Our Menu
V - Vegetarian | GF - Gluten Free | S - Spicy • Served raw or undercooked, or contains raw or undercooked ingredients | Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
Appetizers
Sambusa
2 Pieces | Thin, light pastry shells filled with delicately spiced minced meat or chopped vegetables • Whole Lentil (V) $4.50 | Spinach (V) $4.50 | Potato and Carrot (V) $4.50 | Chicken $5.25 | Beef $5.25 | Special combination - one of each $11.00
Salads
Diamond Salad (V)
$7.75
Romaine lettuce, fresh tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers and onions, served with a zesty citrus house dressing.
Diamond Royal Salad
$12.25
Diamond salad, with marinated, sautéed cubes of chicken breast.
Beet Salad (V)
$9.75
Pickled beets and carrots mixed with freshly chopped tomatoes, onions and green peppers, served with our signature zesty citrus house dressing.
Taste of Ethiopia
Samplers of varied dishes each taste of Ethiopia is served with sambusa appetizer (choose two per person) • Gluten-Free Injera available +$2.00 Per Piece.
Meat Sampler
For One $25.00 | For Two $49.00 • Yesga Alicha (mild beef stew), Doro Wat (12), Kay Wat (01), Yemisir Wat (30), Kik Alicha (31) and Quosta (34).
Vegetarian Sampler (V)
For One $20.50 | For Two $38.00 • Shimbra Assa (29), Yemisir Wat (30), Kik Alicha (31), Gomen (33), Tikel Gomen (35) and Dinich Alicha (37).
Tibs Sampler
For One $25.00 | For Two $49.00 • Includes a mixture of lamb, beef, and chicken sauteed together | Zilzil Tibs (09), Doro Tibs (13), Yebeg Tibs (18), Yemisir Wat (30) Gomen (33) Quosta (34) and Tekel Gomen (35).
Entrees - Beef
Entrees include one side dish.
Kay Wat (S)
$19.00
Lean, cubed beef slow cooked in our homemade spicy “Diamond Berbere” sauce.
Kitfo
$16.00
Ethiopian steak tartar | 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.
Kitfo Na Gomen
$19.00
Kitfo (03) mixed with Gomen (33) and homemade cheese, served rare, medium or well done.
Tibs
$18.50
Cubed beef sautéed with onions and green peppers served with spicy Awaze sauce on the side.
Tibs Wat (S)
$20.00
Lightly sautéed cubed beef simmered to perfection in a spicy homemade “Diamond Berbere” sauce.
Yesga Alicha
$18.50
Mild | Lean, cubed beef simmered in Alicha, a mild onion, garlic, and ginger sauce.
Zilzil Tibs
$19.00
Tender strips of beef marinated in fresh garlic, sautéed with onions and green peppers.
Entrees - Chicken
Entrees include one side dish.
Doro Wat (S)
$19.00
Tender chicken legs marinated and slow cooked in spicy homemade “Diamond Berbere” sauce, served Ethiopian Style with a hard boiled egg.
Doro Tibs
$18.50
Cubed chicken breast sautéed with onions and green peppers.
Doro Tibs Wat (S)
$19.00
Sautéed, cubed chicken breast simmered in our homemade spicy “Diamond Berbere” sauce.
Doro Tibs Alicha
$18.50
Sautéed, cubed chicken breast simmered in our homemade Alicha, a mild onion, garlic, and ginger sauce.
Entrees - Lamb
Entrees include one side dish.
Yebeg Tibs
$26.00
Cubed lamb and fresh rosemary, sautéed with onions and green peppers.
Yebeg Tibs Wat (S)
$23.50
Sautéed, cubed lamb simmered in our homemade spicy “Diamond Berbere” sauce.
Yebeg Tibs Alicha
$23.50
Mild | Sautéed, cubed lamb simmered in our homemade Alicha, a mild onion, garlic, and ginger sauce.
Entrees - Meat Combinations
Entrees include one side dish.
Tibs Quosta
Chicken or Beef $20.00 | Lamb $22.00 • Sautéed, cubed chicken, beef or lamb (choice of one) mixed with Quosta (34), onions, and green peppers.
Tibs Combo 1
$23.00
A mixture of Doro (chicken) Tibs (13), Yebeg (lamb) Tibs (18) and Zil Zil (beef) Tibs (09) sautéed together with onions and green peppers.
Tibs Combo 2 (Seafood)
$25.50
A mixture of shrimp, chicken and beef sautéed together with onions and green peppers.
Entrees - Seafood
Entrees include one side dish.
Shrimp Wat
$20.00
Shrimp simmered in our spicy homemade “Diamond Berbere” sauce.
Shrimp Alicha
$20.00
Mild | Shrimp simmered in our homemade mild (alicha) sauce with onions and green peppers.
Shrimp Tibs
$20.00
Shrimp sautéed with onions, green peppers and fresh tomatoes.
Asa Wat (S)
$21.50
Tilapia fillet cooked in our spicy homemade “Diamond Berbere” sauce.
Asa Tibs
$21.50
Tilapia fillet coated with shiro flour fries and topped with onions and green peppers and tomato.
Asa Special
$23.50
Includes two sides | Whole tilapia fish with your choice of two sides and salad. Served with lemon wedges and a side of spicy Mit Mita.
Asa Special
$17.00
Does Not Include Sides or Injera • Whole tilapia fish coated with shiro flour and house spices, fired to perfection.
Entrees - Vegetarian
Entrees include one side dish.
Shimbra Asa (Chickpea "Dumplings") (V, S)
$19.00
Ethiopian Diamond was the first to introduce this authentic vegetarian dish to Chicago, prepared from chick pea dough cooked to look like a fish Wat (stew).
Yemisir Wat (V, S)
$16.00
Red lentils simmered in a spicy homemade “Diamond Berbere” sauce.
Kik Alicha (V)
$14.00
Mild | Split peas slow cooked in a mild sauce of spices, onion, garlic and ginger.
Shiro (V)
$15.00
Seasoned chick pea flour puree, cooked with chopped onions and garlic.
Gomen (V)
$16.00
Chopped collard greens simmered with onions and garlic
Quosta (V)
$16.00
Mild | Chopped spinach simmered with onions and garlic.
Tikel Gomen (V)
$16.00
Sliced cabbage and carrots cooked in a mild sauce.
Dinich Alicha (V)
$15.00
Potato cubes and carrots cooked in a mild sauce of onions, garlic, ginger, and Ethiopian spices.
Veggie Combo (V)
$19.50
No 29 and 32 not available with this option | Choose any four from 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37 (Side Portion sizes).
Sides
Shimbra Asa
$5.50
Kik Alicha
$4.50
Quosta
$4.50
Dinich Alicha
$4.50
Yemsir Wat
$4.50
Gomen
$4.50
Tikel Gomen
$4.50
Injera (GF)
$2.00
Regular Injera Bread
$1.25
Dessert
*Dessert is gluten free when served without pastry triangles.
White Diamond Special
$5.75
French vanilla ice cream served upon light pastry triangles, drizzled with chocolate sauce.
Destaye (My Happiness)
$6.50
Light pastry shell filled with dark and light raisins, pistachios, split almonds, shredded coconut and cardamom.
Chocolate Diamond*
$8.75
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.
Chocolate Diamond Royale
$13.75
A platter of all our desserts: White Diamond, Destaye and Chocolate Diamond, presented to share for 2 to 4 people.