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Altu's Ethiopian Cuisine ( African)
  • Most orderedCurrent Category
  • Lunch - Meat
  • Dinner Menu - Vegetarian
  • Dinner - Chicken
  • Dinner - Beef
  • Dinner - Lamb
  • Combo Dinners
  • Soup
  • Sides
  • Beverages
  • Smoothies
  • Dessert
  • Dinner Feasts
  • Tuesday Special
  • Lunch - Vegetarian
  • Wednesday Special
  • Thursday Special
  • Friday Special

Altu's Ethiopian Cuisine ( African) Menu

  • Most orderedCurrent Category
  • Lunch - Meat
  • Dinner Menu - Vegetarian
  • Dinner - Chicken
  • Dinner - Beef
  • Dinner - Lamb
  • Combo Dinners
  • Soup
  • Sides
  • Beverages
  • Smoothies
  • Dessert
  • Dinner Feasts
  • Tuesday Special
  • Lunch - Vegetarian
  • Wednesday Special
  • Thursday Special
  • Friday Special

Most ordered

  • Vegetarian Combo.

    Vegetarian Combo

    $16.00+

  • Meat & Veggie Combo.

    Meat & Veggie Combo

    $17.00

  • Vegetarian & Meat Feast.

    Vegetarian & Meat Feast

    $44.00+

  • Vegetarian Feast.

    Vegetarian Feast

    $32.00+

  • Chicken & Beef Combo.

    Chicken & Beef Combo

    $18.00

  • Spicy Beef Stew.

    Spicy Beef Stew

    $18.00

  • Collard Greens.

    Collard Greens

    $7.00

  • Cabbage.

    Cabbage

    $6.00


Lunch - Meat

11 AM - 2:30 PM

Served on bread, rice, or half and half, with a side of cabbage. Avaliable until 2:30pm.

Beef Stew

Tender sirloin cubes in a sauce with onion, garlic, and savory spices.

$15.00

Chicken Stew

One spicy or mild drumstick stewed in a sauce with savory spices.

$14.00

Chicken Stew.

Dinner Menu - Vegetarian

Available all day. Served on your choice of bread, rice, or half rice, and half bread. Includes a small side of cabbage and salad

Spicy Lentils

Tender split red lentils stewed in savory spices.

$16.00

Mild Split Yellow Peas

A distinctive texture and a savory blend of mild spices give this dish an irresistible sweetness.

$16.00

Mild Garlic Lentils

Savory whole green lentils with all the zest and sweetness of garlic, stewed with onion, cumin, and tumeric.

$16.00

Spicy Pinto Beans

Whole pintos beans stewed to perfection in a berbere-spiced sauce.

$16.00

Mild Lima Beans

A family recipe and local legend. Stewed baby limas with onion, garlic, and turmeric.

$16.00

Spicy Ground Peas

A smooth blend of roasted chickpeas and berbere sauce.

$16.00

Spicy Ground Peas & Greens

Tender collard greens mixed with spicy ground peas.

$16.00

Mild Chickpea Sauce

Smoothly ground chickpeas stewed with tomato, onion, cumin, garlic, and cardamom.

$16.00

Mild Garlic Lentils (Copy)

Savory whole green lentils with all the zest and sweetness of garlic, stewed with onion, cumin, and tumeric.

$16.00


Dinner - Chicken

Available all day. Served on your choice of bread, rice, or half & half. Includes a small side of cabbage and salad.

Spicy Chicken Stew

Two chicken drumsticks stewed in spicy berbere onion sauce.

$17.00

Spicy Chicken Stew.

Mild Chicken Stew

Two chicken drumsticks stewed in onions and savory spices.

$17.00

Chicken Breast Stew

Tender chunks of chicken breast, available in both mild and spicy sauces.

$18.00


Dinner - Beef

Available all day. Served on your choice of bread or rice. Includes a small side of cabbage and salad.

Spicy Beef Stew

Tender pieces of sirloin stewed in a spicy berbere onion sauce.

$18.00

Spicy Beef Stew.

Mild Beef Stew

Tender pieces of sirloin stewed in onion and savory spices.

$18.00

Spicy Ground Peas & Beef

Spicy sirloin cubes mixed with our Spicy Ground Peas for an extra kick.

$16.00

Beef with Mixed Vegetables

Spicy or mild sirloin mixed with peas, corn, chopped carrots and green beans.

$18.00


Dinner - Lamb

Available all day. Served on your choice of bread or rice. Includes a small side of cabbage and salad.

Lamb Stew

Succulent cubes of lamb meat stewed in onion and spices. Served mild or spicy.

$21.00


Combo Dinners

Chicken & Beef Combo

Choose one Chicken Stew and one Beef Stew, served on bread, rice, or half and half with a side of cabbage and salad.

$18.00

Chicken & Beef Combo.

Vegetarian Combo

Quarter portion of spicy lentils, mild split yellow peas, mild garlic lentils, and spicy pinto beans.

