Ras Dashen Prices in Chicago, IL 60660
Hours of Operation
- Mon: 11:00 am - 10:30 pm
- Tue: 11:00 am - 10:30 pm
- Wed: 11:00 am - 10:30 pm
- Thu: 11:00 am - 10:30 pm
- Fri: 11:00 am - 10:30 pm
- Sat: 11:00 am - 10:30 pm
- Sun: 11:00 am - 10:30 pm
Restaurant Menu
| Appetizers |
| Mereq | $4.95 - $5.95 |
thick and creamy homemade Lentil soup with a richness of Ethiopian spices
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| Sambusa | $4.95 |
lightly fried pastry dough filled with lenti (vegan), spinach (vegan), chickpeas (vegan) or beef
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| Zenash's Chickpea Salad | $6.95 |
caramelized shallots, tomatoes, jalapeno, a touch of vinegar and Zenash's special dressing
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| Ras Dashen Salad | $7.95 |
daily mix of fresh greens topped with a light, tangy dressing
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| Cucumber Salad | $6.95 |
fresh pickles and red onions marinated topped w/ Zenash's dressing
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| Qategna | $6.95 |
fresh warm injera spread with kibe, garlic and karya, rolled and sliced into bite size pieces, with olive oil for vegans**
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| Mereq | $4.95 - $5.95 |
Lentil soup with Ethiopian spices
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| Sambusa | $4.95 |
Lentil (Vegan), Spinach (Vegan), Shimbera (Vegan) or Beef wrapped in pastry and lightly fried
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| Zenash's Chickpea Salad | $6.95 |
Flavored with carmelized shallots, tomatoes, jalapeño and a touch of vinegar and Zenash's special dressing
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| Zenash's Yellow Beet Salad | $8.95 |
Yellow beets, fruit, walnuts, a touch of vinegar and Zenash's special dressing
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| Ras Dashen Salad | $7.95 |
Daily mix of our freshest greens and vegetables with a light, tangy dressing
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| Cucumber Salad | $6.95 |
Fresh pickles and red onions marinated in Zenash's special dressing
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| Qategna | $6.95 |
Fresh warm injera spread with kibe, garlic and karya rolled into finger food
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| Sides |
| Veggie Sampler, choice of 5 sides to make your own sampler $13.95 |
| Komodoro Salata |
diced cucumber, tomato, onion and jalapeno salad
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| Ethio Salata |
romaine lettuce, green onions, cucumbers, tomatoes and jalapenos
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| Yeqaysur Salata |
beet salad served chilled, topped with a tangy dressing
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| Misser Salata |
chilled lentils with red onions and bell peppers
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| Tikil Gomen Alicha |
mildly spiced cabbage, potato and carrot stew
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| Gomen |
freshly chopped kale cooked with mild spices
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| Qosta |
fresh spinach cooked with onions, garlic and Ehtiopian spices
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| Diblik Atkilt |
green beans, potatoes, zucchini and carrots stewed in tomatoes
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| Ayib |
fresh made cheese with cultured buttermilk
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| Misser Wat |
pureed red lentils in a spicy berbere sauce*
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| Kik Alicha |
pureed yellow split peas cooked with onions, garlic, ginger and green peppers
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| Yeqay Tikil Gomen |
Ethiopian style cooked, sweet and sour red cabbage
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| Komodoro Salata | $3.00 |
diced cucumber, tomato, onion and jalapeño (spicy) salad
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| Ethio Salata | $3.00 |
romaine lettuce, green onions, cucumbers, tomatoes and jalapeños (spicy)
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| Yeqaysur Salata |
beet salad served chilled with a tangy dressing
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| Misser Salata | $3.00 |
chilled lentils with red onions and colorful bell peppers
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| Tikil Gomen Alicha | $3.00 |
mildly spiced cabbage, potato and carrot stew
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| Gomen | $3.00 |
chopped greens slow cooked with mild spices. (Seasonal)
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| Qosta | $3.00 |
spinach cooked with onions, garlic and spices
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| Diblik Atkilt | $3.00 |
green beans, potatoes, zucchini and carrots stewed with tomatoes
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| Ib | $3.00 |
soft cheese made fresh daily with cultured buttermilk
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| Misser Wat | $3.00 |
