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Jarras Ethiopian Restaurant and Langano Lounge
1435 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97214
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Main Menu
Main
Doro Wat
$12.00
tender chicken in a spicy hot sauce
Yedoro Alicha
$12.00
tender chicken in mild curry sauce
Yebeug Wat Or Alicha
$15.00
tender lamb in spicy hot sauce or mild sauce
Zigene
$14.00
cube cuts of beef simmered in spicy hot sauce
Zilzel Wat
$15.00
strips of sirloin tip simmered in a spicy hot sauce
Minchent Abish
$10.00
ground lean beef in a mild sauce
Miser Wat
$12.00
split lentils cooked in a spicy hot sauce
Miser Alicha
$12.00
split lentils in a mild curry sauce
Yedenitch Wat
$12.00
split cuts of potatoes in spicy sauce
Vegetarian Combination
$15.00
miser wat, miser alicha, yebesh-gomen, yatkilt alicha, salad and cottage cheese option
Doro Combination
$15.00
doro wat, minchent abish, zigene, two vegetables, salad and cottage cheese
Zilzel Combination
$16.00
zilzel wat, minchent abish, miser wat, two vegetables, salad and cottage cheese
Yrbeug Combination
$17.50
yebeug wat, zigene, minchent abish, two vegetables, salad and cottage cheese
Kitfo Ethiopian Steak Tartare
$18.50
beef tenderloin minced and seasoned, served medium rare (available fridays and saturdays)
Yakilt Alicha
mixed vegetable, potatoes, carrots, celery
Yetimatim Salsta
diced tomatoes with lettuce
Eyeb
cottage cheese
Yebsha - Gomen
collard greens
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General Info
Hours
Tuesday:
10:00pm - 5:00pm
Wednesday:
10:00pm - 5:00pm
Thursday:
10:00pm - 5:00pm
Friday:
10:00pm - 5:00pm
About Us
Jarra’s Ethiopian Restaurant opened its doors in May of 1983 as the first Ethiopian restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The restaurant is a result of the collaboration between husband and wife team Petros Jarra and Ainslee Sultriness. Retros and Ania initially came to the United States to attend school, with Ania earning a BS in Nursing and Petros earning a BA in Business. The couple planned on returning to Ethiopia, but circumstances changed and they decided to permanently make their home in Oregon. The restaurant was initially the idea of Ana who recognized the lack of Ethiopian food in Portland, which at the time was not the food centric city it is today. While Petros took responsibility for the front of the house, Ana developed the spicy and flavorful cuisine that she still cooks herself to this day. Although Ana did not know if there would be a customer base for her food, she forged ahead with the restaurant and, within two months of operation, received a glowing review from the Willamette Week. Petros and Ana started with a small five table space on Morrison and graduated over the years to the building they have on Hawthorne today. Jarra’s has continued to offer their food in a warm family friendly atmosphere and remains the first and longest operating Ethiopian restaurant in Portland.