BLUE NILE Ethiopian market and restaurant

2425 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego
(619) 228-9811

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Customers' Favorites

Abay Special T'IBS Chikina and Derek TIBS
Fish ASA Goulash and Vegetarian Combo
Ye - Miser Wot Red Split Lentils
Ye-Miser Wot Red Split Lentils
Spiced Beef and Veggie Combo
Vegetarian Sampler Platter
Spaghetti Ethiopian Style
Vegetarian Combination
Minchet Abish Wot
Ye - Beg Siga Wot

Menu

Mains
Vegetarian Combination
Split lentil, split peas, shiro, cabbage, carrot, potato, and collard greens. All served with injera.
Ye - Miser Wot (Red Split Lentils)
Lentil and red pepper sauce seasoned with assorted spices. All served with injera.
Ye - Dero Wot
Tender chicken cooked with Ethiopian spices, berbere sauce, onion, garlic and butter. All served with injera.
Ye - Ater Wot (Yellow Split Peas)
Peas and red pepper sauce seasoned with assorted spices. All served with injera.
Abay Special T'ibs (Chikina)
Tendeloin tips sauteed in onion, hot green pepper and cooked with Ethiopian spiced butter (dry cooked). All served with injera.
Ye - Beg Siga Wot
Tender pieces of lamb braised in Ethiopia's special berbere sauce. All served with injera.
Ye - Siga Wot (Beef)
Tender beef cubes stewed with berbere sauce and flavored with onions, garlic, and ginger root (spicy cooked). All served with injera.
Minchet Abish Wot
Ground beef marinated and cooked in berbere sauce. All served with injera.
Ye - Shiro Wot
Ground peas (mitin shiro), cooked in red sauce with assorted spices and tomato. All served with injera.

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Recent Reviews

Amazing, authentic Ethiopian food! Definitely one of the best we’ve been to for flavor! And the injera was awesome. We love eating Ethiopian style which means, sharing a platter and eating with your fingers, using pieces of injera to pick up the food but I’m sure they will happily bring you forks if you want them. They brought forks for the children to eat their spaghetti.
April 2026
Don't judge a book by it's cover. This place is modest in it's curb appeal, and outrageously good in it's service and flavor. Ordered the veggie sampler and a spicy beef tomato dish. My wife and I ate until we were stuffed. Please go and support this mom and pop establishment.
January 2026
This is a chill, unassuming hole in the wall spot - so you know the food is going to be GOOD. This restaurant did not disappoint. So delicious. Run by very kind people. Don’t sleep on this restaurant! There is a small downstairs part of the restaurant in the back behind the storefront, but there is also an upstairs area which I did not see. Highly recommend.
November 2025

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BLUE NILE Ethiopian market and restaurant

2425 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 228-9811