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Meskerem
2434 18th St NW
Washington, DC 20009
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Main Menu
Appetizers
Sambusa
thin dough shells are stuffed with a balanced blend of minced beef, green chili and herbs.
this dish is lightyly deep-fried in vegetable oil
to a golden perfection
- Chicken $3.95
- Beef $3.95
Vegetarian Sambusa
this meatless alternative features a masterful compliation or vegetables with green chioli, onion and herbs
- Lentil $3.75
- Collard Green And Potato $3.75
- Cabbage, Potato And Carrots $3.75
Shrimp
$5.95
large fresh shrimp are steamed, then served with meskerem's piquant sauce
Salad
Tomato Salad
$5.50
diced tomatoes tossed with onions and green chilli on a dressing of olive oil and lemon
Mekerem Salad
feta cheese, tomato, lettuce and olive oil in meskerem's house dressing of olive oil and lemon
- Small $5.50
- Regular $6.95
Ethiopian Potato Salad
$5.50
diced potato, green chilli in meskerem's house dressing
Kay Seer Salad
$5.50
chopped beets, potatoes, onion and chilli pepper in house dressing
Sinigg Karia
$0.75
chilli pepper stuffed with seasoned onion and herbs
Entrees - Beef
Kay Watt
$11.95
very lean chopped beef, simmered in hot and thick berbere sauce
Alitcha Watt
$11.95
extra lean chopped beef, simmered in a mild and flavorful onion and herb sauce
Special Tibbs
$12.95
cubes of choice lean beef, sauteed in special, spicy sauce
Zilzil Tibbs
$12.95
strips of choice lean beef, sauteed in butter, onion and herbs.
Bozena Shurro
$11.50
meskerem's highly seasoned milled chick peas (shurro) is simmered in berbere sauce with cubes of lean beef.
Entree - Lamb
Yebeg Kay Watt
$12.50
succulent lamb meat cooked to tenderness in hot and thick berbere sauce.
Yebeg Alitcha
$12.50
succulentt lamb meat cooked in a mild and distinctly flavorful sauce.
Yebeg Fitfit
$12.50
pieces of mekerem's traditional injera soaked in one of the above lamb dishes.
Sigana Atkilt
$11.50
lamb meat slowly cooked with string beans, carrots and potatoes in a mild sauce.
Zilbo
$11.50
morsels of lamb, collard greens, and potato in specialty seasoned mild sauce.
Entrees - Poultry
Yedoro Watt
$11.75
a drumstick and thigh cooked to tenderness in a hot and thick berbere sauce. served in ethiopian style with hard boiled egg
Yedoro Alitcha
$11.75
this mild version of yedor watt features a drumstick and thigh simmered to perfection in a mild thick sauce and served with a hard boiled egg.
Yedoro Fitfit
$11.75
pieces of meskerem's traditional injera soked in one of the above poultry dishes
Vegetarian Entrees
Kik Alitcha
$9.95
slightly pureed yellow split peas simmered in a mild sauce of onion, herbs and spices.
Yemisir Watt
$9.95
pureed lentils are simmered in meskerem's own spicy, hot berbere sauce.
Tikil Gomen
$10.25
sliced cabbage, carrots and potato chunks, cooked to perfection in a mild sauce.
Misir Azifa
$8.50
pureed lentis are served next to a rare combination of finely chopped onions and green chillies mixed in vinaigrette sauce.
Gomen Watt
$10.25
chopped collard greens simmered in our unique, hot and spicy berber sauce.
Shurro Watt
$9.95
seasoned milled chick peas (shurro) are simmered in our unique, hot and spicy berbere sauce.
Vegetariab Messob
a combination of vegetarian dishes arranged on a platter and served with tomato and potato salads.
- One Person $12.95
- Two Persons $24.95
- Three Or More Persons (per Person) $12.25
Seafood
Shrimp Watt
$13.95
shrimp sauteed in meskerem's unique, hot and spicy berber sauce.
Shrimp Alitcha
$13.95
shrimp sauteed in a mild and flavorful onion and herb sauce.
Shrimp Tibbs
$14.25
shrimp sauteed with chilli, awaze, onion and seasoned butter.
Shrimp Atkilt
$13.95
shrimp cooked with string beans, carrots and cauliflower in mild meskerem sauce
Assa Watt
$13.50
a hearty platter of shrimp, scallops and fillet of fish sauteed in meskerem's special sauce.
Seafood Platter
$15.95
a hearty platter of shrimp, scallops and fillet of fish sauteed in meskerem's special sauce.
Meskerem Specialty
At Meskerem We Served Food The Traditional Way:
Affordable Prices And Generous Portions. To Continue With This Tradition, We Would Like Our Patrons To Order An Entree Per Perso
Meskerem Messob
a dazzling array of beef, chicken, and lamb with vegetarian dishes, arranged on our large serving tray
- One Person $13.95
- Two People $26.95
- Three Or More People (per Person) $13.50
Meskerem Tibbs
$13.50
tender chopped lamb sauteed to perfection wit oinion, green chilli, seasoned butter and herbs
Kitfo
$12.45
freshly minced, very lean beef mixed with mitmita and butter, kitfo, a specialty of the gurage people of central ethiopia, is served raw, like steak tartar, or lebleb (very rare). the butter has a special herb (koseret) that gives kitfo its flavor
Gored Gored
$12.95
morsels of choice lean beef dipped in "awaze", a traditional sauce of milled pepper thickened with honey wine, butter and spices. gored gored is served raw or very rare.
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General Info
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Cuisine
African
Bar
Vegetarian
Comfort Foods
Seafood
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
Hours
Monday:
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Tuesday:
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Wednesday:
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday:
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday:
12:00pm - 12:00am
Saturday:
12:00pm - 12:00am
Sunday:
12:00pm - 11:00pm
Additional Information:
Open everyday except on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day!!!
About Us
Dining in Ethiopia is characterized by the ritual of breaking injera and eating from the same plate, signifying the bonds of loyalty and friendship. The quintessence of those bonds are often demonstrated in the form of gursha-That is, the placing of food on the mouth of another diner from one's own "hand."
Injera, the traditional Ethiopian bread, is part of every entree. It is a large crepe/pancake upon which the various stew-like dishes are served.