🕐 Hours
Mo-Th 16:00-21:00; Fr 16:00-22:00; Sa 11:00-22:00; Su 11:00-20:00
About this spot
Tesfa Ethiopian Cuisine is one of the standout spots in Devon Avenue (Little India), Chicago. It's the kind of place locals argue about on Reddit and food bloggers can't stop posting about.
💡 Tips before you go
- Tip 20% — it's expected and servers depend on it
- Book ahead for dinner on weekends, especially popular spots
- Portions are large — sharing is common and welcome
Menu29 items
Appetizers
Braised Thin Bread with Kibbe
Chechebsa
$16
Sambusa (Lentils, Spinach, Chicken, or Beef)
Sambusa
$9
Sambusa Combo (Lentils, Spinach, Chicken, and Beef)
Sambusa Combination
$11
Mains
Avocado Scrambled Eggs
Inqulal Be - Avocado
$17
Beef and Chickpea Flour Stew
Yebozena Shiro
$22
Beef and Kibbe Scrambled Eggs
Quanta Fir - Fir
$19
Beef Stew
Siga Wot
$22
Cabbage and Potato Stew
Yatakilt Alicha
$18
Charbroiled Beef Strips
Zil - ZIl Tibs
$23
Chicken Stew
Doro Wot
$23
Chopped Lean Beef with Mitmitah
Kitfo
$23
Collard Greens Stew
Gomen
$18
Fir
$15
Lamb Stew
Key Wot
$23
Lean Beef Scrambled Eggs
Inqulal Be - Siga
$16
Lentil Stew
Ater Kik Alicha
$18
Lentil Stew
Yemisir Wot
$18
Marinated Tilapia (Tesfa Special Sauce)
Asa Leb - Leb
$23
Mild Lamb Stew
Yebeg Alicha
$23
Red Beet Stew
Key Sir Alicha
$18
Sauteed Chicken Breast
Doro Tibs
$23
Spiced Chickpea Flour Stew
Shiro
$18
Spiced Egg and Kibbe Scramble
Ye Inqulal Fir - Fir
$14
Spiced Lamb Strips
Yebeg Tibs
$24
Tilapia in Chickpea Flour Sauce
Asa be-Shiro
$23
Tilapia Stew
Yeasa Wot
$23
Tomato Jalapeño Onion Injera Salad
Ye - Timatim Fit
$12
Tomato Stew
Yemitmita Wot
$18
Sides
Smashed Chickpeas
Fol Normal
$14