Great Food & Great Coffee
758 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85701
Open every day 11am to 9pm
758 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85701
Open every day 11am to 9pm
Café Desta Menu
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *All entrées are served with SelataGarden salad with fresh lemon juice, pepper and olive oil for dressing and InjeraA pancake like sourdough bread made from a mixture of teff, sorghum and wheat flour (vegan). Rice can be substituted for Injera.
| Soup & Salad | |||
| Shorba | Lentil soup made with carrots, potatoes, onions, tomatoes and orzo |
$4.25 | |
| Served with AmbashaBread made from wheat and spices , our own home made Ethiopian bread | $5.25 | ||
| Our traditional Shorba kicked up a notch with Lamb | $6.25 | ||
| House Salad | Large seasonal garden salad with fresh lemon juice, Olive oil, Vinegar, and pepper dressing, served on a bed of rice topped with Azifa and your choice of Fish, Lamb or Chicken and sprinkled with Ayeb
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$7.95 | |
| Vegan Dishes | |||
| Entrée | Side | ||
| Misr (spicy) | Red split lentils cooked with onions, BerbereHot chili powder mixed with various spices and herbs | $6.75 | $4.35 |
| Fosolia | Green beans, carrots and onions simmered in tomato sauce | $6.55 | $4.25 |
| Gomen | Chopped collard greens cooked with fresh garlic and onions | $6.25 | $4.15 |
| Tikil-Gomen | Cabbage, carrots and potatoes spiced with turmeric | $6.50 | $4.25 |
| Kik | Yellow split peas cooked with onion, turmeric and herbs | $6.25 | $4.15 |
| Kosta | Finely minced spinach simmered with onion garlic and tomato | $6.25 | $4.15 |
| Azifa (served chilled) | Whole brown lentils, onion, jalapenos, lemon juice and oil | $6.25 | $4.15 |
| Meat Dishes | |||
| Entrée | Side | ||
| AlichaAny stew that is not spicy hot Doro | Chicken cooked in turmeric, onions, and flavored with various spices | $7.25 | $4.65 |
| KayeAmharic word for the color red; in the context of food, it refers to spicy hot sauce Doro (spicy) | Chicken cooked in BerbereHot chili powder mixed with various spices, onions and flavored with various spices | $7.55 | $4.75 |
| KayeAmharic word for the color red; in the context of food, it refers to spicy hot sauce Beg (spicy) | Lamb cooked in BerbereHot chili powder mixed with various spices, onions and flavored with various spices | $7.95 | $4.95 |
| KayeAmharic word for the color red; in the context of food, it refers to spicy hot sauce Asa (spicy) | Fish cooked in BerbereHot chili powder mixed with various spices, onions and flavored with various spices | $7.85 | $4.85 |
| AyebCheese made from butter milk and whole milk | Cheese made from a butter milk and whole milk mixture; goes well with spicy meat dishes | $2.15 | |
| Lunch Special (Served between 11AM and 2:30 PM) |
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| A combination of any three items selected from vegan and meat dishes, served with InjeraA pancake like sourdough bread made from a mixture of teff, sorghum and wheat flour (vegan) or Rice | $7.95 | ||
| Combinations | ||
| Individual Combination | ||
| A combination of any three items selected from vegetable, chicken, fish and Lamb dishes, served with SelataGarden salad with fresh lemon juice, pepper and olive oil for dressing and InjeraA pancake like sourdough bread made from a mixture of teff, sorghum and wheat flour (vegan) | $13.95 | |
| Combination for Two | ||
| A combination of any five items selected from vegetable, chicken, fish and Lamb dishes, served with SelataGarden salad with fresh lemon juice, pepper and olive oil for dressing and InjeraA pancake like sourdough bread made from a mixture of teff, sorghum and wheat flour (vegan) | $24.95 | |
| Vegan Signature Plate (good for a party of three) | ||
| A combination of all our vegan dishes served with SelataGarden salad with fresh lemon juice, pepper and olive oil for dressing and InjeraA pancake like sourdough bread made from a mixture of teff, sorghum and wheat flour (vegan) | $29.95 | |
| The Works (good for a party of three to five people) | ||
| A sampling of all our vegan and meat dishes served with a side ofSelataGarden salad with fresh lemon juice, pepper and olive oil for dressing and InjeraA pancake like sourdough bread made from a mixture of teff, sorghum and wheat flour (vegan) | $39.95 | |
| Note: When ordering 2 or more combination plates, you can ask for your dishes to be served in a Traditional Family Style, where the food is served on a platter and shared communally. Traditional family style is served with InjeraA pancake like sourdough bread made from a mixture of teff, sorghum and wheat flour (vegan) only, no rice. The Works, Vegan Signature Plate and Combination for Two are always served family style | ||
| Speciality Dishes | ||
| Lamb Tibs (If you like your Lamb spicy, ask for AwazeA paste made from Berbere, and other various spices Tibs) | ||
| Cubes of lamb pan seared in KibePurified and spiced butter, onion, jalapenos, tomatoes and garlic. Served with a side of SelataGarden salad with fresh lemon juice, pepper and olive oil for dressing and Fosolia (Fosolia can be replaced with another vegetable dish) | $15.75 | |
| Desserts | ||
| Tiramisu (the best ever) |
$3.50 | |
| Dessert of the Day (coconut mango pie, chocolate cake, and blueberry tart are most common) | $2.50 | |
| Coffee | Tea | Juice Café Desta uses only fair trade coffee beans from Ethiopia. |
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| Macchiatto | $1.75 | Yekemem Shai iced | $2.00 | |
| Red Eye | $2.25 | Yekemem Shai hot | $1.75 | |
| Americano | $1.75 | Mint tea iced | $2.00 | |
| Latte | $3.50 | Mint tea hot | $1.75 | |
| Ethio Late | $3.50 | |||
| Mocha | $3.50 | Vanilla steamed milk | $1.25 | |
| House coffee | $1.75 | Hot Chocolate | $2.50 | |
| Espresso | $1.25 | |||
| Mackato | $2.00 | Mango juice | $2.00 | |
| Guava juice | $2.00 | |||