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    Doro Soul Food

    2108 8th Street Northwest

    Washington, DC 20001


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    DSF Lunch
    Main Menu
    DSF Dinner

    Featured Items

    • Spiced Mac & Cheese

      Doro Wot flavored topped with bread & injera crumbs

      $5.50
    • Berbere Fries

      Tossed with berbere spice

      $5.50
    • Chicken Breast Sandwich

      Pickles, Old Bay aioli on a brioche bun

      $12.00

    DSF Lunch

    Main

    • Fried Doro Plate - 2 pc

      Mix of white & dark meat. Buttermilk marinade with traditional fried chicken and Ethiopian spices. Served with a qibe drenched biscuit muffin.

      $11.00
    • Fried Doro Plate - 3 pc

      Mix of white & dark meat. Buttermilk marinade with traditional fried chicken and Ethiopian spices. Served with a qibe drenched biscuit muffin.

      $15.00
    • Fried Doro Plate - 4 pc

      Buttermilk marinade with traditional fried chicken and Ethiopian spices. Served with a qibe drenched biscuit muffin.

      $18.00
    • Chicken Breast Sandwich

      Pickles, Old Bay aioli on a brioche bun

      $12.00
    • Alicha Char-Grilled Doro Plate - 1/4 Chicken Dark

      Yogurt marinade with alicha paste. Served with turmeric coleslaw and lime alicha crema.

      $15.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Alicha Char-Grilled Doro Plate - 1/4 Chicken White

      Yogurt marinade with alicha paste. Served with turmeric coleslaw and lime alicha crema.

      $18.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Alicha Char-Grilled Doro Plate - 1/2 Chicken

      Yogurt marinade with alicha paste. Served with turmeric coleslaw and lime alicha crema.

      $24.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Doro Chicken Tenders - 3 pc

      Buttermilk marinade with traditional fried chicken and Ethiopian spices. Served with Spicy Yogurt Dill Ranch.

      $11.00
    • Doro Chicken Tenders - 5 pc

      Buttermilk marinade with traditional fried chicken and Ethiopian spices. Served with Spicy Yogurt Dill Ranch.

      $14.00
    • Vegan Fried Enoki Mushroom Sandwich

      Plant milk marinade with Ethiopian spices. Pickles, shredded Lettuce, smoked vegan mayo

      $14.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Fried Doro Plate - 3 pc ( Dark Meat only)

      Dark meat. Buttermilk marinade with traditional fried chicken and Ethiopian spices. Served with a qibe drenched biscuit muffin.

      $13.00

    Sides

    • Spiced Mac & Cheese

      Doro Wot flavored topped with bread & injera crumbs

      $5.50
    • Turmeric Coleslaw

      Carrots, cabbage, and turmeric mayo

      $5.50
    • Collard Greens

      Braised with smoked turkey & Ethiopian spice blend

      $5.50
    • Berbere Fries

      Tossed with berbere spice

      $5.50
    • Creamy Potato Salad

      Egg, mayo, dill, smoked mitmita

      $5.50

    Sauces

    • Berbere Hot Sauce

      $1.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Mitmita Hot Sauce

      $1.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Honey Mustard

      $1.00
    • Ranch

      $1.00
    • Doro Mambo

      $1.00

    Dessert

    • Buttermilk Ayib Pie

      Ethiopian Ricotta Cheese, kibbeh, korerima, citrus chantilly

      $8.00
      OUT OF STOCK

    Drinks

    • Coke Can 12 oz.

      $1.95
    • Coke Zero Can 12 oz.

      $1.95
    • Ginger Ale Can 12 oz.

      $1.95
    • Water

      $1.50
    • Sprite

      $1.50

    Main Menu

    Main

    • Fried Doro Plate - 2 pc

      Mix of white & dark meat. Buttermilk marinade with traditional fried chicken and Ethiopian spices. Served with a qibe drenched biscuit muffin.

      $11.00
    • Fried Doro Plate - 3 pc

      Mix of white & dark meat. Buttermilk marinade with traditional fried chicken and Ethiopian spices. Served with a qibe drenched biscuit muffin.

      $15.00
    • Fried Doro Plate - 4 pc

      Buttermilk marinade with traditional fried chicken and Ethiopian spices. Served with a qibe drenched biscuit muffin.

      $18.00
    • Alicha Char-Grilled Doro Plate - 1/4 Chicken Dark

      Yogurt marinade with alicha paste. Served with turmeric coleslaw and lime alicha crema.

      $15.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Alicha Char-Grilled Doro Plate - 1/4 Chicken White

      Yogurt marinade with alicha paste. Served with turmeric coleslaw and lime alicha crema.

      $18.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Alicha Char-Grilled Doro Plate - 1/2 Chicken

      Yogurt marinade with alicha paste. Served with turmeric coleslaw and lime alicha crema.

      $24.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Doro Chicken Tenders - 3 pc

      Buttermilk marinade with traditional fried chicken and Ethiopian spices. Served with Spicy Yogurt Dill Ranch.

      $11.00
    • Doro Chicken Tenders - 5 pc

      Buttermilk marinade with traditional fried chicken and Ethiopian spices. Served with Spicy Yogurt Dill Ranch.

