Blue Nile Menu
Welcome to Blue Nile, a hidden gem nestled in Seattle's Rainier Valley, where Ethiopian cuisine comes alive. This charming spot offers a delightful blend of flavors, making it perfect for adventurous foodies and families alike. The extensive menu features the renowned Blue Nile Combo, a favorite among regulars, allowing diners to savor an array of meats and spices served with traditional sourdough injera.
The atmosphere is casual yet classy, ideal for groups or a cozy dinner. Customers rave about the friendly service, with staff going above and beyond to ensure a memorable dining experience. The outdoor seating adds to the charm, making it a lovely spot to enjoy a meal on a nice day.
Don’t miss the chance to explore delightful vegetarian options and indulge in a refreshing mango juice. Whether you're a seasoned Ethiopian food lover or a curious first-timer, Blue Nile promises a satisfying and enjoyable experience.
Breakfast
Foul
It is a stew of cooked fava beans served with vegetable oil, cumin, and optionally with chopped parsley, garlic, onion, lemon juice, chili pepper and other vegetable, herb and spice ingredients it come with bread.
Scrambled Egg
Scrambled eggs gently whisked and cooked until just set, often complemented with herbs for added flavor.
Chechebesa
(sometimes called Kita Fir Fir in Ethiopia) is a classic breakfast dish that starts with preparing a batter that's fried to make a large flatbread called Kita. The kita is then torn into small pieces and is mixed with berbere and Niter Kibbeh spiced butter until it's a moist and soft mixture.
Shiro Wote
Ground beans cooked with onions, ginger, garlic, and berbere sauce.
Misir Wot
Misir Wot is an Ethiopian lentil stew made by cooking lentils in clarified butter, ghee, and 'Berbere' spice blend
Gomen
Collard Greens cooked with garlic, ginger, onions, and herbs.
Alicha Kik
Split peas cooked in spices.
Cabbage
Cooked cabbage in spices and herbs with carot and potato
Veggie Combo
Misir, alicha kik, gomen, cabbage, defin misir, shiro and okra.
Ocra (Bamiya)
Okra, oil red onions, garlic, ginger, cardamom, jalapenos, minced and injera
Vegan( Ye Tsom) Firifer
Berebere, onions, tomato, garlic, jalapeños, rosemarie and injera pieces.
vegan and Vegetables
Beef
Beef Tibes
Lean beef meat cooked in home Ethiopian butter herbs, onions, garlic, jalapenos and rosemary and injera
Dry Tibes
Derek tibs is the version that's cooked dry, herbs, onions, garlic, jalapenos and rosemary and injera kind of like stir frying, but just with some butter in a pan and searing the meat until some pieces get crunchy.
Kitfo Rare
Kitfo consists of minced raw beef, marinated in mitmita (a chili powder-based spice blend) and niter kibbeh (a clarified butter infused with herbs and spices). served with injera.
Geba Weta Tibes
Tender beef fried on open fire with onion, garlic, rosemary and awaze
Spicy Beef Tibes
Lean beef meat cooked in home made sauce (awaze), ethiopian butter, herb, onions, garlic, jalapenos, rosemary and injera
Key Wat
Key wat is a traditional beef stew originating from Ethiopia. It's made with a combination of cubed beef, onions, garlic, tomato paste,, beef stock, oil, salt, pepper rosmary, berbere spices and injera
Gomen Besega (Green Beef)
Lean beef cooked with , onions, tomato, garlic, jalapeños, rosemarie spnich, color green and injera
Gas Light
Gas light consists of minced well done beef cooked in home Ethiopian butter herbs, onions, garlic, jalapenos and rosemary and injera
Quanata Firfir
Dried beef cooked with onion, tomato, berbere mixed with injera.
Well Done Kitfo
Kitfo consists of minced well done beef, marinated in mitmita (a chili powder-based spice blend) and niter kibbeh (a clarified butter infused with herbs and spices). served with injera.
Tibes Firefir
Lean beef cooked with berebere, onions, tomato, garlic, jalapeños, rosemarie and injera pieces.
Lamb Tibes Firefir
Lean lamb meat, typically sautéed with onions, garlic, and jalapeños, mixed with firefir, a blend of spices and herbs, served with pieces of injera.
Dulet
Lamb tripe and lean beef sautéed in a special blend of house spices, onions, jalapeño, garlic, and spiced butter.
Kikile
Kikil is a mild stew type of dish typically made with lamb, Ethiopian butter herbs, onions, garlic, jalapenos and rosemary and injera
Spicy Lam Tibes
Lean beef meat cooked in home Ethiopian butter , sauce (awaze) herbs, onions, garlic, jalapenos and rosemary and injera
Lamb Tibes
Lean lamb meat cooked in home Ethiopian butter herbs, onions, garlic, jalapenos and rosemary and injera
Lamb
Chicken
Chicken Tibes
Boneless Chicken meat cooked in herbs, onions, garlic, jalapenos and rosemary and injera
Green Chicken
Boneless Chicken meat cooked in herbs, onions, garlic, jalapenos, rosemary, spinch and injera
Chicken Wot
Chicken drumsticks cooked in spicy sausage and mixed with onions, ginger, Ethiopian butter, and berbere, served with hard-boiled eggs. (Ethiopian popular dish).
Fish Cotolet
Breaded and fried fish, typically accompanied by a blend of herbs and spices to enhance its natural flavors.
Fish Gulosh
Cooked in homemade red sauce (awaze). Ethiopian butter, herbs, onions, garlic, jalapenos, and rosemary, also injera
Fish
Combos
Blue Nile Combo
Green chicken, qey wot, all echo beef, misir wot, alicha Kik, Ethiopian cottage, and cabbage.
Family Combo
Doro wot, green chicken, kitfo, key wot, alicha tibes, miser, alicha kiki, cabege, gomen cottage cheese injera, feed or more
Meat Combo
Qey wot, alicha wot, green chicken, kitfo, and Ethiopian cottage cheese.
Banatu
Sega firifir, kitfo, and Ethiopian cottage cheese.
Veggie Combo
Combination of Shiro Wot, missir Wot, Kik Alicha, Gomen, Cabbage, Kayser and Ocra
Extra Injera
Soft, spongy flatbread made from teff flour, perfect for accompanying breakfast dishes.
Gomen
Collard greens cooked with garlic, ginger, onions, and herbs.
Cabbage
Cooked cabbage in spices and herbs with carot and potato
Misir Wot
Misir wot is an ethiopian lentil stew made by cooking lentils in clarified butter, ghee, and 'berbere' spice blend
Alicha Kik
Split peas cooked in spices.
Okra (Bamiya)
Okra sautéed with onions, garlic, and a blend of spices, often garnished with ginger.
Side Order
Drinks
Cafe Latte
Creamy steamed milk poured over rich espresso
Hot Tea
Steaming, aromatic blend of finely selected tea leaves. Perfectly soothing.
Mango Juice
Freshly prepared mango juice, typically includes pureed mango.
Orange Juice
Classic citrus refreshment.
Soda Drinks
Coke, Sprite
Miniral Water
Mineral water, often sourced from underground reservoirs, is rich in minerals like calcium and magnesium, providing a refreshing hydration option.
Cranberry Juice
Tangy cranberry delight, a refreshing concoction that will keep you craving more.