Bete-Lukas Ethiopian Restaurant Menu
Bete-Lukas Ethiopian Restaurant is a culinary gem located in Portland, Oregon, celebrated for its authentic Ethiopian cuisine and warm atmosphere. The menu offers an impressive array of dishes designed to cater to both meat lovers and vegetarians alike.
- House Salad: Fresh romaine hearts tossed in house dressing for only $7.30.
- Weekend Specials: Indulge in the Engudai Tibs, a Portobello mushroom blend with rosemary, or the seasonal Duba Wot, a spicy pumpkin dish, exclusively available over weekends.
- Chicken Delights: Savor the savory Doro Key Wot or the rich Doro Alicha Wot, reflecting the essence of Ethiopian traditional cooking.
With rave reviews highlighting quality, flavor, and an inviting vibe, Bete-Lukas stands out as a must-visit destination for anyone looking to dive into the exotic flavors of Ethiopian food.
Appetizer
Lentil Sambusa
3 thin shells hand-wrapped with lentil, diced onion, and serrano peppers served with house chutney.
Veggie Sambusa
3 thin shells hand-wrapped stuffed with sautéed cabbage, carrots, and potatoes with a touch of turmeric and served with house chutney.
Kategna
Rolls of warm Injera with berbere and herb-infused butter or vegan.
Mix Sambusa
Two of each sambusa (two lentil and two veggie sambuse) served with house chutney.
House Salad
Romaine heart with house dressing.
Veggie Salad
Diced beets, potatoes, carrots, and serrano peppers with House dressing.
Salad
Weekend Specials
Engudai Tibs
Portobello mushroom sautéed with caramelized onion, garlic, onions, and tomato with a hint of rosemary. It is served vegan or with Kibe (house herb-infused butter). Only available on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Special Doro Tibs
Cubed chicken and spinach sautéed with caramelized onion, garlic and ginger. Only Available on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Duba Wot
Cubed and dehydrated pumpkin cooked in onion and Berbere sauce only available the last week of October.
Shiro Wot
Powdered peas and berbere simmered together ,vegan or Kibe (house-infused butter)
Misser Wot
Lentil cooked in onion and berbere sauce.
Kik Alicha Wot
Yellow split peas cooked in ginger, garlic, and onion stew
Fosolia
Green beans lightly spiced and sautéed with carrots.
Gomen
Kale, ginger, garlic and onions slow-cooked to perfection with hint of serrano pepper.
Tikel Gomen
Cabbage, carrots, and potatoes sautéed in a curry sauce
Eggplant Tibs
Eggplant sautéed with ginger, garlic, onion, and tomatoes in a berbere sauce.
Vegetarian
Fish
Asa Goulash
Cubes of tender white breaded fish sautéed with aromatic herbs, onions, and tomatoes in berbere sauce
Doro Key Wot
Bone-in chicken thigh sautéed in a butter, berbere, and onion sauce, with a side of hard-boiled egg.
Doro Alicha Wot
Bone-in chicken thigh sautéed in a butter and onion curry sauce with a side of hard-boiled egg.
Doro Tibs
Chicken cubes sautéed with onion and tomato in a berbere sauce
Chicken
Lamb
Ye-Beg Wot
Tender lamb Cubes stewed in berbere and onion sauce
Ye-Beg Alicha Wot
Succulent lamb cubes cooked to perfection with Kibe (herb-infused butter) and onion curry sauce.
Ye-Beg Tibs
Cubes of tender lamb sautéed with onions, and serrano peppers.
Siga Wot
Beef cubes stewed in onion and berbere sauce
Bozena Shiro Wot
Powdered peas, berbere, and cubed beef simmered together with Kibe (herb-infused butter)
Minchet Abesh
Finely hand diced lean beef sautéed with garlic, ginger, and onion in curry sauce
Tibs
Beef cubes sautéed with onion, serrano peppers, and rosemary.
Zil-Zil Tibs
Strips of tender beef sautéed in house blended spices and onions.
Gomen Besiga
Tender cubed beef sautéed in serrano peppers, onion, garlic, and chopped kale.
Kitfo
Hand diced lean beef mixed with herb infused butter, mitmita, and cardamom served raw, medium (leb-leb), or completely sautéed. Also comes with Ayib.
Beef
Combination
Veggie Combo
Misser wot, kik alicha wot, gomen, tikel gomen, fosolia and small house salad.
Beef Combo
Siga wot, minchet abesh, gomen besiga, kitfo, and ayib with a side of small house salad.
Mitmita
Spicy powder.
Ayib
House cheese, mild in flavor.
Extras
Dessert
Chocolate Cake
Cheesecake
Ethiopian Tea
Cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.