Dashen Ethiopia Cuisine

4.4

21 Reviews

$30 and under

Ethiopian

Innovative
Vegetarian-friendly
Healthy

Dashen (formally Desta) Ethiopian Cuisine, based in New Brunswick, NJ, specializes in delicious and reasonably priced Ethiopian food. Our cuisine entrees are served in a relaxed and welcoming setting that you and your friends and family are sure to enjoy.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

GRAND RE-OPENING ON SATURDAY AUGUST 24TH STARTING AT NOON AND GOING TO CLOSE. COME SEE OUR EXPANDED SPACE AND ENJOY THE BEST ETHIOPIAN FOOD IN THE AREA.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Ethiopian, Vegetarian / Vegan
Hours of Operation
Fri 11:00 am–10:30 pm
Phone number
(732) 249-0494
Website
http://dashenethiopiannj.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Chef Raul

Location
88 Albany St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Area
East Brunswick
Cross Street
Church Street
Parking details
Private Lot
Additional
Gluten-free Options

KategnaUS$5.00
Toasted injera spread with berbere and nit'ir qibe or olive oil. Served with farmers cheese on the side
SambusaUS$6.95
Fried pastry with savory filling of lentils, scallion, jalepenos, onions, celery with amaze sauce on the side
Dashen House SaladUS$6.25
Green mixed lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers with special house salad dressing
Avocado SaladUS$7.00
Fresh diced avocados, tomatoes, jalapeños and onions
Timateen FitfitUS$7.00
Shredded injera mixed in with tomatoes, onions, jalapeños and garlic

Main Courses Lunch (Meat)

Doro WotUS$12.45
Chicken simmered in berbere sauce with onions, garlic, ginger and flavored with nit'ir qibe. Served with one hard boiled egg
Doro AlechaUS$11.45
Chicken simmered with onions, garlic, ginger, jalapeños, turmeric and flavored with nit'ir qibe. Served with one hard boiled egg
Tibs WotUS$10.45
Cubed stir fry beef with onions, garlic, ginger, berbere and flavored with nit'ir qibe
Tibs Wot AlichaUS$10.45
Cubed stir fry beef with onions, garlic, ginger, turmeric and flavored with nit'ir qibe
Menchet AbeshUS$11.45
Lean ground beef cooked in mild berbere sauce, seasoned with ginger, garlic and flavored with nit'ir qibe
Menchet Abesh AlichaUS$10.45
Lean ground beef cooked in mild sauce with jalapeños, seasoned with ginger, garlic, turmeric and flavored with nit'ir qibe
Yebeg AlichaUS$15.95
Lamb stew medley with onions, garlic, ginger, peppers, turmeric and flavored with nit'ir qibe
Awaze Tibs
Beef, chicken, or lamb spiced with onions, garlic, ginger, fresh tomatoes, and jalapeños. All flavored with nit'ir qibe, mitmita and berbere
- ChickenUS$10.45
- BeefUS$15.45
- LambUS$16.45
KitfoUS$20.50
Lean prime beef flavored with nit'ir qibe and mitmita
Special KitfoUS$25.45
Lean prime beef flavored with nit'ir qibe and mitmita. Includes both farmers cheese and collard greens on the side
Meat ComboUS$21.50
Combination of three variety meat dishes: Doro Wot, Doro Alecha, Tibs Wot, Tibs Wot Alicha, Menchet Abesh, Menchet Abesh Alicha, Yebeg Alicha with any two vegetarian dishes: Misir Wot, Gomen, Tikil Gomen, Kik Alicha, Azifa, Dinich Alicha
Gomen Beisga
Beef or lamb with onions, garlic, ginger, and fresh collard greens
- BeefUS$15.45
- LambUS$17.45
Bozena ShiroUS$15.45
Stir-fried prime beef with shiro (chickpeas)
Dashen Meat & Veggie SamplerUS$42.00
Combination of five variety meat dishes: Doro Wot, Doro Alecha, Tibs Wot, Tibs Wot Alicha, Menchet Abesh, Menchet Abesh Alicha, Yebeg Alicha with five vegetarian dishes: Misir Wot, Gomen, Tikil Gomen, Kik Alicha, Azifa, Dinich Alicha

Main Course Lunch (Non-Meat)

Misir WotUS$10.45
Split Lentils simmered with berbere, onions and garlic
GomenUS$9.50
Fresh collard greens made with onions, garlic, and ginger
Tikil GomenUS$9.45
Cabbage with onions, garlic, ginger and turmeric
Kik AlichaUS$9.45
Yellow split-peas seasoned with garlic, ginger and turmeric
AzifaUS$9.45
(Served Cold) Whole brown lentils with onions, brown mustard, garlic, jalapeños, lemon juice and olive
Dinich AlichaUS$9.45
Golden potatoes with carrots, string beans, garlic, ginger, fresh tomatoes and spices
FulUS$9.50
Blended fava beans, cooked with onions, garlic, jalapeños and garlic. Served with a fresh sauce, tomato and olive oil
Veggie ComboUS$18.45
Your choice of five vegetarian dishes: Misir Wot, Gomen, Tikil Gomen, Kik Alicha, Azifa, Dinich Alicha, Ful
Veggie SamplerUS$25.50
Combination of nine variety dishes with a house salad. Dishes include items: Misir Wot, Gomen, Tikil Gomen, Kik Alicha, Azifa, Dinich Alicha, Ful and Butecha, Shimbra Asa Wot. Does not include items Shiro, Mushroom Tibs. Can modify one duplicate Item within the sampler
ButechaUS$9.00
Finely milled chickpeas seasoned with onions, garlic and jalapeños (served room temp)
Shimbra Asa WotUS$10.65
Finley ground chickpeas seasoned with onions, garlic, ginger and berbere
ShiroUS$12.00
Chickpeas seasoned with authenic Ethiopian spices and herbs
Mushroom TibsUS$12.95
Sautéed mushrooms seasoned with onions, garlic and jalapeños

