Blue Nile

3030 Audley St, Houston
(713) 814-5101

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Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony
Blue Nile Special TIBS
Vegetarian Combination
Vegetarian Platter
Blue Nile Salad
Kitfo ክትፎ
Pistachio Cake
Chicken TIBS
Yebeg TIBS
Lamb TIBS

Menu

Appetizers
Samosa
Blue Nile Salad (ሰላጣ)
Fresh green leaf lettuce with diced onions, bell pepper, jalapeno, and tomatoes with a special Ethiopian salad dressing.
Timatim Salad (የቲማቲም ሰላጣ)
Chopped fresh tomatoes, onion, hot pepper, and house dressing.

Vegetarian Dishes
Vegetarian Combination (የጾም በያይነቱ)
Blue Nile salad, Kik alicha, gomen, atkilt wot, yemissir wot, green lentils, and Shiro wot.
Yemissir Wot (የምስር ውጥ)
Red lentil stew, simmered in berbere sauce, spices, garlic, ginger, and green peppers.
Shiro Wot (ሽሮ ወት)
Diced onion with special peas flowers, herbs, and spices. Served with injera.
Shimbera Assa Wot (Chick Peas) (የሽንብራ አሳ ወጥ)
It is a powder that is grounded and backed. It is cooked in berbere with oil and special spices.
Shiro Fitfit (ሽሮ ፍትፍት)
Diced onions, jalapeno, and bell pepper with special peas flour, herbs, spices, and mixed with pieces of injera.
Gomen (ጎመን)
Chopped collard green with fresh garlic and bell pepper cooked with olive oil.
Kik Alicha (ክክ አልጫ)
Split peas cooked with oil, and onion, flavored with spice.
Green Lentil (ድፍን የምስር ወጥ)
Green lentils cooked with oil, and onion, and flavored with spice.
Vegie Firfir(Yetsom Firfir) (የጾም ፍርፍር)
Pieces of injera mixed in tomato and berber-based sauce, spices, onion, garlic, ginger, and green pepper.
Atkilt Wot (አትክልት ወጥ)
Mixed vegetables with garlic, ginger, turmeric, and olive oil.
String Beans (ፎሶለያ)
It is cooked with chopped onion, garlic, and fresh chopped tomato with olive oil.
Timatim Fitfit (ቲማቲም ፍትፍት)
Fresh tomato, olive oil, jalapeno, bell pepper, special herbs, spices, and mixed with pieces of injera.

Lamb
Blue Nile Special Tibs (ልዩ ጥብስ)
Lamb cubes sauteed with onions, jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, and a special sauce.
Yebeg Key Wot (የበግ ቀይ ወጥ)
Lamb cubes cooked in berbere sauce with special herbs and spices.
Yebeg Tibs (የበግ ጥብስ)
Lamb cubes sauteed with slices of onions, jalapeno, peppers, and fresh rosemary.
Dulet (ዱለት)
An Ethiopian delicacy-minced lamb tripe, lamb liver, and lean top round meat (beef) sauteed with spiced butter, mitmita (hot pepper), and herbs. Served raw, medium rare, or well done.) consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness.
Fitfit (ፍትፍት)
Lamb cubes in turmeric sauce with special herbs, jalapeno, and spices, and mixed with pieces of injera.
Yebeg Alicha Wot (የበግ አልጫ ወጥ)
Lamb cubes cooked with special herbs and spices.

Beef Dishes
Kitfo (ክትፎ)
The most popular meal- extra lean meat (beef) minced and seasoned with Ethiopian spices, and mitmita mixed with spiced butter. Served raw, medium rare, or well done with ayeb (Ethiopian cheese). Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase risk of food borne illness.
Awaze Tibs (አዋዘ ጥብስ)
Beef cubes cooked in an awaze sauce with onion, fresh garlic, and tomato.
Blue Nile Special Kitfo (የብሉ ናይል ልዩ ክትፎ)
Extra-lean meat (beef) minced and seasoned with Ethiopian spices and mitmita mixed with spiced butter. Served raw, medium rare, or well done, ayeb (Ethiopian cheese), and mixed with Gomen. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase risk of food borne illness.
Tibs (ጥብስ)
Beef cubes sauteed with slices of onions, bell pepper, jalapeno peppers, and fresh.
Yessiga Wot (የስጋ ወጥ)
Beef cubes in berbere sauce with special herbs and spices.
Banatu (ባናቱ)
Beef cubes in berbere sauce with special herbs, spices, and mixed with pieces of injera.
Goden Tibs (ጎድን ጥብስ)
Tender beef cubes and beef ribs fried with spice, hot pepper, and onion.
Quanta Firfir (ቋንጣ ፍርፍር)
Dehydrated beef cooked in berbere, onion, special spiced butter, and mixed with pieces of injera.
Gomen Besiga (ጎመን በስጋ)
Collard green, beef cubes cooked with onion, and Ethiopian spices.
Alicha Minchetabish (አልጫ ምንቸት አብሽ)
Fresh minced beef cooked with Ethiopian spices.
Gored Gored (ጎረድ ጎረድ)
Tender cubes of red meat (beef) lightly steeped with specially spiced butter and berbere sauce. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase risk food borne illness.
Key Minchetabish With Egg (ቀይ ምንቸት አብሽ)
Fresh minced beef cooked with onion, berbere, and Ethiopian spices.
Zilzil Tibs (ዝልዝል ጥብስ)
Tender strips of beef steeped with special sauce and lightly sauteed with slices of onions, bell pepper, and spices.
Yessiga Alicha Wot (የስጋ አልጫ ወጥ)
Beef cubes cooked with special herbs and spices.
Bozena Shiro (ቦዘና ሽሮ)
Powdered peas cooked with beef cubes, onion, vegetable oil, and powdered red pepper.
Tibs Fitfit (ጥብስ ፍትፍት)
Juicy lamb cubes mixed with pieces of injera.

