Bole Ethiopian Cuisine

1341 Pascal St, St Paul
(651) 330-2492

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Ethiopian Traditional Coffee w Ceremony
Gumer Kitfo and Doro TIBS with Injera
Veggie Sambusa 2pcs
Derek TIBS and Kitfo
Vegetarian Platter
Side Awaze Sauce
Single Sambusa
Special Kitfo
Crispy Kitfo
Yebeg Alicha

Menu

Featured items
Siga Wat
Beef stew cooked in berbere sauce & traditional spices.
Meat Sambusa 2pcs
Pastries filled with ground beef, onions, Jalapeño, garlic, & cumin. Served with dipping sauce. Two pieces per order.
Yebeg Alicha
Lamb chunks slow cooked with onions, garlic, & flavored with herbal butter.
Side Yabesha Gomen
Super Veggie Sampler
Vegan. Chef's selection of vegetarian dishes (good for 2 guests).
Kitfo
Prime beef tartare seasoned with spiced butter, herbs & mitmita. Served raw, medium, or well done.
Side Ater Kik
Rice
Veggie Sambusa 2pcs
Pastries filled with lentils, onions, garlic, & cumin. Served with dipping sauce. Two pieces per order.
Half Meat Half Veggie
Siga wat (beef), gomen besega (beef with collard greens) and 4 vegetarian dishes.
Tour of Ethiopia for 4+ Person
Combination of our meat combo, veggie sampler, veggie sambusa. Meat combo consisting of chef's selection of meat dishes (i.e. Doro wat, sega wat, etc.) with your choice of 2 vegetarian dishes.
Zilzil Tibs
Lean beef strips sautéed with bell peppers, onions, traditional herbs & a dash of berbere.
Tokkumaa (Good for 3)
Layers of Quanta fir fir (Dried strips of beef mixed with Injera) + Derek Tibs (Lean beef cooked well done, sautéed with onions, jalapeños & traditional herbs) + Kitfo (Ethiopian steak tartare, topped with gomen (Kale) Mixed with Ayb (Cottage cheese).
Roasted Beets with Tumeric
Miser (Red Lentils)
Red lentils, onions, garlic, & berbere.
Side Shiro

Appetizers
Meat Sambusa 2pcs
Pastries filled with ground beef, onions, Jalapeño, garlic, & cumin. Served with dipping sauce. Two pieces per order.
Chicken Wings (Ethiopian Style)
Rubbed with house blend Berber spice, fried to perfection, and finished with Ethiopian-style chili sauce. Served with honeyed sour cream.
Veggie Sambusa 2pcs
Pastries filled with lentils, onions, garlic, & cumin. Served with dipping sauce. Two pieces per order.
Mitmita Fries
Hand-cut mitmita (Ethiopian hot spice) rubbed. It's medium hot.
Regular Fries (Hand-cut)
Veggie Wings (Cauliflower Wings)

Vegetarian / Vegan Entrées
Super Veggie Sampler
Vegan. Chef's selection of vegetarian dishes (good for 2 guests).
Veggie Sampler (Small)
Chef's selection of 3 freshly prepared vegetarian dishes.
Miser (Red Lentils)
Red lentils, onions, garlic, & berbere.
Shiro (Chickpeas)
Ground chickpeas, onions, garlic, & traditional spices.
Potato and Carrot Alicha
Potatoes, carrots, slowly simmered with ginger, garlic, onions, and turmeric.
Fasolia (Green Beans)
Green beans, tomatoes, onions, & garlic.
Tiqel Gomen (Cabbage)
Cabbage, carrots, potatoes, onions, ginger, garlic, & curry.
Yabesha Gomen (Collard Greens)
Collard greens/kale, onions, ginger, garlic, & traditional spices.
Roasted Beets with Tumeric
Veggie Sampler (Regular)
Chef's selection of 5 freshly prepared vegetarian dishes.
All Day
Yellow split peas, onions, ginger, garlic, & curry.

