Mesob Ethiopian Restaurant Menu
Welcome to Mesob Ethiopian Restaurant, an exquisite dining destination located at 3915 Hiawatha Ave, Minneapolis. This casual yet upmarket establishment celebrates the rich flavors of Ethiopian cuisine, offering a diverse menu that caters to both meat lovers and vegetarian palates.
Start your culinary journey with appetizers like the sambusa, a delicious stuffed pastry with lentils. For the main event, indulge in the Doro Special, featuring succulent chicken marinated in lemon and gently simmered in a robust red pepper sauce, perfect for flavor enthusiasts. Portions are generous, ensuring a satisfying experience for all diners.
Mesob also provides convenient delivery and takeout options, making it easy to savor these authentic Ethiopian flavors at home. With on-site parking and a welcoming atmosphere enhanced by a television, this restaurant is ideal for casual gatherings or intimate dinners. Embrace the vibrant essence of Ethiopian cuisine at Mesob!
Appetizers
3 pcs of sambusa
Stuffed pastry with lentil.
4 pcs of Sambusa
Stuffed pastry with lentils
5 pc sambusa
stuffed pastry with lentils
6 pc sambusa
stuffed pastry with lentils.
Doro Special (Feeds 1)
Chicken meat marinated in lemon sauted in onions slowly simmered with red pepper sauce.
Doro special (Large)
Chicken meat marinated in lemon sauted in onions slowly simmered with red pepper sauce. The portions of this meal is 1 and of a regular meals.
Special chicken Tibs
Lean of chicken tender marinated in onion and well cooked with onions, Jalapeno, fresh garlic, tomatoes, rosemary.
doro wot sauce reg.
chicjen meats marinated in lemon sauteed in onions slowly simmered with red pepper sauce. sauce: the doro regural comes without legs and without eggs
doro wot sauce small
chicken meat marinated in lemon sauteed in onions slowly simmered with red pepper sauce sauce: the doro sauce comes without legs and without eggs
spicial chicken tibs sample
lean chicken tender marinated in onions and well cooked with onion , jalapeno, fresh garlic, tomatoes, and rosemary
special chicken tibs small
lean chicken tender marinated in onions and well cooked with onion , jalapeno, fresh garlic, tomatoes, and rosemary
Chicken
Beef
Beef Key wot / Zigni Wot/
lean beef well cooked with onions, tomatoes, fresh garlic slowly simmered with Ethiopian red pepper sauce and seasoned with exotic Ethiopian spices.
Beef Key wot / Zigni wot/ /Large/
lean beef well cooked with onions, tomatoes, fresh garlic slowly simmered with Ethiopian red pepper sauce and seasoned with exotic Ethiopian spices.
Awaze Beef Tibs
Tender lean marinated beef well cooked with awaze, onions, jalapeno with garlic, tomatoes and rosemary.
Derek (crispy) Tibs
Beef cubes are well cooked. It is dry and crispy Tibs and it is sauted with onions, tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, and spices.
Half & Half (Large)
Half portion of the meal is Derek Tibs, and the other half portion of the meal is Awaze tibs.
Special Kitfo
lean beef chopped and seasoned with Ethiopian special spices, mixed with homemade cheese, herbal butter, mixture of two cheese
Special Kitfo (Large)
Lean beef chopped and seasoned with Ethiopian special spices, mixed with homemade cheese, herbal butter, mixture of two cheese
Beef Alicha wot (Less spicy)
Lean beef well cooked with onion, tomatoes, fresh garlic slowly simmered with Ethiopian alicha sauce and seasoned with exotic Ethiopian spices.
Zilzi (Shekla) Tibs /half/
A strip of lean beef grilled and satueed with onion, jalapenos, and Ethiopian spices. Includes 3 rolls of injera, and 3 hot sauces.
