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.

$8.46

Veggie Sambusa

3 thin shells hand-wrapped stuffed with sautéed cabbage, carrots, and potatoes with a touch of turmeric and served with house chutney.

$8.46

Kategna

Rolls of warm Injera with berbere and herb-infused butter or vegan.

$9.64

Mix Sambusa

Two of each sambusa (two lentil and two veggie sambuse) served with house chutney.

$9.64

House Salad

Romaine heart with house dressing.

$7.30

Veggie Salad

Diced beets, potatoes, carrots, and serrano peppers with House dressing.

$9.86

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.

$17.68

Special Doro Tibs

Cubed chicken and spinach sautéed with caramelized onion, garlic and ginger. Only Available on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

$19.08

Duba Wot

Cubed and dehydrated pumpkin cooked in onion and Berbere sauce only available the last week of October.

$21.50

Shiro Wot

Powdered peas and berbere simmered together ,vegan or Kibe (house-infused butter)

$14.36

Misser Wot

Lentil cooked in onion and berbere sauce.

$14.36

Kik Alicha Wot

Yellow split peas cooked in ginger, garlic, and onion stew

$14.36

Fosolia

Green beans lightly spiced and sautéed with carrots.

$15.54

Gomen

Kale, ginger, garlic and onions slow-cooked to perfection with hint of serrano pepper.

$14.36

Tikel Gomen

Cabbage, carrots, and potatoes sautéed in a curry sauce

$15.54

Eggplant Tibs

Eggplant sautéed with ginger, garlic, onion, and tomatoes in a berbere sauce.

$14.36

Vegetarian

Fish

Asa Goulash

Cubes of tender white breaded fish sautéed with aromatic herbs, onions, and tomatoes in berbere sauce

$20.26

Doro Key Wot

Bone-in chicken thigh sautéed in a butter, berbere, and onion sauce, with a side of hard-boiled egg.

$20.26

Doro Alicha Wot

Bone-in chicken thigh sautéed in a butter and onion curry sauce with a side of hard-boiled egg.

$19.08

Doro Tibs

Chicken cubes sautéed with onion and tomato in a berbere sauce

$19.08

Chicken

Lamb

Ye-Beg Wot

Tender lamb Cubes stewed in berbere and onion sauce

$20.26

Ye-Beg Alicha Wot

Succulent lamb cubes cooked to perfection with Kibe (herb-infused butter) and onion curry sauce.

$19.08

Ye-Beg Tibs

Cubes of tender lamb sautéed with onions, and serrano peppers.

$17.90

Siga Wot

Beef cubes stewed in onion and berbere sauce

$19.08

Bozena Shiro Wot

Powdered peas, berbere, and cubed beef simmered together with Kibe (herb-infused butter)

$17.90

Minchet Abesh

Finely hand diced lean beef sautéed with garlic, ginger, and onion in curry sauce

$16.72

Tibs

Beef cubes sautéed with onion, serrano peppers, and rosemary.

$17.90

Zil-Zil Tibs

Strips of tender beef sautéed in house blended spices and onions.

$17.90

Gomen Besiga

Tender cubed beef sautéed in serrano peppers, onion, garlic, and chopped kale.

$16.72

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.

$19.08

Beef

Combination

Veggie Combo

Misser wot, kik alicha wot, gomen, tikel gomen, fosolia and small house salad.

$17.90

Beef Combo

Siga wot, minchet abesh, gomen besiga, kitfo, and ayib with a side of small house salad.

$19.08

Mitmita

Spicy powder.

$2.00

Ayib

House cheese, mild in flavor.

$3.74

Extras

Dessert

Chocolate Cake

$8.46

Cheesecake

$8.46

Ethiopian Tea

Cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.

$4.78

Drinks