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    Tsehay Ethiopian Restaurant & Bar

    2429 18th Street NW

    Washingotn, DC 20009


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    Featured Items

    • Tsehay’s Vegan Combination

      3oz samples of all our vegan options.

      $29.99
    • Injera

      $4.00
    • Sambosa With Lentils Or Beef

      Three triangular shaped hand wraped phylo dough pasteries, stuffed with your choice of sauted lentils or beef with Jalapenos, shallots and signature Ethiopian Spices flash fried.

      $12.99

    Food

    Appetizers

    • Sambosa With Lentils Or Beef

      Three triangular shaped hand wraped phylo dough pasteries, stuffed with your choice of sauted lentils or beef with Jalapenos, shallots and signature Ethiopian Spices flash fried.

      $12.99
    • Beef Short Ribs

      Two thinly sliced beef short ribs sauteed with traditional Ethiopian spices and served with a trio of hot sauces.

      $16.99

    Salad

    • Tomato Salad

      Made to order hand diced tomato, onion and jalapeno tossed in house lemon cilantro dressing.

      $12.99
    • Chuck's Spicy Salad

      Fresh roma tomato, onion, jalapeno, avocado topped with Ayeb (Ethiopian Cheese) on a bed of mixed greens topped with lemon lime cilantro vingrette.

      $14.99

    Main

    • Lamb Tibs (8oz/ 225g)

      Fresh cubes of Australian lamb sautéed with shallots, tomatoes, rosemary and seasoned butter topped with julienne cut jalapeños served with mixed green salad.

      $23.99
    • Beef Tibs (8oz/ 225g)

      Fresh cubes of beef sautéed with shallots, tomatoes, rosemary and seasoned butter topped with julienne cut jalapeños served with mixed green salad.

      $22.99
    • Kitfo (8oz/ 225g)

      Hand ground lean beef seasoned blend of Ethiopian spices and seasoned butter. served with Ayeb and Gomen. Recomended temprature raw.

      $24.99
    • Memo Special (8oz/ 225g)

      A combination of our Beef Tibs (4oz) and Tsehay special shiro (4oz), seasoned butter added to the shiro, served with mixed green salad.

      $22.99
    • Ye Beg Wet (Red Lamb Stew)

      Australian lamb in a homemade shallot red chili sauce and Ethiopian spices slow cooked for a minimum of 8 hours on low heat served with Ayeb.

      $24.99
    • Ye Bere Alicha (Yellow Beef Stew)

      Cubes of beef in a homemade turmeric shallot sauce and Ethiopian spices slow cooked for a minimum of 8 hours on low heat served with Ayeb.

      $24.99
    • Dinich Be Siga (Beef & Potato Stew)

      Beef and Potatoes in a homemade shallot red chili sauce or turmeric shallot sauce and slow cooked with Ethiopian spices on low heat, served with Ayeb.

      $24.99

    Vegan

    All vegan items are 8oz and served with Injera and a side mixed greens salad.
    • Tsehay’s Special Blend Shiro

      Sun dried chikpeas stone ground into a fine flour, seasoned with Tsehay’s specail blend of Ethiopian seasonings, cooked with shallots, tomato and garlic, served with mixed green salad. Recomended with seasoned butter + $2

      $19.99
    • Misir

      Red lentils seasoned with Ethiopian spices and simmered in shallot red chili sauce, served with mixed green salad.

      $18.99
    • Gomen

      Fresh cut collard greens cooked with onions, garlic and Ethiopian spices, topped with julienne cut jalapeños served with mixed green salad.

      $17.99
    • Tikil Gomen

      Fresh cabbage cooked with carrots, onions, garlic, ginger and Ethiopian spices, topped with julienne cut jalapeños served with mixed green salad.

      $17.99
    • Fossolia

      Fresh string beans sautéed with carrots, tomatoes, shallots, garlic and Ethiopian spices, topped with julienne cut jalapeños served with mixed green salad.

      $17.99
    • Key Sir

      Fresh beets sautéed garlic and Ethiopian spices, topped with julienne cut jalapeños served with mixed green salad.

      $17.99
    • Kik Alicha

      Yellow split peas in a homemade turmeric shallot sauce and Ethiopian spices, topped with julienne cut jalapeños, served with mixed green salad.

      $17.99

    Sampler Plates

    • Tsehay’s Vegan Combination

      3oz samples of all our vegan options.

      $29.99
    • Ye Belay (Superior)

      3oz samples of the beef tibs, lamb Tibs, the Kitfo, Ye Beg Wet (red lamb stew) and Ye Bere Alicha (yellow beef stew) served with Ayeb.

      $49.99

    Sea Food

    • Fried Whole Tilapia

      Fresh red Tilapia fried whole seasoned with Ethiopian spices served on a bed of mixed greens or your choice of vegan item.

      $25.99

    Sides

    • Injera

      $4.00
    • Gluten Free Injera

      $7.00
    • Awaze

      $3.50
    • Mitmita Spice

      $3.50
    • Ayeb

      $4.50
    • Any Vegan Item

      $7.00

    Dessert

    • Mushabek

      Three cirular house made pastery dough flash fried to golden crisp, soaked in sweet rose water

      $12.99

    Porch Fest Special

    • Qarya Bowl

      $9.00

    Wine/Champagne

    Red Wine Bottle

    • Malbec / Mendoza, Argentina BTL

      $40.00
    • Cotu Du Rhone / Rhone, France BTL

      $40.00
    • Cabernet Sauvignon / Napa, CA BTL

      $40.00

    White Wine Bottle

    • Riesling / Rheinhessen, Germany BTL

      $40.00
    • Sauvignon Blanc / Marlborough, New Zealand BTL

      $40.00
    • Pinot Grigio / Sonoma, California BTL

      $40.00

    Honey Wine Bottle

    • Traditional Honey Wine

      $55.00

    Bottle Only Red Wines

    • Tempranillo

      $45.00
    • Zinfandel

      $45.00
    • Cabernet Sauvignon

      $45.00

    Bottle Only White Wines

    • Pinot Grigio 

      $45.00
    • Chenin Blanc

      $45.00
    • Rombauer Chardonnay

      $45.00

    Champagne Bottle

    • Moët & Chandon Rosé Imperial Split

      $25.00
    • Veuve Clicquot Brut

      $95.00
    • Moët & Chandon Rosé Imperial

      $250.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • Moët & Chandon White Star

      $125.00
      OUT OF STOCK
    • House Champagne

      $40.00

    All hours
    Sunday12:00 pm - 9:45 pm
    Monday4:00 pm - 9:30 pm
    Tuesday4:00 pm - 9:30 pm
    Wednesday4:00 pm - 9:30 pm
    Thursday12:00 pm - 9:45 pm
    Friday12:00 pm - 9:45 pm
    Saturday12:00 pm - 9:45 pm
    Restaurant info

    Michelin rated Ethiopian Restaurant in the heart of Adams Morgan.

    Location

    2429 18th Street NW, Washingotn, DC 20009

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