils. These crispy treats are to die for!

Breakfast*
Breakfast Combo*
$14.99
Our most popular breakfast dish. Includes kinche, scrambled eggs, and chechebsa for 2 or more because sharing is caring. Served with pita, or injera. Add fir fir for an extra charge.

Brunch*
$37.99
If brunch were a party, this would be served! Comes with fir fir, kinche, Ethiopian-styled scrambled eggs, chechebsa, tibs, kitfo and ayib. Served with pita or injera. Serves 2 to 4.

Chechebsa*
$7.99
Small pieces of flatbread braised with berbere and your choice of Ethiopian butter or olive oil.

Fetira*
$8.99
Traditional Ethiopian breakfast consisting of flatbread layered with eggs and served with honey.

Foul*
$8.99
Crushed beans sauteed with our spices and garnished with fresh diced onions, tomatoes, and pepper. Finished with olive oil or butter. Served with pita. Loaded - add feta cheese and a boiled egg or scrambled eggs for an extra charge.

Kinche*
$7.99
Cracked wheat cooked tender with Ethiopian butter and spices.

Scrambled Eggs*
$7.99
Sauteed with onions, tomatoes, peppers and Ethiopian butter. Served with pita. Add a prime ribeye steak for extra charge.

Pastas*
Chicken Pasta*
$16.00
Tender chicken sautéed with Ethiopian spices, tossed in our rich tomato-shiro sauce, and served over pasta with fresh salad.

Fish (Grouper) Pasta*
$19.50
Flaky grouper simmered in a bold tomato-shiro sauce with a touch of spice, perfectly paired with pasta and a side salad.

Fish (Tilapia) Pasta*
$17.00
Delicate tilapia cooked Ethiopian-style in savory tomato-shiro sauce, tossed with pasta and served with salad.

Kitfo Pasta*
$17.00
A fusion favorite — seasoned Ethiopian steak tartare-style kitfo (served from raw to medium) folded into pasta with spiced tomato-shiro sauce, balanced with a side salad.

Lamb Pasta*
$18.50
Succulent lamb simmered in aromatic spices and tomato-shiro sauce, tossed with pasta and served with salad.

Meat Sauce Pasta*
$13.99
Classic and hearty — ground beef slow-cooked in a spiced tomato-shiro sauce, ladled over pasta with fresh salad.

Mushroom Pasta*
$16.00
Earthy mushrooms sautéed with berbere and tomato-shiro sauce, tossed with pasta for a rich vegetarian option.

Salmon Pasta*
$18.50
Tender salmon fillet in a flavorful tomato-shiro sauce with Ethiopian spices, served over pasta with salad.

Shrimp Pasta*
$17.40
Juicy shrimp simmered in zesty tomato-shiro sauce with a hint of spice, tossed with pasta and served with salad.

Veggie (Beyond) Pasta*
$16.00
Plant-based Beyond meat seasoned with Ethiopian spices and folded into tomato-shiro sauce, creating a hearty vegan pasta served with salad.

Plain Side*
Plain Tomato Fitfit
$4.99

Plain Shiro
$4.99

Plain Salad
$4.99

Plain Potato Stew
$4.99

Plain mushroom stew
$4.99
Sauteed with onions, fresh garlic and fresh ginger.

Plain Misir
$4.99
Plain Gomen
$4.99
Fresh collard greens sautéed with onions, garlic & turmeric.

Plain Cabagge
$4.99
Plain beets & potato salad
$4.99

Plain Azifa
$4.99
Plain Ater
$4.99

Salads*
Beef Salad*
$13.49
Looking to go "green"? Try our fresh-to-order salads with our delicious house dressing. Served with beef and your choice of bread

Chicken Salad*
$12.49
Looking to go "green"? Try our fresh-to-order salads with our delicious house dressing. Served with chicken and your choice of bread

Fish (Grouper) Salad*
$17.49
Looking to go "green"? Try our fresh-to-order salads with our delicious house dressing. Served with grouper and your choice of bread

Fish (Tilapia) Salad*
$15.49
Looking to go "green"? Try our fresh-to-order salads with our delicious house dressing. Served with tilapia and your choice of bread

House Salad*
$10.49
Looking to go "green"? Try our fresh-to-order salads with our delicious house dressing. Served with your choice of bread

Lamb Salad*
$15.49
Looking to go "green"? Try our fresh-to-order salads with our delicious house dressing. Served with lamb and your choice of bread

Salmon Salad*
$16.49
Looking to go "green"? Try our fresh-to-order salads with our delicious house dressing. Served with salmon and your choice of bread

Shrimp Salad*
$15.49
Looking to go "green"? Try our fresh-to-order salads with our delicious house dressing. Served with shrimp and your choice of bread

Tomato Fitfit w/Seafood*
$13.99

Sandwiches*
Beef Sandwich*
$16.00
Made fresh daily. Choose from white bread or pita.

