Enssaro Ethiopian Restaurant

Our Menu

366 Grand — Oakland, CA 94610

(510) 238-9050 MAP

Meat Dishes

Kitfo
Lightly cooked or rare, minced lean beef. Spiced with organic, hand crushed Ethiopian spices and melted Ethiopian style clarified butter.

Special Kitfo
Lightly cooked or rare minced lean beef. Spiced with ethiopian cheese, mitmit, and Ethiopian style clarified butter.

Doulet
A succulent combination of medium rare minced lamb-tripe, liver, and lean beef, stir-fried with aromatic spices with melted Ethiopian butter.

Ye Bere Tibs
Tenderized, lean, cubed beef, cooked in a flavorful Berbere sauce.

Ye Beg Tibs
Tenderized, lean, cubed lamb, cooked in a flavorful Berbere sauce.

Ye Doro Tibs
A superbly aromatic combination of pan-fried, cubed chicken breast filets, spicy green peppers, onions, garlic, and a flavorful Ethiopian red spice.

Ye Beg Wot
Lean, cubed lamb slowly simmered with berbere (Ethiopian spicy red pepper) and combination of seasonings.

Ye Doro Wot
An unforgettable, savory dish potent with rich flavor. A combination of fresh chicken drum, Ethiopian red sauce, and boiled eggs characterize this famous Ethiopian cuisine. A traditional food always present at celebrations and special occasions.

Gored Gored
Tender, juicy, cubed beef, served raw and mixed with Ethiopian clarified butter, and aromatic spices.

Gomen Besiga
Lean, cubed beef slow-cooked and blended with kale, peppers, ginger, garlic and onions. Also can be made with Lamb and Chicken

Bozena Shirow
Finely grounded splot peas, and chickpeas simmered in minced beef with Ethiopian organic clarified butter and a combination of seasonings.

Banatu
Made using a unique blend peaces of Enjera and hot aromatic spices, cubed lean beef, fresh tomatoes, onions, and garlic to give it a distinctive and potent flavor.

Vegetarian Dishes

Messer-Wot
This spicy lentil dish is cooked slowly with organic, hand crushed Ethiopian spices, a sustaining and comforting dish served with fresh Enjera and salad.

Kik-Alicha
A slow simmered dish of whole yellow pigeon peas is made using just the right proportions of garlic, onion, ginger, and turmeric powder to create this saucy, smooth, golden dish.

Acham yelesh Shiro
This is a tasty, yet light dish made using imported chickpea powder, sun dried spices, and freshly sautéed garlic and onions. It is a spicy and savory dish with a very thin, smooth texture. It is delicious!

Ata-Kilt
A tasty and nutritious medley of slow-cooked vegetables, including fresh cabbage, carrots, and potatoes, sautéed with fresh, onions, ginger, garlic and turmeric.

Gommen
A wonderful accompaniment to any dish, fresh collard greens sautéed with onion, garlic, ginger, and tomato.

Vegetarian Banatu
Engera mixed with sauce made from berbere with onion, tomatoes, garlic, and jalapeno pepers.

Combination Platters

Yetsome Beyaynetu
Vegetarian combination which includes: Messer Wot, Kik-Alicha, Ata- kilt,
and Gommen.

Ye Feseg Beyaynetu
Meat Combination, which includes Doro wot, Ye sega Wot and Gommen
Besega