Poultry
Doro Wot (ዶሮ ወጥ)
Chicken, in the Ethiopian traditional way, cooked in berbere, onion, specially spiced butter, and spices.
Chicken Tibs (የዶሮ ጥብስ)
Chicken breast cubes gravy sauteed with onions, herbs, and spices. Your choice is with spicy or non-spicy sauce.
Yefisik Beyayinetu (የፍስክ በያይነቱ)
Blue nile salad, string beans, yessiga wot, alicha minchetabish, and doro wot.
Grilled Chicken Breast (የዶሮ ጥብስ)
Chicken breast cooked with onions, herbs, and spices.

Fish
Fried Fish (ዓሳ)
Deep fried croacker fish served with rice and salad.
Shrimp Wot
Fresh shrimp cooked with Ethiopian spices and served with injera.
Fish Tibs (የዓሳ ጥብስ)
Tender cubes of fillet fish lightly steeped with garlic, onion, and spices.
Blue Nile Special By Mesob
Blue Nile salad, Gomen, atkilt wot, blue Nile special tibs, alicha minchetabish, and Doro wot.
Fillet Of Fish (ዓሳ ጥብስ)
Pan-sauteed pieces of fillet fish with garlic, onion, and special sauce. Comes with rice.

Mains
Ethiopian Traditional (Family Size)
Kitfo (one of the popular meals (extra lean meat (beef)) minced and seasoned with Ethiopian spices and mitmita mixed with spiced butter. Served raw, medium rare, or well done.), doro wot (the most popular meal chicken, in the Ethiopian traditional way, cooked in berbere, onion, special spiced butte, and spices), blue nile special tibs (lamb cubes sautéed with onions, jalapeño peppers, tomatoes, and special sauce.), yebeg tibs (lamb cubes gravy sautéed with slices of onions, jalapeno peppers, garlic, and fresh rosemary), yessiga wot (beef cubes cooked in berebere sauce with special herb and spices),yebeg fitfit (lamb cubes in turmeric sauce with special herbs, jalapeño, and spices, mixed with pieces of injera),zilzil tibs (tender strips of beef steeped with special sauce and lightly sautéed with a slice of onions, bell pepper, and spices),bozena shiro (powdered peas cooked with beef cubes, onion, oil, and red pepper), fillet fish (pan sautéed pieces of fillet fish with garlic, onion, special sauce, and comes with rice), gomen (chopped collard green with fresh garlic and bell pepper cooked with oil),ayb (Ethiopian cheese), salad (fresh green leaf lettuce with diced onions, bell pepper, jalapeno and tomatoes with a special Ethiopian salad dressing),atkilt wot (mixed vegetables with garlic, ginger, turmeric, and oil).

Side Orders
Yemissir Wot
Shiro Wot
Atkilt Wot
Gomen
Kik Alicha
String Beans
Green Lentils
Shimbra Assa Wot

Injera
Regular Injera
Teff Injera (Hundred percent Gluten Free)
Packet Injera
Packet Teff Injera

Coffee, Tea, and Soft Drinks
Soda
Juice
Ethiopian Tea
Iced Tea
Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony
Cuppichino
Tea
Freshly Brewed Coffee
Latte
Expresso
Macchiato

Dessert
Pistachio Cake
Baklava
Chocolate Cake

Sunday's Special
Kitfo (ክትፎ)
Chopped collard green with fresh garlic, bell pepper cooked with olive oil.
Salad (ስላጣ)
Mixed vegetables with garlic, ginger, turmeric, and oil.
Yebeg key wot (የበግ ከይ ወጥ)
One of the popular meal (extra lean meat (Beef)) minced and seasoned with Ethiopian spices and mitmita mixed with spiced butter. Served raw, medium rare or well done with.
Ayb (አይብ)
Fresh Green leaf lettuce with diced onions, bell pepper, jalapeno and tomatoes with a special Ethiopian salad dressing.
Yebeg Goden Tibs (የበግ ጎድን ጥብስ)
Lamb cubes cooked in berebere sauce with special herb, and spices.
Gomen (ጎምን)
Ethiopian Cheese.
Quanta firfir (ቋንጣ ፍርፍር)
An Ethiopian delicacy-minced tripe, lamb liver and lean top round meat (Beef) sautéed with spiced butter, mitimita (Hot pepper), and herbs. Served raw, medium rare or well done.
Dulet (ዱለት)
Atkilt Wot (አትክልት ወጥ)

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Recent Reviews

What a great spot. Houston's Ethiopian answer to the Queen of Sheba in New York. Service was super friendly. Owner was especially attentive and funny. Food price might seem a little high, but it's worth the rare treat! I suggest the vegetable platter with your choice of meat. It's great with their tea! I'll miss the Injera bread.
March 2025
Went on a Wednesday night and the atmosphere was lovely, the staff was incredibly kind, and the food was absolutely phenomenal!! One of the best Ethiopeian restaurants I've been to in years! (:
February 2025
The service was very polite and efficient. Mare made suggestions for dinner based on the info we provided. The food was exactly what we wanted. Everything was great.

Vegetarian options: The vegetarian platter what is great. It included the Blue Nile salad, a sauteed cabbage medley and four types of lentils.

Dietary restrictions: We were able to purchase GF injera.

Parking: There were plenty of spots available in the restaurants...
February 2025

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Blue Nile

3030 Audley St, Houston, TX 77098
(713) 814-5101