Amsale Cafe

4817 Walnut St, Philadelphia
(215) 397-4420

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Extra Sides Gomen Cabbage Injera Etc
Veggie and Meat Combo
Vegetarian Combo
Yebeg Awaze TIBS
Ethiopian Injera
Kitfo and TIBS
Veggie Sambusa
Lamb Qey Wot
Yebeg TIBS
Beef Alcha

Menu

Appetizers
Veggie Sambusa (የአትክልት ሳምቡሳ)
Pastry shell filled with whole lentil, onions, spinach, and jalapeño pepper.
Meat Sambusa
Pastry shell filled with ground beef, onion, jalapeño pepper, herbs and spices then pan-fried, and served hot.
Tematim Salad
Fresh diced tomatoes, onion, jalapeño tossed with fresh garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil with pieces of injera.

Breakfast
Quanta Firfir
Beef jerky in stew tossed with injera.
Kinche
Crushed wheat cooked to tender and seasoned with Ethiopian butter.
Scrambled Eggs (የእንቁላል ፍርፍር)
Scrambled eggs with onion and jalapeño served with fresh bread or injera.
Firfir
Hot spicy lamb stew tossed with injera.

Entrées
Meat combo
Kitfo
Ground lean beef mixed with mitmita, cardamon and special Ethiopian butter (purified and spiced butter) with a side of homemade cheese served raw, medium, or well done.
Goden I|BS (ጎድን ጥብስ)
Prime short ribs marinated with sauce, sautéed with onion, tomato, fresh garlic, and jalapeño pepper. Beef only.
Doro Qey Woi (የዶሮ ቀይ ወጥ)
Sauted chicken parts cooked in a special sauce with berbere, onion, garlic, spices, and Ethiopian butter served with boiled egg.
Lamb Qey Wot (የበግ ቀይ ወጥ)
Freshly chopped lamb cooked with onion, berbere, garlic, and spices and Ethiopian butter.
Awaze Tibs
Cubes of lean beef sautéed with awaze, onion, garlic, and olive oil.
Yebeg Awaze Tibs (የበግ አዋዜ ጥብስ)
Cubes of lamb marinated in red wine and sautéed with onion, garlic, berbere, and Ethiopian butter.
Yebeg Tibs
Cubes of lamb marinated with onion, tomato, garlic, and green pepper.
Qey Wot (የበሬ ሥጋ ቀይ ወጥ)
Beef cooked with onion, berbere, garlic, and other spices, and Ethiopian butter.
Tibs
Cubes of lean beef sautéed with onion, garlic, jalapeño, and olive oil.
Yequanta Firfir
Fresh air-dried beef cubes cooked in special red sauce mixed with pieces of injera.
Yetibs Fitfit
Cubes of beef in spicy or not spicy sauce mixed with pieces of injera.
Beef Alcha
Beef cooked with onion, garlic, turmeric, spices, and Ethiopian butter.

Entrées - Vegeterian Dishes
Regular Veggie Combo (7 Items)
Shiro, lentil stew (spicy), lentil stew (non-spicy), yellow pea stew, collard green, string beans, carrots, and cabbage.
Extra Sides (Gomen(collard green), or Cabbage, or Injera, etc.,
Regular Veggie Combo (4 Items)
Lentil stew, yellow pea stew, collard green, and cabbage, and jalapeño.
Regular Veggie Combo (5 Items)
Shiro, lentil stew, yellow pea stew, collard green, and cabbage, and jalapeño.
Shiro Bedist
Powdered peas cooked with onion, garlic, and olive oil topped with jalapeño served in a special Ethiopian clay pot.
Shiro Wot
Powdered peas cooked with onion, garlic, and olive oil topped with fresh jalapeño.

Beverages
Soda
Coke, sprite, ginger ale, and etc.
Bottled Water
Pellegrino
Italian sparkling water.

Hot Beverages
Ethiopian Tea
Macchiato
Coffee latté.
Coffee

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Recent Reviews

I’m bummed because I previously loved their food and always recommended Amsale, but yesterday we waited 45min for a veggie combo and sambusa takeout that were refrigerator-cold. We called and politely asked if it was supposed to be cold and were told “due to the weather we are not heating vegetarian items, you should microwave it”. It was 75 out, but not sure what that would mean even in a temp extreme. My partners beef dish was lukewarm, but very tasty! Unfortunately after...
June 2025
Best Ethiopian food in Philly in my opinion. We had the Kitfo, Meat combination, and Veggie combination platter. I'm coming back for sure. They offer 100% teff injiria if you're gluten free.
October 2024
Always looking for good, authentic Ethiopian in big cities. This restaurant ranks high on the list. Great food and service. Atmosphere is very homey. Prices are very reasonable for the portions.
October 2024

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Amsale Cafe

4817 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19139
(215) 397-4420