Popular Ethiopian spot offering a variety of exotic dishes, including ample vegetarian options.
4.7 – 4 reviews $$ • Ethiopian restaurant
Menu
| Desta Ethiopian Kitchen Briarcliff Menu | |
| Breakfast | |
| Foul Crushed beans sauteed with our spices and garnished with fresh diced onions, tomatoes, and pepper. Finished with olive oil or butter. Served on wheat bread or pita. Loaded – add feta cheese and a boiled egg or scrambled eggs for an extra $1.50. |
$7.99 |
| Scrambled Eggs Sautéed with onions, tomatoes, pepper and Ethiopian butter. Served with wheat bread or pita. Add a prime ribeye steak for just $5 more. |
$6.99 |
| Chechebsa Small pieces of flatbread braised with berbere and your choice of Ethiopian butter or olive oil. |
$6.99 |
| Kinche Cracked wheat cooked tender with Ethiopian butter and spices. |
$6.99 |
| Breakfast Combo Our most popular breakfast dish. Includes kinche, scrambled eggs, and chechebsa for 2 or more because sharing is caring. Served with wheat bread, pita, or injera. Add fir fir for just $4 more. |
$13.99 |
| Fetira Traditional Ethiopian breakfast consisting of flatbread layered with eggs and served with honey. |
$7.99 |
| Brunch If brunch were a party, this would be served! Comes with fir fir, kinche, Ethiopian-styled scrambled eggs, chechebsa, tibs, kitfo and ayib. Served with wheat bread, pita or injera. Serves 2 to 4. |
$36.99 |
| Appetizers | |
| Sambusa Stuffed with your choice of either minced beef or lentils. These crispy treats are to die for! |
$4.99 |
| Tomato fitfit Diced tomatoes, onions and jalapeno pepper mixed with pieces of injera. Served cold. This is a great dish to share! |
$6.99 |
| Gomen-Siljo Dip A blended dish of tofu and gomen seasoned with garlic, ginger, hot mustard and a touch of olive oil. Served with your choice of injera or pita bread. |
$7.99 |
| Kitfo Wrap (Beef or Salmon) Injera or tortilla flour wrap filled with our delicious kitfo. Served rare, medium-rare or medium well. Add ayib or peppers for $0.75 |
$8.99 |
| Kitfo Slice Tortilla slice filled delicious kitfo, ayib and jalapeno peppers cooked how you like it |
$10.99 |
| Salmon Starter Salad A fresh to order side portioned salad topped with your choice of rare or cooked salmon and seasoned with Ethiopian spices. |
$10.99 |
| Sandwiches | |
| Lamb Sandwich Served on white or wheat bread |
$12.99 |
| Beef Sandwich Served on white or wheat bread. |
$12.99 |
| Chicken Sandwich Served on white or wheat bread. |
$10.99 |
| Tilapia Sandwich Served on white or wheat bread. |
$14.99 |
| Grouper Sandwich Served on white or wheat bread. |
$16.99 |
| Salmon Sandwich Served on white or wheat bread. |
$13.99 |
| Veggie Sandwich Served on white or wheat bread. |
$9.99 |
| Shrimp Sandwich Served on white or wheat bread. |
$12.99 |
| Kitfo Sandwich Served on white or wheat bread. |
$12.99 |
| Mushroom Sandwich Served on white or wheat bread. |
$10.99 |
| Pasta | |
| Pasta with Lamb Served with your choice of: white bread, wheat bread, pita bread, injera. |
$14.99 |
| Pasta with Chicken Served with your choice of: white bread, wheat bread, pita bread, injera. |
$12.99 |
| Pasta with Salmon Served with your choice of: white bread, wheat bread, pita bread, or injera. |
$14.99 |
| Pasta with Mushroom Served with your choice of: white bread, wheat bread, pita bread, or injera. |
$12.99 |
| Pasta with Kitfo Served with your choice of: white bread, wheat bread, pita bread, or injera. |
$12.99 |
| Pasta with Veggie Served with your choice of: white bread, wheat bread, pita bread, or injera. |
$11.99 |
| Pasta with Shrimp Served with your choice of: white bread, wheat bread, pita bread, or injera. |
$13.99 |
| Pasta with Tilapia Served with your choice of: white bread, wheat bread, pita bread, or injera. |
$13.99 |
| Pasta with Grouper Served with your choice of: white bread, wheat bread, pita bread, or injera. |
