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Axum Restaurant
5501 E Colfax Ave
Denver, CO 80220
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Main Menu
Breakfast
1 Regular Foul (Sudanese style)
$6.00
Crushed fava beans, garnished with fresh onion, jalapeño pepper, fresh tomato; served with French bread
2 Special Foul (Sudanese style)
$7.50
Crushed fava beans, garnished with fresh onion, jalapeño pepper, fresh tomato, hard-boiled egg and feta cheese; served with French bread
3 Chechebsa
$7.00
Pieces of freshly baked unleavened wheat bread tossed in herbal butter and berbere; served with side yoghurt
4 Enkulal Firfir
$6.00
Scrambled eggs with tomato, onion, jalapeño pepper; served with French bread
5 Enkulal Sandwich
$5.00
Sandwich filled with fried eggs and sliced fresh tomato
6 Fata
$6.00
A mixture of diced tomato, onion, garlic and herbs simmered very slow with berbere oil and water; served with French bread
7 Special Fata
$7.50
Fata served with scrambled egg and yoghurt
8 Cold Shiro Fitfit
$6.00
Powdered and spiced chickpeas mixed in cold water with fresh diced tomatoes, onions, jalapeño pepper and herbs
9 Kuwanta Firfir
$11.95
Combination of shredded injera with spiced homemade beef jerky stew; spiced with berbere
10 Kitfo Sandwich
$11.95
Regular kitfo (see item 25) served in a French bread with. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done
11 Dullet
$11.95
Carefully cleaned lamb trip and liver mixed with lean red meat, diced onion, garlic, jalapeño pepper, herbal butter, cardoon and mitmita. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done
Appetizers
12 Sambusa with Vegetables
$2.50
Vegetarian pastry shell filled with sautéed whole lentils, onions and jalapeño pepper; served with sweet chili and plum sauce
13 Axum Salad
$5.00
Axum special salad with tomato, onion, shredded carrot, jalapeño pepper and a touch of fresh garlic; served with our Axum style salad dressing
14 Timatim FitFit
$5.00
Pieces of injera bread mixed with chopped fresh tomato, onion, jalapeño and Ethiopian herbs
15 Azifa
$3.00
Lentil salad made out of boiled whole green lentils seasoned with horseradish, jalapeño pepper and herbs
16 Kategn
$3.00
Mix of berbere, herbal butter and seasoning spread over freshly baked injera; served in a bite size
Entrees
All entrees are served on injera with house salad
17 Regular Tibs
Cubed tender beef or lamb sautéed with onion, rosemary, jalapeño pepper; served with spicy awaze sauce
- Beef $11.50
- Lamb $12.50
18 Axum Special Tibs
Cubed tender beef or lamb marinated with our special sauce and fried with onion rosemary, jalapeño pepper and a touch of fresh garlic; served in a sizzling pan
- Beef $12.50
- Lamb $13.50
19 Lega Tibs
$12.50
Cubed tender lamb pieces lightly sautéed with onion, jalapeño pepper, garlic and berbere sauce
20 Awaze Tibs
$13.50
Lightly sautéed tender cubed pieces of lamb mixed with our home made awaze sauce and onion, garlic and jalapeño pepper
21 ZilZil Tibs
$13.00
Strips of tender beef sautéed in herbal butter seasoned with onion, green and red pepper and rosemary; served in a sizzling pan
22 Dero Tibs
$10.50
Cubes of boneless chicken breast sautéed in a special blend of spices, onion, jalapeño pepper and touch of garlic mixed with herbal butter
23 Dero Begomen
$11.50
Cubes of boneless chicken breast and chopped collard greens sautéed in a special blend of spices, onion, jalapeño pepper and touch of garlic mixed with herbal butter
24 Melasena Sember
$12.00
Beef tripe and tongue cooked in mild ginger sauce and seasoned with garlic
