Dukem Ethiopian Restaurant
Dukem Ethiopian Restaurant
Crispy pastry shell filled with cooked mixed vegetables
Crispy pastry shell seasoned and filled with cooked spinach
Specially prepared chicken filled in crispy pastry shell
Veggie pastry shell filled with whole lentil, onion, jalapeno peppers
Dukem special salad with tomato, onion, jalapeno, touch of fresh garlic with our secret Dukem style salad dressing
Cubed tender lamb or beef fried with onion, rosemary, & jalapeno peppers served with injera and salad and spicy awaze sauce.
Cubed tender lamb sauted with onion, jalapeno pepper with 2 side vegetables
Cubed tender beef fried marinated with Dukem special sauce sauted with onion, rosemary, tomato and jalapeno touch of fresh garlic.
Cubed cut lamb sauted with onion Jalapeno, tomato, fresh garlic and marinated with our special sauce. Served with two side vegetable dishes
Spicy cubed tender beef marinated and cooked with tomato, jalapeno and garlic.
Spicy cubed tender lamb marinated and cooked with tomato, jalapeno and garlic.
Chunked beef lightly cooked sauteed with onion and jalapeno with touch of Ethiopian butter.
Prime short ribs marinated with special Dukem sauce suited with onion, tomato, fresh garlic and jalapeno.
Beef tartar seasoned with our herbal butter and mitmita, cardamom and it can be ordered raw, medium or well done. Spicy.
Special kitfo mixed with our home made cottage cheese, herbal butter, cardamom and mitmita. It can be ordered raw, medium or well done. Spicy.
Regular kitfo made with diced onion and diced jalapeno it can be ordered raw, medium or well done. Spicy.
Chunked cubed meat beef mixed with home made awazie sauce, diced onion, jalapeno and herbal butter. It can be ordered raw, medium or well done. Spicy.
Carefully cleaned lamb trip and liver mixed with lean red meat, diced onion, garlic, jalapeno, Ethiopian butter, cardamom and mitmita and it can be ordered raw medium or well done. Spicy.
It can be ordered raw, medium or well done. Spicy.
Freshly made beef stew served with injera. Spicy.
Traditional dishes, chicken stew simmered in berbere red pepper sauce or simmered in ginger sauce with garlic onion and herbal better served with boiled egg. Spicy.
Finely chopped lean ground beef braised in milled ginger and garlic sauce. Mild.
Beef trip and tongue cooked in mild ginger sauce with carrot and jalapeno and seasoned with ginger and garlic.
Spicy.
Spicy.
Spicy.
Spicy
Ground fish mixed with diced onion, garlic, jalapeno, olive oil, cardamon and mitmita.
Lightly fried chunked whitening fillet cooked in special tomato and berbere sauce.
Medium size shrimp marinated in lemon juice and sauteed with onion, jalapeno, tomato, rosemary, fresh garlic and awaze sauce.
Spicy splint, lentil, yellow peas, greens and salad.
Spicy splint, lentil, yellow peas, greens and salad.
Yellow peas, greens, cabbage and salad.
Yellow peas, greens, cabbage and salad.
Spicy splint lentil, yellow peas, greens, cabbage and salad.
Spicy splint lentil, yellow peas, greens, cabbage and salad.
Spicy splint lentil, yellow peas, greens, cabbage, shiro and potato in spicy sauce.
Spicy splint lentil, yellow peas, greens, cabbage, shiro and potato in spicy sauce.
Spicy splint lentil, yellow peas, greens, cabbage, shiro, salad and chickpeas in spicy sauce.
Spicy splint lentil, yellow peas, greens, cabbage, shiro, salad and chickpeas in spicy sauce.
Vegetarian stew tossed on injera bread.
Served at room temperature.
Served at room temperature.
12 items. Spicy splint lentil, yellow peas, greens, cabbage, shiro, salad, potato in spicy sauce with additional 5 items.
12 items. Spicy splint lentil, yellow peas, greens, cabbage, shiro, salad, potato in spicy sauce with additional 5 items.
Spicy splint lentil, yellow peas, greens, cabbage, shiro, salad, potato in spicy sauce with additional 7 items.
Spicy splint lentil, yellow peas, greens, cabbage, shiro, salad, potato in spicy sauce with additional 7 items.
14 items. Spicy splint lentil, yellow peas, greens cabbage, shiro, salad, potato in spicy sauce with additional 9 items.
16 items. Spicy splint lentil, yellow peas, greens cabbage, shiro, salad, potato in spicy sauce with additional 9 items.
Key Wot & Minchet Abesh. Served with salad.ORKey Wot & Alecha Fitfit. Served with salad.
Combination of regular Beef tibs, Key wot, and Minchet Abesh with salad.
Combination of regular kitfo, key wot, and minchet abesh with salad.