$15.99 |
| Vegan | |
| Shiro (Chickpea Stew) Ground chickpea simmered in a rich house sauce & spiced with olive oil or butter. |
$12.99 |
| Tomato Fit Fit Diced tomatoes, onions, and jalapeno peppers mixed with pieces of injera. Served cold. |
$8.99 |
| Ater (Yellow Split Pea Stew) Yellow split peas stewed in a special sauce with onions, turmeric, and ginger. |
$9.99 |
| Miser (Spicy Split Red Lentil Stew) Lentils stewed in a rich berbere sauce with onions, garlic, and ginger. |
$11.99 |
| Tikel Gomen (Cabbage) Fresh cabbage sautéed with onions, garlic, ginger, carrots, and turmeric. |
$9.99 |
| Dinech Wot (Potato Stew) Potatoes simmered with berbere, onions, garlic and other spices. |
$10.99 |
| Vegetarian Platter Shiro, Miser, Ater, Dinech Wot, Gomen, Cabbage, Mushrooms, Salad, Azifa, Beets, Potato salad, and Tomato Fit Fit. |
$16.99 |
| Mushroom Stew Sautéed with onions, fresh garlic and fresh ginger. |
$11.99 |
| Gomen Fresh collard greens sautéed with onions, garlic & turmeric. |
$9.99 |
| Salads | |
| House Salad Served with your choice of bread. |
$9.49 |
| Chicken Salad Served with your choice of bread. |
$11.49 |
| Tilapia Salad Served with your choice of bread. |
$14.49 |
| Grouper Salad Served with your choice of bread. |
$16.49 |
| Salmon Salad Served with your choice of bread. |
$14.49 |
| Shrimp Salad Served with your choice of bread. |
$14.49 |
| Beef Salad Served with your choice of bread. |
$12.49 |
| Lamb Salad Served with your choice of bread. |
$14.49 |
| Signature Entrees | |
| Lamb Tibs Comes with one starch – your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $0.50 per roll. Also comes with one side – your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c… |
$15.49 |
| Ribeye Tibs Comes with one starch – your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $0.50 per roll. Also comes with one side – your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c… |
$16.49 |
| Filet Mignon Tibs Comes with one starch – your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $0.50 per roll. Also comes with one side – your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c… |
$17.49 |
| Chicken Tibs Comes with one starch – your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $0.50 per roll. Also comes with one side – your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c… |
$13.49 |
| Salmon Tibs Comes with one starch – your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $0.50 per roll. Also comes with one side – your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c… |
$15.49 |
| Tilapia Tibs Comes with one starch – your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $0.50 per roll. Also comes with one side – your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c… |
$14.49 |
| Grouper Tibs Comes with one starch – your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $0.50 per roll. Also comes with one side – your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c… |
$16.49 |
| Ground Beef Tibs Comes with one starch – your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $0.50 per roll. Also comes with one side – your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c… |
$13.49 |
| Shrimp Tibs Comes with one starch – your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $0.50 per roll. Also comes with one side – your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c… |
$15.49 |
| Mushroom Tibs Comes with one starch – your choice of: injera, rice, wheat bread, white bread, pita bread, or teff injera. Entrees come with 3 injera rolls. Additional injera is $0.50 per roll. Also comes with one side – your choice of: salad, ater, gomen, c… |
$12.49 |
| Biret Mitad Tibs – Lamb Sautéed cuts of meat at extra-high heat served well done with your choice of side. |
