Meskerem Ethiopian Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Meskerem Ethiopian Restaurant, where the vibrant flavors of Ethiopia come alive in each dish. Nestled in Saint Louis, this establishment stands out for its authentic menu and welcoming atmosphere.
The menu features a delightful array of appetizers such as Timatim Fitfit and Sambosa, both highlighting fresh ingredients and traditional spices. The combo platters are a must-try, allowing you to savor a medley of dishes like doro wat and misir wat, perfect for sharing or a solo feast. For meat lovers, the Kitfo and Tibs Wat offer a rich experience, celebrating the depth of beef prepared to perfection.
Vegetarians will find solace in the Vegetarian Combination Platter, showcasing the diverse elegance of Ethiopian cuisine. With options for takeout, delivery, and outdoor seating, Meskerem caters to every dining preference while providing a warm, casual ambiance. A true gem for food lovers!
Appetizers
Timatim Fitfit
Pieces of injera are mixed with chopped tomatoes, fresh green peppers, onions, olive oil and vinegar. Served cold.
Timatim Salad
Chopped tomatoes, onions, green peppers mixed with house dressing.
Azifa
Whole brown lentils blended with diced onions, green peppers are coarsely mashed in an Ethiopian mustard vinaigrette.
Sambosa Beef
Chopped prime beef mixed with hot green peppers, onions, and garlic are stuffed in homemade thin flat bread. Served hot.
Sambosa Lentil
Lentil mixed with hot green peppers, onions and garlic are stuffed in homemade thin flat bread. Served hot.
Avocado Salad
Chopped avocado mixed with tomatoes, green peppers, and onions.
Meskerem Combination Platter
Combination of tibs wat, doro wat, minchet alecha, miser alecha, and vegetable #2 tikil gomen.
Vegetarian Combination Platter
Combination of miser alecha, miser wat, shiro wat, butecha, gomen wat, vegetable #1 and vegetable #2.
Combo Platters
Entree Beef
Kitfo
Chopped prime beef mixed with butter, mitmita served raw, rare or well done. (like steak tartar).
Gored Gored
The tenderest under cut cubes of beef dipped in butter. Served raw, rare, or well done.
Tibs Wat
Prime beef pan seared, then sauted with berbere and special Ethiopian sauce.
Kwanta Firfir
Seasoned and dried beef, sauted with red wine and finished with berbere sauce.
Lega Tibs
Cubed beef sauted with garlic, onions, and green peppers finished with awaze sauce.
Tibs N' Quosta
Sauteed, a choice of chicken, beef, or lamb (choose one) mixed with quosta, onions and green peppers.
Gomen Besaega
A special cut of prime beef seasoned with garlic, onions and ginger, then finished with collard greens.
Beef Dulet
Freshly minced extra lean beef sauted in special blend of house spices, onion, jalapeo pepper, mitmita powder and butter and olive oil.
Tibs Alecha
Lean beef, ground and cooked in a mild sauce with jalapeo and seasoned with ginger and garlic.
Doro Wat
Chicken seasoned with onions, garlic, fresh ginger sauted with butter and red wine then finished with berbere. Served with hard-boiled egg.
Special Chicken Tibs
Cubes of chicken breast seasoned with garlic, onions, green peppers, and tomato finished with awaze sauce.
Entree Chicken
Entree Seafood
Fish Gulashe
Meskerem Special Fish
Fresh tilapia fish, onion, tomato, jalapeo pepper, cilantro, and olive oil marinated and then sauted in Ethiopian spices.
Shrimp Tibs
Miser Alecha
Split lentils marinated in ginger, garlic, onions, olive oil, curry and then cooked to perfection. Mild.
Miser Wat
Split lentils with garlic, onions, olive oil and finished with berbere sauce.
Shiro Wat
Ground, highly seasoned chickpeas in berbere sauce.
Fosolia- ( Veg #1)
Sauteed fresh string beans with tomato sauce.
Fresh Cabbage
Potatoes, and carrots sauted with garlic, ginger and curry.
Quosta
Chopped spinach simmered in a mild sauce of onions and fresh garlic.
White Beans
Beans sauteed with tomatoes, onions, and garlic. Finished with awaze sauce.
Tofu Tibs
Tender chunks of tofu sauted with awaze sauce, garlic, onions, and bell peppers.
Butecha
Finely milled chickpeas pan crusted in olive oil with diced onions, jalapeos, and a touch of lemon juice.
Gomen Wat
Finely chopped collard green are steamed and mixed with peppers,ginger, garlic, and onions.