Zemeta Ethiopian Restaurant Menu
Zemeta Ethiopian Restaurant, located at 1015 S Clinton Ave in Rochester, NY, invites you to experience an unforgettable culinary journey through Ethiopia. The restaurant offers a vibrant buffet showcasing authentic dishes that celebrate traditional flavors. From the exquisite Kitfo, finely chopped prime beef served raw, rare, or well-done, to the comforting Ye Beg Wet, a hearty lamb stew seasoned with berbere sauce, every bite bursts with rich, distinct taste.
The menu caters to various diets, with numerous vegan and vegetarian options available. Signature dishes like Tibs and Gomen Bessiga make for a balanced and flavorful dining experience. Zemeta's casual setting, perfect for families and groups, is complemented by amenities such as outdoor seating and free Wi-Fi.
With delivery, takeout, and catering services, indulge in the vibrant essence of Ethiopia whenever you crave it. Experience the warmth and flavors of Zemeta Ethiopian Restaurant today!
Cold and Hot Drinks
Spiced Tea
Espresso
Soft Drink
Coffee
Ethio Coffee
Bottle water
Sparkling water
Bottle coca cola, sprite,fanta
Green tea
Kitfo
Finely chopped prime beef, mixed with spice butter and mitmita (seasonal hot pepper). Served raw, rare or well done (like steak tartar). Serve with rice or injera
Tibs
Tender beef cubes sauteed with Ethiopian seasoning and cooked to your taste with hot green peppers and onions.
Gomen Bessiga
Sauteed selected cut of prime beef seasoned with garlic, onions and ginger and then finished with collard greens.
Yetibs Wet
Choice of beef strips in specially seasoned berbere (hot pepper) sauce.
Zilzil Tibs
Strips of tender, lean beef sauteed with homemade awaze, peppers, onions and herbs.
Gored Gored
Lean cubed beef simmered in a blend of red pepper and herbed butter and awaza served tere (raw) or lublub (rare).
Tibs Firfir
Cubed tender beef, bits of injera (traditional Ethiopian bread) soaked in spiced red pepper sauce. Sauteed in a pan stewed with red pepper sauce.
Yekwanta Firfir
Seasoned sauce of beef jerky, bits of injera (traditional Ethiopian bread) soaked in special red pepper sauce.
Main
Lamb Entrees
Ye Beg Wet
Lamb stew seasoned and hearty. Comes with berbere (hot pepper) sauce.
Ye Beg Alicha
Tender pieces of lamb marinated with butter then sauteed with ginger, garlic, green peppers and curry (mild).
Ye Beg Tibs
Tender cubes of lamb barely sauteed with onions, green peppers, black pepper, fresh rosemary and other exotic herbs.
Misto
Yebeg alcha and yebeg wet 50/50 Lamb stew seasoned and hearty. Comes with berbere (hot pepper) sauce. and Tender pieces of lamb marinated with butter then sauteed with ginger, garlic, green peppers and curry (mild).
Doro Wet
Tender chicken gently simmered in seasoned berbere (hot pepper) sauce with hard-boiled eggs.
Chicken Tibs
Tender Chicken Brest cubes sauted with Ethiopian seasoning and cooked to your taste with hot green papers and onions( we serve with rice or injera)
Chicken Entrees
Vegetarian Entrees
Yemissir Wet
Split lentils with garlic, onions, canola oil and finished with berbere (hot pepper) sauce.
Yedifin Missir Wet
Whole lentils with garlic, onions, canola oil and sliced green peppers.
Special Shiro Wet
Powdered chickpeas cooked with mildly spiced herbs, tomatoes, onions and garlic.
Yekikk Alicha
Mild yellow split peas cooked with onions, garlic and sliced green peppers.
Vegetarian Combination
Consists of small portions all our vegetarian dishes.
Ytikel gomen/cabbage with carrots
Dinich wot/potato stew
Gomen/called green
Fossilya/Green beans with carrots
1 Kifto, 2 Tibs and 10 Yebege Wet
Kifto, Tibs, 13 Doro Wet and Ayeb
Kitfo, Tibs and Ayeb
Kitfo, 5 Gored Gored, Tibs and Ayeb
Zemeta Special Combination
Appetizers
Sambusa
Lightly fried pastries filled with beef or lentils