ZILZIL(SHEKLA) TIBS/FULL/
A strip of lean beef grilled and sauteed with onion, jalapenos, and Ethiopian spices. includes 1 Tibs sauce without meat and 3 hot sauces
beef wot tibs/ juice tibs/ sample
cubed tender lean beef meat sauteed with onions, tometoes ,and jalapeno peppers seasoned to perfection in ethiopian sauce. beef wot tibs has more juice
beef wot tibs/ juice tibs/ small
cubed tender lean beef meat sauteed with onions, tometoes ,and jalapeno peppers seasoned to perfection in ethiopian sauce. beef wot tibs has more juice
beef wot tibs /juice tibs/ regural
cubed tender lean beef meat sauteed with onions, tometoes ,and jalapeno peppers seasoned to perfection in ethiopian sauce. beef wot tibs has more juice
beef wot tibs/ juice tibs/ large
cubed tender lean beef meat sauteed with onions, tometoes ,and jalapeno peppers seasoned to perfection in ethiopian sauce. beef wot tibs has more juice
beef keywot/ zigni wot/sample
lean beef well cooked with onions,tomatoes, fresh garlic slowly simmered with ethiopian red pepper sauce and seasoned with exotic ethiopian spices
beef key wot/ zigni wot/ small
lean beef well cooked with onions,tomatoes, fresh garlic slowly simmered with ethiopian red pepper sauce and seasoned with exotic ethiopian spices
beef alicha wot /sample/
Lean beef well cooked with onion, tomatoes, fresh garlic slowly simmered with Ethiopian alicha sauce and seasoned with exotic Ethiopian spices.
beef alicha wot small
Lean beef well cooked with onion, tomatoes, fresh garlic slowly simmered with Ethiopian alicha sauce and seasoned with exotic Ethiopian spices.
beef alicha wot large
Lean beef well cooked with onion, tomatoes, fresh garlic slowly simmered with Ethiopian alicha sauce and seasoned with exotic Ethiopian spices.
beef nich tibs (midium spicy)
tender lean beef meat sauteed with onions,tomatoes, and jalapeno peppers seasoned to perfection in etyhiopian sauces (your choice of without jalapeno or with jalapeno)
pick any half &half and pay
chikina tibs
slice tender lean beef meat sauteed with onion, tomatoes and jalapeno peppers seasoned to perfection in ethiopian sauces
4.2 lamb /Beg Tibs (medium spicy)
Cubed tender lean lamb meat sauteed with onions, tomatoes, and jalapeno peppers seasoned to perfection in Ethiopia sauces. (Your choice of without Jalapeno or with Jalapeno)
Special Awaze Tibs (Lamb)
Cubed tender lean lamb meat sauteed with, spicy awaze, onions, tomatoes, and jalapeno peppers seasoned to perfection in Ethiopia sauces.
Lamb
Vegetarian Dishes
Cabbage, Potatoes, & Yellow peas
Shiro, Potatoes,& Yellow peas
Lentil,Cabbage,& Potatoes
Lentil, Shiro, & Yellow peas
Lentils, Collard Greens, and Shiro
Collard Greens, Yellow Peas, and Lentils
Salad
Full House Salad
Tegabeno
Ground and spiced chickpea flour cooked in traditional style with garlic, ginger, onion and berbere sauce.
Tegabeno (Large)
Ground and spiced chickpea flour cooked in traditional style with garlic, ginger, onion and berbere sauce. The portion of this meal is 1 and of a regular meal. It comes with salad and 3 injera.
Veggie samplers
Includes: Yellow peas, collard greens, cabbage, potatoes with carrot, red lentil, shiro, red beets, & whole lentil
Main veggies
Collard greens, yellow peas, red lentils, Shiro, cabbage, and Potato.
Extra Variety Veggies
It has an extra variety of food items (10 items). It includes Shiro, lentil, yellow peas, collard green, cabbage, potatoes, whole lentil, chickpea and Fasolia. The portion of this meal is 1 and size of the regular meal. It comes with 3 injera.
Veggies samplers (Large)
Includes: Yellow peas, collard greens, cabbage, potatoes with carrot, red lentil, shiro, red beets, & whole lentil. The portion of this meal is 1 and of a regular meal. It comes with salad and 3 injera
Veggies samplers PLUS salad
Includes: Yellow peas, collard greens, cabbage, potatoes with carrot, red lentil, shiro, red beets, & whole lentil.
misir wot /lentils/ sample
spicy split stew simmered in berbere sauce, panola oil, onion, ethiopian spices, ginger, and garlic
misire wot/lentils/ small
spicy split stew simmered in berbere sauce, panola oil, onion, ethiopian spices, ginger, and garlic
misire wot/lentils/ reg.
