Cafe Desta Menu – Tucson, AZ

Type : Ethiopian restaurant

Location : Tucson, AZ

Casual restaurant offering traditional Ethiopian staples, coffee & more in brick-walled digs. Based on 618 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.8 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

Cafe Desta 85701

Address:
758 S Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701

Phone: (520) 370-7000

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Hours

Friday 11 AM–9 PM
Saturday 11 AM–9 PM
Sunday 11 AM–9 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
 11 AM–9 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 11 AM–9 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–9 PM
Thursday 11 AM–9 PM

Menu

STARTER
Shorba
Vegan soup made from red lentil, carrots, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, and orzo		 $8.50
ENTREES
Vegan Entrée
Any one of our Vegan dishes served with salad and Injera		 $12.00
Meat Entrée
Any one of our Meat dishes served with salad and Injera		 $14.00
COMBINATIONS
Vegan Signature Plate
A sampling of all our Vegan dishes served with salad and Injera		 $40.00
The Works
A sampling or all our Vegan and Meat dishes served with salad and Injera		 $56.00
SPECIALTY DISHES
Lamb Tibs
Cubes of lamb pan seared in Kibe, Awaze onion, jalapeños and fresh rosemary. Served with salad and Fosolia		 $20.00
Beef Tibs
Cubes of beef pan seared in Kibe, Awaze onion, jalapeños and fresh rosemary. Served with salad, Tikil-Gomen		 $19.00
VEGAN DISHES
Misir
(spicy) Red split lentils cooked with onions, Berbere and herbs
Shiro
Roasted and grounded, chick-pea cooked with onions, finely chopped fresh tomatoes and garlic
Fosolia
Green beans, carrots and onions simmered in tomato sauce and ginger
Gomen
Chopped collard greens cooked with fresh garlic and onions
Tikil Gomen
Cabbage, carrots and potatoes spiced with turmeric and onion
Kik
Yellow split peas cooked with onion, turmeric and herbs and ginger
Kosta
Finely minced spinach simmered with onion garlic and tomato
Azifa
Whole brown lentils, onion, jalapeños, lemon juice and oil (served chilled)
MEAT DISHES
Alicha Doro
Chicken cooked in turmeric, kibe, onions, and flavored with various spices
Alicha Sega
Beef cooked in turmeric, kibe, onions, and flavored with various spices
Kaye Doro
Chicken cooked in berbere, kibe, onions, and flavored with various spices
Kaye Beg
Lamb cooked in berbere, kibe, onions, and flavored with various spices
Kaye Asa
Fish cooked in berbere, onions and flavored with various spices
Ayeb
Cheese made from a mixture of butter milk and whole milk (Ayeb goes well with all our spicy dishes)
SIDE DISHES
Kaye Beg $6.00
Kaye Asa $5.25
Kaye Doro $5.50
Ayeb $3.50
Alicha Doro $5.25
Alicha Sega $5.50
Teff Injera Sub $1.50
Gomen $4.50
Ambasha $1.50
Teff Injera $2.50
Rice $2.00
Tikil Gomen $5.00
Selata $3.00
Kosta $5.00
Kik $5.00
Salad $3.00
DRINKS
Macchiato $3.00
Black Eye $3.00
Americano $2.50
Latte $3.75
Ethio Latte $3.75
Mocha $3.95
Espresso
Mackato
Large Coffee
House
Yekemem Shai
Mint
Early Gray $1.75
Vanilla Steamed Milk $2.00
Hot Chocolate $2.50
Mango Juice $2.50
Perrier $1.95
Soda $1.25
Juice Fizz $2.50

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Reviews

Alysa Lee
This was my first time having Ethiopian and it was amazing! My husband and I shared a combo for 2 and LOVED it! The food was delicious and they even brought out some rice and lentils for our toddler (free of charge). We ended our night with Ethio Lattes and I cannot recommend those enough! The perfect ending to our night. The servers were so nice and friendly and the food was wonderful. I highly recommend Cafe Desta!

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William Osborne
Vegan food not normally my thing, but this place had flavorful offerings – the combo platter had everything vegan. It was delicious and plentiful! Great, friendly service.

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Muniba Khan
Really great Ethiopian restaurant! We ordered “the works” and the lamb tibs. Lamb tibs were definitely my favorite thing on the table, but literally everything was so delicious! Great place to bring folks with a diverse set of eating restrictions. We had a couple vegetarians and everyone was happy! Also the mango juice was very fresh and delicious.

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Douglas Rozelle
Some of the most amazing food I’ve ever had. The depth and complexity of the flavors are incredible.

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Ed Ward
Wow! I was blown away by this excellent place.

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Emma Maddox
Love this place! It’s become the spot, for real. Been here three nights in a row. The atmosphere is excellent and it’s a great little spot. Restaurant is clean and the food is great as well as the staff! Thank you!

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Tal Aviv
Excellent food, excellent service. The 4 of us had The Works, a sort of a sampler plate that really gives you a taste of everything and everything is good, really good.

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Justin Ehrenhofer
Exceptional value. Meals can be ordered traditional family style or not. We were extremely filled and satisfied with the Combo for 2, which is only $30. With tax and tip, that’s less than $20/person. Casual atmosphere. Go here.

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SMELLTHEGLOVE
Love it here, and I love bringing family to try new things. Very good and very filling. Will be back. My brother clogged the toilet last time sorry bout that he doesn’t have the best BMs

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N M
We initially ordered a combo for 2, which is a great option if you are like us, who like to try a variety of dishes. We were able to choose these 5 side dishes either from vegetarian or meat section of the menu:

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