Aybi Love Bites
A sampler of aybi, a fresh, mild Ethiopian cheese, served in different house flavors.$13.00
Beets & Tomatoes Salad
Beets, tomatoes, red onions, goat cheese, avocado, spices and lime sauce.$13.99
Cottage House Salad
Crisp lettuce, red onion, tomato, celery and fresh garlic tossed in our homemade house dressing.$12.00
Extra Injera
$2.08
Gluten Free Injera
$4.16
Kitfo Wrap
Beef wrap filled with our delicious kitfo served rare, medium-rare, medium-well, or well done.$16.98
Mushroom Tibs
Mushrooms sautéed with onion, garlic, tomato and bell pepper. Hearty, savory and meat-free.$15.00
Sambusa
Crispy golden pastry filled with your choice of spiced lentils, beef, or chicken, mixed with onions and jalapeno peppers.$12.00
Shrimp Tibs
Shrimp sautéed with onion, bell pepper and tomato in Ethiopian spices.$16.00
Tomato Fitfit
A refreshing chilled salad of diced tomato, onion and jalapeño tossed with torn pieces of injera.$12.00
Beef Alica and 5 Veggies
Mild beef stew in spiced butter with turmeric, plus 5 vegetable dishes of your choice. Served with injera.$39.00
Doro Wot and 5 Veggies
Our signature spicy chicken stew with a boiled egg, plus 5 vegetable dishes of your choice. Served with injera. Kay$39.00
Kay Wot and 5 Veggies
Beef simmered in rich red berbere sauce, plus 5 vegetable dishes of your choice. Served with injera.$39.00
Beef Kay Wot
Cubes of fresh beef slow-simmered in a rich Ethiopian red pepper (berbere) stew. Served with injera.$25.00
Cottage Special Ribeye Zelzel Tibs
Ribeye beef strips cooked in soy sauce, onion, fresh garlic, tomato and jalapeno.$25.00
Beef Alich Wot
Cubes of beef cooked in spiced clarified butter with curry and tamarind. Mild and aromatic. Served with injera.$25.00
Goden Tibs
Prime short ribs marinated in soy sauce and seared with onion, tomato, fresh garlic, jalapeño and rosemary. Served with injera.$29.00
Gomen Besiga
Collard greens sautéed with tender ribeye, onion and garlic. Served with injera.$25.00
Kwanta Firfir
Shredded injera tossed with seasoned dried beef, sautéed onion, Ethiopian spices and butter, topped with boiled egg.$25.00
Lamb Awaze Tibs
lamb cubes marinated in house spices and sautéed with tomato, onion, garlic and ginger. Served with injera.$27.00
Lamb Derek Tibs
Sauteed cuts of lamb, onion, rosemary, tomato, jalapeno cooked at an extra high heat.$27.00
Lamb Firfir
lamb fried with onion, rosemary and jalapeño, tossed with shredded injera, boiled egg and Ethiopian cheese.$25.00
Lamb Merek Tibs
Lamb stew marinated with turmeric, black pepper, garlic, jalapeño, tomato and onion.$27.00
Ribeye Beef Awaze Tibs
Ribeye cubes marinated in house spices and sautéed with tomato, onion, garlic and ginger. Served with injera.$25.00
Ribeye Beef Derek Tibs
Sauteed cuts of beef, onion, rosemary, tomato, jalapenos, cooked at an extra high heat, served well.$25.00
Ribeye Merek Tibs
Ribeye cubes in a savory stew marinated with turmeric, black pepper, garlic, tomato and onion. Served with injera.$25.00
Special Kifto
Beef tartare seasoned with herbal butter, mitmita, cardamom, Ethiopian cheese, chopped kale and served with kocho, a traditional sour Ethiopian bread.$27.00
Tibs Firfir Ribeye
Tender ribeye fried with onion, rosemary and jalapeño, tossed with shredded injera, boiled egg and Ethiopian cheese.$25.00
Kekle
A light brothy stew made with lamb bones, onion, ginger, turmeric powder, black pepper.$25.00
Chicken Alcha Doro Wot
Tender chicken in purified butter flavored with curry and turmeric served with hard-boiled egg.$25.00
Chicken Doro Wot
Tender chicken drumsticks simmered in a spicy berbere sauce with ginger, garlic, onions and herbal butter, served with a boiled egg.$25.00
Chicken Tibs
