Thin, light pastry shells filled with delicately spiced minced meat or chopped vegetables
A-1 Whole Lentil - Vegetarian - 4.25
A-2 Spinach - Vegetarian - 4.25
A-3 Potato and Carrot - Vegetarian - 4.25
A-4 Chicken 4.75
A-5 Beef 4.75

Vegetarian
Romaine lettuce, fresh tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers and onions, served with a zesty citrus house dressing

Diamond salad, with marinated, sautéed cubes of chicken breast

Yesga Alicha (mild beef stew), Doro Wat (12), Kay Wat (16), Yemisir Wat (30), Kik Alicha (31) and Quosta (34)

Shimbra Assa (29), Yemisir Wat (30), Kik Alicha (31), Gomen (33), Tikel Gomen (35) and Dinich Alicha (37)

Zilzil Tibs (09), Doro Tibs (13), Yebeg Tibs (18), Yemisir Wat (30) Gomen (33) Quosta (34) and Tekel Gomen (35)

Yesga Alicha (mild beef stew), Doro Wat (12), Kay Wat (16), Yemisir Wat (30), Kik Alicha (31) and Quosta (34)

Shimbra Assa (29), Yemisir Wat (30), Kik Alicha (31), Gomen (33), Tikel Gomen (35) and Dinich Alicha (37)

Zilzil Tibs (09), Doro Tibs (13), Yebeg Tibs (18), Yemisir Wat (30) Gomen (33) Quosta (34) and Tekel Gomen (35)

Lean, cubed beef slow cooked in our homemade spicy “Diamond Berbere” sauce

Kitfo (03) mixed with Gomen (33) and homemade cheese, served rare, medium or well done

Lightly sautéed cubed beef simmered to perfection in a spicy homemade “Diamond Berbere” sauce

Tender strips of beef marinated in fresh garlic, sautéed with onions and green peppers

Lean fresh beef minced and lightly seasoned with a touch of seasoned butter and “Mitmitta” (ground chili pepper and spices), rare, medium or well done

Cubed beef sautéed with onions and green peppers served with spicy Awaze sauce on the side

Lean, cubed beef simmered in Alicha, a mild onion, garlic and ginger sauce

Tender chicken legs marinated and slow cooked in spicy homemade “Diamond Berbere” sauce, served Ethiopian Style with a hard boiled egg

Sautéed, cubed chicken breast simmered in our homemade spicy “Diamond Berbere” sauce

Cubed chicken breast sautéed with onions and green peppers

Sautéed, cubed chicken breast simmered in our homemade Alicha, a mild onion, garlic and ginger sauce

Cubed lamb and fresh rosemary, sautéed with onions and green peppers

Sautéed, cubed lamb simmered in our homemade Alicha, a mild onion, garlic and ginger sauce

Sautéed, cubed lamb simmered in our homemade spicy “Diamond Berbere” sauce

Sautéed, cubed chicken, beef or lamb (choice of one) mixed with Quosta (34), onions and green peppers
Lamb 18.50 | Chicken or Beef 16.50

A mixture of shrimp, chicken and beef sautéed together with onions and green peppers

A mixture of Doro (chicken) Tibs (13), Yebeg (lamb) Tibs (18) and Zil Zil (beef) Tibs (09) sautéed together with onions and green peppers

hrimp simmered in our spicy homemade “Diamond Berbere” sauce

Shrimp sautéed with onions, green peppers and fresh tomatoes

Tilapia fillet coated with shiro flour fries and topped with onions and green peppers and tomato

Whole tilapia fish coated with shiro flour and house spices, fired to perfection

Shrimp simmered in our homemade mild (Alicha) sauce with onions and green peppers

Tilapia fillet cooked in our spicy homemade “Diamond Berbere” sauce

Whole tilapia fish with your choice of two sides and salad. Served with lemon wedges and a side of spicy Mit Mita

Ethiopian Diamond was the first to introduce this authentic vegetarian dish to Chicago, prepared from chickpea dough cooked to look like a fish Wat (stew)

Split peas slow cooked in a mild sauce of spices, onion, garlic and ginger

Chopped collard greens simmered with onions and garlic

Sliced cabbage and carrots cooked in a mild sauce

Choose any four  (Side Portion sizes)

Red lentils simmered in a spicy homemade “Diamond Berbere” sauce

Seasoned chickpea flour puree, cooked with chopped onions and garlic

Chopped spinach simmered with onions and garlic

Potato cubes and carrots cooked in a mild sauce of onions, garlic, ginger and Ethiopian spices

Gluten Free

Coke | Diet Coke | Sprite | Ginger Ale | Iced Tea

Orange Juice | Cranberry Juice

Perrier 3.50 | San Pellegrino 4.50

Served in a traditional clay pot
Small 6.00 | Large 10.00

Our own traditional blend of black tea spiced with cinnamon, cardamom and clove
Price per person

French vanilla ice cream served upon light pastry triangles, drizzled with chocolate sauce

A chocolate lover’s dream: chocolate cake, served warm, oozing with rich chocolate. Served on light pastry triangles with vanilla ice cream and drizzled with chocolate sauce

* Dessert is gluten free when served without pastry triangles

Light pastry shell filled with dark and light raisins, pistachios, split almonds, shredded coconut and cardamom

A platter of all our desserts: White Diamond, Destaye and Chocolate Diamond, presented to share for 2 to 4 people