"...Excellent food, homey atmosphere, exceptionally pleasant and courteous service.
Back bar draws eclectic neighborhood crowd as well as African locals. Outdoor seating also available behind the restaurant."
-anonymous from crazymenu.com
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west philly / university city
215-726-6464
OPEN DAILY @ 4:00PM
OPEN BAR UNTIL 2:30AM
PAYMENT METHODS
mastercard, visa, discover, debit, cash
appetizers (served all night)
| Sambussa | $2.50 |
| Thin dough shells stuffed with lentils, green chili and herbs | |
| House Speciality | |
| Day's Special - Call for details. |
vegetarian entrees
Kit Watt  |
$9 |
| Yellow split peas in berbere sauce | |
| Kit Alicha | $9 |
| Yellow split peas seasoned with garlic in mild sauce | |
| Yemisir Alicha | $9 |
| Lentils in mild sauce | |
| Yemisir Watt |
$9 |
| Lentils in hot sauce | |
| Yeungudia Watt | $10 |
| Thin dough shells stuffed with lentils, green chili and herbs | |
| Tikil Gomen | $10 |
| Cabbage, carrots and potatoes in mild sauce | |
| Spinach | $11 |
| Fresh spinach broiled with a savory combination of house spices | |
| Gomen Watt |
$10 |
| Collard greens or kale with potatoes in berbere sauce | |
| Shuro Watt | $11 |
| Seasoned chick peas in berbere sauce | |
| Kinche | $9 |
| (Eritrean spiced couscous) A meatless dish of crushed golden wheat flavored with seasoned butter | |
| Vegetarian Tibs |
$11 |
| Potatoes, mushrooms, carrots, green beans, simmered in berbere sauce | |
| Dahlak Vegetarian Mesob | $14 / $26 for two |
| Combo of any vegetarian entrees and two vege sides arranged on a platter. | |
| Beets | $10 |
| Fresh beets, cooked with potatoes, onions, and garlic in a mild sauce | |
| Zucchini | $11 |
| Fresh zucchini sautéed with onions, garlic, in mild or hot spices. | |
| Okra | $11 |
| Okra cooked in mild or hot sauce with potatoes and garlic |
beef
| Zigene (Kay Wat) |
$10.50 |
| Spicy minced beef stewed in berbere sauce | |
| Dahlak Tibs | $12 |
| Tender beef cubes sautéed with peppers, onions, fresh tomatoes and house special spices | |
| Tibs Fitfit | $12 |
| Pieces of injera soaked in Tibs Watt | |
| Zilzil Tibs | $12 |
| Strips of tender choice of beef sautéed with netter keba(butter), onions and spices. | |
| Kay Fitfit | $10.50 |
| Pieces of injera soaked in Kay Wat. | |
| Beef Okra | $10.50 |
| Choice lean beef cooked with baby okra with berbere. | |
| Bozena | $10.50 |
| Choice lean beef simmered with lentlis or with shiro cooked with garlic and special sauce. | |
| Dahlak Mesob | $15 for one / $28 for two servings per order |
| Combination of beef or chicken or lamb and two vegetarian dishes arranged on a platter. |
lamb
| Yebeg Kay Wat |
$11 |
| Succulent lamb meat cooked in berbere sauce | |
| Yebeg Alicha | $11 |
| Succulent lamb meat cooked in mild sauce | |
| Zilbo | $11 |
| Lamb meat and collard greens simmered in mild sauce | |
| Sigana Atkilt | $11 |
| Succulent lamb meat with cabbage, carrots and potatoes in mild sauce | |
| Yebeg Tibs | $12 |
| Cubes of lamb broiled with a savory combination of peppers, onions and spices | |
| Dahlak Mesob | $15.00 for one / $28.00 for two servings per order |
| Combination of beef or chicken or lamb and two vegetarian dishes arranged on a platter. |
poultry
| Doro Watt |
$10.50 |
| Tender chicken cooked in berbere sauce and served with a hard boiled egg. | |
| Doro Alicha |
$10.50 |
| Tender chicken cooked in berbere sauce and served with a hard boiled egg. | |
| Doro Tibs |
$10.80 |
| Chicken cubes marinated in distinctive sauce, then sautéed with chili peppers. | |
| Doro Spinach | $11 |
| Tender chicken cooked with spinach, onions and garlic. | |
| Doro Okra | $11 |
| Tender chicken cooked with okra, hot or mild sauce. | |
| Dahlak Mesob | $15 for one / $28 for two servings per order |
| Combination of beef or chicken or lamb and two vegetarian dishes arranged on a platter. |
seafood
| Fish Wat |
$12 |
| Choice of fresh fish stewed in berbere sauce. | |
| Fish Alicha | $12 |
| Choice of fresh fish with fresh lemon and simmered in a mild herb sauce served with a hard-boiled egg. | |
| Shrimp Watt |
$10.50 |
| Shrimp and berbere sauce. | |
| Shrimp Alicha | $10 |
| Shrimp cooked in mild sauce with garlic, onion, netter kebie, and spice with our sour cream. | |
| Shrimp Atkilt |
$10 |
| Shrimp cooked with exotic herbs and vegetables | |
| Dahlak Mesob | $15 for one / $28 for two servings per order |
| Combination of beef or chicken or lamb and two vegetarian dishes arranged on a platter. |
salads
| Dahlak Tomato Salad | $5 |
| Chopped tomato, onions, green chili in oil and lemon dressing. | |
| Dahlak Potato Salad | $5 |
| Chopped potato, green chili, in-house dressing. | |
| Dahlak House Salad | $4 (Small) / $5 (Large) |
| Fetta cheese, tomato, onions, green chili in hot oil and lemon dressing. |
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| Karia | $1 |
| Big jalapeno pepper stuffed with chopped onions, tomatoes, and seasoning. |
speciality pastas
| Spaghetti w/ special tomato sauces | $8 |
| Spaghetti w/ beef | $9 |
| Spaghetti w/ chicken | $9 |
| Spaghetti w/ an olives and garlic blend | $8 |
desserts
| Baklava | $3 |
| A rich, sweet pastry made of layers of phyllo dough filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey. (wiki) | |
| All Natural Carrot Cake | $3 |
beverages
| Beer |
| Miller / Light / Rack / Nevada / Becks / Corona / Guiness / Heineken / |
| Micholob / Stripe / Stouds / Yard / Jack / Hoisten / Na / Acker / Rebel / |
| Adams / Yuengling / Modelo |
| Wine |
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