Messob Ethiopian Restaurant

1041 S Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles
(323) 938-8827

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Customers' Favorites

Fir Fir with Collard Greens Injera and Chicken
Messob Special Combination with TIBS
Messob Special Combination w TIBS
Kikil & Vegetarian Combo
Vegetarian Combination
Super Messob Exclusive
Coffee Ceremony
Kitfo Special
Awaze TIBS
Gored Gored

Menu

Lunch Menu
1. Doro Wot
Chicken Stewed in red pepper sauce with an assortment of spices, Served with injera.
2. Siga Wot
Strips of beef, braised in red pepper sauce with assorted spices. Served with injera.
3. Yebeg Siga Alicha
Mild Lamb stew, delicately spiced with garlic, ginger and other assorted spices. Served with injera.
4. Kitfo
Finely chopped, lean beef with spiced Ethiopian butter, homemade cottage cheese and mitmita spiced hot chilies served with injera.
5. Zelzel Tibs
Sauteed strips of beef with onion and green chilies. Served with injera.
6. Awaze Tibs
Cubed of selected beef with onion, tomato, hot red pepper and spiced butter. Served with injera.
7. Tibs
Cubed of selected beef with onion, tomato, garlic, green chilies and spiced butter. Served with injera.
8. Yedoro Fit-Fit
Injera tossed in doro wot.
9. Yesiga Fit-Fit
Beef stewed in red pepper sauce with an assortment of spices. Served with injera.
10. Combination of Three Items
10. Combination of Four Items
Teff Ingera [Gluten Free]
if you prefer to have the Gluten Free INGERA for an EXTRA $14 charge per item (please specify which item you want with the gluten free injera)

Vegetarian Favorites
11. Yater Alica
Steamed peas with onions and seasoned with garlic and ginger.
12. Yatakilt Alica
Steamed vegetables with onions, seasoned with assorted spices. Served with injera.
13. Yemisir Wot
Split lentil in red pepper sauce season with assorted spices. Served with injera.
14. Collard Greens
Steamed and delicately seasoned with garlic and green chilies. Served with injera.
15. Combination
A combination of yater alica, yatakilt alica, yemisir wot and collard greens.
Teff Injera [ Gluten Free ]
if you prefer to have the Gluten Free INGERA for an EXTRA $14 charge per item (please specify which item you want with the gluten free injera)

Messob Special
16. Dulet
Spicy country style ground beef, liver and tripe. Served with injera.
17. Gored Gored
Chopped lean beef with special butter, mitmita and hot chilies. Served with injera.
18. Bozena Shiro
Ground peas and beef seasoned with garlic, onions and ginger. Served with injera.
19. Shiro
Vegan. Ground peas seasoned with garlic, onions and ginger. Served with injera.
20. Quanta Fir-Fir
Sauteed beef jerky with onion and red pepper tossed in injera.
21. Yetibs Fit-Fit
Sauteed strips of beef with onion and red pepper tossed in injera.
22. Yetibs Alicha Fit-Fit
Sauteed strips of beef with onion, tomato, green chilies and garlic tossed in injera.
23. Chicken Breast
Served with fresh garlic, tomato, green chilies, spicy or mild.
24. Kitfo Special
Finely chopped lean beef with spiced Ethiopian butter, collard greens, homemade cottage cheese and mitmita. Spiced hot chilies.
25. Fish (With Veggie Combo)
Fish with veggie combo. Whole white trout fried Ethiopian style. Served with injera.
26. Messob Special Combination (with Tibs)
A combination of doro wot, siga wot, yebeg siga alicha, kitfo and vegetarian yatakilt alica .
27. Kikil
Cubes of lamb with onion, green pepper, garlic and collard greens cooked Ethiopian style.
28. Yebeg Tibs
Sauteed cubes of lamb with onion and green chilies and served with injera.
Super Mesob Exclusive (1 person)
Doro wot, siga wot, yeberg siga alicha, yater alicha, tibs, yatakilt alicha, yemiser wot, collard greens and tomato fit-fit.
Vegetarian Delight
Vegan. A unique combination of vegetables with just blend of authentic herbs and spices. Yatakilt alicha, yemiser wot, yater alicha, collard greens, pumpkin, salad and tomato fit-fit.
Super Mesob Exclusive (2 person)
Doro wot, siga wot, yeberg siga alicha, yater alicha, tibs, yatakilt alicha, yemiser wot, collard greens and tomato fit-fit.
Teff Injera [ Gluten Free ]
if you prefer to have the Gluten Free INGERA for an EXTRA $14 charge per item (please specify which item you want with the gluten free injera)

Side Orders
29. Ehiopian Cottage Cheese Mixed with Butter and Mitmita
30. Ethiopian Cottage Cheese
31. Tomato Salad
32. Tomato Fitfit
33. Yater Alicha
34. Yatakilt Alicha
35. Yemiser Wot
36. Collard Greens
37. Siga Wot
37. Pumpkin Stew
38. Doro Wot
38. Yebegsiga Alicha
Teff Ingera [ Gluten Free ]
if you prefer to have the Gluten Free INGERA for an EXTRA $14 charge per item (please specify which item you want with the gluten free injera)

Dessert
1. Baklava

Appetizer
1. Sambussa

Beverages
1. Coffee
2. Espresso
3. Capuccino
3. Cafe Latte
4. Tea
5. Ice Tea
6. Soft Drinks
7. Perrier Mineral Water
8. S. Pellegrino Mineral Water
9. Bottled Water
10. Juice
11. Ambo Ethiopian Mineral Water
12. Ergo
Yogurt.
Authentic Ethiopian Coffee

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Recent Reviews

We came 222 Messob for a late dinner. They could have denied us service as we arrived at 9:35pm and they closed at 10pm, but they didn’t. They welcomed us into the most culturally rich & warm environment where they would serve us delicious cuisine! Our experience was so lovely start to finish. We really appreciated that the menu was thorough in description of the dishes & the dining etiquette. Our food was perfectly nourishing & so tasty. We celebrated my cousin’s...
September 2025
The food was DELICIOUS! The serving sizes were generous , we ordered 3 meals for our family of 4 where everyone walked out full and happy. The room is beautifully decorated and has a nice atmosphere. Definitely coming back again tomorrow. One of good memories from LA 😊
August 2025
The restaurant is very nice but the portions are very small. The original version of doro wot included a large chicken leg and boiled egg. This version had a party wing and no egg and charged over $30.00. On top of it I requested a separate plate for my combination order of 3 items and my son's combo plate. I realize you pay sometimes for the experience but to charge nearly $90.00 for a tablespoon of each item is robbery. The food portions have definitely diminished from...
July 2025

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Messob Ethiopian Restaurant

1041 S Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90019
(323) 938-8827