Seafood

Asa Tibs
Lightly fried fish fillet cooked with berbere, tomatoes, red onions, garlic and jalapeños
- SalmonUS$16.95
- Swai FishUS$15.99
Asa Dullet
Ground fish with diced onions, garlic, jalapeños, cardamom and mitmita
- TilapiaUS$15.45
- Swai FishUS$16.45
Shrimp TibsUS$25.00
Medium sized shrimp marinated in lemon juice with onions, jalapeños, fresh garlic, rosemary, tomatoes, and our special aware sauce

What 21 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.4

4.4 based on all time ratings

4.5Food
4.4Service
4.2Ambience
4.2Value

Noise • Moderate

21 Reviews

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Onceawaiter
San Francisco
19 reviews
vip
3.0
19 reviews
Dined on 11 March 2020
1. Overall 3
2. Food 1
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
It had been a long time since I had any Ethiopian food, so I decided to take a visiting graduate student here for dinner. I would not go again. Although I did not taste her order of collard greens, she evidently did not care for the dish because she just picked at it. My dish, made from finely ground chickpeas and lots and lots of garlic, tasted fine but gave me indigestion later. On the positive side, the servers were friendly and the wine I chose from the small list (a Barbera from Hopewell Valley Vineyards) was good and reasonably priced ($26).
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OpenTable Diner
Philadelphia
10 reviews
2.0
10 reviews
Dined on 8 March 2020
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Would not return. Very basic.
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OpenTable Diner
New York City
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 15 February 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing food and staff.
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OpenTable Diner
New York City
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 15 February 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great as usual.
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Kush
New York City
2 reviews
vip
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 7 February 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Awesome as always
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Jules
New York City
70 reviews
vip
4.0
70 reviews
Dined on 17 January 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We ordered the best of samplers for two. There was a lot of food and it was delicious. The order came with two desserts, we picked a carrot cake and a baklava. The carrot cake was fine but the baklava was disappointing, will not recommend it. I also ordered a cup of decaf coffee which tastes like from the bottom of the pot. The restaurant now has a bar which we were not aware of. But they only sell wine by bottles. You can bring your own wine and pay for the corking fee. They were nice enough to allow us to drink the wine we brought with us without charge as we didn’t need them to open the wine.
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Umesh
New York City
18 reviews
5.0
18 reviews
Dined on 21 November 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Fascistic food
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Kathy
New York City
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 17 November 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
I met friends here for lunch recently and both the food and service were excellent. We ate from the vegetarian menu and everyone really enjoyed their entrees. I will definitely return!
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genesisj
New York City
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 12 October 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Great food and environment: Truly looking forward to my next visit
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OpenTable Diner
Alabama
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 6 October 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 2
Delicious!!!!
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88 Albany St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Additional information

Cross Street
Church Street
Area
East Brunswick
Hours of Operation
Fri 11:00 am–10:30 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Ethiopian, Vegetarian / Vegan
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Private Lot
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Chef Raul
Additional
Gluten-free Options

Website
http://dashenethiopiannj.com/
Phone number
(732) 249-0494

Dashen Ethiopia Cuisine

Not available on OpenTable

There’s more to explore

Additional information

Appetizers

KategnaUS$5.00

SambusaUS$6.95

Dashen House SaladUS$6.25

Avocado SaladUS$7.00

Timateen FitfitUS$7.00

Main Courses Lunch (Meat)

Doro WotUS$12.45

Doro AlechaUS$11.45

Tibs WotUS$10.45

Tibs Wot AlichaUS$10.45

Menchet AbeshUS$11.45

Menchet Abesh AlichaUS$10.45

Yebeg AlichaUS$15.95

Awaze Tibs

KitfoUS$20.50

Special KitfoUS$25.45

Meat ComboUS$21.50

Gomen Beisga

Bozena ShiroUS$15.45

Dashen Meat & Veggie SamplerUS$42.00

Main Course Lunch (Non-Meat)

Misir WotUS$10.45

GomenUS$9.50

Tikil GomenUS$9.45

Kik AlichaUS$9.45

AzifaUS$9.45

Dinich AlichaUS$9.45

FulUS$9.50

Veggie ComboUS$18.45

Veggie SamplerUS$25.50

ButechaUS$9.00

Shimbra Asa WotUS$10.65

ShiroUS$12.00

Mushroom TibsUS$12.95

Seafood

Asa Tibs

Asa Dullet

Shrimp TibsUS$25.00

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