Major Restaurant Menu – Indianapolis, IN

Type : Ethiopian restaurant

Location : Indianapolis, IN

Casual, colorful Ethiopian-Eritrean spot serving traditional stews, plus pasta dishes, beer & wine. Based on 491 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

Major Restaurant 46241

Address:
1150 S Mickley Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46241

Phone: (317) 240-2700

Website:

Hours

Sunday 4–9 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
 12–9 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 12–9 PM
Thursday 12–10 PM
Friday 12–10 PM
Saturday 12–10 PM

Menu

Appetizers
1, 2, 3. Sambussa
Two thin dough shells stuffed with a blend of minced beef, chicken, or fish and herbs.		 $4.50
Lentils Sambussa
Two thin dough shells stuffed with a combination of lentils, onion, and herbs.		 $3.00
Mushroom Sambussa
Two thin dough shells, stuffed with a combination of onion, mushrooms, and herbs.		 $3.00
Sambussa Combination
Pick one piece of each sambussa.		 $12.00
Tomato Fitfit
Fresh tomato, red onion, tomato, green pepper mixed with injera (traditional bread).		 $6.00
Chicken
Traditional Doro Wot (Spicy)
Spicy. One tender chicken leg marinated in lemon juice cooked with homemade spicy sauce and served Ethiopian style with a hard-boiled egg.		 $15.00
Chicken Wing Wot (Spicy)
Spicy. Three chicken wings marinated in lemon juice, cooked with homemade spicy sauce, and served Ethiopian style with a hard-boiled egg.		 $15.00
Doro Awaze Tibs (Spicy)
Spicy. Tender pieces of chicken breast cooked with homemade spicy sauce, onions, tomatoes, green pepper, and garlic.		 $15.00
Doro Alcha Tibs (Mild)
Tender pieces of chicken breast cooked with homemade mild sauce with onions, tomatoes, garlic, and rosemary.		 $15.00
Doro Be-Gomen (Spinach)
Tender pieces of chicken breast mixed with spinach, onions, tomatoes, garlic, and your choice of spicy or mild sauce.		 $15.00
Doro Be-Shiro
Tender pieces of chicken breast mixed with Shiro (chickpea flour) cooked with onions, tomatoes, garlic, and spicy sauce.		 $15.00
Special Doro Wot (Spicy)
Spicy. Tender chicken leg marinated in lemon juice cooked in a homemade spicy sauce with hard-boiled egg served with a traditional clay pot.		 $18.00
Beef
Key Wot (Spicy)
Spicy. Lean beef meat cubes cooked in a homemade spicy sauce with onions, tomatoes, and garlic.		 $15.00
Ye-Siga Alicha (Mild)
Lean beef meat cubes cooked in a mild sauce with onions, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, and garlic.		 $15.00
Beef Awaze (Spicy) Tibs
Spicy. Tender pieces of beef cooked with onions, green peppers, garlic, and rosemary.		 $15.00
Beef Alicha Tibs (Mild)
Tender pieces of beef cooked with onions, tomatoes, garlic, rosemary, and turmeric.		 $15.00
Gomen Be-Siga
Tender pieces of beef meat cooked with onions, tomatoes, garlic, rosemary, and turmeric served mild or spicy of your choice.		 $15.00
Mincetabish
Diced prime beef first fried in a pan with ginger, onions, cardamom, and with green pepper until golden then sautéed in spicy sauce or alicha (mild) of your choice.		 $15.00
Lamb
Ye-Beg Wot (Spicy)
Spicy. Tender pieces of lamb cooked with onions, tomatoes, and garlic.		 $15.00
Ye-Beg Wot (Mild)
Tender pieces of lamb mixed with potato, carrots, onions, tomatoes, and rosemary.		 $15.00
Ye-Beg Awaze Tibs (Spicy)
Spicy. Tender pieces of lamb cooked with onions, tomatoes, garlic, green pepper, and rosemary.		 $15.00
Ye-Beg Alicha Tibs (Mild)
Tender pieces of lamb cooked with onions, tomatoes, and rosemary.		 $15.00
Gomen Be-Siga
Tender pieces of lamb mixed with gomen (spinach) onions, tomatoes and garlic served with your choice of mild or spicy sauce.		 $15.00
Shiro Be-Siga
Tender pieces of limb mixed with Shiro (chickpea flour) onions, tomatoes, and garlic.		 $15.00
Misto
Ye-beg wot (spicy) and ye-beg alicha (mild) combo.		 $15.00
Special Ye-Beg Tibs
Cubes of tender lions lamb with special homemade spicy sauce served with a traditional clay pot.		 $18.00
Special Ye-Beg Wot (Spicy)
Spicy. Tender pieces of lamb stewed with special homemade sauce served with a traditional clay pot.		 $18.00
Shrimp
Shrimp Wot
Shrimp simmered in homemade a spicy sauce with onions, tomatoes, and green pepper.		 $15.00
Shrimp Alicha Wot (Mild)
Shrimp simmered in homemade a mild sauce with onions, tomatoes, and rosemary.		 $15.00
Shrimp Awaze Tibs (Spicy)
Spicy. Shrimp marinated in fresh lemon juice and garlic with onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and spicy sauce.		 $15.00
Shrimp Alicha Tibs (Mild)