Strips of tender chicken sauteed with onion, garlic and Ethiopian spice.$25.00
Have it Your Way Combo
Build your own platter: choose any 5 vegetable dishes. Served with injera.$25.00
Regular Veggie Combo #1
A colorful platter of red lentils, yellow split peas, green beans, beets and tomato salad. Served with injera.$25.00
Regular Veggie Combo #2
Yellow split peas, collard greens, cabbage, green beans and tomato salad. Served with injera.$25.00
Special Cottage Veggie Combo
Our biggest veggie platter: yellow peas, collard greens, cabbage, red lentils, green beans, beets, alicha (mild turmeric stew), dinich wot and tomato salad. Served with injera.$32.00
Ater
Yellow split peas slow-stewed with onion, turmeric, garlic and ginger. Mild and comforting. Served with injera.$19.00
Tomato Salad
Fresh diced tomatoes, red onion and jalapeño tossed in a light, tangy dressing. A cool, refreshing side that goes well with spicy stews.Dinch Wot
Tender potatoes simmered in berbere with onion, garlic and spices. Served with injera.$19.00
Flax Seed Wot
Roasted flax seed blended smooth and cooked with spicy Ethiopian seasoning. Nutty and rich. Served with injera.$19.00
Gomen
Fresh collard greens sautéed with onion, garlic and turmeric. Served with injera.$19.00
Miser
Red lentils simmered in a rich berbere sauce with onion, garlic and ginger. Bold and spicy. Served with injera.$19.00
Mushroom Stew
Mushrooms sautéed with onion, fresh garlic and fresh ginger. Served with injera.$19.00
Shiro
Silky ground chickpeas simmered in a rich, spiced house sauce. Made with olive oil (vegan) or butter, your choice. Served with injera.$19.00
Tikel Gomen
Cabbage and carrots sautéed with onion, garlic, ginger and turmeric. Served with injera.$19.00
Tofu Kitfo
Minced tofu seasoned with mitmita and finished with olive oil for a flavorful, gently spicy taste.$20.99
Asa Dullet
Minced fish mixed with diced onion, garlic, jalapeño, cardamom and mitmita (spicy chili blend). Served with injera.$28.00
Asa Gulash
Lightly fried chunks of fish fillet simmered in our house tomato and berbere sauce. Served with injera.$28.00
Fried Whole Fish
Deep fried whole tilapia fish$20.00
Fried Whole Fish with Rice
A crispy deep-fried whole fish with white rice.$24.00
Fried Whole Fish with Salad
A crispy deep-fried whole fish with house salad.$24.00
Tuna Kitfo
Minced tuna seasoned with olive oil, cardamom and mitmita spice. Served with injera.$29.00
Spaghetti with Meat Sauce & Side Salad
Spaghetti in a hearty meat sauce, served with a side salad.$20.00
Spaghetti with Mushroom Side Salad
Spaghetti with sautéed mushrooms, served with a side salad.$19.00
Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce & Side Salad
Spaghetti in a classic tomato sauce, served with a side salad.$18.00
Tibs & Rice with Vegetable Mix
Sautéed beef tibs over rice with a mixed vegetable medley.$20.00
Baklava
Flaky layers of phyllo, nuts and sweet honey syrup.$7.00
Gulab-Jamun
Soft, melt-in-your-mouth Indian dough balls, fried and soaked in sweet cardamom syrup.$7.00
Ice Cream
Vanilla or chocolate.$7.00
Rasmalai
A soft cheese cake soaked in sweet, thick milk.$7.00
Sweet Encore Chocolate Cake
An all-butter chocolate cake with a warm, oozing chocolate ganache center.$7.00
Sweet Street Chocolate Cake
A moist, rich dark chocolate bundt cake.$7.00
Tiramisu
The Italian classic: coffee-soaked layers with creamy mascarpone and cocoa.$7.00
Ethiopian Spiced Tea
$3.50
Ginger Tea
$4.00
Green Tea
$3.50
Juice
$4.50
Red Bull
$5.00
Small Sparkling Mineral Water
$4.99
Still Water
$4.99
Soft Drink
$5.00
Kekel Lamb Stew
$25.00
Beef Tripe (Tripa)
$25.00
Bulla & Kitfo
$27.00
Gomen Be Fiyel Siga
$25.00
Ye Fiyel Derek Tibs
$27.00
Genfo
$25.00
Kita Firfir with a Side of Yogurt
$25.00