puréed red lentils in a spicy berbere sauce (spicy)
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| Kik alicha | $3.00 |
yellow split peas cooked with onions, garlic, ginger and green peppers
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| Yeqay Tikil Gomen | $3.00 |
sweet and sour red cabbage, Ethiopian style
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| Vegetarian Sampler | $13.95 |
A sampling of five veggie dishes
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| Vegetarian Entrees |
| Telba Shimbera Misser Wat | $14.95 |
pureed chick peas, split peas and flaxseed in a dark berbere sauce*
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| Shimbera Asa Wat* | $14.95 |
"vegetarian fish" - ground chick pea dough balls in berbere sauce
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| Misserana Bowmia* | $14.95 |
okra and lentils in a dark berbere sauce
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| Komodoro Fetfet | $12.95 |
cold and tangy, injera based salad with tomatoes, garlic, red and green onions and jalapeno peppers
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| Shirro* | $14.95 |
spicy Ethiopian ground chickpea stew
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| Dupa Wat** | $14.95 |
pumpkin in a tasty berbere stew
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| Mushroom Wat** | $15.25 |
mushrooms, chickpeas and potatoes in a rich berbere stew*
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| Chicken Entrees |
| Doro Wat** | $17.95 |
"National Dish of Ethiopia" - chicken and boiled egg in a spicy berbere sauce
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| Doro Alicha | $17.95 |
chicken and a boiled egg cooked in a mild, tasty sauce of onions, garlic, ginger, and green peppers
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| Doro wat | $15.95 |
Chicken and egg cooked in a spicy berbere sauce - the national dish of Ethiopia
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| Doro Alicha | $15.95 |
Chicken and egg cooked in a mild, tasty sauce of onions, garlic, ginger, and green peppers
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| Lamb Entrees |
| Award Winning Dishes |
| Yebeg Tibs (Lega Tibs) | $25.95 |
lamb lightly cooked with onions, jalapeno peppers and Ethiopian seasonings
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| Yebeg De Berbere** | $24.95 |
"spicy juicy" tomato infused lamb stew with bold spices
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| Yebeg Dereq Tibs | $25.95 |
lamb chunks pan fried with onions, garlic, peppers, jalapeno and rosemary
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| Yebeg Wat** | $24.95 |
lamb stew in our dark berbere sauce
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| Yebeg Alicha | $24.95 |
cooked lamb in mild alicha sauce, served with pieces of injera
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| Yebeg tibs | $24.95 |
Lamb lightly cooked with onions, green peppers and Ethiopian seasonings
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| Yebeg de berbere | $23.95 |
Called simply "spicy juicy" by many of our regulars, this lamb stew has a tomato infused base with bold spices
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| Yebeg dereq tibs | $24.95 |
Lamb tibs pan-fried with onions, garlic, green peppers and rosemary
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| Yebeg Wat | $23.95 |
Lamb stew in a spicy, dark berbere sauce
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| Yebeg alicha | $23.95 |
Lamb cooked in mild alicha sauce, served with pieces of injera
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| Beef Entrees |
| Sega Wat** | $17.95 |
beef stew in our spicy berbere sauce
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| Yeqay Ferfer* | $17.95 |
beef and injera pieces cooked in a spicy sauce with tomatoes and garlic
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| Lebleb Tibs | $18.95 |
beef chunks lightly sautéed with onions, jalapeno, peppers and Ethiopian spices
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| Kitfo Tere** | $18.95 |
Ethiopian steak tartar, seasoned with kibe (spiced butter) and mitmita (red pepper blend)
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| Kitfo Lebleb* | $18.95 |
slightly cooked Kitfo Tere
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| Zilzil Alicha | $17.95 |
strips of beef cooked in a tasty alicha sauce with onions, garlic and green peppers
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| Qelulu** | $20.95 |
premium pieces of steak, slow cooked in its own juices with shallots, garlic, ginger, berbere and spices
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| Kwanta Ferfer* | $17.95 |
Ethiopian beef jerky cooked with pieces of injera in berbere sauce
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| Gored Gored** | $23.95 |
tender beef brisket slightly cooked with shallots, spiced butter, garlic, awaze and a hint of cognac, served medium rare
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| Zilzil Tibs | $21.95 |
