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Demera Ethiopian Restaurant

Ethiopian Restaurant$$$$

Uptown, Chicago

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Main Menu

Appetizers

Beef Sambussa

4.75

3 smaller fried dumplings with a filling of minced prime beef, with Demera's Sambusa Mix. Sautéed onions, bell peppers and our special combination of Demera seasonings and a hint of spices.

Tuna Sambussa

4.75

3 smaller fried dumplings stuffed with tuna, & Demera's Sambusa Mix.

Spinach Sambussa

4.75

2 large dough shells filled with spinach.

Ambasha

5.95

Traditional mildly sweet skillet baked bread served with a choice of: A. Ayib be Mitmita - ethiopian cheese with Mitmita and spiced butter. B. Ayib be Gomen - ethiopian cheese flavored with collard greens.

Chicken Sambussa

4.75

3 smaller fried dumplings filled with breast meat and Demera's Sambusa Mix.

Lentil Sambussa

4.75

2 large fried dumplings with spinach, & Demera's Sambusa Mix.

Sambussa Sampler

6.95

A five piece combination of each of our sambussa options.

Appetizer Messob

8.25

Combination of sambussa sampler and ambasha.

Salads

Timatim Selata

6.50

Ethiopian tomato salad with onions and sliced and seeded jalapenos served with a fresh lime vinaigrette.

Kay Seer Selata

7.25

Chopped beets, potatoes, sliced onion, and seeded jalapenos served with fresh lime vinaigrette.

Ye-Timatim Fitfit

7.25

Diced tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, and shredded pieces of injera with a fresh lime vinaigrette.

Demera Selata

8.25

Romaine lettuce, onion, tomatoes, sliced jalapenos, and cucumber served with your choice of pan seared cubed chicken breast or tilapia.

Azifah Selata

7.25

Lentils sautéed with sliced onions, and seeded jalapenos in a fresh lime vinaigrette.

Demera Tibs Selata

8.95

Prime beef sautéed with onion, garlic, and cardamom served on romaine lettuce with our delicious honey wine based dressing.

Messob

Vegetarian Messob

14.95

Select from vegetarian options lists. for one: choice of any four vegetarian options, for two: choice of any six vegetarian options, Choice of any six vegetarian options. C. Beyanetu - combination of all nine of our Vegetarian options

Vegetarian & Meat Messob

15.95

Vegetarian and meat options lists only. for one: choice of two vegetarian and two meat options; for two: choice of three vegetarian and three meat options

Vegetarian Messob Sampler

19.95

Three-course dinner option with sambussa, messob, and dessert.

Family Style

16.50

Chef's selection platter of vegetarian, lamb, beef, chicken, and seafood for groups of: Group of 3 to 4 individual, Group of 5 to 7 individual, Group of 8 or more individual

Meat Messob

16.95

Selections from meat options list. for one: choice of any four meat options; for two: choice of any six meat options

Demera Messob

18.50

Demera Messob options lists only. for one: choice of four options with at least two vegetarian; for two: choice of six options with at least three vegetarian

Vegetarian & Meat Messob Sampler

21.50

Three-course dinner option with sambussa, messob, and dessert.

Vegetarian

Ye-Misir Wot

10.95

Split red lentils stewed in our deliciously rich berbere sauce with onions, garlic, and ginger.

Kik Alicha

10.95

Yellow split peas prepared with onion, garlic, ginger, and turmeric.

Gomen

10.95

Chopped collard greens sautéed with onions, garlic and ginger and then lightly mixed with sliced and seeded jalapenos.

Tikle Gomen

10.95

Cabbage and carrot cooked with onion, garlic and ginger and seasoned with seeded jalapenos.

Kayseer Ena Carrot Tibs

11.50

Beets and carrots cooked with onion, garlic, ginger and special Demera seasoning with a hint of seasoning and finished off with seeded jalapenos.

Ye-Shimbra Assa

12.95

Ground chickpeas shaped into dough pieces and cooked in our special berbere sauce.

Shiro

12.95

Mixed legumes prepared with ginger root, rue seed, bishops weed and garlic and cooked with our Demera seasoning.

Quosta

10.95

Chopped spinach sautéed with onions, garlic, ginger, and Demera seasoning.

Ye-Dinich Ena Carrot Alicha

10.95

Potatoes and carrots stewed with onions, garlic, ginger, tumeric, and special Demera seasoning.

Entree

Lamb Entrees

Ye-Beg Wot

14.50

Tender pieces of cubed and bone-in lamb marinated in onions, garlic, and ginger root and stewed in our special Demera spicy sauce.

Lega Tibs

14.95

Tender pieces of cubed lamb sautéed in olive oil seasoned with onion, fresh tomatoes, garlic, sliced jalapenos, awazé, and rosemary.

Goden Tibs

16.95

Sizzling platter of lamb ribs grilled with a blend of onions, tomatoes, and sliced, seeded jalapenos.

