Abol Menu
Introducing the Menu at Abol
Located in Silver Spring, MD, Abol brings the vibrant flavors of Ethiopian cuisine to life with a thoughtfully curated menu. This casual yet classy eatery offers a wide range of vegetarian and vegan options, making it a go-to destination for health-conscious diners. Signature dishes like Yemisir Kik We't—split lentils simmered in a spicy berbere sauce—and Yemitin Shero We't, a hot chickpea flour sauce, showcase the restaurant's commitment to traditional Ethiopian flavors.
For meat lovers, the Abol Special Tibs and Gored Gored highlight tender cuts prepared with distinctive spices, ensuring a rich culinary experience. Their platters, such as the Veggie Lovers Combo, provide an inviting spread of flavors, perfect for sharing. With options for takeout and outdoor seating, Abol invites you to savor the essence of Ethiopian dining in a welcoming atmosphere.
Ethiopian Vegetarian Entrees
Yemisir Kik We't
Split lentils simmered in a spicy berbere sauce. Vegetarian.
Yemitin Shero We't
Hot click pea flour sauce. Ethiopian style hot pea flour sauce. Vegetarian.
Tomato Fitfit Salad
Pieces of injera mixed with chopped tomato, onions, jalapeno, dash of mitmita and lemon juice. Vegetarian.
Green Salad
Pieces of injera mixed with chopped tomato, onions, jalapeno, dash of mitmita and lemon juice. Vegetarian.
Kik Alicha We't
Yellow split pea sauce. Split peas cooked with oil, onions, garlic, turmeric and ginger. Vegetarian.
Gomen We't
Collard green. Chopped collard greens cooked in herbed oil with onions, green pepper and garlic. Vegetarian.
Tikle Gomen
Cabbage. Cabbage cooked with vegetable oil, garlic, ginger and green pepper. Vegetarian.
Qey-Sir
Beets and potato. Beets and potato cooked with vegetable oil, garlic and ginger. Vegetarian.
Fosolia Be Carot
String beans and carrots. String beans and carrots cooked with vegetable oil, tomato, garlic, ginger and green peppers. Vegetarian.
Fish Dullet
Ethiopian style chopped fresh tuna mixed with onion, jalapeno pepper seasoned with herbed olive oil and hot chili powder (Mitmita).
Asa Awaze (Juicy Tilapia)
Tilapia chunks sauteed in oil seasoned with onions, jalapeno pepper, rosemary and exotic herb. Served with choice of side.
Ethiopian Seafood Entrees
Ethiopian Beef Entrees
Abol Special Tibs
Meat cooked in spice. Strips of tender meat sauteed in oil with onions, garlic, tomato, jalapeno pepper and exotic herbs.
Gored Gored
Ethiopian style finely chopped tender sirloin mixed with onion and jalapeno seasoned with herbed butter sauce and hot chili powder.
Abol Special Kitfo
Ethiopian style finely chopped tender sirloin seasoned with herbed butter sauce, and hot chili powder (mitmita) and served with collard green and homemade cheese.
Lega Tibs
Juicy beef tibs mild. Meat chunks sauteed in oil seasoned with onions, green peppers, rosemary and black pepper.
Awaze Tibs
Meat chunks sauteed in oil seasoned with onions, green peppers, rosemary and black pepper.
Abol Special Shero We't
Ethiopian style ground split peas simmered in a spicy Berbere sauce and topped with beef tibs and spiced butter.
Awaze Tibs (Juicy Beef Tibs)
Choice of hot or mild. Meat chunks sauteed in oil seasoned with onions, green peppers, rosemary and black pepper. Served with choice of side.
Kitfo Dullet (Spiced Tender Sirloin)
Ethiopian style cubed sirloin mixed with onion and jalapeno seasoned with herbed butter sauce and hot chili powder (mitmita).
Doro We't
Chicken stew. Chicken stew simmered in berbere, ginger, garlic, onion and herbal butter served with hard-boiled egg.
Doro Tibs
Abol style strips of tender boneless (chicken tibs) white chicken meat sauteed in oil with onions, garlic, tomato, jalapeno pepper and exotic herbs.
Doro Lega
Juicy chicken tibs of hot or mild. Boneless white chicken meat sauteed in oil seasoned with onions, green pepper, rosemary and exotic herbs.
Doro Awaze
Juicy chicken tibs of hot or mild. Boneless white chicken meat sauteed in oil seasoned with onions, jalapeno pepper, rosemary and exotic herbs. Served with choice of side.
Ethiopian Poultry Entrees
Ethiopian Lamb Entrees
Aboi Special Lamb Tibs
Lamb meat cooked in spice. Strips of tender lamb meat sauteed in oil with onions, garlic, tomato, jalapeno pepper and exotic herbs.
Yebeg Lega Tibs
Tender lamb chunks sauteed in oil seasoned with onions, green pepper, rosemary and black pepper.
Abol Special Lamb Tibs
Strips of tender lamb meat sauteed in oil and spice with onions, garlic, tomato, jalapeno pepper and exotic herbs.
Yebeg Awaze Tibs
Tender lamb chunks sauteed in oil seasoned with onions, green pepper, rosemary, berbere and black pepper.
Veggie Lovers Combo #1
Includes split lentil sauce, yellow split pea sauce, collard green, cabbage, string beans and carrots, beets and potato and tomato salad.
Meat Stew Platter #3
Chicken stew, spiced beef stew, Lamb Meat cooked in spice, chunks of beef sauteed with onions and chopped sirloin with herbed butter sauce. Serves 2.
Ethiopian Platters
Desserts
Baklava
Tiramisu
Chocolate based.
