East African Imports & Restaurant Menu (2025 Update)

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Welcome to East African Imports & Restaurant, a culinary gem located in the heart of Seattle. This vibrant eatery blends authentic East African flavors with a warm, inviting atmosphere. The menu offers a delightful array of dishes, specializing in Ethiopian cuisine, with highlights that include a range of succulent lamb dishes like Lamb Tibbs served with traditional injera, a tangy bread made from teff. For those looking to taste a fusion of spices, the Sambusa filled with minced spiced beef or lentils is a must-try.

Patrons rave about the friendly service and generous portions, making it perfect for sharing. Dishes are thoughtfully prepared, showcasing the essence of home-cooked meals that leave you feeling refreshed and satisfied. Whether you enjoy a hearty meat platter or a veggie combo, the flavors are sure to transport your taste buds straight to East Africa. Experience the culinary warmth that has kept customers returning time and again!

Pasta Non-Alcoholic Beverages Chicken Beef Vegetables Lamb Salad Appetizers Fish Extras

Pasta

28. Spaghetti With Red Sauce

Made with sauteed onion, garlic, tomatoes, and berbere. Served with 2 bread rolls and salad homemade vinaigrette dressing.
US$15.00

29. Spaghetti With Red Sauce And Meat

Made with sauteed beef, onion, garlic, tomatoes, berbere. Served with 2 bread rolls and salad with homemade vinaigrette dressing.
US$17.00

Coffee

Freshly brewed hand roasted organic Yergacheffe.
US$3.50

Latte

Freshly brewed hand roasted organic Yergacheffe coffee with steamed milk
US$5.00

Juice Or Milk
US$3.00

Sodas (Can)

Coke, Sprite, Root beer and Orange.
US$2.50

Tea

Ethiopian tea made with whole cardamom, cinnamon and clove spices.
US$3.00

Sodas (Bottle)

Coca-Cola or Fanta Orange
US$3.50

Non-Alcoholic Beverages

Chicken

17. Green Chicken

Chicken sauteed with onion, jalapeno, tomato, garlic and collard greens. Served with 2 injeras.
US$19.00

10. Gored Gored-Tibbs

Chunked beef sauteed with pepper and awaze spicy chili sauce. Served with 2 injeras.
US$20.00

6. Derek Tibbs

Fried beef cubes served with awaze (spicy red pepper sauce), senafitch (spicy mustard sauce), and metmeta. Served with 2 injeras.
US$22.00

11. K’wat

Beef stew cooked with onion, berbere and garlic. Served with 2 injeras and ayb (homemade soft cheese).
US$19.00

2. Special Kitfo

Minced spiced beef made with clarified butter served with 2 injeras and ayb (homemade soft cheese), spinach, onions, and jalapenos.
US$22.00

4. Beef Tibbs

Beef sauteed with onion, jalapeno, tomato and garlic. Served with 2 injeras.
US$20.00

9. Quanta Ferfer

Strips of dried beef sauteed in spices. Served with 2 injeras and ayb (homemade soft cheese).
US$20.00

8. Zilzil Tibbs

Fried strips of beef served with awaze (spicy red pepper sauce), senafitch (spicy mustard sauce) and metmeta. Served with 2 injeras.
US$22.00

1. Kitfo

Minced spiced beef made with clarified butter served with 2 injeras and ayb (homemade soft cheese).
US$20.00

12. Meat Combo

Meat Combo 1 Alecha - lamb stew cooked with onion, garlic, ginger and turmeric K'wat - beef stew cooked with onion, berbere, and garlic Kitfo - minced beef made with spiced clarified butter Quanta Ferfer - strips of dried beef cooked with onion, berbere, and garlic Served with 3 injeras and ayb (homemade soft cheese). Meat combo 2 K'wat - beef stew cooked with onion, berbere and garlic Kitfo - minced beef made with spiced clarified butter Quanta Ferfer - strips of dried beef cooked with onion, berbere, and garlic Beef Tibbs - beef sauteed with onion, jalapeno, tomato and garlic Served with 3 injeras and ayb (homemade soft cheese).
US$25.00

5. Beef Tibbs - Awaze

Beef sauteed with onion, pepper, and awaze (spicy chili sauce). Served with 2 injeras.
US$20.00

Beef

Vegetables

20. Gomen

Spinach sauteed with onion and garlic. Served with 1 injera (side) or 2 injeras (whole).
US$9.00

21. Miser Wat

Lentils cooked with onion, berbere and garlic. Served with 1 injera (side) or 2 injeras (whole).
US$9.00

18. Veggie Combo

Veggie Combo • Shero - cooked sauce made of ground garbanzo beans, and spices sauteed in onion and garlic • Gomen - spinach made with sauteed onion and garlic • Miserwat - lentils cooked in berbere-hot red pepper, spices, onion and garlic • Kik - yellow split peas sauteed in onion, garlic and ginger • Fasolea - green beans and carrots sauteed in onions • Alecha Cabbage - cabbage made with carrots, sauteed onion, garlic and turmeric • Served with salad and 3 injeras.
US$19.00

22. Kik

Yellow split peas sauteed with onion, garlic and ginger. Served with 1 injera (side) or 2 injeras (whole).
US$9.00

19. Shero Wat

Cooked sauce made of ground garbanzo beans and spices sauteed in onion and garlic. Served with 1 injera (side) or 2 injeras (whole).
US$9.00

24. Alecha Cabbage

Sauteed cabbage sauteed with onion, garlic and turmeric. Served with 1 injera (side) or 2 injeras (whole).
US$9.00

23. Alecha Lentils

Whole lentils sauteed with carrots, onion, garlic and turmeric. Served with 1 injera (side) or 2 injeras (whole).
US$9.00

14. Lamb Tibbs

Lamb sauteed with onion, jalapeno, tomato and garlic. Served with 2 injeras.
US$22.00

16. Green Lamb

Lamb sauteed with onion, jalapeno, tomato, garlic and collard greens. Served with 2 injeras.
US$24.00

13. Lamb Tibbs-Awaze

Lamb sauteed with onion, garlic, tomato and awaze (spicy red pepper sauce). Served with 2 injeras.
US$22.00

Lamb

Salad

23. Salad

Salad served with homemade vinaigrette dressing.
US$9.00

Sambusa

Puffed pastry filled with either minced spiced beef or spiced lentils.
US$3.50

Appetizers

Fish

25. Fish Cotlet

Tilapia fish lightly breaded, seasoned and fried and served with salad and 2 bread rolls.
US$18.00

26. Fish Lebled

Tilapia fish sauteed with onion, garlic, tomato, jalepeno and awaze. Served with salad and 2 injeras.
US$18.00

Injera

1 housemade injera, a tangy sponge-like bread made from Teff.
US$2.50

Senafitch

Housemade spicy mustard sauce
US$2.00

Awaze

Housemade spicy red pepper sauce
US$2.00

Extras