Effoi Restaurant

8233 Fenton St, Silver Spring
(240) 366-4263

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Vegetarian Platter Fish Gulash Beef Combo
Enjera Imported
Kitfo Sandwich
Special Kitfo
Effoi Special
Veggie Combo
Gored Gored
Effoi Salad
Awaze TIBS
Derek TIBS

Menu

Lunch and Dinner
Effoi Special
Serves for 3-4 persons. Kitfo, well-done beef, gored gored, and cheese.
Shifnefen
Quanta firfir, kitfo, cheese, and egg.
Doro Wot
A traditional chicken stew cooked for hours with berbere and served with hard-boiled eggs.
Beef Combo
Kitfo, ribs, key wot, gomen, cheese, and salad.
Special Kitfo
Ground beef seasoned with traditional butter, cheese, kocho, and mitmita.
Derek Ribs
Dry beef with onion, tomato, and jalapeños.
Regular Kitfo
Ground beef seasoned with traditional butter and spicy.
Omega
Small cut ribs with onion and green pepper.
Awaze Ribs
Beef with onion, tomato, green pepper, and chili powder.
Golden Ribs
Well-done beef ribs, with onion, and green pepper.
Lega Ribs
Beef with onion, tomato, and green pepper.
Zil-Zil Ribs
Well-done beef with onion and green paper.
Geba Weta Ribs
Beef with herb, onion, jalapeños, and garlic.
Quanta Wot
Traditional beef jerky cooked in stew sauce.
Key Wot
Traditional stew with chunks of beef, spicy-optional, and with or without alecha.
Gomen Be-Sega
Collard greens cooked with beef.
Gaslight Ribs
Ground tenderloin and beef with onion and jalapeños.
Gored Gored
Beef with mitmita, chili powder, and butter.
Bozena
Chickpea stew with beef.
Kappa
Beef with onion, chili, jalapeños, garlic, traditional butter, black pepper, and other spices.

Lamb
Yebeg Derek Ribs
Chunks of well-done lamb with onion, garlic, jalapeños, and traditional butter.
Yebeg Ribs
A chunk of lamb pan sautéed with traditionally clarified butter, onion, and tomato.
Yebeg Kikil
Traditional lamb bones stew mixed with turmeric.
Yebeg Key Wet
Housemade traditional stew with chunks of lamb, options spicy or non-spicy.
Yebeg Ribs Awaze
A chunk of lamb pan sautéed with traditionally clarified butter, onion, tomato, and berbere.

Vegetarian
Veggie Combo
Misir (red lentil stew), ater kik (turmeric chickpea stew), gomen (collard greens), shiro (chickpea stew), tikil gomen (cabbage), mixed veggie (carrot, potato, green beans), salad, key sir (beat roots), and alcha misir (turmeric lentil stew).
Yetsom Injera Firfir
Shiro Wot
Chickpea stew with garlic, onions, and tomato.
Special Veggie Combo
Veggie combo and buticha, siljo, suf fitfit, and stuffed peppers.
Atkilt Wot
Green beans, carrots, potatoes, and jalapeños with spices and herbs.
Misir Wot
Spicy lentil stew with berbere and garlic.
Pasta with Vegetables
Pasta with Tomato
Spaghetti with onions, garlic, and tomato.

Breakfast
Fule
Chechebsa
Wheat with butter or olive oil.
Kita with Sils
Bula Genfo with Quanta
Bula with cured beef and butter or olive oil.
Dullet
Ground tenderloin and lamb tripe with diced onion and jalapeños.
Bula Genfo
Bula with butter or olive oil.
Chechebsa with Aja and Gebs
Butter or olive oil.
Kenche
Aja with butter or olive oil.
Egg & Omelette with Cheese
Served with toasted bread.
Scrambled Egg
Served with toasted bread.
Egg with Sils
Served with toasted bread.

Kids Menu
Effoi Buffalo Wings
French Fries

Sandwich
Burger
Blended with onion, tomato, lettuce, provolone cheese, and mayonnaise, served with salad or French fries.
Tuna Sandwich
Tuna salad sandwich blended with mayonnaise, pesto, and spices all on toasted bread.
Tilapia Sandwich
Grilled or fried with olive oil, old bay seasoning, and garlic, served with toasted bread and side with salad or French fries.
Ribs Sandwich
Beef served in a bread, mix with onion, garlic, jalapeño, and pepper.
Kitfo Sandwich
Served with a bread, onion, garlic, jalapeño, pepper, herbal butter, cardamon, and mitmita.

Appetizer
Sambusa
Choice of beef or lentil puff pastry crust filled with peppers and onions.
Effoi Salad
Lettuce, tomato, onion, jalapeños with quinoa, and homemade dressing.
Tomato Fitfit
Veggie Soup
Vegetable with herb, tomato, onion, and garlic.

Desserts
Cheesecake
Tiramisu
Baklava

Side Extra
Injera (Imported)
Kocho
Cheese

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Recent Reviews

I have been to Effoi plenty of times. I truly truly loved their food, but some dishes have become a bit salty. Secondly, from the first time I have gone to the restaurant till now I can see that they treat customers differently. If you’re tsada (white) they
do the most for you, they go over and beyond to accommodate your needs. Next, if you’re a regular customer especially a male , the waitresses chat it up with you and take their time. They treat their own people,...
August 2025
Nevayt was our waitress and she was so nice and helpful! My family had a great time here, we came from Atlanta with my family from Maryland who has also never been here, and we enjoyed the food and service so much! I will come back when I am in town. :)
August 2025
We came for lunch and the place was packed but we only had to wait shortly till our table was ready. The foods were amazing!!! Best Ethiopian dishes I’ve tried so far, already craving for them back as I came home! If you’re in the area, don’t hesitate to try this place! The foods took some time to arrive but it was worth the wait! The staff helping us named Ella had the sweetest energy and informative!
August 2025

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Effoi Restaurant

8233 Fenton St, Silver Spring, MD 20910
(240) 366-4263