CherCher Ethiopian Cuisine

4921 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda
(301) 652-6500

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Chercher Combination of Vegan and Meat Sampler
Dine in: Yes Outdoor seating: No Takeout: Yes
Vegan Combo Serve with Injera
Chercher House Special TIBS
Special Vegan Combo 7 Items
Vegan and Meat Combo 2
Deluxe Vegan Platter
Deluxe Vegan Combo
Sambosa - Lentil
Chercher TIBS

Menu

Appetizer
Sambosa - Lentil (1 pc)
Chopped lentil mixed with hot green peppers, onions, and garlic wrapped in homemade thin flatbread. Served hot.

Entrees - Beef
Chercher House Special Tibs
Tenderloin beef tibs cooked with onion, green chilies seasoned with garlic, black pepper, and herbed.
Special Kitfo
Finely chopped tender sirloin seasoned with herbed butter sauce and hot chili powder (mitmita). Served raw, cooked, or well done, with collard green, and two different style homemade cheese on the side.
Deluxe Kitfo
Finely chopped tender sirloin seasoned with herbed butter sauce and hot chili powder (mitmita). Served raw, slightly cooked or well done, with collard green, qocho (traditional fermented flatbread), and homemade cheese on the side.
Awaze Tibs
Beef cubes cooked in awaze sauce with onion, fresh garlic, and tomato.
Tibs Firfir
Tender beef cubes sautéed with onion, tomatoes, awaze, and jalapeno mixed with injera pieces.
Gored Gored
The tenders undercut cubes of beef mixed with onion, jalapeno seasoned with herbed butter sauce, and hot - chili powder (mitmita).
Regular Tibs
Choice of hot or mild beef meat chunks sautéed in oil seasoned with onions, green pepper, rosemary, and fresh tomato.
Zil Zil Tibs
Strips of charbroiled Tib eye beef seasoned with garlic, tomato, onion, jalapeno pepper, and exotic herbs.
Konta Firfir
Dried beef stew sauteed in berbere sauce, onions, tomatoes, butter, and garlic. Served mild or hot mixed with injera pieces.
Bozena Shiro Wot
Ethiopian style ground split peas simmered in a spicy berbere sauce. Topped with beef ribs.
Geba Weta Tibs
Tender short beef tibs eye sautéed in oil with onion, garlic, jalapeno pepper rosemary, and exotic herbs.

Vegan and Meat Sampler
Chercher Combination of Vegan and Meat Sampler
Includes choice of 4 items of vegan entrees, lamb stew, and doro wot.
Chercher Combination of Vegan and Meat Sampler
10 items includes portions of special vegan entrees and 4 meat dishes, yebeg wot (spicy) or yebeg alicha wot, doro wot (spicy) or doro alicha, regular ribs, and ketfo.

Entrees- Lamb
Yebeg Wot (Lamb Stew)
Tender pieces of lamb simmered in berbere sauce, seasoned with ginger root, garlic, and cardamom. Served with yogurt.
Yebeg Tibs
Tender pieces of lamb sautéed in oil seasoned with onions, jalapeno pepper, and fresh tomato.
Yebeg Alecha Wot
Tender pieces of lamb marinated with spiced butter sauteed with garlic, ginger, and turmeric.

Entrees- Chicken
Doro Wot
Chicken seasoned with onions, garlic, fresh ginger sauteed with herbal butter, and simmered in berbere. Served with hard boiled egg yogurt.
Doro Tibs
Chicken breast seasoned with fresh ginger, garlic, tomato, onion, and jalapeño pepper.
Doro Alecha Wot
Chicken seasoned with onions, garlic, fresh ginger sauteed with herbal butter, and tumerio.

Entrees Fish
Salmon Tibs
Chopped fresh salmon sauteed with tomatoes, garlic, ginger, onion, lemon, and jalapeno.
Fish Dullet
Chopped tilapia fish sauteed with olive oil, garlic, onion, lemon, and green pepper.
Yasa Tibs
Fresh tilapia fish sauteed with garlic, onion, lemon, and fried with oil.
Pasta with Ground Beef
Pasta. Served with ground beef, tomato sauce, and roll of bread.
Pasta with Tomato Sauce
Pasta. Served with a homemade tomato sauce and roll of bread.

Vegan Dish
Deluxe Vegan Combo (10 Items)
Combination of yellow split pea stew, spicy red lentils, collard green, cabbage, whole lentils, string beans stew with carrot and salad, string beans stew, and salad.
Special Vegam Combo (7 Items)
Combination of yellow split pea stew, spicy red lentils, collard green, cabbage, whole lentils, hot chickpeas flour sauce, string beans stew, salad, seasoned scrambled chickpea powder, and beets
Shiro Wot
Highly seasoned chickpea powder simmered in a spicy berbere sauce mixed with onion and garlic.
Tikil Gomen
Finely chopped cabbage are steamed, mixed with carrots, peppers, ginger, garlic, and onions.
Yemisir Kik Wot
Split lentils with garlic, onion, olive oil, and simmered in a spicy berbere sauce.
Fasolia Be Carrot
String beans, carrots sauteed in onion, tomato, garlic, ginger, and green beans.
Yater Kik Alecha Wot
Split peas sauteed with onions, garlic, ginger, and turmeric.

Salad
Ethiopian Style Tomato Salad
Chopped tomatoes, jalapeno, bell peppers, onion olive oi, and lemon. Served with homemade salad dressing.
Avocado Salad
Chopped avocados mixed with green onions, tomatoes, and jalapeno peppers. Serve with homemade salad dressing.
Chercher ribs Salad
Choice of seasoned beef or chicken. Served with mixed green salad, tomato, red onion, garlic, red bell peppers, fresh lemon juice, and homemade salad dressing.

Kids Mains
Vegan Combo Serve with Injera
Spaghetti with Beef and Roll of Bread

Dessert
Baklava
Tiramisu Cake
Napoleon Cake
Cheesecake

Cold Soft Drinks
Soda
Ice Tea
Perrier Water
Juice
Evian Water

Hot Drinks
Tea
Cappuccino
Espresso

Sides
Extra Injera
Gluten-Free Injera
Gomen(Collor Green) Side
Misir(lentil) Side
Cabbage Side
Kik (Yellow Pea)Side
Fosolia Side
Shero side
Defin Misir(whole Lentil) side
Beets Side
Chick Peas Side

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Recent Reviews

The dining room was beautifully decorated with soothing golden tones and original art work. The staff was supportive but there seemed to be some kinks in the service; we had a dish almost delivered to us that we hadn't ordered (we declined it as the server was presenting it to us), and there was audible dialogue among the staff as to who ordered it. I'm sure it will get smoothed out soon as this is a new place. As for the food, it got an excellent rating from Tom Sietsema...
April 2025
Super experience! Loved the variety of foods even when dining with just two people. Small place with cozy feel, and we went on a Saturday night but we were seated quickly and food came out within 10 minutes of getting a table. Good value as well, we did a sampler deluxe and it was enough for two meals. Will definitely be back!
March 2025
Not sure why the ratings aren't higher. I've been here three times and had a 5 star experience each time. You must get the vegan sampler platter. Delicious, well cooked ethiopian food-not all restaurants offer the sauteed green beans and carrots in their veggie platter, which is to-die-for here. The classic doro wat here is excellent too. Service was good too. Don't forget to eat the plate/injera served below the food!
March 2025

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CherCher Ethiopian Cuisine

4921 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 652-6500