Shrimp marinated in fresh lemon juice, garlic, onions, tomatoes, and rosemary.		 $15.00
Shrimp Be-Gomen (Spicy)
Spicy. Shrimp simmered in homemade spicy sauced mixed with collard greens, onions, green peppers, and tomatoes.		 $15.00
Shrimp Be-Gomen (Mild)
Shrimp simmered in mild sauced mixed with collard greens, onions, tomatoes, and garlic.		 $15.00
Combination – C1 – Vegetarian Combo
For 1
Ye-beg wot (spicy), ye-beg wot (mild), and ye-beg awaze tibs (spicy).		 $17.00
For 2
Includes yatklit wok (mild).		 $30.00
For 3
Includes mushroom wot (spicy or mild) and yatklit wok (mild).		 $45.00
For 4
Includes mushroom wot (spicy or mild) and yatklit wok (mild).		 $58.00
Combination – C2 – Chicken Combo
For 1
Traditional doro wot (spicy) and doro alcha tibs (mild).		 $32.00
For 2
Traditional doro wot (spicy), doro awaze tibs (spicy), and doro alcha tibs (mild).		 $32.00
For 3
Traditional doro wot (spicy), doro awaze tibs (spicy), doro alcha tibs (mild), and doro be-gomen (spinach).		 $50.00
For 4
Traditional doro wot (spicy), doro awaze tibs (spicy), doro alcha tibs (mild), doro be-gomen (spinach), and doro be-shiro.		 $65.00
Combination – C3 – Lamb Combo
For 1
Ye-beg wot (spicy), ye-beg wot (mild), and ye-beg awaze tibs (spicy).		 $38.00
For 2
Ye-beg wot (spicy), ye-beg wot (mild), ye-beg awaze tibs (spicy), and ye-beg alicha tibs (mild).		 $38.00
For 3
Ye-beg wot (spicy), ye-beg wot (mild), ye-beg awaze tibs (spicy), ye-beg alicha tibs (mild), and gomen be-siga.		 $50.00
For 4
Ye-beg wot (spicy), ye-beg wot (mild), ye-beg awaze tibs (spicy), ye-beg alicha tibs (mild), and gomen be-siga.		 $65.00
Combination – C4 – Beef Combo
For 1
Key wot (spicy), ye-siga alicha (mild), and beef awaze (spicy) tibs.		 $20.00
For 2
Key wot (spicy), ye-siga alicha (mild), beef awaze (spicy) tibs, and beef alicha tibs (mild).		 $38.00
For 3
Key wot (spicy), ye-siga alicha (mild), beef awaze (spicy) tibs, beef alicha tibs (mild), and gomen be-siga.		 $50.00
For 4
Key wot (spicy), ye-siga alicha (mild), beef awaze (spicy) tibs, beef alicha tibs (mild), and gomen be-siga.		 $65.00
Combination – C4 – Shrimp Combo
For 1
Shrimp wot and shrimp awaze tibs (spicy).		 $20.00
For 2
Shrimp wot, shrimp alicha wot (mild), and shrimp awaze tibs (spicy).		 $38.00
For 3
Shrimp wot, shrimp alicha wot (mild), shrimp awaze tibs (spicy), and shrimp be-gomen (spicy).		 $50.00
For 4
Shrimp wot, shrimp alicha wot (mild), shrimp awaze tibs (spicy), and shrimp be-gomen (spicy).		 $65.00
Combination – C6 – Major Combination
For 1
Traditional doro wot (spicy), ye-beg wot (mild), and key wot (spicy).		 $20.00
For 2
Traditional doro wot (spicy), ye-beg wot (mild), ye-beg awaze tibs (spicy), and key wot (spicy).		 $38.00
For 3
Traditional doro wot (spicy), doro alcha tibs (mild), ye-beg wot (mild), ye-beg awaze tibs (spicy), and key wot (spicy).		 $50.00
For 4
Traditional doro wot (spicy), doro alcha tibs (mild), ye-beg wot (mild), ye-beg awaze tibs (spicy), key wot (spicy), and gomen be-siga.		 $65.00
Rice & Spaghetti
Rice Chicken
Tender pieces of chicken breast with vegetables such as carrots, cut corn, and green beans.		 $13.00
Rice With Shrimp
Shrimp with rice and vegetable such as carrots, cut-corn, and green beans.		 $13.00
Vegetarian
Ye-Misir Wot (Spicy)
Spicy. Split red lentils simmered with onions, fresh tomato, and vegetable oil in homemade spicy sauce.		 $12.00
Ye-Misir Wot (Mild)
Split yellow lentils simmered with onions, fresh tomatoes, garlic, and turmeric.		 $12.00
Kik Alicha Wot
Yellow split peas cooked with onions, garlic, ginger, and turmeric.		 $12.00
Non-Split Lentils (Spicy)
Spicy. Non-split lentils made with homemade spicy sauce and onions, tomatoes, and garlic.		 $12.00
Tikle Gomen
Sliced cabbage and carrots cooked in mild sauce with onions, garlic, and turmeric.		 $12.00
Dingh Alicha Wot (Mild)
Potato cubes and carrots cooked in a mild sauce of onions, tomato, and turmeric.		 $12.00
Dinich Wot With Spinach (Spicy)
Spicy. Potato cubes and spinach cooked in homemade spicy powder (berbere) with onions, garlic, and tomatoes.		 $12.00
Yatklit Wok (Mild)
String beans, carrots, and potatoes cooked with onions, garlic, tomatoes, and turmeric.		 $12.00
Shiro
Seasoned chickpea flour cooked with onions, tomatoes, and spicy sauce.		 $12.00
Special Shiro
Seasoned chickpea flour cooked homemade spicy sauce served with a traditional clay pot.		 $15.00
Royal Major Vegetable
Mixed two types of veggies, cabbage, and collard greens.		 $13.00
Beverages
Ethiopian Chai $2.00
Ethiopian Coffee $2.00
Soft Drinks $2.00
Perrier Water $2.50

