Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant

2649 7th Ave E, North St Paul
(651) 243-3187

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Half & Half Meat Veggie Combinations
Kitfo Rare Doneness Can Be Adjusted
Half Kitfo & Half TIBS
Injera Roll Sampler
Kids French Fries
Tour of Ethiopia
Beef Awaze TIBS
Alecha Ater Kik
Ater Kik Alicha
Beef Sambusa

Menu

Starters
Injera Roll Sampler
Injera with shiro, misr and kik alcha rolled and cut in bite size.
Veggie Sambusa
Deep fried pastry with onions, garlic, spices sauteed with lentils.
Beef Sambusa
Deep fried pastry with onions, garlic, spices sauteed with beef.

Beef
Derek Tibs
Tender cubes of beef thigh grilled with red onions, jalapeno and Ethiopian herbal butter. Topped with rosemary.
Zilzil Tibs
Marinated beef cooked in a special mild sauce, Ethiopian herbal butter, onions, tomato, garlic and house spices.
Awaze Tibs
Lean beef diced and cooked with seasoned butter, berbere, garlic, onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, and house spices. Served with injera or rice.
Lega Tibs
Cubed pieces of marinated beef cooked in a special mild sauce, Ethiopian herbal butter, onions, tomato, garlic and house spices. Served on injera or white rice.
Siga Wot
A spicy stew of cubed pieces of beef slowly cooked in onions, garlic, cardamom (korerema), Ethiopian chili powder (berbere), and Ethiopian herbal butter.
Kitfo
Lean ground beef seasoned with cardamom herbal butter. Comes in your choice of preparation style.
Gomen Besiga
Collard greens slowly simmered in vegetable broth with cubed beef, finely chopped onions, garlic and other spices.
Gored Gored
Lean bottom round beef seasoned with berbere sauce and Ethiopian herbal butter. Comes in your choice of preparation style.
Special Kitfo
Lean ground beef seasoned with cardamom, spicy chili powder, and Ethiopian herbal butter. Served with Ethiopian cottage cheese (Ayib) and collard greens (Gomen). Comes in your choice of preparation style.
Kuanta Firfir
Dehydrated beef (Ethiopian jerky) onions, garlic, Ethiopian chili powder (Berbere) and Ethiopian herbal butter sauteed with shredded pieces of injera.
Shekal Tibs
A string of marrinated beef cooked in a special mild sauce over Ethiopian herbal butter, onions, tomato, garlic and house spices. Presented in a hot clay over charcoal,

Fish
Fish Kitfo
Seasoned diced tilapia with Ethiopian herbal butter, mitmita, onion, and jalapeno. Served with injera.
Fish Gulash
Small pieces of crispy fried fish mixed with sauteed onion, jalapenos and spicy tomato sauce.

Lamb
Lamb Wot
Lamb cut in cubes gently simmered in onions, gingers and berbere spice.
Lamb Tibs
Cubed lamb meat marinated in spices and cooked with onions, tomatoes, rosemary and garlic. Served with salad.
Dulet
Finely minced tripe, with liver and lean beef fried in butter, onions, chili, cardamom and peppers.

Chicken
Doro Wot
A chicken leg slowly cooked in berbere spice spice sauce with garlic, onions, ginger, coriander, cardamom and Ethiopian butter (Spiced clarified butter). A traditional dish of Ethiopia.
Chicken Tibs
Cubed pieces of marinated chicken cooked in a special mild sauce, Ethiopian herbal butter, onions, tomato, garlic, and house spices. Served on injera or with rice.

Vegetarian
Yabesha Gomen
Collard Greens slowly simmered in vegetable broth with finely chopped onions, garlic and other spices.
Ater Kik Alicha
Split peas cooked and flavored with pepper, onion and mild spices.
Misir Wot
Red split lentils cooked with berbere spice, garlic, ginger and other spices.
Shiro Wot
Yellow split peas roasted, grounded and cooked with spices.
Cabbage
Yellow split peas roasted, grounded and cooked with spices.
Keysir
Yellow split peas roasted, grounded and cooked with spices.
Super Veggie Combo for 1
Yabesha gomen, ater kik alcha, misir wot, shiro wot, cabbage, and keysir portioned to one and served with salad.
Super Veggie Combo for 2
Yabesha gomen, ater kik alcha, misir wot, shiro wot, cabbage, and keysir portioned to one and served with salad.

Combinations
Half and Half Meat and Veggie Combo
Combination consists of 4 veggies with doro wot and beef alecha.
Metebaber Combo
For more than 3 people. Entreea inculcates kuanta firfir, kitfo, tibs, gomen, and ayeb.
Tour of Ethiopia Combo
Yabesha gomen, ater kik alcha, misir wot, shiro wot, cabbage, and keysir portioned for more than 2.
Half Kitfo and Half Tibs Combo
Half portion of kitfo and tibs. Served with salad.

Kids
Kids Chicken Tenders with Fries
Kids French Fries
Kids Grilled Cheese

Pasta
Pasta with Tomato Sauce
Pasta with Meat Sauce

Salads
Blue Nine Salad
Tune Salad

Drinks
Juice
Your choice of flavor.
Soda
Your choice of soda.
Tea
Iced Tea
Perrier
Club Soda
Bottled Water

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Recent Reviews

I stopped in because I got a reccomendation. The people were amazingly hospitable, they shared some spicy cake, honey wine, and ethopian coffee from the coffee service they were doing. I chatted with 3 people while I waited for the food.

I got the veggie sampler platter for 2 and everything is delicious! Enough food for 3-4 people. I will definitely be returning AND reccomending it to everyone.
May 2025
Typical African food for lovers of species and trying different flavors, this is the place. A good experience. Its decoration is very simple and looks more like a cafeteria from the 90s.
November 2024
I had an amazing dining experience with delicious, flavorful food. The dark tips and awaze tibs were my favorites. The customer service was exceptional, making the visit even more enjoyable. I’ll definitely be returning with friends and family!
October 2024

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Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant

2649 7th Ave E, North St Paul, MN 55109
(651) 243-3187