Letena Ethiopian Restaurant

Letena Ethiopian Restaurant Menu

(202) 733-4830
1403 Park Road Northwest, Washington, DC 20010

Signature

Guests favorite dishes.
Shrimp & Scallop Tibs
$17.50
Braised shrimps & scallops served on a bed of sautéed chard greens & onions.
Shrimp Wot
$16.50
Shrimp stewed in a spicy berbere sauce.
Asa Tibs
$15.50
Cubed tilapia fish tossed with jalapeños, red onions & rosemary.
Chef's Signature Tibs
$16.50
Cubed tender beef cooked with chef's special zest.
Lega Tibs
$15.50
Cubed tender beef, onions, tomatoes & jalapeños.
Yebeg Lega Tibs
$17.50
Lamb cubes, onions, jalapeños, garlic & tomatoes. Served mild or hot or might have some bones.
Goat Tibs
17.50
Large goat chunks, onions, jalapeños, garlic & tomatoes. served mild or hot or might have some bones.

$Small plates


Lentil Samosa
$6.50
2 lentil samosas served with house sauce.
Kategna
$7.50
Rolls of toasted injera coated with berbere & seasoned butter.
Yemisir Kategna
$7.50
Rolls of toasted injera coated red lentils & seasoned butter. hot.
Ethiopian Steak Tartar
$12.50
Hand-chopped raw steak, shallot onions, jalapeños, with sides of cottage cheese & minced collard greens. Served mild or hot.
Gored?ored
$12.50
Available on weekends. Carefully selected raw beef tenderloin cubes soaked in seasoned butter & spicy awaze sauce. Very hot.
Ethiopian Bruschetta
$7.50
Dry cottage cheese, tomatoes & basil with olive oil.
Shrimp Cocktail
10.50
Shrimp sautéed with onions, garlic & peppers served with our own spicy dip m,h. Served mild or hot.

$Salad


House Salad
$6.50
Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, jalapeños & onions with house dressing. Served mild or hot.
Timatim Salad
$6.50
Diced tomatoes, jalapeños & yellow onions mixed with our house dressing. Hot.
Letena Signature Salad
$8.50
Steamed broccoli, yellow onions & avocado with our house dressing. Mild.
Beet and Potato Salad
$6.50
Beetroot, potatoes & red onions in our zesty dressing. Mild.
Azifa
6.50
Green lentils, onions, garlic, jalapeños & mustard. Mild.

$Vegi & Vegan

Served with a choice of house salad or vegi stew side & injera.
Kik Wot
$14.50
Yellow split peas, simmered in a flavorful hot or mild sauce. Served mild or hot.
Yemisir Wot
$13.50
Red lentils stewed in a spicy hot or mild sauce. Served mild or hot.
Mushroom Wot
$14.50
Diced portobello mushroom cooked in a spicy berbere sauce. Very hot.
Carrot Wot
$12.50
Minced carrot stewed in savory & spicy berbere sauce m. Mild.
Tofu Wot
$14.50
Cubed tofu in a spicy berbere and coconut sauce. Hot.
Mushroom Tibs
$13.50
Stir-fried mushrooms, bell peppers & onions. Mild.
Gomen
$12.50
Sautéed collard greens, ginger, garlic, onions & jalapeños. Mild.
Cabbage
$12.50
Sautéed cabbage, carrots & potatoes in caramelized onions. Mild.
Vegi Sampler for One
$16.50
Choice of 3 of the above vegi stews & side salad.
Vegi Sampler for Two
$23.50
Choice of 5 of the above vegi stews & 2 side salads.
Shiro Wot
$13.50
Ground and spiced chickpea stew. Hot.
Mushroom Dulet
$14.50
Finely chopped mushrooms with jalapeños, red onions, garlic & olive oil. Served mild or hot.
Letena Vegi Tibs
$14.50
Chick pea cubes tossed with onions, garlic & herbs. Mild.
Tofu Gulash
14.50
Marinated cubed tofu, sautéed with tomatoes, jalapeños, bell peppers & garlic. Mild.

$Seafood

Served on a bed of seasoned rice, letena sald, & injera.
Shrimp & Scallop Tibs
$17.50
Braised shrimps & scallops served on a bed of sautéed chard greens & onions. Mild.
Asa Gulash
$15.50
Tilapia fish sautéed with juicy onions, garlic & peppers. Served mild or hot.
Shrimp Wot
$16.50
Shrimp stewed in a spicy berbere sauce. Hot.
Asa Tibs
15.50
Cubed tilapia fish tossed with jalapeños, red onions & rosemary. Mild.

$Beef, Chicken & Lamb Stew


Doro Wot
$16.50
Spiced chicken stew served with a hard-boiled egg & chicken meat vh.
Kay Siga Wot
$15.50
Beef stew in a spicy berbere sauce. Hot.
Alicha Siga Wot
$15.50
Beef stew in a mild curry sauce. Mild.
Yebeg Wot
$16.50
Braised lamb stew. Mild, or might have some bones.
Gomen B?Siga
$16.50
Seasoned collard greens cooked with beef. Mild.
Meat Sampler for One
$19.50
Choice of 3 of the above meat stews & vegi or salad side.
Meat Sampler for Two
28.50
5 of the above meat stews & 2 vegi or salad sides.