spicy split stew simmered in berbere sauce, panola oil, onion, ethiopian spices, ginger, and garlic
defen misire/whole lentils/ sample
whole lentils stew simmered in onion, panola oil, ethiopian spices, ginger, and garlic.
defen misire/whole lentils/ small
whole lentils stew simmered in onion, panola oil, ethiopian spices, ginger, and garlic.
defen misire/whole lentils/ reg.
whole lentils stew simmered in onion, panola oil, ethiopian spices, ginger, and garlic.
kik wot /yellow peas/ sample
yellow split peas simmered in a mild sauce of ginger, onion, turmeric, panola, panola oil, and mesob spice
kik wot/ yellow peas / small
yellow split peas simmered in a mild sauce of ginger, onion, turmeric, panola, panola oil, and mesob spice
kik wot /yellow peas/ reg.
yellow split peas simmered in a mild sauce of ginger, onion, turmeric, panola, panola oil, and mesob spice
gomen /collard green/ sample
chopped cabbage cooked with ginger, panola oil, onions, garlic, turmeric, and spice
gomen/collard green/ small
chopped cabbage cooked with ginger, panola oil, onions, garlic, turmeric, and spice
gomen/ collared green/ reg.
chopped cabbage cooked with ginger, panola oil, onions, garlic, turmeric, and spice
tikil gomen/cabbage/ sample
chopped cabbage cooked with ginger, panola oil, onions, garlic, turmeric, and spice
tikil gomen/ cabbage/ small
chopped cabbage cooked with ginger, panola oil, onions, garlic, turmeric, and spice
tikil gomen / cabbage/ reg.
chopped cabbage cooked with ginger, panola oil, onions, garlic, turmeric, and spice
potatoes with carrot sample
potatoes and carrot cooked with onions, garlic, turmeric, panola oil, ginger, and spice.
potatoes with carrot /small/
potatoes and carrot cooked with onions,garlic, turmeric, panola oil, ginger, and spice.
potatoes with carrot /reg./
potatoes and carrot cooked with onions,garlic, turmeric, panola oil, ginger, and spice.
shiro/ smaple/
chickpea powder cooked with onions garlic, panola oil, ginger, and spice.
shiro wot/ small/
chickpea powder cooked with onions garlic, panola oil, ginger, and spice.
shiro wot/reg./
chickpea powder cooked with onions garlic, panola oil, ginger, and spice.
potatoes and lentils
yellow peas & lentil
pick any 2 veggies listed above
lentil, yellow peas, cabbage, and collard green smALL
LENTIL,YELOOW PEAS, CABBAGE& COLLARD GREEN/ REG./
PICK ANY 4 VEGGIES LISTED ABOVE SMALL
PICK ANY 4 VEGGIES LISTED ABOVE REG.
Lentil & Shiro (Feeds 1)
Misto Combo (feed 1 person)
2 beef stews: Half portion of the meal is mild spicy and other one is less spicy and it comes with cheese and collard green or lentil and collard green
Bozzena Shiro (Feeds 1 )
Selected lean beef finely chopped in a smooth grounded chickpeas cooked in a tomato-based sauce and added Ethiopian spice
Chicken tibs & veggie (feed one)
Half potion of the meal is chicken tibs and the other half portion is a combination of potatoes, lentil and yellow peas
Beef tibs &veggie (feed one person)
Half portion of the meal is beef tibs and the other half portion is a combination of potatoes, lentil and yellow peas.
lamb tibs & Veggies (feed one)
Half portion of the meal is lamb tibs and the other part portion is a combination of potatoes, lentil and yellow peas
key wot & veggies ( Feed 1)
Half portion of the meal is key wot and the other half portion is a combination of potatoes, lentil and yellow peas
Misto Combo (Large)
Two beef stews: Half portion of the meal is mild spicy and the other one is less spicy. The portions of this meal is 1 and of a regular meal. It comes with 3 injera, cheese, and collard green.
