Axum Ethiopian Restaurant Menu

Crushed fava beans, garnished with fresh onion, jalapeño pepper, fresh tomato, hard-boiled egg and feta cheese; served with French bread

Pieces of freshly baked unleavened wheat bread tossed in herbal butter and berbere; served with side yoghurt

Scrambled eggs with tomato, onion, jalapeño pepper; served with French bread

Sandwich filled with fried eggs and sliced fresh tomato

A mixture of diced tomato, onion, garlic and herbs simmered very slow with berbere oil and water; served with French bread

Fata served with scrambled egg and yoghurt

Powdered and spiced chickpeas mixed in cold water with fresh diced tomatoes, onions, jalapeño pepper and herbs

Combination of shredded injera with spiced homemade beef jerky stew; spiced with berbere

Regular kitfo (see item 25) served in a French bread with. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done

Carefully cleaned lamb trip and liver mixed with lean red meat, diced onion, garlic, jalapeño pepper, herbal butter, cardoon and mitmita. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done

Axum special salad with tomato, onion, shredded carrot, jalapeño pepper and a touch of fresh garlic; served with our Axum style salad dressing

Pieces of injera bread mixed with chopped fresh tomato, onion, jalapeño and Ethiopian herbs

Lentil salad made out of boiled whole green lentils seasoned with horseradish, jalapeño pepper and herbs

Mix of berbere, herbal butter and seasoning spread over freshly baked injera; served in a bite size

Cubed tender beef or lamb marinated with our special sauce and fried with onion rosemary, jalapeño pepper and a touch of fresh garlic; served in a sizzling pan

Cubed tender lamb pieces lightly sautéed with onion, jalapeño pepper, garlic and berbere sauce

Lightly sautéed tender cubed pieces of lamb mixed with our home made awaze sauce and onion, garlic and jalapeño pepper

Strips of tender beef sautéed in herbal butter seasoned with onion, green and red pepper and rosemary; served in a sizzling pan

Cubes of boneless chicken breast sautéed in a special blend of spices, onion, jalapeño pepper and touch of garlic mixed with herbal butter

Cubes of boneless chicken breast and chopped collard greens sautéed in a special blend of spices, onion, jalapeño pepper and touch of garlic mixed with herbal butter

Beef tripe and tongue cooked in mild ginger sauce and seasoned with garlic

Beef tartar seasoned with our herbal butter, mitmita and cardamom. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done

Kitfo seasoned with herbal butter, cardamom and mitmita and served with home made cottage cheese and cooked collard green. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done

Kitfo mixed with jalapeño pepper and onion

Chunked cubed beef sautéed with homemade awaze sauce, cardamom, a dash of red wine and herbal butter. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done

Carefully cleaned lamb trip and liver mixed with lean red meat, diced onion, garlic, jalapeño pepper, herbal butter, cardoon and mitmita. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done

Regular kitfo (see item 25) served in a French bread. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done

Lamb stew simmered with onion, garlic, turmeric and herbal butter

Chicken breast chunks simmered in mild turmeric sauce spiced with ginger, garlic, onion, and herbal butter

Traditional dish! Chicken drumstick simmered in medium hot berbere sauce spiced with ginger, garlic, onion and herbal better; served with boiled egg

Very lean chopped beef simmered in a medium hot and thick berbere sauce and herbal butter, with exotic spices

Pieces of lamb with bones cooked in mild green pepper and turmeric sauce seasoned with onion, garlic, herbs and spices

Combination of shredded injera with lamb tibs

Combination of shredded injera with spiced home made beef jerky stew; spiced with berbere

Combination of shredded injera with doro wot (see item 33)

Whole green lentils simmered until very tender and thick with onion, garlic, ginger and turmeric

Split yellow peas simmered until very tender with onions, garlic and turmeric

Chopped cabbage, sliced carrots and potato chunks stir fried with onions, garlic, ginger, turmeric and vegetable oil

Chopped collard greens simmered in a mild sauce of oil, onion and herbs

Strips of carrots and green beans sautéed with onion, garlic and berbere

Axum's special collard greens simmered in mild sauce of oil, mitmita, herbs and tossed with homemade cottage cheese

Powdered and spiced chickpeas simmered in a rich home made onion and tomato bullion seasoned with pinch of garlic

Your choice of four meat dishes (from items 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)

Your choice of two meat dishes (from items 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35) and any three vegetarian dishes

Combination of kwanta firfir (see item 37) or doro wot firfir (see item 38); topped with regular kitfo (see item 25), slice hard-boiled egg and ayib

Your choice of spaghetti or penne served with Ethiopian style mixed vegetable sauce

Your choice of spaghetti or penne served with your choice of sauce (items 52 or 53) and with shallow fried Tilapia fillet

Herbed steamed rice served with Ethiopian style lamb stew

Herbed steamed rice with your choice of vegetarian or meat sauce served with shallow fried Tilapia fillet

Dessert originating in the Middle East made of phyllo pastry filled with chopped nuts and soaked in honey

Apple, Cranberry, Mango, Orange

mineral water with fresh lemon juice & honey

Bedele, Hakim Stout, Harar, Meta, St. George. See separate leaflet with descriptions of our Ethiopian beers

Ask your server for current selection

Espresso with a small amount of milk (a.k.a. stained espresso)

Espresso with hot milk and steamed-milk foam

Espresso with steamed milk

Serves two Ethiopian coffee cups

Three rounds for three people, takes about 20 minutes, $5 per additional person

Black tea, Earl Grey tea, green tea served with Ethiopian spiced boiled water

hot or cold