Messob Ethiopian Restaurant
Popular menu items
Kitfo
Extra lean, finely chopped tenderloin of beef, traditionally served very rare, warmed only with melted nittir kibbe, Ethiopian purified and spiced butter. This purified butter is further spiced with a special herb called koseret that gives Kitfo its unique and distinct flavor. It can be served raw, lightly cooked or well-cooked with Ayeb (home-made cheese).
$19.90Quanta Firfir
Quanta is the traditional Ethiopian technique for naturally preserving meat. It is marinated in salt and red pepper and dried naturally giving it a unique and subtle flavor when cooked into stew and served tossed with pieces of injera.
$18.85Appetizers
Vegetarian Sambussa
Ethiopian style triangular phyllo-dough pockets, stuffed with whole lentils, fresh garlic, jalapeno and onions.
$5.50 +Meat Sambussa
Ethiopian style triangular phyllo-dough pockets, stuffed with beef, fresh garlic, jalapeno and onions.
$5.75 +Salad
Hearts of green leaf lettuce, onions, tomatoes, and jalapeno mixed with corn oil and Ethiopian style house dressing.
$9.40Timatim Fitfit
Blended fresh Roma tomatoes, onions, jalapeno peppers, and fresh garlic pureed with corn oil and mixed with house dressing and injera pieces.
$11.50Telba Fitfit
Lightly roasted and freshly ground flaxseed mixed with a combination of fresh tomato, onion, jalapeno and injera pieces.
$11.50Vegetarian and Vegan Dishes
Misir Wot
Organic Split red lentils simmered with onions, garlic, berbere sauce and a blend of mild Ethiopian herbs, spiced just enough to have a bit of a kick.
$14.65Ater Kik Alicha
Light vegetarian stew made from organic split pea in turmeric sauce cooked with garlic and a touch of mild Ethiopian herbs.
$14.65Atakelt Wot
Fresh yellow cabbage, long cut carrots and potatoes cooked with onions, garlic and corn oil.
$14.65Mushroom Wot
Mushrooms simmered with onions, garlic, berebere sauce and a blend of mild Ethiopian herbs and spiced just enough to have a bit of a kick.
$15.70Vegetarian Combination
Small dollops of misir wot, ater kik alicha, gomen wot, shiro wot and atakelt wot.
$18.85Beef Entrees
Kitfo
Extra lean, finely chopped tenderloin of beef, traditionally served very rare, warmed only with melted nittir kibbe, Ethiopian purified and spiced butter. This purified butter is further spiced with a special herb called koseret that gives Kitfo its unique and distinct flavor. It can be served raw, lightly cooked or well-cooked with Ayeb (home-made cheese).
$19.90Special Kitfo
Extra-lean ground beef seasoned with mitmita (spiced chili powder) and mixed with Ethiopian spiced butter. Served with 3 different varieties of seasoned cheese and greens.
$20.95Kitfo Dulet
Extra lean ground beef served very rare with chopped jalapeno, onions and mitmita (spiced chili powder) and warmed with Ethiopian spiced butter.
$20.95Gored Gored
Lean cubed beef tenderloin simmered in a blend of jalapeno, onions, awaze and Ethiopian spiced butter served raw or rare.
$19.90Beef Tibs
Tender chopped beef sauteed to perfection with onions, fresh rosemary and jalapeno pepper then rapidly fried in seasoned corn oil.
$18.85Awaze Tibs
Tender cubes of beef marinated in Awaze, sauteed with fresh onions, jalapeno and fresh rosemary.
$18.85Gomen Besega
Fresh collard greens and beef simmered in mild sauce seasoned with spices and herbs.
$18.85Sega Wot
Hot and spicy beef stew made of lean beef cubed and simmered slowly in berbere, nittir kibbe, finely chopped onions and garlic.
$18.85Bozena Shiro
Pureed chickpeas simmered in a rich house sauce and ground beef spiced with butter.
$18.85Banatu
Injera tossed in a succulent sauce of tender chunks of lean beef sauteed in berbere, onions, garlic and blend of Ethiopian herbs.
$18.85Quanta Firfir
Quanta is the traditional Ethiopian technique for naturally preserving meat. It is marinated in salt and red pepper and dried naturally giving it a unique and subtle flavor when cooked into stew and served tossed with pieces of injera.
$18.85Alicha Fitfit
Tender pieces of lamb braised slowly in turmeric sauce, flavored with an Ethiopian herb, garlic and spiced butter tossed with pieces of injera.
$18.85Fish and Shrimp Dishes
Fish Goulash
Boneless cubes of tilapia lightly breaded and sautéed in fresh garlic, onions, tomatoes and jalapeno, served with salad.
$19.75Fish Tibs
Thin slices of fillet tilapia lightly breaded and pan fried in corn oil, served with side salad and misir wot.
$18.55Shrimp Tibs
Fresh shrimp sauteed with fresh onions and jalapeno mixed with little bit of mitmita.
$19.60Poultry
Lamb
Beg Tibs
Succulent chunks of fresh lamb marinated and sautéed in butter seasoned with onions, jalapeno and rosemary.
$19.90Beg Awaze Tibs
Succulent chunks of fresh lamb marinated in Awaze and sauteed in butter seasoned with onions, jalapeno and rosemary.
$19.95Beg Alicha
Tender pieces of lamb braised slowly in turmeric sauce, flavored with Ethiopian herbs and garlic.
$18.85