MISTO COMBO /SMALL/
TWO BEEF STEW: HALF PORTION OF THE MEAL IS MLD SPICY AND THE OTHER HALF IS NOT SPICY. COMES WITH CHEESE AND COLLARD GREENS
DEREK TBS AND 4 BEST ITEMS(FEED 1)
HALF SIZE OF THE DEREK TIBS COMES WITH KEY WOT, CHICKEN TIBS, CABBAGE B& LENTILS
DORO WOT & 4 BEST ITEMS( FEED 1)
HALF SIZE OF THE DEREK TIBS COMES WITH KEY WOT, CHICKEN TIBS , CABBAGE & LENTILS.
TWO MEAT & TWO VEGGIES( FEED 1)
BEEF WOT TIBS, CHICKEN TIBS, CABBAGE, AND LENTILS.
LAMB TIBS & VEGGIES
HALF PORTION OF THE MEAL IS LAM TIBS AND THE OTHER HALF PORRTION IS THE COMBIANATION OF COLLARD GREEN, CABBAGE , YELLOW PEAS, AND LENTILS.
One person size Combinations
Family size Combinations
Super veggie samplers (Feed 3 )
It includes: Yellow peas, collard greens, cabbage, potatoes, red beets, green beans with carrot, shiro, chickpeas, whole lentil & red lentil.
Meat & veggie samplers (feed 2)
Awaze beef Tibs, Chicken Tibs, beef key wot, alicha wot, cheese, egg and 4 veggies- collard green, yellow peas, red lentil , potatoes & SALAD.
Meat and veggie samplers (Feed 3-4)
Beef or lamb awaze tibs, alicha wot, beef mild spicy tibs, chicken tibs, doro wot, key wot, cheese,egg and 4 veggies- collard green, yellow peas, red lentil and potatoes.
Meat and veggies (Feed 2) (Mesob Special)
Well-done kitfo, Derek tibs, Awaze beef tibs, Chicken Tibs ,cheese, two eggs, salad, four veggies include- Collard green, yellow peas, red lentils, and potatoes.
Meat and veggies (Feed 3-4) (Mesob Special )
Well-done Kitfo, Derek tibs, Awaze beef tibs, Doro wot, lamb Nech Tibs, cheese, two eggs, salad, four veggies include- Collard green, yellow peas, red lentils, and potatoes.
Meat combo 3-1 (Feed 3-4)
Beef less spicy Tibs, chicken mild spicy Tibs and awaze beef spicy Tibs.
Meat Combo 3-1 (Feed 3-4) (Mesob Special)
Derek tibs, welldone kitfo & lamb Awaze Tibs. It comes with salad, and lentils
GOJO/ HALF/
QUANTA FIRFIR OF TIBS FIRFIR, NECH BEEF TIBS, BEEF AWAZE, WELL DONE KITFO, ZILZIL, COLLARD GREENS, SALAD, AND HOME MADE CHEESE
GOJO/ FULL/
QUANTA FIRFIR OF TIBS FIRFIR, NECH BEEF TIBS, BEEF AWAZE, WELL DONE KITFO, ZILZIL, COLLARD GREENS, SALAD, AND HOME MADE CHEESE
GOJO ZILZIL/HALF/
QUANTA FIRFIR OF TIBS FIRFIR, NECH BEEF TIBS, BEEF AWAZE, WELL DONE KITFO, ZILZIL, COLLARD GREENS, SALAD, AND HOME MADE CHEESE AND ADDITIONAL HALF ORDER OF ZILZIZ
GOJO ZILZLE/FULL/
QUANTA FIRFIR OF TIBS FIRFIR, NECH BEEF TIBS, BEEF AWAZE, WELL DONE KITFO, ZILZIL, COLLARD GREENS, SALAD, AND HOME MADE CHEESE + ADDITIONAL FULL ORDER OF ZILZIL
Soda
diet coke, coke, sprite, Fanta, Pepsi, Canada dry-gingerade
Perrier / Sparkling Water/ (big)
Mango juice (small)
Bottle water
Bottle Jarritos Soda
Mandarin & Pineapple
plastic bottle soda
Coke,sprite & Fanta
mango juice (big)
Beverages
Side dishes
Lentils
Medium spicy
Yellow peas
Less spicy
Cabbage
less spicy side dish
Ethiopian Homemade Cheese
Ethiopian home made cheese.
Beef key/zigni wot
It is spicy side dish.
Beef alicha wot
It is less spicy side dish
Potatoes with carrot
It is less spicy side dish.
Whole lentils
Less spicy
