Abyssinia Restaurant Menu – Rochester, NY

Type : Ethiopian restaurant

Location : Rochester, NY

Classic Ethiopian fare, including vegetarian/vegan items, in upscale-casual surrounds with a bar. Based on 502 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery

Abyssinia Restaurant 14620

Address:
1657 Mt Hope Ave, Rochester, NY 14620

Phone: (585) 262-3910

Website:

Hours

Tuesday 12–9 PM
Wednesday 12–9 PM
Thursday 12–9 PM
Friday 12–10 PM
Saturday 12–10 PM
Sunday Closed
Monday Closed

Menu

Appetizers
Sambusas
Three lightly fried pastries filled with your choice of mixed vegetable, lentils or beef filling.
$5.00
Tomato Salad
Tomatoes, onions and green peppers mixed together with a lemon, salt and oil dressing.
$6.50
Tomato Fitfit
Tomatoes, green peppers and onions mixed with injera.
$6.75
6.99 Lunch Specials
Vegan
Choice of two dishes form the vegetarian/vegan menu (excludes the Bozena Shiro)
Chicken
Choice of Doro We’t, Doro Alicha or Doro Fitfit with one option from the vegetarian/vegan menu
7.99 Lunch Specials
Beef
Choice of Tibs We’t, Tibs Alicha, or Tibs Fitfit with one option from the vegetarian/vegan menu
8.99 Lunch Specials
Lamb
Choice of Yebeg We’t, Yebeg Alicha, or Yebeg Fitfit with one option from the vegetarian/vegan menu
Doro Tibs
With one option from the vegetarian/vegan menu
Chicken
Doro We’t
Chicken drumstick and hard-boiled egg sautéed with onions and garlic, and simmered in a sharp and flavorful berbere sauce.
$12.00
Doro Tibs
Fresh chicken breast marinated in a thick sauce of garlic, ginger, onion, and berbere, sautéed and garnished with green peppers.
$13.50
Doro Alicha
Chicken drumstick and hard-boiled egg sautéed with onions and garlic, simmered in a mild turmeric flavored sauce.
$12.00
Doro Fitfit
Shredded injera mixed with Doro We’t or Doro Alicha, served with a hard boiled egg.
$12.75
Lamb
Yebeg We’t (Key We’t)
Fresh and tender lamb sautéed with onions and garlic, simmered in a sharp and flavorful berbere sauce.
$14.75
Yebeg Alicha
Fresh and tender lamb sautéed with onions and garlic, simmered in a mild turmeric flavored sauce.
$14.75
Fitfit (Alicha Or Key)
Shredded Injera combined with Yebeg Alicha or Key We’t.
$14.75
Yebeg Tibs
Strips of lamb, sautéed in onions and garlic and garnished with green peppers.
$16.25
Yebeg Awaze Tibs
A sharper, thicker take on Yebeg Tibs. Cubed lamb, marinated in a thick sauce of garlic, ginger, onion, and berbere sautéed and garnished with green peppers.
$16.25
Yebeg Cha Cha
Tender pieces of lamb seasoned to perfection with sautéed onions, garlic and vegetables, sizzling on a clay chafing dish.
$17.50
Beef
Lega Tibs
Strips of beef sautéed and garnished with onions and peppers.
$13.50
Awaze Tibs
A spicier dish, strips of beef, sautéed with garlic fresh tomato, Mitmita (spicy chili powder), green peppers and onions.
$13.50
Kitfo
A spicier dish, minced beef seasoned with Niter Kibbeh (Ethiopian herbed butter) and Mitmita (spicy chili powder). Served rare, partially, or fully cooked.
$14.00
Dulete Kitfo
Kitfo, with the added flavor of garlic and jalapeno pepper. Served rare, partially, or fully cooked.
$14.00
Gored Gored
A spicier dish, cubes of fresh beef seasoned with Niter Kibbeh (Ethiopian herbed butter) and Mitmita (spicy chili powder). Served rare, partially, or fully cooked.
$14.00
Cha Cha
Tender pieces of beef seasoned to perfection with sautéed onions and vegetables, sizzling on a clay chafing dish.
$15.25
Tibs We’t
Chunks of beef, sautéed with onions and garlic and simmered in a sharp and flavorful berbere sauce.
$12.50
Tibs Alicha
Chunks of beef, sautéed and then cooked with turmeric, onions and garlic.
$12.50
Tibs Fitfit
Tibs We’t or Tibs Alicha mixed with injera.
$12.50
Shifinfin
A combination of Doro We’t and Tibs We’t mixed with injera.
$13.00
Vegetarian/Vegan
Shiro We’t
Powdered split peas prepared into a thick sauce with garlic and onion and simmered with berbere for a sharp and savory flavor.
$12.00
Bozena Shiro We’t
A smoother take on Shiro We’t, cooked with onions, tomatoes, powdered split peas and spices imported from Ethiopia. Cooked and served in a traditional clay we’t pot.
$13.00
Tikil Gomen
Cabbage sautéed with turmeric, onions, and garlic.
$12.00
Yatakilt We’t
Fresh carrots, potatoes and string beans sautéed with turmeric, garlic and onions.
$12.00
Mesir We’t
Split lentils prepared with onions and garlic simmered in a sharp and flavorful berbere sauce.
$12.00
Mesir Alicha
Split lentils prepared with onions and garlic and simmered in a mild turmeric flavored sauce.
$12.00
Kik We’t
A spicier dish, yellow split peas prepared with onions, garlic and a mix of Ethiopia spices, simmered in a spicy and flavorful berbere sauce.
$12.00
Kik Alicha
Yellow split peas cooked in a mild sauce of turmeric, onions and garlic.
$12.00
Gomen
Choice of collard greens or spinach sautéed with garlic and onions.
$12.00
Timatim Salata
A tomato salad with onions and green peppers tossed with a lemon, salt and oil dressing.
$10.00
Timatim Fitfit
Timatim Salata finely chopped and tossed with injera.
$10.00
Beyaynetu
Abyssinia’s vegetable combination, with your choice of five of the vegetarian dishes.
$13.00
Abyssinia Specials
Abyssinia Special I
Doro We’t, Yebeg We’t, Tibs Alicha, Gomen
$13.00
Abyssinia Special II
Doro Alicha, Tibs We’t, Yatakilt We’t, Tikil Gomen
$12.50
Abyssinia Special III
Doro We’t, Kitfo, Yebeg Alicha, Timatim Salata
$14.00

