Desta Ethiopian Kitchen Emory Point - Atlanta
Ethiopian Restaurant
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FRI 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM 
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Menu
This menu was last updated on
3/2/19.
Although we have many accurate menus, they change often
and it should be assumed this menu is not 100% accurate.
If you want to be sure the dishes are still offered or confirm the prices are
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Gluten Free
Vegetarian
Vegan
Kitchen Rule #1
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â€Destaâ€
â€Desta†means Happiness. We are here to make you happy!
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Breakfast
We served breakfast at any time. It's morning somewhere!
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Scrambled Eggs
Sauteed with onions, tomatoes, pepper and Ethiopian butter. Served with wheat bread or pita. ADD: Prime Rib-eye Steak for just $5.00 more...
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$5.50
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Chechedsa
Small pieces of flatbread bread braised with berbere and your choice of Ethiopian butter or olive oil.
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$5.50
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Kinche
Cracked wheat cooked tender, seasoned with Ethiopian spices and butter.
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$5.50
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Breakfast Combo
Our most popular breakfast dish! Includes kinche, scrambled eggs & Chechebsa...For 2 or more because sharing is caring! Served with wheat bread, pita or injera. ADD DIRFIR for just $4.00 more...
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$13.00
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Brunch
If brunch were party, this would be served! Comes with fir fir, kinche, Ethiopian-style scrambled eggs, chechebsa, tibs, kitfo, and ayib, served with wheat bread, pita or injera. Served 2 to 4.
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$32.00
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Fetira
Traditional Ethiopian breakfast of flat bread and eggs, served with honey.
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$6.50
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Foul
Crushed beans sauteed with our spices, garnished with fresh diced onions, tomatoes and pepper. Finished with olive oil or butter. Served on wheat bread or pita. LOADED- Add cheese and boiled egg for an extra $1.00
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$6.50
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Appetizers
These tasty teasers will definitely make your faves list!
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Salmon Starter Salad
A fresh to order side portioned salad topped with your choice of rare or cooked salmon, seasoned with Ethiopian spices.
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$8.50
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*Kitfo Slice
Tortilla slice filled with delicious kitfo, ayib and jalapeno peppers cooked how you like it.
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$8.50
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*Kitfo Wrap / Beef OR Salmon
Injera or tortilla flour wrap filled with our delicious kitfo, served rare, medium rare or medium well. Tortilla or injera. ADD Ayib or Peppers for 75¢
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$6.50
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Gomen-Siljo Dip
A blended dish of tofu and gomen seasoned with garlic, ginger, hot mustard and a touch of olive oil. Served with your choice of injera or pita bread
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$6.50
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Tomato Fitfit
Diced tomatoes, onions and jalapeno pepper mixed with pieces of injera. Served cold. This is a great dish to share!
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$5.50
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Sambusa
Stuffed with your choice of either minced beef or lentils. These crispy treats are to die for!
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$3.50
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Kitchen Rule #2
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Kitchen Rule #2
We make our dishes fresh -0 to -order, just for you!
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Signature Entrees
Get your taste buds ready for our most popular dish! Tender cubed meat (Of Your Choice) sauteed in desta's secret blend of spices, onions tomatoes, peppers & spiced olived oil. It Doesn't get yummier than this!
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SPICED IT UP!
We can cook our signature spice, Awaze, in to any dish for just 75¢
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$0.75
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Layer Your Tibs Over Shiro!
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$1.00
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Meat Lovers
Meat lovers be warned! Oncew you start, you wont stop. Choose any (3) different meats listed above to fill your plate and your stomach. Feeds 2 or more! Dine in only
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$36.00
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1. PICK YOUR MEAT
Ground Beef $11.00 | Lamb $12.75 | Rib-eye $13.00 | Filet Mignon $15.00 | Chicken $11.50 | Tilapia Fish $13.50 | Salmon $13.50 | Shrimp $13.00..... *ADD Gomen, Rice or Potatoes to be cooked with your meat for only 75¢ each.
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$11.00
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Served with your choice of:
Injera | Rice | Wheat Bread | White Bread | Pita Bread
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Choose your side
Salad | Ater | Gomen | Cabbage | Beets & Potato Salad | Potato Stew | Tomato FitFit | Miser | You can add extra sides for just $1.50
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Biret Mitad Tibs
Sauteed cuts of meat at extra high heat, served well done with your choice of a side. Lamb $12.75 | Filet Mignon $15 | Ribeye $13
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$12.75
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Goden Tibs
Sizzling prime short ribs marinated with Desta sauce, onion, tomato, fresh garlic, and jalapeno
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$15.50
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*KITFO
Ethiopian-styled steak tartar, freshly minced extra lean beef, seasoned with mitmita and ethiopian spiced butter $12.00 Salmon $13.00
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Add a little something, something
Ayib ¢75 | Gomen ¢75 | Kocho $2.5 | Shiro $2
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How Daring are you?
Playing it safe (served well done) | Sortra Brave (Served medium-well) | Very brave (served medium-rare) | Dare devil (served rare)
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MAKE IT A KITFO DULET
with sauteed onions & peppers for 75¢
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$0.75
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KITCHEN RULE # 3
If you're unhappy with your dish, let us know. We are more than happy to accommodate you.
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KITCHEN RULE #4
We make our foods taste great... in a healthy way!
