Makeda Ethiopian Restaurant Menu – Alexandria, VA

Type : Ethiopian restaurant

Location : Alexandria, VA

Home-style Ethiopian fare, including a tasting platter, is served in modern surrounds with a bar. Based on 521 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

Makeda Ethiopian Restaurant 22304

Address:
516A S Van Dorn St, Alexandria, VA 22304

Phone: (571) 312-7606

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Hours

Thursday 11 AM–12 AM
Friday 11 AM–12 AM
Saturday 11 AM–12 AM
Sunday 11 AM–11 PM
Monday Closed
Tuesday 11 AM–10 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–10 PM

Menu

Appetizers
Avocado Salad
Diced avocado mixed with tomatoes, onions, peppers, cilantro and vinaigrette
Kategna
Toasted injera coated with awaze and Ethiopian purified butter or olive oil
Timatim Fitfit
Diced vine ripened tomatoes, peppers, onions and crumbled injera, tossed in awaze and olive oil vinaigrette
Beef
Tibs Wot
Diced lean beef is seasoned on a hot skillet then slow cooked in berbere stew
Gomen Besiga
Marbled cuts of beef are slow-cooked in a mild onion sauce with chopped collard greens and garlic
Kitfo
Extra lean cuts of prime beef, finely chopped and mixed with seasoned clarified butter and mitmita. Served with mashed Ethiopian feta cheese and can be served med-rare, medium or well done
Gored Gored
Morsel cuts of beef are marinated in a hot berbere-butter and can be served med-rare or medium
Bozena Shiro
Lean diced marinated beef is simmered in traditional chickpea gravy and seasoned with purified butter
Makeda Tibs
Tender tips of marinated rib eye beef cooked with peppers, onions, garlic and a touch of rosemary
Quanta Firfir
Seasoned Ethiopian style beef jerky, cooked in light berbere sauce and tossed with pieces of broken injera
Lamb
Yebeg Kikil
Pieces of lamb cooked to perfection with garlic, ginger and onion, and finished with turmeric
Chef’s Special Tibs
Tender cubes of lamb shoulder, rubbed with the chef’s blend of Ethiopian seasoning and stir-fried with onions, garlic, jalapeno pepper, fresh rosemary and finished with red wine
Awaze Tibs
Strips of leg of lamb, marinated in awaze and sautéed with onions, garlic and pepper
Poultry
Doro Wot
Legs of free range chicken are slow-cooked in a dense stew of onions, berbere, and kibbeh. Boiled egg is knife-poked and simmered in the stew. A high-holiday treat
Doro Tibs
Tender cubes of lamb shoulder, rubbed with the chef’s blend of Ethiopian seasoning and stir-fried with onions, garlic, jalapeno pepper, fresh rosemary and finished with red wine
Sea Food
Tilapia Fish
In-season freshwater whole fish or fillet, prepared Ethiopian style: moist flakes inside its crispy skin
Assa Dullet
Ground tilapia fish mixed with diced onion, jalapeno and seasoned with cardamom, olive oil and mitmita
Assa Goulash
Salmon, simmered slowly with onion, garlic, tomato, jalapeno, with a touch of awaze sauce and white wine
Vegetarian
Misir Wot
Red split lentils, stewed with finely chopped onion, garlic, oil and Ethiopian herbs
Kik Alicha
Yellow split peas, cooked with finely chopped onion, garlic and oil with a touch of turmeric and a subtle blend of herbs
Shiro
Chickpea flour mixed with onion, oil, garlic, ginger and cooked on medium heat for several minutes
Atakilt Wot
Cabbage, potato and carrot cooked with onion, ginger and garlic, with a touch of turmeric
Fasolia Wot
String beans and carrot, cooked in tomato sauce with house seasoning
Gomen Wot
Finely chopped collard greens cooked in steam with mild seasoning
Kaye Siir
Beets, carrots and potatos cooked with minced onion and garlic
Inguday Tibs
Portobello mushroom sautéed with onion, garlic, tomato and a touch of awaze sauce
Inguday Dullet
Portobello mushroom finely chopped and mixed with olive oil, mitmita and cardamom
Kids
Shiro
Chickpea flour mixed with onion, oil, garlic, ginger and cooked on medium heat for several minutes
Chicken Nuggets
Served with fries
Spaghetti
Spaghetti sautéed with tomato sauce
Chicken With Rice
Jasmine rice cooked with chicken sautéed in a flavorful awaze or turmeric sauce

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Order and Reservations

Reservations: makedarestaurant-va.com

Reviews

Shannon Kirkland
Had a great experience here!

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Denise Whetstone
Service was very slow. We were never greeted by anyone, had to request water despite having water glasses on our table and our waitress said there was a drink menu but then asked us what we wanted rather than bringing us the menu. Food was delicious and large portions. I’d likely come back but with modified expectations of the service.

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Miriam Chaponniere
The beauty of the restaurant & cleanliness is very nice, and my server was so helpful! I had the Geba Weta; the meat was very tender, and not spicy if you’re aiming for a less spicy meal. The only drawback is this place is more expensive than other Ethiopian restaurants in the area, but otherwise pretty good.

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Shalom Jireh
Delicious Ethiopian restaurant with nice interior.

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Red P.
I would love this restaurant more of it wasn’t located in such an awful plaza.

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Samuel Debebe
The food is great. Service is excellent. I recommend this place for anyone who wants to try Ethiopian food.

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Kena
This was amazing! The food was delectable and was very good for my first time here. 10/10 recommend . Much love from Cameroon ❤

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Mister Alemu
Very testy and healthy food.specially for vegetarian.Clean house,best customer service.

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Deidra Johnson
The food was very good and so was the honey wine but they cater more to their own people (Ethiopian) If you’re not Ethiopian your service may not be as great! I tried to get the waitress/bartender attention a few times and no response, she ignored me. I had to get someone’s attention before I could get my order taken. When others came to sit down at the bar that was Ethiopian, they received quicker service.

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Rgmek
Very disappointed! This is the first restaurant that doesn’t answer their phone. I ordered through Uber eats with multiple ordered. I found hair inside the Quanta Firfir. Very disappointed and almost threw up. So I dumped everything in the trash. I didn’t expect such thing for a fancy looking Ethiopian restaurant.

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