25 Regular Kitfo
$12.50
Beef tartar seasoned with our herbal butter, mitmita and cardamom. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done
26 Special Kitfo
$13.95
Kitfo seasoned with herbal butter, cardamom and mitmita and served with home made cottage cheese and cooked collard green. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done
27 Kitfo Dullet
$13.50
Kitfo mixed with jalapeño pepper and onion
28 Gored Gored
$13.50
Chunked cubed beef sautéed with homemade awaze sauce, cardamom, a dash of red wine and herbal butter. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done
29 Dullet
$13.00
Carefully cleaned lamb trip and liver mixed with lean red meat, diced onion, garlic, jalapeño pepper, herbal butter, cardoon and mitmita. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done
30 Kitfo Sandwich
$11.95
Regular kitfo (see item 25) served in a French bread. Can be ordered raw, medium or well done
31 Yebeg Alicha
$13.50
Lamb stew simmered with onion, garlic, turmeric and herbal butter
32 Dero Alicha
$10.50
Chicken breast chunks simmered in mild turmeric sauce spiced with ginger, garlic, onion, and herbal butter
33 Doro Wot
$10.50
Traditional dish! Chicken drumstick simmered in medium hot berbere sauce spiced with ginger, garlic, onion and herbal better; served with boiled egg
34 Key Wot
$11.50
Very lean chopped beef simmered in a medium hot and thick berbere sauce and herbal butter, with exotic spices
35 Yebeg Kikil (check for availability)
$9.50
Pieces of lamb with bones cooked in mild green pepper and turmeric sauce seasoned with onion, garlic, herbs and spices
36 Yebeg Tibs FitFit
$11.95
Combination of shredded injera with lamb tibs
37 Kwanta FirF
$11.95
Combination of shredded injera with spiced home made beef jerky stew; spiced with berbere
38 Doro Wot FirFir
$10.50
Combination of shredded injera with doro wot (see item 33)
Vegetarian Dishes
All vegetarian dishes are served on injera with house salad
39 Misir Wot
$9.50
Split red lentils simmered in a medium hot berbere and onion sauce
40 Misir Alicha
$8.50
Whole green lentils simmered until very tender and thick with onion, garlic, ginger and turmeric
41 Kik Alicha
$8.50
Split yellow peas simmered until very tender with onions, garlic and turmeric
42 Atakilit Wot
$9.95
Chopped cabbage, sliced carrots and potato chunks stir fried with onions, garlic, ginger, turmeric and vegetable oil
43 Gomen Wot
$9.95
Chopped collard greens simmered in a mild sauce of oil, onion and herbs
44 Carrot and Fesolia
$9.95
Strips of carrots and green beans sautéed with onion, garlic and berbere
45 Gomen Beayib
$10.50
Axum's special collard greens simmered in mild sauce of oil, mitmita, herbs and tossed with homemade cottage cheese
46 Shiro
$10.50
Powdered and spiced chickpeas simmered in a rich home made onion and tomato bullion seasoned with pinch of garlic
Combinations
All combinations are served on injera with house salad
47 Vegetarian Combo
$11.95
Your choice of six vegetarian dishes
48 Meat Combo
$12.50
Your choice of four meat dishes (from items 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
49 Meat and Vegetarian Combo
$12.95
Your choice of two meat dishes (from items 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35) and any three vegetarian dishes
50 Chef's Recommendation for Meat and Vegetarian Combo
$13.9551 Shifnfin (for two persons)
$20.00
Combination of kwanta firfir (see item 37) or doro wot firfir (see item 38); topped with regular kitfo (see item 25), slice hard-boiled egg and ayib