strips of beef sauteed with peppers, in a special berbere sauce
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| Sega Wat | $15.95 |
Beef stew in a spicy, dark berbere sauce
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| Yeqay Ferfer | $16.95 |
Beef and injera cooked in a spicy sauce with tomatoes and garlic
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| Lebleb Tibs | $16.95 |
Beef chunks lightly sautéed with onions, green peppers and spices
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| Kitfo Tere | $16.95 |
Ethiopian steak tartare seasoned with kibe (spiced butter) and mitmita (red pepper blend)
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| Kitfo Lebleb | $16.95 |
Kitfo Tere slightly cooked
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| Zilzil Alicha | $15.95 |
Strips of beef in a tasty sauce with onions, garlic, green peppers
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| Qelulu | $18.95 |
Premium steak cut into small pieces cooked with shallots, garlic, ginger, berbere (spicy) and spices
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| Gored Gored | $21.95 |
Tender beef brisket lightly cooked with shallots, spiced butter, garlic, awaze (spicy) and a splash of cognac, served medium rare
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| Zilzil Tibs | $19.95 |
Strips of beef sauteed with peppers, served with special berbere sauce
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| Fish Entrees |
| Asa Wat* | $16.95 |
tilapia fillet in a dark berbere sauce made from roasted, ground flaxseed
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| Asa Tibs | $16.95 |
pan seared tilapia fillet with ginger and black pepper, served with fresh-cut sauteed vegetables
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| Asa wat | $16.95 |
Boneless tilapia fillet in a dark berbere (spicy) sauce made from roasted, ground flax seed
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| Asa tibs | $16.95 |
Marinated, boneless tilapia fillet pan-seared in ginger and black pepper and served with fresh-cut sauteed vegetables
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| House Specials |
| Grilled Tibs | $25.95 - $28.95 |
beef strips or lamb chops, grilled to perfection on an open flame with Zenash's hot sauce on the side
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| Awaze Tibs** | $21.95 - $25.95 |
beef or lamb sautéed with carmelized onions in a lightly spicy awaze sauce
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| Yebeg Tips Ferfer* | $24.95 |
Lamb sauteed in mit mita sauce, onion, garlic and rosemary and spices, served with pieces of injera
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| Grilled tibs | $24.95 - $27.95 |
Beef strips grilled on an open flame and served with salad and Zenash's hot sauce (spicy)
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| Awaze tibs | $24.95 - $27.95 |
Beef tibs sautéed with onions in a spicy awaze sauce
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| Beverages |
| Ethio Chai | $2.00 |
black tea infused with Ethiopian spices
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| Qezqaza Chai | $3.00 |
Ethiopian Iced tea
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| Soft Drinks | $2.00 |
coke products, ginger ale, root beer, ginger beer
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| Juices | $2.25 |
ask server for assortment
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| Snapple Mango | $3.00 |
mango juice tea
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| Mineral Water | $2.50 - $3.50 |
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| Espresso | $3.00 |
made from freshly ground, Ethiopian coffee beans
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| Cappuccino | $3.50 |
Espresso and frothy steamed milk
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| Machiatto | $4.50 |
Espresso layered with foamed milk
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| Americano Nebeb | $3.50 |
a shot of espresso with hot water added
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| Americano Samuel | $4.00 |
two shots of espresso and hot water
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| Americano John | $4.50 |
three shots of espresso and hot water
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| Buna Be Jebena | $3.95 |
Ethiopian coffee brewed in a clay pot over an open flame. Traditional in Ethiopian meal and a delight to the palate
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| Soft Drinks | $2.00 |
Coke products, ginger ale, root beer, orange
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| Snapple Mango | $3.00 |
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| Bottled Juices | $2.50 |
Apple, Peach, Pear, Pineapple, Orange, Cranberry
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| Ethio Chai | $2.00 |
black tea infused with Ethiopian spices
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| Qezqaza Chai | $3.00 |
Ethiopian Iced Tea
