Lalibela Ethiopian Menu (Update 2025)
Introducing the menu at Lalibela Ethiopian, a gem in Los Angeles offering a delightful dining experience. The restaurant boasts a warm and inviting atmosphere with charming decor and exceptional service. The menu features a variety of flavorful Ethiopian dishes, such as the Veggie Utopia and Lamb Awaze Tibs, prepared with care and bursting with authentic spices. Customers rave about the homemade food made with love, including the sambusa lentil appetizer, Vegetarian combo, and Doro Wot. The restaurant is family-owned, providing a welcoming and family-friendly vibe. Must-try items include the gluten-free injera and Ethiopian coffee, adding an extra touch to the dining experience. Lalibela Ethiopian stands out for its vegan-friendly options, attentive staff, and vibrant flavors, making it a must-visit spot for a memorable meal.
Starters
Sambusa
Triangular shaped savory pies stuffed with lentils, grilled onion, jalapenos, and herb fillings.
Kategna With Ayib
Vegetarian. Rolled strips of injera coated with berbere sauce mixed in Ethiopian spiced butter or olive oil served with fresh Ethiopian Cottage cheese.
Timatim Fitfit
Vegan. Moisten injera tossed in fresh diced tomatoes, red onions and bits of jalapenos.
Kitfo Beef
Finely chopped prime lean beef seasoned with herb clarified butter sauce and spices, served with Ethiopian Cottage cheese. Prepared rare, medium or well done.
Kitfo & Collard Greens
Finely chopped prime lean beef seasoned with herb clarified butter sauce and spices served with Cottage cheese and collard greens. Prepared rare, medium or well done.
Somali Kitfo
Finely chopped prime lean beef seasoned with herb clarified butter sauce, peppers, onions, and jalapenos, flavored with assorted spices. Prepared rare, medium or well done. Served with injera.
Gored Gored
Cubes of soft tenderloin tips seasoned with awaze spices, mitmita chili peppers, onions, and jalapenos with herb clarified butter. Prepared rare or medium rare. Served with Injera.
Awaze Tibs
Cubed prime beef sauteed in berbere spiced sauce with grilled onions, fresh tomatoes, and peppers.
Lega Tibs
Tender beef sauteed in spiced clarified butter, grilled onions, green peppers, rosemary, and fresh herbs. Cooked medium-well.
Zilzil Tibs
Strips of tender beef sauteed in spiced butter, grilled onions, peppers, and fresh herbs. Hot from the kitchen, enjoy this exotic plate sizzling with sweet aromas.
Derek Tibs
Well done beef chunks grilled in clarified butter, grilled onions, green peppers , rosemary and fresh herbs. .
Nech Tibs
Tender beef slow simmered to perfection with fresh tomatoes, grilled onions, herbs, and mild spices. A softer comforting touch, mild in spices yet flavored and rich.
Bozena Shiro
Ethiopian signature pureed split peas milled together and slow cooked in various spices with beef.
Main Courses (Beef)
Main Courses (Lamb)
Yebeg Alethcha Wot
Succulent pieces of fresh lamb sauteed in creamy sauce seasoned with mild spices and fresh herbs.
Yebeg Tibs
Lamb sauted in clarified butter with grilled onions, green peppers, rosemary, and fresh herbs.
Doro Wot
Chicken stewed in special berbere spice sauce and seasoned butter. Served with hard boiled eggs and homemade Ethiopian Cottage cheese. Spicy but well balanced with Cottage cheese.
Dro Tibs
Chicken sauteed in special berbere sauce and seasoned butter, with grilled onions, fresh tomatoes, and pepper.
Main Courses (Poultry)
Vegetarian Entrees
Fosolis
Vegan. Caramelized green beans, carrots, grilled onions, mixed with jalapeno peppers and seasoned with herbs and mild spices. This true vegetarian favorite is a complete balance of different greens and flavors.
Shiro Badest
Ethiopian signature pureed split peas milled together and slow cooked in various spices. This very smooth and creamy curry is served in a clay pot while boiling hot, to bring comfort to your taste and stomach. Sauteed in butter with our signature Ethiopian herbs and spices or olive oil.
Shimbra Asa Wot
Vegan. Spicy chickpeas dumpling served in a seasoned sauce with red onions, garlic, bbq spices, olive oil, and herbs. Enjoy this specially crafted dish filled with pockets of flavorful delights.
Tofu Tibs
Tofu slow simmered to perfection with fresh tomatoes and seasoned with awaze spices, grilled onions, garlic, and herbs. This Asian inspired fusion favorite merges the love of vegetarian tofu with rich Ethiopian spices.
Gomen
Vegan. Fresh collard greenssimmered in mild sauce seasoned with spices and herbs served with injera. This light but filling option is refreshing, nutritious, and great for our vegetarian lovers.
Miser Wot
Vegan. Split lentilssimmered in spicy hot berbere sauce served with injera. Enjoy a taste of rich spices balanced with creamy texture.
Kik Aletcha
Vegan. Yellow split peas simmered ina mild sauce seasoned with herbs, onions,andspices. A very mild andcomforting dish. This creamy favorite has a perfectly soothing touch while still retaining the texture of peas.
Dinich Wot
Vegan. Potato chunks simmeredin mild sauce with red onions, garlic, jalapeno peppers, olive oil, fresh herbs, and spices. This mild but filling dish is known for its textures and tasteful flavors.
Tikile Gomen
Vegan. Cabbage and carrots simmered in mild sauce, seasoned with light spices, grilled onions, garlic, and herbs. This light dish is a great vegetarian compliment to any meat or spicy plates.
Plant-Based Kitfo
Finely minced plant-based protein mixed with Ethiopian spices and herbs, served with injera rolls.
Cornis (Kitfo)
A combination of the three popular meat dishes: kitfo, tibs fir fir and derek tibs with kinche, soft cracked wheat, layered on top. Created by labella's main chef, this restaurant favorite mixes the many rich flavors of our most well-loved dishes to satisfy your different craving.
Ajabush
Chicken stew (doro wot) mixed with injera and surrounded by a mixture of steak tartare (kitfo), collard greens (gomen), and aybe (Ethiopian Cottage cheese), and hardboiled egg. Served with injera.
Veggie Combo
A combination of miser wot, gomen, dinich wot, kik aletcha and tikile gomen. A completed vegan combination meal of the most popular veggies dishes perfectly balanced with both mild and spicy flavors.
Veggie Combo With Fish
A combination of miser wot, gomen, dinich wot, kik aletcha and tikile gomen. A complete vegetarian completion meal of the most popular veggie dishes perfectly balanced with both mild and spicy flavors served with a delicious white trout fish served whole.
Veggie Utopia
A special combination of veggie combo plus four other veggie dishes. Shimbra asa, shiro wot, fosolia, and timatim fifit.