$15.49 |
| Biret Mitad Tibs – Ribeye Sauteed cuts of meat cooked at extra high heat, served well done with your choice of a side. |
$16.49 |
| Biret Mitad Tibs – Filet Mignon Sauteed cuts of meat cooked at extra high heat, served well done with your choice of a side. |
$17.49 |
| Goden Tibs Sizzling prime short ribs marinated with Desta sauce, onion, tomato, fresh garlic and jalapeño. |
$16.99 |
| Meat Lovers Tibs MEAT LOVERS BE WARNED! Once you start, you won’t stop. Choose any (3) different meats to fill your plate and your stomach. Feeds 2 or more! Pick (2) breads and (3) sides. Dine-in only. |
$40.50 |
| Kitfo (Steak Tartare) Ethiopian-styled steak tartare, freshly minced extra-lean beef seasoned with mitmita and Ethiopian spiced butter. How Daring Are You? Playing It Safe – served well done. Sorta Brave – served medium-well. Very Brave – served medium-rare. Da… |
$13.99 |
| Salmon Kitfo Ethiopian-styled salmon tartare, freshly minced and seasoned with mitmita and Ethiopian spiced butter. |
$14.99 |
| Specialties | |
| Fish Dulet – Tilapia Finely minced tilapia with tomato and onions. Add Shiro for $1.49 extra. |
$14.49 |
| Fish Dulet – Grouper Finely minced grouper with tomato and onions. Add Shiro for $1.49 extra. |
$16.49 |
| Works Fir Fir Firfir served with kitfo, kinche and ayib. |
$18.49 |
| Shiro Fir Fir Chickpeas stewed in a special sauce with onions, garlic and ginger. Served with choice of olive oil or Ethiopian butter. |
$13.49 |
| Gored Gored Lean beef cubes mixed with mitmita, awaze, and peppers. Rare or medium rare. |
$13.49 |
| Salmon Gored Gored Rare or medium rare salmon cubes mixed with mitmita and peppers. |
$15.49 |
| Bozena Shiro Chickpea stew with your choice of ground beef, cubed steak, or lamb with butter or olive oil. |
$13.49 |
| The “Original Meat-Lovers” Served with kitfo, gored gored and biret mitad tibs. |
$34.49 |
| Potato Stew Cooked with your choice of ground beef, cubed steak, or lamb with butter or olive oil. |
$13.49 |
| Lamb Fir Fir This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $0.50 each! |
$14.99 |
| Beef Fir Fir This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $0.50 each! |
$14.99 |
| Chicken Fir Fir This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $0.50 each! |
$12.99 |
| Tilapia Fir Fir This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $0.50 each! |
$13.99 |
| Grouper Fir Fir This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $0.50 each! |
$15.99 |
| Salmon Fir Fir This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $0.50 each! |
$14.99 |
| Vegetarian Fir Fir This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $0.50 each! |
$11.99 |
| Ground Beef Fir Fir This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $0.50 each! |
$12.99 |
| Shrimp Fir Fir This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $0.50 each! |
$14.99 |
| Mushroom Fir Fir This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere (cayenne pepper) sauce with your choice of succulent meat or seafood. Enjoy it with Kinche or Ayib on top for $0.50 each! |
$11.99 |
| Dessert | |
| Tiramisu | $6.00 |
| Dulce de Leche Cheesecake | $6.00 |
| Mini Red Velvet Cake | $6.00 |
| Napoleon | $6.00 |
| Limoncello Mascarpone Cake | $6.00 |
| Cheesecake Alle Fragole | $6.00 |
| Mini Mixed Berry Cake | $6.00 |
| Baklava | $6.00 |
| Cold Beverages | |
| Coke | $3.00 |
| Diet Coke | $3.00 |
| Sprite | $3.00 |
| Dr. Pepper | $3.00 |
| Orange Crush | $3.00 |
| Ginger Ale | $3.00 |
| Bottled Water | $3.00 |
| Club Soda Pellegrino or Perrier |
$3.00 |
| Iced Tea | $4.00 |
| Iced Latte | $5.00 |
| Mango Juice | $4.00 |
| Orange Juice | $4.00 |
| Fruit Punch | $4.00 |
| Pineapple Juice | $4.00 |
| Cranberry Juice | $4.00 |
| Hot Beverages | |
| Coffee | $4.00 |
| Espresso | $4.00 |
| Macchiato | $5.00 |
