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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

$15.00

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

Chicken Stew

$14.00

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

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

$16.00

Tender split red lentils stewed in savory spices.

Mild Split Yellow Peas

$16.00

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

Mild Garlic Lentils

$16.00

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

Spicy Pinto Beans

$16.00

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

Mild Lima Beans

$16.00

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

Spicy Ground Peas

$16.00

A smooth blend of roasted chickpeas and berbere sauce.

Spicy Ground Peas & Greens

$16.00

Tender collard greens mixed with spicy ground peas.

Mild Chickpea Sauce

$16.00

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

Mild Garlic Lentils (Copy)

$16.00

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

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

$17.00

Two chicken drumsticks stewed in spicy berbere onion sauce.

Spicy Chicken Stew.

Mild Chicken Stew

$17.00

Two chicken drumsticks stewed in onions and savory spices.

Chicken Breast Stew

$18.00

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

Dinner - Beef

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

Spicy Beef Stew

$18.00

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

Spicy Beef Stew.

Mild Beef Stew

$18.00

Tender pieces of sirloin stewed in onion and savory spices.

Spicy Ground Peas & Beef

$16.00

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

Beef with Mixed Vegetables

$18.00

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

Dinner - Lamb

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

Lamb Stew

$21.00

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

Combo Dinners

Chicken & Beef Combo

$18.00

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

Chicken & Beef Combo.

Vegetarian Combo

$16.00+

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

Vegetarian Combo.

Meat & Veggie Combo

$17.00

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

Meat & Veggie Combo.

Soup

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

Lentil Soup

$7.00

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

Sides

Sambusas

$2.50

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

Sambusas.

Collard Greens

$7.00

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

Collard Greens.

Cabbage

$6.00

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

Cabbage.

House Salad

$5.50

An extra portion of side salad with our tangy secret dressing

Injera (Bread)

$2.25

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

Gluten Free Injera (Bread)

$3.25

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

Beverages

Fountain Drinks

$3.00

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

Fountain Drinks.

Spiced Hot Tea

$3.00

Cozy black tea steeped in cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom

Iced Tea

$3.00

Our signature spiced black tea chilled over ice.

Iced Tea.

Coffee

$3.00

Lightly spiced with cardamom.

Coffee.

Smoothies

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

Sora Passion Smoothie

$7.50

Strawberry, peach, mango, and pineapple.

Lella Favorite Smoothie

$7.50

Raspberry, blackberry, and blueberry.

Altu's Delight Smoothie

$7.00

Strawberry.

Wakgee Special Smoothie

$7.00

Blueberry.

Dessert

Ice Cream

$6.00

Vanilla ice cream with chocolate, strawberry, or butterscotch.

Altu's Sundae

$7.00

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

Dinner Feasts

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

Vegetarian Feast

$32.00+

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

Vegetarian Feast.

Meat Feast

$46.00+

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

Meat Feast.

Vegetarian & Meat Feast

$44.00+

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.

Vegetarian & Meat Feast.

Tuesday Special

Tue

Only available on Tuesday!

Tuesday

$19.00

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

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

$13.00

Tender lentils stewed in savory spices.

Mild Split Yellow Peas

$13.00

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

Spicy Pinto Beans

$13.00

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

Mild Lima Beans

$13.00

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

Spicy Ground Peas

$13.00

A smooth blend of roasted chickpeas and berbere sauce.

Mild Chickpea Sauce

$13.00

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

Wednesday Special

Wed

Only available on Wednesday!

Wednesday

$17.00

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.

Thursday Special

Thu

Only avaliable on Thursday!

Thursday

$16.00

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.

Friday Special

Fri

Only avaliable on Friday!

Friday

$21.00

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.

Friday.
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