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| Espresso | $3.50 |
made from freshly ground, Ethiopian coffee
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| Cappuccino | $4.00 |
espresso and frothy steamed milk
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| Mineral Water | $2.50 - $3.50 |
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| Specialty Cocktails |
| Makeda Martini | $9.00 |
Ras Dashen style margarita with pear and ginger tones
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| M Dashen Martini | $10.00 |
tea, gin, lime juice and fresh mint leaves make this a pleasant cocktail all year round
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| Tilahun Gessesse | $9.00 |
Ras Dashen style vodka mojito
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| Warka | $9.00 |
a fig old-fashioned, inspired by Ethiopian flavors
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| Amaretto Adane | $9.00 |
from brother Adane, amaretto and absolut citron
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| Aster Awake | $9.00 |
wonderfully refreshing with tanqueray, chambord, lime juice and ginger ale, built over ice
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| Bizunesh | $10.00 |
An Ethiopian oid-fashioned, muddled ginger and honey combined with hennessy, served over ice, topped with soda
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| Ferenj Punch | $9.00 |
lovely sweet white sangria, sauvignon blanc, cognac and peach schnapps, garnished with apples and oranges
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| Kevin's 50-yr-Old-Fashioned | $10.00 |
Kevin's favorite American classic made with makers mark
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| Menelik 1 | $10.00 |
Coffee martini made with our fresh roasted Ethiopian espresso, stoli vanilla, kahlua with bailey's served up
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| Meseret | $10.00 |
A spicy take on the classic margarita, jalapeno tequila and Cointreau
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| New Maritu Mix | $13.00 |
Maritu's special midori melon martini, absolut and pineapple served up
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| Peach/Pear Martini | $10.00 |
peach or pear nectar, cointreau and fresh limes, served up
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| Qay Arafa | $9.00 |
bitters and a cube of sugar make this champagne cocktail a true celebration
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| Scotonic | $9.00 |
a light rum cocktail with muddled ginger and honey, served over ice and topped with soda
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| The New Zenash | $10.00 |
hendricks gin, sweet vermouth and bitters, a lovely version of the classic martinez from which the martini originated
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| Domestic |
| Angry Orchard | $5.50 |
refreshing and slightly sweet, ripe apple cider
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| Firestone | $5.25 |
Aggressively hopped west Coast style IPA
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| Founders Centennial IPA | $5.50 |
unfiltered, dry-hopped with a lovely bitter edge
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| Inversion IPA | $5.50 |
award winning IPA with an intense multi-hop kick
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| Eugene Porter | $5.50 |
striking, robust porter full of warmth and chocolate malt
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| DH Crooked Tree IPA | $5.25 |
heavily dry hopped with aroma of pine and citrus
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| Lagunitas Lil' Sumptin | $5.25 |
IPA and wheat beer lover's choice
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| Left Hand Milk Stout | $5.00 |
robust stout, spiked with lactose, accentuates the bold Ethiopian flavors
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| Matilda Goose Island | $6.50 |
golden sunrise Belgian style pale ale
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| Revolution Anti Hero IPA | $5.50 |
crisp bitterness with floral and citrus aromas
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| 312 | $4.50 |
densely populated with flavor and loaded with character
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| Rocky's Revenge | $4.75 |
American brown ale with a portion aged in bourbon barrels
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| Two Brothers Prairie Path (Gluten free) | $5.50 |
crisp savory ale, light in color, strong in flavor
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| Imported |
| Heineken | $4.50 |
Dutch pride pale lager
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| Tusker | $5.50 |
Kenyan lager with high quality barley and hops, with a bright finish
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| Stella Artois | $5.00 |
delicious Belgian Ale
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| Xingu Black Lager | $5.50 |
Brazilian lager, dark and slightly fruity
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| Castel | $5.25 |