| Cafe Latte | $5.00 |
| Tea Ethiopian spiced hot tea |
$4.00 |
| Green Tea | $4.50 |
| Beer | |
| Amstel Light | $5.50 |
| Beck’s | $5.50 |
| Beck’s Dark | $5.50 |
| Guinness Extra Stout | $5.50 |
| Bud Light | $5.50 |
| Corona | $5.50 |
| Guinness | $5.50 |
| Stella Artois | $5.50 |
| Heineken | $5.50 |
| Newcastle | $5.50 |
| Red Stripe | $5.50 |
| Yuengling | $5.50 |
| Meta (Ethiopian Beer) Check availability. |
$6.50 |
| St. George & Bedele (Ethiopian Beer) Check availability. |
$6.50 |
| Harar (Ethiopian Beer) Check availability. |
$6.50 |
| Walia (Ethiopian Beer) Check availability. |
$6.50 |
| Castel (Ethiopian Beer) Check availability. |
$6.50 |
| Ethiopian Wine | |
| Carroll’s Mead Sweet honey wine |
$13.00 |
| Sheba Tej Honey wine |
$15.00 |
| Red Wine | |
| McManis Pinot Noir Pinot Noir, California |
$30.00 |
| McManis Merlot Merlot, California |
$30.00 |
| McManis Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet sauvignon, California |
$30.00 |
| Punto Final Malbec Malbec, Argentina |
$30.00 |
| Robertson Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet sauvignon, South Africa |
$30.00 |
| Tourano Shiraz Shiraz, Australia |
$30.00 |
| Robert Mondavi Merlot Merlot, California |
$30.00 |
| Meiomi Pinot Noir Pinot noir, California |
$30.00 |
| Oxford Landing Cabernet Sauvignon (House) Cabernet sauvignon, South Australia (house) |
$10.00 |
| White Wine | |
| Zenato Pinot Grigio Pinot grigio, Italy |
$30.00 |
| McManis Chardonnay Chardonnay, California |
$30.00 |
| Fire Road Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon blanc, New Zealand |
$30.00 |
| Brotherhood Riesling Riesling, New York |
$30.00 |
| Robert Mondavi Chardonnay Chardonnay, California |
$30.00 |
| Brownstone Pinot Grigio (House) Pinot grigio, California (house) |
$10.00 |
| Sweet Wine & Prosecco | |
| Robertson Sweet Red Sweet red, South Africa |
$10.00 |
| Stella Moscato Moscato, Italy |
$10.00 |
| Riondo Prosecco Prosecco, Italy |
$10.00 |
| Brick & Mortar Can Blanc Green apple, grapefruit, passionfruit |
$9.00 |
| Brick & Mortar Can Bubbles Honeysuckle lemon meringue & pear |
$9.00 |
| Amble & Chase Can Rose Strawberries, violets & grapefruit |
$9.00 |
| Brick & Mortar Can Red Plum, boysenberry. blackberry |
$9.00 |
| Stella Pinot Grigio Can Citrus notes, lemon, lime & orange |
$9.00 |
| Zardetto Prosecco Orange blossom, peach, tangerine |
$9.00 |
| Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Blackberry, coffee & chocolate |
$9.00 |
| Mondavi Chardonnay Ripe melon, apple, baked bread |
$9.00 |
| Cycles Gladiator Pinot Noir Can Plum, vanilla & cola notes |
$9.00 |
| Spirits | |
| Vodka Ciroc Ciroc Coconut Grey Goose Ketel 1 Van Gogh Cool Peach Van Gogh Double Espresso Belvedere Absolut Smirnoff Gordon |
$7.00 |
| Gin Tanqueray Gordon’s Bombay |
$7.00 |
| Rum Bacardi Superior Bacardi Gold Malibu |
$7.00 |
| Tequila 1800 Silver 1800 Gold Patron ($8/shot or $12/glass) |
$7.00 |
| Cognac Hennessy Remy Martin ($8/shot or $12/glass) Courvoisier ($8/shot or $12/glass) |
$7.00 |
| Whiskey Glen Livet ($8/shot or $12/glass) Johnny Walker Black Johnny Walker Red Jim Beam Jack Daniels Crown Royal Dewar’s White Label Southern Comfort Chivas Maker’s Mark |
$7.00 |
| Cocktails | |
| House Margarita | $9.00 |
| Coconut Margarita | $11.00 |
| Spiked Mango Lemonade | $9.00 |
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Order and Reservations
Reservations: destaethiopiankitchen.com
Contact Desta Ethiopian Kitchen
Address: 3086 Briarcliff Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: (404) 929-0011
Website: http://www.destaethiopiankitchen.com/
Hours
| Friday | 11AM–10PM |
| Saturday | 11AM–10PM |
| Sunday | 11AM–9PM |
| Monday | 11AM–9PM |
| Tuesday | 11AM–9PM |
| Wednesday | 11AM–9PM |
| Thursday | 11AM–9PM |
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