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1809 Minor Ave. Seattle, WA 98101

206-624-0801

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Cuisine(s): Ethiopian

Hours: Daily 11am-2pm, Daily 4pm-2am

Price: $

Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa
Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Catering, Wheelchair Accessible, Vegetarian Friendly

Serving: Dinner, Late Night, Lunch

Entertainment: Live Entertainment

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary

Parking: Free, Street

Description

Even though you can stuff yourself for $20 at Habesha, it's probably the classiest place to try to upscale the Denny Triangle in years. Its exposed brick walls, full bar, and dozens of hand-decorated paper lamps blend traditional Ethiopian with modern Seattle. If not the most transcendent Ethiopian cuisine in town, Habesha's food is still tasty. To the standard list of tibs (strips of beef or lamb stir-fried in spiced butter), doro wot (a rich, berbere-flavored chicken stew), and the ubiquitous veggie combo, owner Abiy Assefa has added a few tweaks, such as asa gulash: cubes of a tender white fish cooked with onions and peppers in bright, spicy awaze sauce.

Hey, Kids: Eat With Your Hands at Habesha, Roti, and Taki's

By Sara Billups | Thu, March 8, 2012

A New York Times article from a few months back profiled a new crop of restaurants with menus built around utensil-free dining. In the piece, Julie Sahni, who was raised in India, mentions how using ... More »
Habesha Is Worth a Trip to the Triangle

By Jonathan Kauffman | Wed, February 13, 2008

There still aren't many reasons to venture into the morass of the Denny Triangle without a map, a compass, and a St. Anthony medal. The neighborhood is the most disorienting corner of the city to drive into, where the one-way streets will channel ... More »

Main

Appetizers

Missir Sambusa
pastry roll filled with lentils and green pepper spiced with cumin, garlic, onion and a touch of nutmeg

Sega Sambusa
pastry roll filled with spices ground beef flavored with with cumin, garlic, onion and a touch of nutmeg

Gursha
lentils, fresh green and yellow spilt beans rolled together in injera

Bati Tibs
stir-fried marinated ground beef mixed with onions, green peppes and herbs

Selata
romaine lettuce, onions, tomatoes and pepper with habesha dressing

Kategna
injera-toasted until crisp and coated with berbere and nitir kibe

Chicken Entrees

Doro Wot
chicken leg, stewed in red pepper sauce flavored with onions, cardamoms, garlic, ginger roots and served with a hard-boiled egg

Green Chicken
tender chicken breast sauted in olive oil , house ground spices and chopped green in a spicy red awaze sauce

Doro Tibs
cubed chicken breast sauted in seasoned olive oil, onion and garlic, garnished with sliced tomatoes, awaze and fresh jalapeno

Fish Entrees

Asa Gulash
filet of tender white fish sauted in aromatic herbs , onions, tomatoes and awaze sauce

Asa Wot
chunks of flaky white fish simmered in herbs and zesty berbere sauce

Shrimp Tibs
shrimp sauted with onions, tomatoes and our house blended spices

Lamb Entrees

Abesha Tibs
cubes of tender lambs sauted in seasoned butter with onion and tomatoes and jalapeno

Yebeg Awaze Tibs
cubes of tender lambs sauted in olive oil, awaze, onions and tomatoes

Yebeg Alicha
succulent lamb cooked to perfactoin in herb butter seasoned with blended spices

Yebeg Wot
chunks of lamb stewed slowly in our house red sauce accented with onin and house blended spices

Beef Entrees

Sega Tibs
cubes of beef tenderloin sauted in house blended spices with onion and chopped tomatoes

Zil Zil Tibs
strips of tender choice beef sauteed in house blended spices and onions

Gomen Basega
tender beef serloin sauted in red hot peper, onion, olive oil, garlic and chopped spinach

Bozena Shiro
spiced ground peas and chopped prime beef simmered in habesha butter

Kitfo
chopped top round beef served rare , sauteed in habesha butter, accented with finely ground mitmita pepper, cardamom and fresh cottage cheese

Gored Gored
beef cubes marinted in red wine and our own blend of house spices

Kei Wot
tender chunks of prime beef stewed in our spicy red sauce

Bamia Beef
fresh cut okra and beef, simmered in our homemade sauce

Vegitarian Entrees

Missir Wot
split red lentils stewed in onions, olive oil , and our spicy red sauce

Kike
split yellow peas prepared with onions, garlic, ginger and turmeric

Shiro Wot
ground peas spiced with berbere, seasoned with onions, garlic and ginger

Bamia
fresh cut okra mixed in our spicy homemade sauce

Gomen
a delicious medley of chopped spinach sauteed in olive oil, onion and fresh ground spices

Atikilt
mixed vegetables, cabbage, potatoes, carrots and onion sauteed in a blend of exotic herbs

Yemisir Alicha
lentils mixed with turmeric, onions, green peppers, garlic and ginger root

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Habesha Ethiopian Restaurant

1809 Minor Ave. Seattle, WA 98101

206-624-0801

Description

Hey, Kids: Eat With Your Hands at Habesha, Roti, and Taki's

By Sara Billups | Thu, March 8, 2012

Habesha Is Worth a Trip to the Triangle

By Jonathan Kauffman | Wed, February 13, 2008

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