Ye-Beg Alicha

14.50

Tender pieces of cubed and bone-in lamb marinated in onions, garlic, sliced, and seeded jalapeños and ginger root stewed in our Demera mild sauce

Derek Tibs

15.50

Savory cubed lamb dry-sautéed with onions, sliced, and seeded jalapenos in special Demera seasoning.

Chicken Entrees

Doro Wot

14.00

Two chicken drumsticks marinated in lemon then stewed in a delicious spicy berbere sauce with onions, garlic and ginger root, served with hardboiled egg and a side of ayib cheese.

Ye-Doro Tibs

13.75

Chicken breast cubes marinated in lemon juice and garlic, then sautéed with onions, tomato, sliced jalapeños and rosemary; spicy, medium or mild.

Doro Alicha

13.50

Two chicken drumsticks marinated in lemon and stewed in a special mild sauce of onions, garlic, ginger, sliced jalapeños and rosemary; served with hardboiled egg and a side of ayib cheese.

Beef Entrees

Ye-Siga Wot

13.95

Beef stewed with our spicy berbere sauce, flavored with onions, garlic, and ginger root.

Michetabish (Spicy Or Mild)

14.75

Beef pan-fried with ginger, onion, cardamom and white pepper until golden brown, then sautéed in your choice of berbere or alicha sauce.

Special Kitfo

14.25

Kitfo mixed with ayib cheese and gomen.

Demera Kitfo

14.00

Kitfo mixed with onion, sliced jalapenos, and ayib cheese.

Ye-Awazé Tibs (Spicy)

14.25

Prime beef sautéed with awazé, onion, tomatoes, garlic, and sliced jalapenos.

Zilzil Tibs

15.50

Strip of tender beef marinated in awazé sauce, seasoned with onions, sliced and seeded jalapenos and fresh rosemary; served medium or well done.

Ye-Siga Alicha

13.75

Beef stewed in our mild sauce of onions, garlic, ginger root, and turmeric.

Kitfo

13.95

Ethiopian style steak tartar seasoned with herbed butter sauce (q'bbé) and hot-spiced chili powder (mitmita) . served tere (raw) , lublub (rare) or tibs (well done) with a side of ayib cheese.

Togamino Kitfo

14.50

Kitfo in a sizzling shiro bowl topped with jalapenos and served with a side of ayib.

Ye-Siga Tibs

13.75

Prime beef sautéed with onion, garlic and sliced, seeded jalapenos.

Gored Gored

14.00

Lean cubed beef simmered in a blend of red pepper and herbed butter and awazé; served tere (raw) or lublub (rare) .

Ye-Kwanta Firfir

14.75

Ethiopian style beef jerky stewed in berbere sauce with pieces of injera.

Sides

Extra Vegetarian Side

3.00

Extra Tibs Side

4.00

Extra Injera

1.00

Ambasha (Ethiopian Bread)

3.50

Extra Stew Side

3.75

Gluten Free Injera

2.50

Ayib (Ethiopian Cheese)

3.00

Seafood

Ye-Asa Wot

15.00

Boneless tilapia fillets cooked in spicy berbere sauce with onion, garlic, and ginger roots.

Ye-Shrimp Tibs

15.25

Sautéed shrimp marinated in honey wine, rosemary, awazé sauce, jalapenos, onions, and tomatoes.

Ye-Asa Lebleb

15.25

Fillets of tilapia sautéed with onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, with mitmita, and jalapenos.

Ye-Asa Tibs

16.25

Pan-fried whole fish with onion, garlic, jalapeños, ethiopian spice, and awaze.

Ye-Shrimp Wot

15.00

Shrimp in spicy berbere sauce with onion, garlic, and ginger roots.

Desserts

Missionary's Delight

3.75

Vanilla ice cream; choice of rich chocolate sauce or sweet mango juice toppings.

Sambussa Turnovers

5.00

Sweet pastry filled with with almonds, walnuts, cardamom, rose water, and saffron served over our very own raspberry sauce.

Ethiopian Style Tiramisu

6.00

Ladyfinger cookies in our organic buna (coffee) and brandy layered with mascarpone cheese.

Basil Lime Sorbet

3.75

Fresh basil and freshly squeezed lime transformed and sweetened into a refreshing vegan and gluten free treat.

Baklava

5.50

Rich pastry made from layers of phyllo dough filled with honey, walnuts, and pistachios.

Hibist Volcano

6.50

Vanilla ice cream, hibist, lemon sauce, cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves.

Drinks

Orange Juice

2.00

Unsweetened Iced Shai

2.00

Mango Juice

2.50

Coke

1.75

Diet Coke

1.75

Tonic Water

1.75

Cranberry Juice

2.00

Homemade Ice Tea

2.00

Perrier Sparkling Water

2.50

Sprite

1.75

Soda Water

1.75

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