      $14.00
    • Chicken Breast Sandwich

      Pickles, Old Bay aioli on a brioche bun

      $12.00
    • Vegan Fried Enoki Mushroom Sandwich

      Plant milk marinade with Ethiopian spices. Pickles, shredded Lettuce, smoked vegan mayo

      $13.00
      OUT OF STOCK

    Sides

    • Spiced Mac & Cheese

      Doro Wot flavored topped with bread & injera crumbs

      $5.00
    • Turmeric Coleslaw

      Carrots, cabbage, and turmeric mayo

      $5.00
    • Collard Greens

      Braised with smoked turkey & Ethiopian spice blend

      $5.00
    • Berbere Fries

      Tossed with berbere spice

      $5.00
    • Qibe Drenched Biscuit Muffin

      $5.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Creamy Potato Salad

      Egg, mayo, dill, smoked mitmita

      $5.00

    Sauces

    • Berbere Hot Sauce

      $0.75
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Mitmita Hot Sauce

      $0.75
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Honey Mustard

      $0.75
    • Ranch

      $0.75
    • Doro Mambo

      $0.75
    • Lime Alicha Crema

      $0.75
      OUT OF STOCK

    Drinks

    • Coke Zero Can 12 oz.

      $1.95
    • Ginger Ale Can 12 oz.

      $1.95
    • Water

      $1.50
    • Sprite

      $1.95
    • Coke Can 12 Oz.

      $1.95
    • diet coke

      $1.95

    Desert

    • Buttermilk Ayib Pie

      Ethiopian Ricotta Cheese, kibbeh, korerima, citrus chantilly

      $8.00
      OUT OF STOCK

    DSF Dinner

    Main

    • Fried Doro Plate - 2 pc

      Mix of white & dark meat. Buttermilk marinade with traditional fried chicken and Ethiopian spices. Served with a qibe drenched biscuit muffin.

      $11.00
    • Fried Doro Plate - 3 pc

      Mix of white & dark meat. Buttermilk marinade with traditional fried chicken and Ethiopian spices. Served with a qibe drenched biscuit muffin.

      $15.00
    • Fried Doro Plate - 4 pc

      Buttermilk marinade with traditional fried chicken and Ethiopian spices. Served with a qibe drenched biscuit muffin.

      $18.00
    • Chicken Breast Sandwich

      Pickles, Old Bay aioli on a brioche bun

      $12.00
    • 8 Piece Fried Chicken Bucket

      8 piece Fried Chicken (2 thighs, 2 breasts, 2 wings, 2 legs ) ** No substitutions on chicken pieces **

      $31.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Alicha Char-Grilled Doro Plate - 1/4 Chicken Dark

      Yogurt marinade with alicha paste. Served with turmeric coleslaw and lime alicha crema.

      $15.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Alicha Char-Grilled Doro Plate - 1/4 Chicken White

      Yogurt marinade with alicha paste. Served with turmeric coleslaw and lime alicha crema.

      $18.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Alicha Char-Grilled Doro Plate - 1/2 Chicken

      Yogurt marinade with alicha paste. Served with turmeric coleslaw and lime alicha crema.

      $24.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Doro Chicken Tenders - 3 pc

      Buttermilk marinade with traditional fried chicken and Ethiopian spices. Served with Spicy Yogurt Dill Ranch.

      $11.00
    • Doro Chicken Tenders - 5 pc

      Buttermilk marinade with traditional fried chicken and Ethiopian spices. Served with Spicy Yogurt Dill Ranch.

      $14.00
    • Vegan Fried Enoki Mushroom Sandwich

      Plant milk marinade with Ethiopian spices. Pickles, shredded Lettuce, smoked vegan mayo

      $14.00
      OUT OF STOCK

    Sides

    • Spiced Mac & Cheese

      Doro Wot flavored topped with bread & injera crumbs

      $5.50
    • Turmeric Coleslaw

      Carrots, cabbage, and turmeric mayo

      $5.50
    • Collard Greens

      Braised with smoked turkey & Ethiopian spice blend

      $5.50
    • Berbere Fries

      Tossed with berbere spice

      $5.50
    • Creamy Potato Salad

      Egg, mayo, dill, smoked mitmita

      $5.50

    Sauces

    • Berbere Hot Sauce

      $1.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Mitmita Hot Sauce

      $1.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Honey Mustard

      $1.00
    • Ranch

      $1.00
    • Doro Mambo

      $1.00
    • Lime Alicha Crema

      $1.00
      OUT OF STOCK

    Dessert

    • Buttermilk Ayib Pie

      Ethiopian Ricotta Cheese, kibbeh, korerima, citrus chantilly

      $8.00
      OUT OF STOCK

    Drinks

    • Coke Can 12 oz.

      $1.95
    • Coke Zero Can 12 oz.

      $1.95
    • Ginger Ale Can 12 oz.

      $1.95
    • Water

      $1.50
    • Sprite

      $1.95

    All hours
    Sunday11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    MondayClosed
    Tuesday11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Wednesday11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Thursday11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Friday11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Saturday11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Restaurant info

    From Michelin-starred Chef Elias Taddesse, owner of DC’s acclaimed Mélange restaurant, comes a new concept, Doro Soul Food. Doro Soul Food infuses traditional American soul food with Ethiopian flavors.

    Location

    2108 8th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001

    Directions


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