$16.00+

Vegetarian Combo.

Meat & Veggie Combo

A half portion of beef or chicken stew, and a half portion of a vegetarian dish of your choice.

$17.00

Meat & Veggie Combo.

Soup

Whole lentils and green onions. Served with a side of injera or rice.

Lentil Soup

Whole lentils and green onions. Served with a side of injera or rice.

$7.00


Sides

Sambusas

Individually served. A fried pastry filled with garlic lentils and spices.

$2.50

Sambusas.

Collard Greens

A full helping of Altus collard greens, slowly stewed with onions, garlic, ginger, and a dash of jalapeño.

$7.00

Collard Greens.

Cabbage

Can't get enough? Enjoy a bowl of Altu's signature cabbage, cooked in mild spices and caramelized to perfection

$6.00

Cabbage.

House Salad

An extra portion of side salad with our tangy secret dressing

$5.50

Injera (Bread)

A roll of injera, a traditional Ethiopian sourdough bread made with teff.

$2.25

Gluten Free Injera (Bread)

A roll of injera, a traditional Ethiopian sourdough bread made entirely from teff (gluten free).

$3.25


Beverages

Fountain Drinks

Coca-Cola, Cherry Coke, Fanta Orange, Diet Coke, Minute Maid Lemonade, Sprite

$3.00

Fountain Drinks.

Spiced Hot Tea

Cozy black tea steeped in cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom

$3.00

Iced Tea

Our signature spiced black tea chilled over ice.

$3.00

Iced Tea.

Coffee

Lightly spiced with cardamom.

$3.00

Coffee.

Smoothies

Your choice of frozen fruit, blended with orange juice, honey, and banana.

Sora Passion Smoothie

Strawberry, peach, mango, and pineapple.

$7.50

Lella Favorite Smoothie

Raspberry, blackberry, and blueberry.

$7.50

Altu's Delight Smoothie

Strawberry.

$7.00

Wakgee Special Smoothie

Blueberry.

$7.00


Dessert

Ice Cream

Vanilla ice cream with chocolate, strawberry, or butterscotch.

$6.00

Altu's Sundae

Blended frozen strawberries poured over vanilla ice cream. Fruity & creamy

$7.00


Dinner Feasts

Served with Injera, a side of cabbage, and salad. Side of rice available by request. (Lamb not included in Feasts.)

Vegetarian Feast

Hearty helpings of spicy lentils, mild split yellow peas, spicy ground peas, and lima beans. Garnished with collard greens.

$32.00+

Vegetarian Feast.

Meat Feast

A generous portion of both spicy & mild chicken drumsticks, spicy beef, and mild chicken breast. Small side of cabbage and salad included.

$46.00+

Meat Feast.

Vegetarian & Meat Feast

Choose any two meat items (excluding lamb) and any three vegetarian items. Includes sides of cabbage and salad, served with injera, or injera and rice.

$44.00+

Vegetarian & Meat Feast.

Tuesday Special

Tue

Only available on Tuesday!

Tuesday

Mild or spicy beef stewed with Altu's sweet and tender cabbage. A simple dish with surprising flavor.

$19.00


Lunch - Vegetarian

Tue-Sun 11 AM - 2:30 PM

Served on bread, rice, or half and half, with a side of cabbage. Avaliable until 2:30pm.

Spicy or Mild Lentils

Tender lentils stewed in savory spices.

$13.00

Mild Split Yellow Peas

A distinctive texture and a savory blend of mild spices give this dish an irresistible sweetness.

$13.00

Spicy Pinto Beans

Whole pintos beans stewed to perfection in a berbere-spiced sauce.

$13.00

Mild Lima Beans

A family recipe and local legend. Stewed baby limas with onion, garlic, and turmeric.

$13.00

Spicy Ground Peas

A smooth blend of roasted chickpeas and berbere sauce.

$13.00

Mild Chickpea Sauce

Smoothly ground chickpeas stewed with tomato, onion, cumin, garlic, and cardamom.

$13.00


Wednesday Special

Wed

Only available on Wednesday!

Wednesday

Altu's only non-Ethiopian recipe, this unique dish from Mozambique consists of collard greens stewed in a delectable blend of ground peanuts, coconut milk, onions, and mild spices. Very creamy and deliciously subtle.

$17.00


Thursday Special

Thu

Only avaliable on Thursday!

Thursday

A favorite dish with low heat and big flavor. Tender potato chunks stewed in a complex curry of tomato and onion sauce with whole green beans, baby carrots, and mild spices.

$16.00


Friday Special

Fri

Only avaliable on Friday!

Friday

Come celebrate the weekend with a hearty helping of Altu's stir fry: cubes of sirloin beef, fresh onions, tomatoes, and jalapeños sautéed in a uniquely spiced sauce blend that will make your mouth water.

$21.00

Friday.
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