Bete-Lukas | Ethiopian Restaurant

2504 SE 50th Ave D, Portland
(503) 477-8778

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ASA Goulash Fish
Doro Alicha Wot
Chocolate Cake
Eggplant TIBS
Lentil Sambusa
Kitfo Raw Beef
Ye-Doro TIBS
Veggie Combo
Veggie Salad
Doro Key Wot

Menu

Appetizer
Lentil Sambusa
3 thin shells hand-wrapped stuffed with lentil, diced onion, and serrano peppers.
Veggie Sambusa
3 thin shells hand-wrapped stuffed with sautéed cabbage, carrots, and potatoes with a touch of turmeric.
Kategna
Warm Injera with berbere and herb infused butter.
Mix Sambusa
Two of each sambusa (two lentil and two veggie sambuse)

Salad
House Salad
Romaine heart with house dressing.
Caesar Salad
Romaine hearts, croutons, & parmesan cheese with Caesar dressing
Veggie Salad
Diced beets, potatoes, carrots, and serrano peppers with House dressing.

Weekend Specials

Engudai Tibs
Portobello mushroom sautéed with caramelized onion, garlic, onions, and tomato with a hint of rosemary. It is served either vegan or with house herb-infused butter. Only available on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Special Doro Tibs
Cubed chicken and spinach sautéed with caramelized onion, garlic and ginger. Only Available on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

Vegetarian

Shiro
Powdered peas and berbere simmered together with or without house infused butter
Misser Wot
Lentil cooked in onion and berbere sauce.
Kik Alicha Wot
Yellow split peas cooked in ginger, garlic, and onion
Fosolia
Green beans lightly spiced and sautéed with carrots.
Gomen
Kale, ginger, garlic and onions slow-cooked to perfection with hint of serrano pepper.
Tikel Gomen
Cabbage, carrots, and potatoes sautéed in a curry sauce
Eggplant Tibs
Eggplant sautéed with ginger, garlic, onion, and tomatoes in a berbere sauce.

Fish
Asa Goulash
Cubes of tender white breaded fish sautéed with aromatic herbs, onions, and tomatoes in berbere sauce

Chicken
Doro Key Wot
Bone-in chicken thigh sautéed in a butter, berbere, and onion sauce, with a side of hard-boiled egg.
Doro Alicha Wot
Bone-in chicken thigh sautéed in a butter and onion curry sauce with a side of hard-boiled egg.
Doro Tibs
Chicken cubes sautéed with onion and tomato in a berbere sauce

Lamb
Ye-beg Wot
Tender lamb Cubes stewed in berbere and onion sauce
Ye-Beg Alicha
Succulent lamb cubes cooked to perfection with butter and onion curry sauce.
Ye-Beg Tibs
Cubes of tender lamb sautéed with onions, and serrano peppers.

Beef
Siga Wot
Beef cubes stewed in onion and berbere sauce
Bozena Shiro
Powdered peas, berbere, and cubed beef simmered together with house infused butter.
Minchet Abesh
Finely hand diced lean beef sautéed with garlic, ginger, and onion in curry sauce
Tibs
Beef cubes sautéed with onion, serrano peppers, and rosemary.
Zil-Zil Tibs
Strips of tender beef sautéed in house blended spices and onions.
Gomen Besiga
Tender cubed beef sautéed in serrano peppers, onion, garlic, and chopped kale.
Kitfo
Hand diced lean beef mixed with herb infused butter, mitmita, and cardamom served raw, medium (leb-leb), or completely sautéed. Also comes with Ayib.

Combination
Veggie Combo
Misser wot, kik alicha wot, gomen, tikel gomen, fosolia and small house salad.
Beef Combo
Siga wot, minchet abesh, gomen besiga, kitfo, and ayib with a side of small house salad.

Extras
Mitmita
Spicy powder.
Ayib
House cheese, mild in flavor.

Dessert
Cheesecake

Drinks
Ethiopian Tea
Cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.

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Recent Reviews

Delicious and filling. Met a friend and we both got a dish + the Ethiopian tea. Every was so flavorful. Dishes are served traditionally, meaning you use the injera (flat bread) to scoop and eat.
May 2025
A friend said this was her favorite Ethiopian restaurant, and having tried many, I decided to give this one a shot. The food was seasoned well enough and the service was good, but eating here made me miss the other restaurants I’ve visited. This was the first Ethiopian restaurant I’ve been to where not a single Ethiopian person was eating there while I was there. I was also only one of two patrons of color. Maybe it was an off night, but that said a lot to me.

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April 2025
Really great atmosphere and very good food. If you're looking for a nice sit down dinner this is the place to go. The service was incredible and I am definitely coming here again.
February 2025

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Bete-Lukas | Ethiopian Restaurant

2504 SE 50th Ave D, Portland, OR 97206
(503) 477-8778