Chicken Sandwich*
$14.00
Made fresh daily. Choose from white bread or pita.

Fish (Grouper) Sandwich*
$17.47
Made fresh daily. Choose from white bread or pita.

Fish (Tilapia ) Sandwich*
$15.47
Made fresh daily. Choose from white bread or pita.

Kitfo Sandwich*
$12.99
Made fresh daily. Choose from white bread or pita.

Lamb Sandwich*
$16.00
Made fresh daily. Choose from white bread or pita.

Mushroom Sandwich*
$14.00
Made fresh daily. Choose from white bread or pita.

Salmon Sandwich*
$17.00
Made fresh daily. Choose from white bread or pita.

Shrimp Sandwich*
$16.00
Made fresh daily. Choose from white bread or pita.
Veggie (Beyond) Sandwich*
$10.99
Made fresh daily. Choose from white bread or pita.

Signature Entree*
ADD ON AND XTRA SIDES*
$0.00
Biret Mitad Tibs*
$16.49
Sautéed cuts of meat at extra high heat, served well done with your choice of a side and bread. Choose from Lamb, Ribeye, or Filet Mignon.

Goden Tibs*
$17.99
Sizzling prime short ribs marinated with Desta sauce, onion, tomato, fresh garlic and jalapeno.

Kitfo*
$14.99
Ethiopian-style steak tartare, freshly minced extra-lean beef, seasoned with mitmita and Ethiopian spiced butter. Can sub salmon. How Daring are You? “Playing it Safe – served well-done”, “Sorta Brave* - served medium-well”, “Very Brave *– Served medium-rare”, “Dare Devil* - served rare” Make it a kitfo dulet with sautéed onions and peppers for an additional charge.

Lamb Short Ribs*
$15.99

Tibs*
$13.49
Get your taste buds ready for our most popular dish! Tender cubed meat of your choice sauteed in Desta's secret blend of spices, onions, tomatoes, peppers, and spiced olive oil. It doesn't get any yummier than this. 1. Pick Your Meat (9 oz.) | 2. Choose Your Starch | 3. Pick Your Side

Specialties*
Bozena Shiro*
$14.49
Chickpea stew with your choice of ground or cubed meat or lamb, with butter or olive oil

Fir Fir*
$15.00+
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 for 50¢ each!

Fish Dulet Grouper*
$17.49
Finely minced grouper with tomato and onions. Add Shiro for an additional charge.

Fish Dulet Tilapia*
$15.49
Finely minced tilapia with tomato and onions. Add Shiro for an extra charge.

Gored Gored*
$14.49
Lean beef cubes mixed with mitmita, awaze, onions and peppers. Rare, medium rare or well done.

Potato Stew*
$14.49
Cooked with your choice of ground beef, cubbed meat or lamb, with butter or olive oil

Salmon Gored Gored*
$16.49
Rare or cooked salmon cubes mixed mitmita, awaze, onions, and peppers.

Shiro Fir Fir*
$13.99
Chickpeas stewed in a special sauce with onions, garlic and ginger. Served with choice of olive oil or Ethiopian butter.

“Original Meat Lovers"*
$34.99
Served with kitfo, gored gored and biret mitad tibs.

Works Fir Fir*
$19.99
Firfir served with kitfo, kinche and ayib.

VEGAN*
Dinech Wot (Potato Stew)*
$11.99
Potatoes simmered with berbere, onions, garlic and other spices.

Full Ater*
$10.99
(Yellow Split Pea Stew) Yellow split peas stewed in a special sauce with onions, turmeric and ginger.

Full Beets and potato salad*
$10.99

Full Gomen*
$10.99
Fresh collard greens sautéed with onions, garlic & turmeric

Full Miser*
$12.99
(SPICY SPLIT RED LENTIL STEW) Lentils stewed in a rich berbere sauce with onions, garlic, and ginger.

Full Mushroom Stew*
$12.99
Sauteed with onions, fresh garlic and fresh ginger.

Full Shiro*
$13.99
(CHICKPEA STEW) Ground chickpeas simmered in a rich house sauce & spiced with olive oil or butter
Full Tomato Fit Fit*
$9.99
Diced tomatoes, onions, and jalapeño peppers, mixed with pieces of injera. Served cold.

Tikel Gomen (Cabbage)*
$10.99
Fresh cabbage sautéed with onions, garlic, ginger, carrots, and turmeric.

Vegan Platter*
$17.99
Shiro, Miser, Ater, Dinech Wot, Gomen, Cabbage, Mushroom, Salad, Azifa, Beets, and Potato salad and Tomato Fit Fit.

Important information regarding calories
Adults and youth (ages 13 and older) need an average of 2,000 calories a day. Children (ages 4 to 12) need an average of 1,500 calories a day. Individual needs may vary. For additional nutrition information, contact our restaurant.











