Merkato Market and Carry-out

Scrambled eggs mixed with tomatoes, onions and jalapenos. Served with injera or toasted bread.

Homemade beef jerky in spicy sauce tossed with injera.

Lamb tripe and liver mixed with lean red meat, diced onions, garlic and jalapenos.

Crushed fava beans garnished with fresh onions, jalapenos, tomatoes and yogurt. Served with French bread.

Qwanta firfir, inkulal fifir and kinche.

Chechebsa. Flat bread shredded and mixed with spiced butter or olive oil, served with a side of honey.

Pieces of injera tossed in blended fresh tomatoes, onions, jalapenos mixed with Merkato's special dressing. (served cold)

Fried pastry filled with lentils.

Fried pastry filled with your choice of chicken or beef cooked in a special house mix of onions, garlic and spices.

Cubed tender beef sauteed with onions, jalapenos and tomatoes.

Half Kitfo and half Tibs served.

Cubed tender beef sauteed in awaze sauce with oniona, jalapenos and tomatoes.

Beef tarter seasoned with herbed butter and spices. Can be served raw or cooked.

Our special kitfo served with homemade cottage cheese and greens.

Served raw, medium or well done.

Lamb tripe and liver mixed with lean red meat, diced onions, garlic and jalapenos.

Tibs in spicy sauce tossed with injera.

Prime short ribs fried and sauteed with onions, tomatoes, garlic and jalapeno.

Raw lean cubed beef mixed with spices, awaze and clarified butter.

Pureed split peas & cubed prime beef slow cooked with spices.

Tender pieces of lamb simmered in mild sauce. With onions, garlic, ginger, and turmeric.

Cubed tender lamb sauteed with onions, jalapenos and tomatoes.

Cubed tender lamb sauteed in awaze sauce with onions, jalapenos and tomatoes.

Cubed chicken breast sauteed with onions, jalapenos, tomatoes, garlic, herbs and spices. (can be prepared hot or mild)

Slow-simmered spicy chicken stew seasoned with spices and herbs served with one hard-boiled egg.

Chunks of lightly fried tilapia fillet cooked in special spicy tomato sauce.

Diced tilapia fillet cooked with onions, garlic, jalapenos and spices.

Spicy split red lentil simmered in spicy sauce.

Yellow split peas simmered in mild sauce.

Green lentil seasoned with onions, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice and jalapenos.(Served Cold)

Cabbage and carrots cooked in mild sauce.

Collard green simmered in mild sauce seasoned with spices.

Potatoes and carrots simmered in a sauce seasoned with spices and herbs.

Romaine lettuce, tomato, onion, green pepper with fresh lime vinaigrette.

Pureed split peas slow cooked with spices, onions and garlic.

Choice of daily vegetarian dish up to four items.

Choice of daily vegetarian dish up to six items.

Choice of daily vegetarian dish up to eight items.

Pieces of injera tossed in blended fresh tomatoes, onions, jalapenos mixed with Merkato's special dressing. (served cold)

Choice of daily vegetarian dish up to eight items.

Green beans, carrots, garlic and onions sauteed in a special blend of spices

Beets and potatoes cooked with onions, ginger and garlic

Jalapeno, onions, salad dressing, lemon juice