MANNAWEENTA
ETHIOPIAN/ERITREAN CUISINE
BUSINESS HOURS: MONDAY 5:00PM - 9:30PM. TUESDAY - THURSDAY 11:00AM - 9:30PM. FRIDAY - SATURDAY 11:00AM - 10:00 PM.
ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS
Please choose either (1) Rice or Injera. (2) Meat + 2 Vegetables -OR- Three Vegetables. Note: stars (✩) indicate spicy dishes and snowflakes (❆) indicate cold dishes.
MEAT SELECTIONS.
Our meat plates come with two sides of vegetables. Prices listed are for small plates/large plates. You may order an extra portion of meat for +$4.00.
Doro Wot. $10.50/$13.25
Chicken leg simmered in hot spices, herbs, and seasoned butter. Cooked until tender. Served with a hard-boiled egg.
Yebeg Alitcha. $11.00/$13.70
Cubes of lamb simmered in onions, fresh tomatoes, seasoned butter, jalapeño pepper, ginger, and selected herbs and spices.
Kei Wot. $10.50/$13.25
Cubes of prime beef cooked in onions, berbere sauce, seasoned butter, and selected herbs and spices.
Doro Tibbs. $8.75/$11.50
Pieces of chicken cooked in onions, tomatoes, seasoned butter, jalapeño pepper, and selected herbs and spices. We can alter the spice level on tibbs to your personal preference.
Yebeg Tibbs. $11.00/$13.75
Cubes of lamb cooked in onions, tomatoes, seasoned butter, jalapeño pepper, and selected herbs and spices. We can alter the spice level on tibbs to your personal preference.
Yebere Tibbs. $10.50/$13.25
Cubes of prime beef cooked in onions, tomatoes, seasoned butter, jalapeño pepper, and selected herbs and spices. We can alter the spice level on tibbs to your personal preference.
Fish Tibbs (Tuesday Only). $11.00/$13.75
Tilapia sauteed to perfection with onions, tomatoes, green pepper, and seasoned with selected herbs and spices. We can alter the spice level on tibbs to your personal preference.
Kitfo (Tuesday Only). $11.00/$13.75
Selected chopped lean beef cooked with seasoned butter and mitmita, prepared rare, medium rare, or well done. Served with homemade cheese (Ayib). We can alter the spice level on tibbs to your personal preference.
VEGETABLE SELECTIONS.
All our vegetable dishes are vegan. Vegetable plates are $7.00 for a small plate and $8.95 for a large plate. You may order an extra portion of vegetables for +$2.00.
Yemmiser Wot ✩
Red lentils cooked with onions, tomatoes, berbere, fresh garlic, and ginger.
Ater Alitcha
Yellow split peas cooked with onions, fresh tomatoes and jalapeño pepper, seasoned with fresh garlic, ginger, curry powder, and herbs.
Atakilt Alitcha
Fresh vegetables and potatoes seasoned with fresh garlic, ginger, curry powder, and herbs.
Gomen Wot
Finely chopped collard greens cooked with onions, tomatoes, and jalapeño pepper seasoned with fresh garlic and ginger.
Yemsir Salad
Cold Salad. Cooked lentils mixed with a blend of tomatoes, onions, jalapeño peppers, and Mannaweenta's house dressing.
Timatim Fitfit
Cold Salad. Small pieces of injera mixed with a blend of tomatoes, onions, jalapeño peppers, and Mannaweenta's house dressing.
Okra Wot
Chopped okra cooked with onions, fresh tomatoes, jalapeño pepper, and seasoned with fresh garlic and ginger.
Shiro (Wednesday Only)
Ground chickpeas mixed with berbere, cooked with onions, fresh tomatoes, and seasoned with fresh garlic and ginger.
Telba Wot (Wednesday Only)
Ground flaxseed cooked with berbere, onions, and fresh tomatoes, and seasoned with fresh garlic and ginger.
A LA CARTE/DRINKS
Lentil Soup $2.50 (cup) $5.00 (bowl)
A cup of homemade style lentil soup with vegetables, herbs, and spices.
$2.50
Fountain Drink/Iced Tea $1.50
We proudly carry Coca Cola products: Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite, Minute Maid Lemonade. We also serve home brewed sweet and unsweet tea. Refills are free.
$1.50
Ethiopian Spiced Tea $1.75
Freshly brewed Ethiopian tea mixed with a blend of spices.
$1.75
Ethiopian Coffee $2
Strong, home ground coffee. Served with optional powdered creamer and sugar.
$2
GLOSSARY
Brief description of aforementioned food and/or ingredients.
Rice
Indian Basmati rice steamed with herbs and spices. Vegan and gluten free.
Injera
Thin flatbread, soft and porous. Made with a mixture of teff flour, which is a staple grain from Ethiopia, often mixed with barley or wheat.
Berbere
Spice blend consisting of coriander, dill, nutmeg, cardamom, kalonji, fenugreek, ginger, garlic, and cinnamon.
Mitmita
A spice blend of sun dried birds-eye chili peppers, cardamom, salt, and fresh herbs ground to a fine powder.
Nitir Kibe
Clarified butter slowly simmered with fresh garlic, ginger, fenugreek, cardamom, and other fresh herbs.