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Reviews

Youthika Chauhan
The best Ethiopian and Eritrean food i had after moving out of DC area. Their veggie combo is great, and enough food for the number of people they mention. The ambience is really nice. Great service. Lots of options for vegans and vegetarians!

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Bridge The Gap
I was so hungry for ethiopian but didn’t feel like dining in so I ordered for pick up. They quoted 25 minutes for the Lamb Combo for 1 person. When I arrived it was bagged and ready to go. It was less than $22 with tax.

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Bereket T. Bekele
Incredible food, service and atmosphere! Since leaving Ethiopia I’ve struggled to find a restaurant that serves authentic Ethiopian food and has an incredible atmosphere, but now it looks like my search is complete. The kind staff provided wonderful service only outmatched by the quality of the food. I’m looking forward to making the frequent drives down from purdue and being regular customer!

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Nilesh Thali
We drove all the way from Champaign IL to Axum first only to find out that it’s temporarily closed for renovation until Aug 3. Then drove to Major. The location is a bit remote. We always get the veggie combo to go, and this one was good but a bit less flavorful than other places.

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Christine Weaver
Lovely place! Nicely decorated, clean, spacious. My husband and I got the lamb combo and it was very generous. If you aren’t familiar, you eat with your fingers. The injera is a very spongey type bread that you tear and use to scoop the food. There are spicy and mild offerings on the combo but the spice wasn’t overwhelming. The green sauce on the side was beyond fantastic and that is spicy. We felt the price was reasonable for the amount of food. Our server was very friendly and gracious. Definitely recommend!

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Lanie Moore
We were looking up different styles of food to try and we happened to find this place and it turned out really good. We each got one sambusa and they were very good, then we split one of the major combos for 3. The flavors were very good. The server that helped us was also very friendly

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Yodit Gebremichael
I don’t like the customer service at this restaurant at all. Every server is rude including the owner. It’s was not fair when the server treats other guests special but not me because I’m habesha I guess. My kids grow up here and I took them to show them their cultural food but my kids were very disappointed and I feel shame. I don’t recommend this restaurant at all. I asked the lamb tibs but the server got me beef and I ever get sick till tomorrow I will sue you guys.

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Tobel Atnafu
Best Ethiopian food I have had in a long time! The atmosphere is great, the food is delicious, and the service is top-notch. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for authentic Ethiopian food and a unique dining experience.

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Jerry Foltz
Fairly good size restaurant with an impressive menu selection and decent atmosphere. The prices were very reasonable. The service was good. The food was delicious and the meat was very tender. Im glad for the opportunity to experience Major.

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Michael Hall
Went here with three great guys. I was the only one had Ethiopian food. This was a test. One gentleman serves the table. Kind and responsive. My friend ordered the chai. He loved it. Ordered several sambusa’s for the table. With a touch of the hot sauces, they were very tasty. Then, the main courses of combos came out. Good food. The injera was soft, tasty, and fresh. Every morsel was gone. This was a great experience and a day later, we are still talking about the food. Be careful of the mitmita. It’s flaming hot but oh so good.

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