Lunch

Lunch Menu

Monday – Friday · 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

All entrées are served with a side salad and your choice of injera or rice.

The Beginning of Elegance

Mimi’s Golden Sambusas • 8

Golden, crispy Ethiopian pastries filled with your choice of chicken or lentils. Two per order.

Tomato Fitfit • 8

Chilled injera tossed with fresh onions, tomatoes, jalapeños, lemon juice, and traditional Ethiopian spices. Light and refreshing.

Empress Garden Selections

Shiro Wat • 14

A smooth chickpea blend simmered with caramelized onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, and traditional Ethiopian spices.

Misir Wat • 13

Red lentils slowly simmered with caramelized onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, and berbere for a rich, warmly spiced flavor.

Kik Alicha • 12

Yellow split peas simmered with onions, garlic, ginger, turmeric, tomatoes, and Ethiopian spices for a mild, comforting flavor.

Mushroom Tibs • 15

Sliced mushrooms sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings, finished with fresh rosemary.

Mimi’s Heritage Creations

Doro Wat • 19

Traditional chicken stew slowly cooked in a rich berbere sauce with caramelized onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and Ethiopian spices. Served with a hard-boiled egg and homemade ayib.

Beef Wat • 20

Tender beef cubes slowly simmered in a rich berbere sauce with caramelized onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and Ethiopian spices.

Lamb Alicha • 21

Tender lamb cubes slowly cooked in a mild turmeric sauce with caramelized onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and Ethiopian spices.

Beef Tibs • 21

Tender beef cubes sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings, finished with fresh rosemary.

Lamb Tibs • 22

Tender lamb cubes sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings, finished with fresh rosemary.

Chicken Tibs • 20

Chicken thigh bites sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings, finished with fresh rosemary.

Lunch Samplers · For One

Empress Garden Sampler • 20

Shiro wat, misir wat, kik alicha, green lentils, collard greens, and beets with potatoes.

Mimi’s Heritage Sampler • 28

Doro wat, beef wat, mild beef alicha, lamb wat, and mild lamb alicha.

Heritage & Garden Sampler • 28

Doro wat, beef wat, and mild lamb alicha with shiro wat, misir wat, collard greens, and beets with potatoes.

Little Guests

Ages 12 and under

Little Spaghetti Bowl • 8

Warm spaghetti tossed in a mild house tomato sauce.

Golden Chicken Nuggets & Fries • 8

Golden chicken nuggets served with crispy fries.

Sweet Finale

Classic Tiramisu • 10

Espresso-soaked ladyfingers layered with mascarpone cream and finished with a dusting of cocoa.

Baklava • 8

Flaky phyllo pastry layered with chopped nuts and sweet honey syrup.

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