Combination of Regular beef tibs, Key wot, Minchet abesh, and five vegetables (spicy lentil, yellow peas, greens, cabbage, salad)
Combination of Doro wot, Minchet abesh, and five vegetables (spicy lentil, yellow peas, collard greens, cabbage, and salad)
Combination of regular beef tibs, Key wot, doro wot, Minchet abesh, and five vegetables (spicy lentil, yellow peas, collard greens, cabbage, salad) and homemade cottage cheese.
Regular kitfo, key wot fitfit, kinche and garnished with home made cottage cheese on top.
Steamed potato cooked with beef stew (wot) in berbere sauce.
Steamed shrimp lightly cooked in spicy berbere sauce or mild sauce.
Chopped collard greens cooked with cubed meat, spiced and purified with Ethiopian butter, onion, garlic and ginger.
Rice served with a homemade tomato sauce.
Except lamb and golden tibs.
Any single Veggie over rice
Beef Tibse over rice
Injera
Teff/Gluten free injera
Coke, Ginger Ale, Sprite, coca cola,
We for the Vegetarian Plate #3, the Beef Goden Tibs, and the Awaze Tibs (Lamb)! Soooooo good
Injera!
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31. Special Dukem Veggie Combo 5 Items
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Fried fish
Awaze Tibs (Beef)
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Habesha (Pilsner)
7. Dukem Kitfo (7) & Vegetarian Combo (33)
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Robert N.
Oct 28, 2024
The goden beef short ribs(goden tibs) are a must!!! It is so good and flavorful. I wish I had more, the chicken sambusa was on the drier side, maybe a dipping sauce to go with it but still good. I would definitely come back to try more. Good first experience, the service was good and the ambiance-decour with the Ethiopian music was fun & inviting.
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Jason T.
Feb 14, 2025
Ok, I know Dukem has amazing food, but the other night I saw something making me sick. I was walking by, and I saw videos on all the big screen TV's showing I assume Ethiopian me dancing with automatic MACHINE GUNS! Seriously, would you like your dinner with men with machine guns dancing around on all the TV's in the restaurant? This sucks, the food is great, but that was totally unacceptable! -Jason
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Mandy L.
Sep 18, 2024
Incredible service. Wonderful staff. Great ambiance. Delicious food. This place hits on all the cylinders. Would happily visit again. The Keith Lee effect is real
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Steph K.
Sep 15, 2024
Came here after the viral video on instagram/tik tok. The family vibe was nice to see. They were super quick and very nice the entire time. And the food had the authentic Ethiopian taste that you come looking for. I'd highly reccomend.
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Leroy R.
Sep 2, 2024
First time trying Ethiopian food and was delighted! Me and a friend shared the Combo # 6 that had a variety of meats and veggies that were flavorful and filling. We also had the chicken and lentil sambusas which were nice. We wish they came with a sauce or a dip of some kind, but overall they were good. We also had the honey wine which was delicious! I will have to try and find a bottle somewhere now. The service was decent, it got pretty busy so it took a while for us to receive our check but nonetheless it was a pleasant experience. The location and inside was nice. Plenty seating both inside and outside.
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Jasmine Y.
Aug 21, 2024
Really enjoyed the food and will be back! Sat outside at night and got good service. Even got to meet the daughters of the owners so sweet!
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Ann L.
Apr 15, 2024
Wow! Can't believe how long it has been since my original review so definitely time for an update! We had a fairly large group and our server was excellent. I had the #31 vegetable combination- 5 items - and everything was delicious. The seasoning was amazing and I managed to finish it all; I left full and happy! The injera was excellent as well. A few of us shared a bottle of dry red Ethiopian wine and enjoyed it. The location is a short taxi ride from the National Mall area or a long-ish walk if you're up for it. Definitely worth the trip!
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Chris K.
Aug 23, 2024
As a DMV native, I had always seen Dukem, however I'd never been. I, much like other recent visitors, ventured here because of social media. My wife and I are always happy to support local and small businesses, PLUS we like Ethiopian food a lot! Coming in, the restaurant was definitely busier than I've seen it in the past! There's indoor and outdoor seating. We were sat quickly, deciding on the patio. You could tell that they weren't expecting the amount of patrons coming in, as service was a little slow at times. They always recovered though. The staff was nice and accommodating. The food was DELICIOUS! We tried the chicken sambusa, awaze tibs and the Dukem combo #6! The combos are definitely shareable, so good bang for your buck. We also had some Ethiopian beer and the next time we go, I'm definitely trying the honey wine. If you're in the area and in the mood to try a new cuisine, new restaurant or just support a great local business, I definitely recommend Dukem!
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Babirye ..
Feb 24, 2025
Really good, friendly service. A nice family environment in a clean and comfortable space. My food also came out in a decent time. And it was delicious. Initially found out about the restaurant from Tik Tok and I wasn't disappointed. I'll definitely come back.
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Vicki K.
Jan 25, 2025
The atmosphere is great. The staff is very welcoming. We got the combination #3. It was very delicious. I'm glad that our friends recommended this as a good place for lunch.
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