Meat Entrées
Awaze Tibs
Cubed primed beef sautéed w/ berbere sauce (hot pepper), fresh tomatoes, jalapeños, red onions, & a touch of rosemary.
Doro Wat
Traditional bone-in chicken dish slowly cooked in a rich, spicy berbere sauce served with a hard boiled egg.
Specail Kitfo
Kitfo mixed with spiced collard greens & cottage cheese. Served raw, medium, or well done.
Zilzil Tibs
Lean beef strips sautéed with bell peppers, onions, traditional herbs & a dash of berbere.
Siga Wat
Beef stew cooked in berbere sauce & traditional spices.
Half Meat Half Veggie
Siga wat (beef), gomen besega (beef with collard greens) and 4 vegetarian dishes.
Kitfo
Prime beef tartare seasoned with spiced butter, herbs & mitmita. Served raw, medium, or well done.
Tour of Ethiopia for 4+ Person
Combination of our meat combo, veggie sampler, veggie sambusa. Meat combo consisting of chef's selection of meat dishes (i.e. Doro wat, sega wat, etc.) with your choice of 2 vegetarian dishes.
Meat Combo
Chef's selection of 3 meat dishes with your choice of 3 vegetarian dishes.
Midway Specail Tibs
Strips of lean beef & small cut ribs, sautéed with onions, bell peppers, jalapeños & traditional herbs.
Whole Tilapia Fried Fish (Served with House Salad)
Gomen Besiga (Collard Greens with Beef)
Half Tokkumaa (Good for 2)
Yebeg Alicha
Lamb chunks slow cooked with onions, garlic, & flavored with herbal butter.
Tokkumaa (Good for 3)
Layers of Quanta fir fir (Dried strips of beef mixed with Injera) + Derek Tibs (Lean beef cooked well done, sautéed with onions, jalapeños & traditional herbs) + Kitfo (Ethiopian steak tartare, topped with gomen (Kale) Mixed with Ayb (Cottage cheese).
Yebeg Tibs (Lamb Tibs)
Lamb meat, a special blend of house spices, onions, tomatoes, jalapeños, & herbal butter.
Derek Tibs
Lean beef cooked well-done sautéed with onions, jalapeños, & traditional herbs.
Asa Gulash (Fish)
Cubes of Tilapia fish sautéed in aromatic herbs, onions, and tomatoes in berbere sauce. (Can be made mild).
Dulet
Carefully cleaned and finely chopped lamb tripe, kidney and liver mixed w/ spiced clarified butter, mitmita, onions, jalapenos and other spices. Can be served medium/well-done.
Asa Kitfo (Fish)
Ground fish cooked with oil, ground chili powder, onions & jalapeños.
Lega Tibs
Fresh lean beef delicately seasoned & cooked with onions, jalapeños, & traditional herbs.
Kitfo Dulet
Minced lean beef seasoned with mitmita, onions & chopped peppers mixed with herbal butter.
Doro Tibs (Chicken Tibs)
Diced chicken sautéed with hot peppers, onions, garlic, and Ethiopian spices. Can be served mild or spicy.

Kids
Chicken Strips with Fries (Kids)
Fish & Fries (Kids)
Mozzarella Sticks (4 Pieces) with Fries (Kids)

Combination for 2+ Guests
Meat Combo
Chef's selection of 3 meat dishes with your choice of 3 vegetarian dishes.
Super Veggie Sampler
Vegan. Chef's selection of vegetarian dishes (good for 2 guests).
Tour of Ethiopia for 4+ Person
Combination of our meat combo, veggie sampler, veggie sambusa. Meat combo consisting of chef's selection of meat dishes (i.e. Doro wat, sega wat, etc.) with your choice of 2 vegetarian dishes.
Half Meat Half Veggie
Siga wat (beef), gomen besega (beef with collard greens) and 4 vegetarian dishes.

Extras
Side Tiqel Gomen
Rice
Side Yabesha Gomen
Side Shiro
Side Fasolia
Mitmita
Mitmita is a powdered seasoning mix used in Ethiopia. It is orange-red in color and contains ground African bird's eye chili peppers, Ethiopian cardamom (korerima), cloves, and salt. It occasionally has other spices including cinnamon, cumin, and ginger.
Side Awaze Sauce
Side Ater Kik
Injera
Gluten Free Injera
Side Miser
Ayb / Cottage Cheese
Egg
Bread
Side Salad
Senafech
Made with mustard seed with a hot, bitter flavor.

Soft Drinks
Ginger Beer
Sweetened Iced Tea
Ambo Water
Unsweetened Iced Tea
Coke
Sprite
Diet Coke

Juice
Apple Juice
Lemonade

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Recent Reviews

Absolutely delicious!
I’ll never forget going there with my family. We had the special Kitfo with Kocho and Bola special Tibs at Bola Ethiopian Restaurant, and it was amazing! The Kitfo was perfectly seasoned and incredibly fresh, while the Kocho was soft and authentically prepared. The service was friendly, and the traditional atmosphere made the experience even more enjoyable.
July 2025
Let's start with service - consistent with style of dining, slow cadence that is atypical of dining in the US but perfect for a leisurely dinner experience.

The food - you can't miss! Everything was delicious, the portions are quite generous, and be prepared for them to bring the heat! Not anything I found daunting, but quite spicy my Minnesota standards.

The atmosphere - comfortable, well appointed indoor option but it is loud,...
July 2025
A friend recommended this place, and I'm so glad she did! We came here with a larger party of 9 people. They were able to seat us no problem and virtually no wait. Our waiter was great, informative, and checked in with us often. Despite being a larger party, we didn't have to wait too long to receive our food. The food was SO good. By the end of the meal, all of us were stuffed! And there was still food leftover. The food is also reasonably priced and not bad at all...
July 2025

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Bole Ethiopian Cuisine

1341 Pascal St, St Paul, MN 55108
(651) 330-2492