Pasta & Rice Dishes
All pasta & rice dishes are served with house salad
52 Pasta with Meat Sauc
$12.00
Your choice of spaghetti or penne served with Ethiopian style Bolognese sauce
53 Pasta with Vegetarian Sauce
$11.00
Your choice of spaghetti or penne served with Ethiopian style mixed vegetable sauce
54 Pasta & Fish
$12.50
Your choice of spaghetti or penne served with your choice of sauce (items 52 or 53) and with shallow fried Tilapia fillet
55 Rice with Lamb Alicha
$12.50
Herbed steamed rice served with Ethiopian style lamb stew
56 Rice with Fish
$12.50
Herbed steamed rice with your choice of vegetarian or meat sauce served with shallow fried Tilapia fillet
Desserts
57 Cheese Cake
$3.5058 Baklava
$3.50
Dessert originating in the Middle East made of phyllo pastry filled with chopped nuts and soaked in honey
Cold Beverages
Sodas
$1.25
Coca Cola, Diet Coke, Fanta Orange, Sprite, Ginger Ale, Regular Iced Tea (refill)
Juices
$3.00
Apple, Cranberry, Mango, Orange
Mineral Water
- Perrier $1.50
- Ambo (Ethiopian mineral water) $2.00
Fresh Lemon Soda
mineral water with fresh lemon juice & honey
- Perrier $2.00
- Ambo $2.50
Ethiopian Bottled Beer
Bedele, Hakim Stout, Harar, Meta, St. George. See separate leaflet with descriptions of our Ethiopian beers
Liquor
Ask your server for current selection
Draft Beer
Fat Tire
- Glass (14 Fl. Oz.) $3.00
- Pitcher $9.00
Heineken
- Glass (14 Fl. Oz.) $3.00
- Pitcher $9.00
Bottled Beer
Amstel Light, Budweiser, Bud Light, Corona, Heineken, Miller, Newcastle Brown Ale, Stella Artois
$3.00Becks regular, Becks dark, Guinness Stout, Guinness Draught, Fat Tire
$3.50White Wine
Cavit Moscato (Muscat Blanc)
- Glass $6.00
- Bottle $22.00
Kendall Jackson (Chardonnay)
- Glass $6.50
- Bottle $26.00
Robert Mondavi (Chardonnay)
- Glass $6.00
- Bottle $22.00
Sterling (Chardonnay)
- Glass $6.50
- Bottle $26.00
Yellow Tail (Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay)
- Glass $4.00
- Bottle $15.00
Red Wine
Red Diamond (Merlot, Cabernet)
- Glass $5.00
- Bottle $20.00
Robert Mondavi (Merlot, Cabernet)
- Glass $6.00
- Bottle $22.00
Sterling (Merlot, Cabernet)
- Glass $6.50
- Bottle $26.00
Yellow Tail (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz)
- Glass $4.00
- Bottle $15.00
Ethiopian Wine
Axumit (sweet red)
- Glass $5.50
- Bottle $20.00
Gouder (dry red)
- Glass $5.50
- Bottle $20.00
Tej (home made honey wine)
- Glass $5.00
- Bottle $15.00
Champagne
Korbel (dry)
- Bottle $30.00
Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante (semi-dry)
- Bottle $30.00
Martini & Rossi Rosé (semi-dry)
- Bottle $30.00
Hot Beverages
Coffee
$1.75Iced Coffee
$2.00Espresso
$1.75Macchiato
$1.75
Espresso with a small amount of milk (a.k.a. stained espresso)
Cappuccino
$3.00
Espresso with hot milk and steamed-milk foam
Café Latte
$3.00
Espresso with steamed milk
Ethiopian Coffee
$3.00
Serves two Ethiopian coffee cups
Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony
$15.00
Three rounds for three people, takes about 20 minutes, $5 per additional person
Tea
$2.00
Black tea, Earl Grey tea, green tea served with Ethiopian spiced boiled water
Chocolate Milk
$2.00
hot or cold
Steamed Milk with Honey
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General Info
Payment Types
All Major Cards
Cuisine
Vegan
Vegetarian
Meals
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Late Night
Hours
Monday:
11:00am - 2:00am
Tuesday:
11:00am - 2:00am
Wednesday:
11:00am - 2:00am
Thursday:
11:00am - 2:00am
Friday:
11:00am - 2:00am
Saturday:
11:00am - 2:00am
Sunday:
11:00am - 2:00am