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Order and Reservations

Reservations: opentable.com

Reviews

Alicia
One of my favorite places for vegan options. Excellent coffee with or without sugar! Servers are polite and attentive and food is authentic and delicious. My favorite it the timatim salata but everything is well seasoned and delicious! It’s real Ethiopians in the kitchen and serving your meals, that’s how you know the food is real! ❤️

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chloe a
what a beautiful and cozy restaurant with absolutely amazing food!! my family and I have never tried Ethiopian food before and we were so delighted with a platter of all kinds of vegan options. eating with the sourdough bread was such a great experience and we loved the format of eating altogether from one large dish. we could taste the quality of the spices- we learned from the friendly staff that the dishes are spiced in Ethiopia! i recommend this place to anyone in need of delicious comfort food or to try something new 🙂

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David Stamper
Food was amazing. We got the vegetarian dish with 10 different meals, each with great flavor. We also got sambusa the beef option, very tasty and filling. Nice quiet atmosphere, friendly staff, and definitely would come back again!

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Ariane Michaud
Absolutely delicious! My husband and I stopped here on our road trip, and were not disappointed. Also thrilled to find out they can make gluten free injera. There is definitely something for everyone here.

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Autumn M
The food was wonderful here! Our waitress was so nice and was able to explain the food to us since we had never had Ethiopian food before. The coffee was great too. We’ll definitely be coming back.

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Phillip Calvert (IG: Philwaukee)
Food was so wonderful I wanted seconds the owner was so nice. If I was wish I’d leave a big tip. Oh yeah the samosas was so delicious

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Jen Roude
I’m happy to have found some Ethiopian restaurant; that’s good, clean food. Too bad this place is understaffed. As a group, our patience was tested, water was spilled on clients’ clothes by the server, eyes rolled when I asked for ice for the 3rd time. I would not go back for the atmosphere

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Aaron Pagan
Easily the best vegetarian options I’ve had at an Ethiopian restaurant. They’re friendly and personable, the food is amazing, and their honey wine is delicious. You can pick up to five different dishes with their vegetarian combo. Kind of bummed that I didn’t come sooner, but happy I’ve tried it!

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Susan Spande
We visited at lunch and ordered the vegetarian combo and a dinner combo (lamb, beef and chicken) #1 for one. It was served on an enormous tray of spongy injera bread, with more bread on the side for scooping. Fantastic food. We will be back!

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SKnari
Good food. It was a different experience to eat without utensils. The sambusas were to die for, definitely a must try!

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