$Signature Tibs & Kitfo

Served with a choice of vegi stew side or house salad & injera.
Chef's Signature Tibs
$16.50
Cubed tender beef cooked with chef's special zest. Mild.
Lega Tibs
$15.50
Cubed tender beef, onions, tomatoes & jalapeños. Served mild or hot.
Derek Tibs
$15.50
Pan-seared tenderloin beef, onions, jalapeños, tomatoes & garlic. Served mild or hot.
Tibs with Yemisir wot
$14.50
Lega tibs topped with yemisir wot. Hot.
Tibs with Gomen
$14.50
Lega tibs tossed with collard greens. Mild.
Kitfo
$14.50
Freshly minced and seasoned beef served raw or lightly cooked. Served mild or hot.
Kitfo Dullet
$15.50
Freshly minced and seasoned beef, onions & jalapeños, served raw or lightly cooked. Served mild or hot.
Quanta Firfir
$14.50
Air dried beef in berbere sauce, tossed with shredded injera.
Chicken Tibs
$15.50
Chicken cubes sautéed with onions, ginger & garlic. Served mild or hot.
Yebeg Lega Tibs
$17.50
Lamb cubes, onions, jalapeños, garlic & tomatoes. Might have some bones or served mild or hot.
Goat Tibs
17.50
Goat cubes, onions, jalapeños, garlic & tomatoes. Might have some bones or served mild or hot.

$Lunch Bowl


Tofu Bowl
$7.50
Layers of seasoned rice, tomatoes, lettuce, collard greens, lentil stew, avocado, jalapeños, onions & tofu. Served mild or hot.
Fish Bowl
$9.50
Layers of seasoned rice, tomatoes, lettuce, collard greens, lentil stew, avocado, jalapeños, caramelized onions & tilapia cubes. Served mild or hot.
Beef Bowl
$9.50
Layers of seasoned rice, tomatoes, lettuce, collard greens, lentil stew, avocado, jalapeños, caramelized onions & beef. Served mild or hot.
Chicken Bowl
9.50
Layers of seasoned rice, tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage, lentil stew, avocado, jalapeños, caramelized onions & chicken. Served mild or hot.

$Lunch Soup


Lentil Soup
$6.50
Lentil, tomato, celery & onion soup made Ethiopian style. Mild.
Vegetable Soup
$6.50
Seasonal vegetable & rice soup. Mild.
Kikil
9.50
Ethiopian lamb soup. Very light lamb stew soup served with injera. Mild.

$Lunch Sandwiches

Served with whole wheat or white hoagie roll & house salad side.
Mushroom and Avocado Sandwich
$9.50
Sautéed onions, mushrooms, avocado & jalapeños. Served mild or hot.
Yemesir & Cabbage Sandwich
$7.50
Yemesir wot, cabbage, tomatoes, lettuce with letena's spread. Mild.
Chicken Sandwich
$7.50
Grilled chicken strips, onions & lettuce with letena's spread. Mild.
Kitfo Sandwich
$7.50
Spiced raw lean ground beef with a sprinkle of cottage cheese. Very hot.
Tuna Sandwich
9.50
Tuna sautéed in our berbere sauce & capers. Mild.

$Salt & Oil Free

Salt & oil free, prepared especially for s.o.s dinners with a week in advance notice for a party of 15 or more.
Letena Salad
$12.50
Steamed broccoli, yellow onions & avocado mixed with our house s.o.s dressing. Mild.
Beets and Cauliflower Salad
$12.50
Beetroots, cauliflower & red onions mixed with a flavorful dressing. Mild.
Yemisir Wot
$12.50
Red lentils stewed in a spicy berbere sauce. Hot.
Kik Wot
$12.50
Yellow split peas simmered in a savory mild onion, garlic & ginger sauce. Mild.
Tofu Tibs
12.50
Cubed tofu cooked with tomatoes, jalapeños, peppers & garlic. Served mild or hot.

$Desserts


Tiramissu
$7.50
Letena's own walnut coffee-flavored layers of ladyfingers, mascarpone custard & walnut liqueur.
Banoffee Pie
$7.50
Soft and crunchy cracker crust, soft dulce de leche, slices of fresh banana topped with whipped cream and dark chocolate shavings.
Poached Pear
$8.50
Honey wine, pear & rum marscarpone cream.
Chocolate Lava Cake
$7.50
Molten chocolate cake served with 2 scoops of our homemade vanilla ice cream.
Ice Cream
$6.50
3 scoops of your choice of our homemade ice cream.
Affogato
$6.50
2 scoops of homemade vanilla ice cream drowned wtih a shot of espresso.

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