Euro Pale lager style beer from Ethiopia
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| St George / St George Amber | $5.50 |
our Ethiopian lager and Amber beers
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| Red Wines |
| Fair Valley Pinotage, South Africa 2012 | $7.00 - $26.00 |
dark cherry, citrus. notes of plum with a warm oak finish
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| Bodegas Oro, Bluegray Spain 2012 | $9.00 - $33.00 |
black fruit and cherry flavors, accented by herbal, mineral and spicy notes
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| Colome, Authentico Malbec. Argentina 2014 | $13.00 - $52.00 |
berries and ripe fruit with touch of pepper and spices aromas
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| Earthworks Shiraz, Australia 2012 | $8.00 - $29.00 |
scents of pine nuts, cinnamon, clover and sweet plums, hints of vanilla and blackberry
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| White Wine |
| Fair Valley Chenin Blanc, South Africa 2012 | $7.00 - $25.00 |
fresh, light bodied with flavor of apple and citrus
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| Kung Fu Riesling Germany 2014 | $8.00 - $26.00 |
apricot, kumquat, nectarine and lime leaves
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| Alois Lageder Pinot Grigio, Italy 2014 | $8.00 - $30.00 |
pronounced aroma with floral and spicy notes, rich on flavor, slight smokiness and bright finish
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| Errazzuris Sauv. Blanc, Chile 2013 | $7.00 - $28.00 |
fresh, crisp, tropical sweetness with herbaceous finish
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| Hope Chardonnay, Australia 2011 | $8.00 - $30.00 |
estate grown fruit, elegant with lemon, apple and stone flavored finish
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| Special Wines |
| Enat Tej Honey Wine | $8.00 - $32.00 |
Ethiopian style honeywine made from honey and gesho
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| Homemade Honey Wine | $7.00 - $30.00 |
made and aged right here at Ras Dashen
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| Fig Mead Wine | $10.00 - $39.00 |
South African fig aged wine
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| By The Bottle |
| Jardin Cabernet, SA 2011 | $42.00 |
flavors of Blackberry, cassis and vanilla
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| Brazos Blend, Argentina 2011 | $39.00 |
rich blend w/ ripe fruit and good tannin structure
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| Tridente Tempranillo, Spain 2013 | $33.00 |
full flavors of ripe red fruit delicate spices and chocolate
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| De Meye Cabernet, SA 2011 | $32.00 |
full bodied with pepper spice, dark fruit and a hint of coffee
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| Iona Mr. P Pinot Noir, SA 2013 | $36.00 |
elegant cherry and berry nose
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| Catherine Marshall Sauv. Blanc, SA 2014 | $36.00 |
passion fruit and mango. Clean, mineral and zesty citrus finish
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| Special Vegetarian Entrees |
| Diffen Misser Wat | $12.95 |
Similar to misser wat, but with whole lentils for a different texture
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| Shirro | $13.95 |
Ground chick peas imported from Ethiopia are the base of this spicy, pureed stew
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| Shimbera Asa Wat | $13.95 |
"Vegetarian fish" - ground chick pea dough balls in a rich berbere sauce (spicy)
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| Misserana Bowmia | $14.95 |
Lentils and okra in a tasty berbere sauce (spicy)
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| Komodoro Fetfet | $12.95 |
Cold tangy salad of injera, vine-ripe tomatoes, garlic, red and green onion and green peppers
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| Special (Dupa) Pumkin Wat | $14.95 |
Pumpkin and potatoes in a tasty berbere sauce (spicy
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| Special Mushroom Wat | $14.95 |
Mushrooms and potatoes in a tasty berbere sauce (spicy)
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| Desserts |
| Molten Lava Cake | $6.95 |
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| Coconut Crème Brule | $5.95 |
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| Ethio Bread Pudding | $6.95 |
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| Rice Pudding | $5.95 |
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| Baklava | $5.95 |
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| Entrée |
| Entrée | $17.00 |
All Entrée Dishes plus Any Two Sides
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| Vegetarian |
| Combination Platter (5 sides) | $13.95 |
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* Disclaimer: Information shown on the website may not cover recent changes. For current price and menu information, please contact the restaurant directly.
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