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Fasika’s offer only the finest quality lamb, prime beef, tender chicken, vegetable, seafood and fresh injera.

appetizers

entrees

 vegetarian

seafood

 house specials

--- APPETIZERS ---
Sambusa
Pastry shell filled lentils, onions, green peppers and herbs.		 $2.95
Buticha
Chickpea dip mixed with lemon juice, a touch of garlic, olive, and chopped onions. 		 $4.50
Ethiopian steak tartar
Lean tender chopped prime beef seasoned with spiced butter and “mitmit”               (powdered small chili pepper and red pepper, cardamom and ginger)                medium cooked a savory filled in a pastry roll.		 $4.50
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--- ENTREES ---

All entrees are served with Injera (A pancake like sourdough bread) and vegetables.

POULTRY, BEEF and LAMB 
Minchetabish
Finely chopped prime beef first fried in a pan with ginger, onion, cardamom and white pepper until golden, then sautéed in Ethiopia’s famous keywat. A dish for royalty.		 $9.50
Doro Alicha (chicken in green pepper sauce)
Pieces of tender chicken are seasoned with ginger, rosemary and jalapeño pepper and simmered in a hearty butter sauce. Mild		 $11.50
Doro Wat (lemon chicken in red pepper sauce)
Chicken pieces are marinated in lemon juice, then sautéed in butter and seasoned with garlic, onions, fresh ginger and fenugreek, then the pieces are coated with berbere sauce and cooked gently until tender. Served with hard-boiled egg. 		$12.95
Doro Tibs (chicken marinated in honey wine sauce)
Boneless pieces of chicken sautéed in seasoned butter, awaze sauce, hot peppers and onions. 		 $12.95
Special Tibs (marinated and spiced prime beef steak)
Prime tender beef pieces marinated in sherry, rosemary and Fasika’s                 special sauce, then pan fried with hot peppers and onions.		 $13.95
Bozena Shiro (beef tips with split yellow peas)
Yellow split peas and chopped prime beef simmered in berbere sauce. 		 $11.50
Gomen Be Sega (sautéed beef)
Sautéed beef, collard greens, onions and peppers, spiced withpeppercorns and cardamom. Mild (more greens than beef)		 $9.95
Yesega Alicha (braised lamb in green pepper sauce)
Tender pieces of lamb braised very slowly in green-pepper lacedbutter sauce seasoned with ginger, rosemary and a touch ofjalapeño pepper. Mild  		 $11.50
Yesega Wat (marinated beef in red pepper sauce)Prime beef cubes marinated first in red wine and then braised in Ethiopia’s special berbere (red pepper) sauce.      $12.50
Lega Tibs (marinated and spiced leg of lamb)
Marinated in white wine, then sautéed with rosemary, onions and green peppers.		 $14.50
Zilzil Tibs (beef marinated in honey wine sauce and charcoal broiled)
Strips of tender prime beef are marinated in awaze sauce – a combination of Ethiopian honey wine, garlic, onions and berbere sauce. The finger-length strips are fried quickly in seasoned vegetable oil. 		 $14.50
Meat Combination
Servings of four Ethiopian specialties: Yesega Alicha, Gomen Be Sega, Doro Wat and Bosena shiro. 		For One $ 15.95
For Two$ 26.95
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---  HOUSE SPECIAL / A LA CARTE ---
Dulet (finely chopped meats, cooked lebleb style)
A combination of finely chopped lamb liver and tripe mixed with pepper powder and cooked only slightly.		 $13.50
Kitfo (Ethiopian steak tartar)
Lean tender chopped prime beef seasoned with spiced butter and “mitmita”   (powdered small chili pepper and red pepper). It can be served slightly cooked (lebleb style) upon request. 		 $14.00
Yebereha Tibs (wilderness broil)
Charcoal broiled sliced prime tender beef or leg of lamb marinated in white wine and rosemary, with a touch of garlic and black Pepper.		 Lamb $ 14.50
Beef $ 14.95
Tibs Wat Special
Tender cubes of prime beef sautéed in a pan with white pepper and salt then simmered in keywat. 		 $12.50
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--- VEGETARIAN DISHES AND SALADS ---
Yatakilt Wat (vegetables in rich tomato sauce)
Fresh green beans, carrots, green peppers and onions. Sauteed in garlic, ginger and tomatoes.		 $9.95
Kik Alicha (special dip)
A dip of cooked, pureed vegetables, delicately spiced. Mild.		 $9.95
Miser Wat
Split red lentils cooked in Ethiopian red pepper sauce.		 $9.50
Kinche (Ethiopian spiced couscous)
A meatless dish of crushed golden wheatflavored with seasoned butter.		 $6.25
$3.25/as side
Yetimatim Selata (tomato salad)
Fresh tomatoes, hot peppers and onions tossed with Fasika’sspecial house dressing. 		 $7.50
$4.25/as side
Yesemir Azifah (lentil salad)
A salad of lentils, chopped onions and jalapeño peppers,seasoned with ginger, garlic, white pepper, lemon and mustard seed.Served cold. A real treat!		 $8.95
Vegetarian Combination
A serving of four kinds of dishes: Yesemir Azifah, Yatakilt Wat, Miser Wat and Kik Alicha. - No Substitution. 		For One $12.50
For Two $22.50
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---  FISH AND SEAFOOD SPECIAL ---
Shrimp Ethiopian Style 
Shrimp simmered in Fasika’s special sauce.		 $15.95
Shrimp Alicha
Shrimp cooked in a green pepper and butter sauce, seasoned with ginger, rosemary and a touch of jalapeño pepper. Mild.
$15.95
Shrimp Tibs
Shrimp marinated in honey wine, rosemary and awaze sauce, then pan-fried with hot peppers, onions and peppers, onions and greens.		 $15.95
Shrimp Royal
Shrimp sautéed in seasoned butter, peppers, rosemary and onions. 		 $16.95
Fish
Pan-fried fresh whole fish (without the head) Ethiopian Style served with a          cup of awaze sauce combined with Ethiopian honey wine, garlic, onions and berbere sauce.   
 $15.95
Shrimp Tibs
Shrimp marinated in honey wine, rosemary and awaze sauce, then pan-fried with hot peppers, onions and peppers, onions and greens.		 $11.00
Seafood Combination
Fasika’s seafood platter. A serving of four kinds of dishes: Combination of Shrimps Ethiopian style, Shrimp Alicha, Croaker Fish and Scallops Ethiopian Style.  
 For One $19.50
For Two $34.50
We also have a full bar and all other popular non-alchoholic beverages
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Fasika's Ethiopian Restaurant
2447 18th Street N.W.
Washington D.C. 20009
(202) 797-7673