Enat at The Plaza Menu

Some of our dishes use traditional ingredients so we’ve included a small dictionary at the bottom.

APPETIZERS

AZIFA ROLL $6

Whole brown lentils with onions and peppers, rolled with injera. Served cold.

SAMBUSA $8

Three crispy treats stuffed with your choice of minced beef, chicken or lentils. Yup, and you should really try it!

*KITFO ROLL $8

Lean ground beef mixed with mitmita, spiced butter, ayib and peppers rolled with injera or a flour tortilla. Cooked to your taste.

*KITFO QUESADILLA $9

Tortilla slice filled with lean ground beef mixed with mitmita, spiced butter, ayib and peppers.

TOMATO FITFIT $6

Injera bits mixed with olive oil, chopped jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, and onions.

SPECIALS

*GORED GORED $14

Cubes of raw, tender beef warmed in spiced butter, mitmita sauce, onions, and peppers.

BOZENA SHIRO (STEW) $15

Savory beef cubes simmered in a special sauce made from chickpea flour, herbs & spiced butter.

DORO WOT (STEW) $15

Traditional Ethiopian stew, slowly simmered in a blend of healthy robust spices, onions, berbere, and Enat’s spiced butter. Rich in flavor, with fall-off-the-bone chicken drumstick and a hard-boiled egg. If you like spicy, you will fall in love at first bite! (Homemade cheese on the side)

BEEF KEYI WOT (STEW) $16

Beef cubes slowly simmered in our traditional berbere sauce, onions, Ethiopian spices, and butter.

GOMEN BE’SIGA $15

Fresh chopped collard greens simmered with beef cubes and ribs, finished with Ethiopian butter and spices.

FAMILY-STYLE

Served on one big plate.

*ENAT’S SPECIAL $40

Quanta Firifr served with beef tibs, kitfo, and ayib for 2 or more. Because sharing is caring! (Upcharge for substitution)

MEAT PLATTER $42

Classic Beef, Chicken, and Lamb tibs with your choice of three vegetable sides and starch.

PASSPORT PLATE $32

Our vegan platter with your choice of one tibs (lamb, beef, chicken or mushroom) with one extra side.

ENTREES

1) Pick Your Protein

CLASSIC TIBS

Your choice of protein, diced into cubed shape and cooked with fresh tomatoes, onions, jalapeno peppers and garlic. Served with one side and a starch of your choice.

LAMB $16

BEEF (RIBEYE) $15

CHICKEN $14

FISH (GROUPER) $16

MUSHROOM $13

Spice up your Classic Tibs with signature Awaze Sauce for just $1 more!

DEREK TIBS

Your choice of protein, cooked with additional high heat to make it crispy. Served with fresh diced onions, tomatoes, garlic and jalapeno peppers. Comes with one side and a starch of your choice.

LAMB $16

BEEF (RIBEYE) $15

GODEN $19

2) Pick Your Side

Extra Sides $4

MISER

TOMATO FITFIT SALAD

TIKEL GOMEN

FOSOLIA

GOMEN

BEETS & POTATOES SALAD

ATER

SALAD

AZIFA SALAD

3) Pick Your Starch

Extra Starch $2

INJERA

BROWN RICE

PITA

TEFF INJERA $3 (GLUTEN-FREE)

OTHER ENTREES

FIRFIR

Pieces of injera soaked in spiced berbere sauce, cooked with fresh diced tomatoes, onions, garlic, jalapeno peppers, and Enat’s special spices.

VEGGIE $12

CHICKEN $13

BEEF (RIBEYE) $14

LAMB $15

QUANTA (BEEF) $14

*Kitfo $15

Minced beef tartare seasoned with mitmita, exotic spices, and Enat’s spiced butter, served with a side of ayib and gomen.

*KITFO SPECIAL $16

Served with red and green ayib. Compliment it with Kocho for $3.

*KITFO DULET $14

Includes onions and peppers.

SANDWICHES

Your choice of protein diced with tomatoes, onions, and jalapeno peppers. Served with a side salad on wheat or white bread.

CHICKEN $11

LAMB $13

BEEF (RIBEYE) $12

FISH (GROUPER) $13

MURHSROOM (vegan) $10

VEGAN PLATTER 14

Includes Shiro, Miser, Gomen, Fosolia, Tikel Gomen, Ater, Beets & Potatoes Salad, Tomato FitFit and Azifa. Served with injera. Vegan items can be ordered individually below:

BEETS & POTATO SALAD $9

ATER $10

GOMEN $12

TIKEL GOMEN $10

MISER $12

SHIRO $13

FOSOLIA $11

DRINKS

COFFEE & TEA

ETHIOPIAN SPICED TEA (HOT) (KIMEM SHAI) $2.50

Ethiopian Cup of Coffee (Hot) $3.00

Jebena Coffee in clay pot $10

Latte, Cappuccino & Macchiato $3.50

SODA & JUICE

Soda Glass Bottle – Coke, Sprite, Fanta $2.50

Club Soda (Sparkling water) – Mineragua & Perrier $3.00

Soda Can – Sprite, Coke, Diet Coke, Pepsi, Fanta, Ginger Ale $1.50

Juice – Apple & Mango $2.50

Iced Tea – Sweet Tea, Unsweet Tea, Arnold Palmer $2.50

BOTTLED WATER

Aqaufina $2.00

Fiji $3.00

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

BEER $5

Ethiopian Beer

St. Georges Premium Lager

Meta Premium

Harar

Habesha

WINE - $8 Glass / $25 Bottle

Acacia Medium Sweet White

Acacia Medium Sweet Red

Rift Valley Merlot

Tej Ethiopian Honey Wine

*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, and seafood may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

The Dictionary, as promised…

Ater

mild yellow split peas prepared with onions, garlic and a touch of special spices

Awaze

spicy chili paste

Ayib

Feta cheese, made in-house

Azifa Salad

whole brown lentils blended with onions, spices, and jalapeno peppers

Berbere

cayenne pepper

Enat

mother ❤️

Enjera

soft, spongy, thin bread with a slightly sour taste and tiny holes through out, used as a utensil to grab up your grub

Goden

beef short ribs

Firfir

pieces of enjera soaked in spiced berbere sauce

Fosolia

string beans and carrots sautéed in vegetable oil with garlic, caramelized onions, and Enat’s spices

Gomen

chopped collard greens sautéed with onions and garlic

Kitfo

beef tartare

Kocho

thin bread made from Enset plant, eaten with Kitfo only

Miser

red split lentil stew cooked in a spicy berbere sauce, onions and garlic

Mitmita

chili powder made with traditional spices

Quanta

crispy beef

Shiro

ground chickpeas slow cooked into a creamy stew

Sinafitch

Ethiopian spicy mustard sauce

Tikel Gomen

cabbage and carrots cooked with onions and garlic

Tomato Fitfit Salad

enjera bits mixed with olive oil, chopped jalapeno peppers, tomatoes and onions

Our Hours

Monday – Saturday

11:30 AM – 9:00 PM

Closed on Sundays

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Enat Ethiopian Restaurant

4450 The Plaza, Ste D

Charlotte, NC 28215

(980) 237-0716

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