Appetizers | Soups & Salads | Beef | Chicken | Vegetarian | Combination | Desserts
 Spicy  Vegan *This dish can be made mild upon request.
HOW TO EAT
Ethiopia is a country with a strong focus on community. This communal spirit is reflected in the manner in which Ethiopians traditionally eat. Meals are served on platters to be shared among diners. Instead of actual utensils, Ethiopians use injera as a substitution for a fork or a spoon. Eating like an Ethiopian requires you to tear off a piece of injera, cover the morsel you desire, and scoop it into your mouth in one graceful swoop. In keeping with Ethiopian tradition, Abay serves its food on a platter with injera as opposed to providing individual plates for each guest (plates and utensils are available upon request).
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APPETIZERS
Beef Sambussa 
Two thin shells hand-wrapped and stuffed with a blend of minced beef, peppers and herbs.
3.5
Spicy Chicken Sambussa
Two thin shells hand-wrapped and stuffed with a blend of minced chicken breast, peppers and mitmita.
3.5
Vegetarian Sambussa 
Two thin shells hand-wrapped and stuffed with a combination of lentils, onions, peppers and herbs.
3.5
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SOUPS AND SALADS
Pumpkin Soup 
Creamy blend of pumpkin, herbs and Ethiopian spices.
Cup 4
Bowl 5.5
Chicken Shorba 
Soup prepared with diced chicken breast, lentils, carrots, potatoes and onions in a chicken-based broth.
Cup 4
Bowl 5.5 Vegetarian Shorba 
Soup prepared with lentils, carrots, potatoes and onions in a vegetable-based broth.
Cup 4
Bowl 5.5
Abay House Salad 
Leaf lettuce, string beans, red onions, tomatoes and peppers in a dressing of olive oil and fresh lime juice.
5
Topped with Doro or Zilzil Tibs $9
Tomato Salad 
Diced tomatoes tossed with onions and peppers in a dressing of olive oil and fresh lime juice (seasonal).
4.5
Potato Salad 
Potatoes, peppers, onions and a touch of cinnamon in a special house dressing.
4.5
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ENTREES
All entrees are served on injera or with a side of rice.
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.5
Kay Wat 
Lean, chopped beef slowly simmered with berbere and a combination of seasonings.
Alitcha Wat 
Lean, chopped beef slowly simmered in a mild and flavorful herb sauce.
*Zilzil Tibs 
Strips of tender, lean beef sautéed with homemade awaze, peppers, onions and herbs.
Minchet Abish 
Finely minced beef simmered in a berbere stew.
Gomen Besiga 
Lean, cubed beef slow-cooked and blended with kale, peppers, ginger, garlic and onions.
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Doro Wat 
Drumsticks marinated with fresh lemon and simmered in berbere and a combination of seasonings.
Doro Alitcha 
Drumsticks marinated with fresh lemon and simmered in a mild and flavorful herb sauce.
*Doro Tibs 
Strips of boneless, skinless chicken breast sautéed with homemade awaze, peppers, onions and herbs.
Doro Minchet Abish 
Boneless, skinless chicken breast diced and simmered in a berbere stew.
SIDES
Rice  - 1.5
Injera  - 1.5
Ayib  - 3
Vegetarian  - 5
Chicken  - 6
Beef  - 6
Awaze  - 1.5
Mitmita  - 1.5
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Vegetarian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Inguday Wat 
Fresh mushrooms and brown lentils simmered in a spicy berbere sauce.
Kay Sir Dinich 
Potatoes and fresh beets stewed and blended with garlic, ginger and onions.
Ayib Be Gomen 
Fresh collard greens blended with Abay’s homemade cheese.
Azifah 
Whole brown lentils blended with diced onions, green peppers, cumin and a touch of fresh lime juice (served cold).
Misir Wat 
Red split lentils simmered in spicy berbere sauce.
Shiro Wat 
Finely ground split peas, lentils and chickpeas simmered in berbere and a combination of seasonings.
Kik Alitcha 
Yellow split peas simmered in a mild and flavorful herb sauce.
Butecha 
Ground chickpeas mixed with olive oil, diced onions and green peppers (served cold).
Fosolia 
String beans lightly spiced and sautéed with carrots and potatoes.
Tikil Gomen 
Lightly spiced cabbage, carrots, onions and tomatoes stewed in a mild sauce.
Ye' Abesha Gomen 
Kale, peppers, ginger, garlic and onions slow-cooked in a mild sauce.
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COMBINATION PLATTERS
Vegetarian Sampler 
Choose a combination of any four vegetarian entrees.
12 . . . . .for 1 person
23.5 . . . for 2 persons
35 . . . . .for 3 persons
46.5 . . . for 4 persons
Combination Sampler 
Choose a combination of any four meat and vegetarian entrees.
14.5 . . . for 1 person
28 . . . . .for 2 persons
42 . . . . .for 3 persons
56 . . . . .for 4 persons
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DESSERTS
Daily Specials 
Please ask your server about today's dessert selections.
BEVERAGES
All beverage refills are complimentary (except juice).
Coffee 
Ethiopian coffee brewed from Yirgacheffe beans with a dash of cloves.
2.5
Yekemem Shai 
Naturally decaffeinated tea brewed with cinnamon, cardamom and cloves (served hot or iced). 2.5
Soda 
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Diet Sprite, Lemonade
1.75
Iced Tea 
1.75
Juice 
Apple, Cranberry, Orange
2.5 per glass
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