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FIR FIR
This mouth-watering dish contains bits of injera soaked in spiced berbere sauce with your choice of succulent meat. Enjoy it with kinche or ayib on top for 20¢ each!
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Choose your Meat
Lamb $12.5 | Beef $12.5 | Chicken $11.5 | Fish $12.5 | Salmon $12.5 | Vegetarian $10.5 | Ground Beef $11.5
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Sandwiches
Looking for a lighter option? Try one of our yummy sandwiches. Made fresh daily!
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Pick Your Meat
Lamb $8.5 | Beef $8.5 | Chicken $8.5 | Fish $8.5 | Salmon $9.5 | Veggie $7.5
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Pasta or Rice
Mama Mia! Even though the Italians weren't succesful at colonizing ethiopian, centuries ago; They left their love of pasta. Now we're bringing it to you sauteed with shiro and tomato based sauce. Served with salad
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Pick your meat
Chicken $10.5 | Fish $10.5 | Salmon $11.5 | Meat Sauce $10.5 | Kitfo $10.5 | Veggie $8.5
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What kind of bread would you like
Wheat Bread | White Bread | Pita Bread
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Salad's
Looking To Go â€Greenâ€? Try one of our fresh to order salads. Top it off with your choice of savory meat or fish with a side of wheat bread
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Choocse your style
House $6 | Chicken $8 | Fish $10 | Salmon $11.5 | Shrimp $11.5
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Vegan
Not a meat eater? Fine, we've got something for everyone! Try one of your vegetarian dishes.
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Dinech Wot (Potato Stew)
Potatos simmered with berbere, onions, garlic and other spices
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$9.00
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Vegetarian Platter
Shiro, misir, ater, dinech wot, gomen, cabbage, salad, azifa, beets & fit fit
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$13.50
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Tikel Gomen (Cabbage)
Fresh cabbage sauteed with onions, garlic, carrots, turmeric
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$8.00
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Gomer (Collard Greens)
Fresh collard green sauteed w/ onions, garlic, & ginger
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$8.00
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Ater (Split Pea Stew)
Split peas stewed in a special sauce, onions, garlic & ginger
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$8.00
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Tomato Fit Fit
Finely diced tomatoes, onion, peppers & garlic mixed w/ our dressing
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$7.00
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Shiro (Chickpea Stew)
Ground chickpeas simmered in a rich house sauce & soiced with olive oil
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$10.50
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Miser (Spicy Split red Lentil Stew)
Lentils stewed in a rich berbere sauce, onions, garlice & ginger
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$10.00
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The Rest
Last but certainly not least. Here are a few honorable mentions we thought you might want to try.
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Salmon Gored Gored
Rare or cooked salmon cubes mixed with mitmita, awaze, onions & peppers
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$13.50
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The Original Meat-Lovers
Served with kitfo, Gored Gored and Biret Mitad tibs
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$30.00
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Bozena Shiro
Shiro wet with your choice of ground or cubed meat
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$11.00
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Gored Gored
Lean beef cubes mixed with mitmita, awaze, onions & peppers
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$11.00
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Shiro Fir Fir
Split peas stewed in a special sauce, onions, garlic, & ginger
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$10.50
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Works Fir Fir
Firfir served with kitfo, kinche, and ayib
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$16.00
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Fish Dulet
Finely minced fish with tomato and onions | Add Shiro $1 extra
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$13.00
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Beverages
Non-Alcoholic
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Soda
Coke, Diet coke, Sprite, Dr. Pepper, Crush Orange, Ginger ale
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$2.00
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Tea
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$3.00
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Cafe Latte
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$3.50
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Macchiato
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$3.50
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Espresso
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$3.00
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Coffee
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$3.00
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Iced Latte
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$3.00
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Iced Tea
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$2.50
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Perrier Water
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$2.00
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Bottled Water
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$2.00
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Juice
Mango, Orange, Fruit Punch, Pineapple, Cranberry
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$3.00
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Beer
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Ethiopian Beer (Check Availability)
Harar, Meta, Casel, Waleya, St. George & Badele
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$6.00
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Other Beer (Our selection)
Amstel Light | bud light | heineken | Beck's | Corona | New castle | Beck's Dark | Guiness | red Stripe | Guiness Black Lager | Stella | Yuengling
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$5.00
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Wine
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Robertson
Sweet red, South Africa | Glass $8 | Bottle $22
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$8.00
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Stella
Moscato, Italy | Glass $8 | Bottle $24
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$8.00
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Robert Mondavi
Merlot, California | Glass $8 | Bottle $24
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$8.00
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Tournnono
Shiraz, Australia | Glass $8 | Bottle $24
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$8.00
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Robertson
Cabernet SAuvignon, South Africa | Glass $8 | Bottle $24
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$8.00
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Punto Final
Melbec, Argentina | Glass $8 | Bottle $25
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$8.00
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McManis
Cabernet Sauvignon, California | Glass $8 | Bottle $24
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$8.00
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McManis
merlot, California | Glass $8 | Bottle $24
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$8.00
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Robert Mondavi
Chardonnay, California | Glass $10 | Bottle $30
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$10.00
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Brotherhood
Resling, New York | Glass $7 | Bottle $24
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$7.00
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Fire Road
Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand | Glass $8 | Bottle $22
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$8.00
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McManis
Chardonnay, California | Glass $8 | Bottle $24
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$8.00
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Zenato
Pinot Gringo, Italy | Glass $7 | Bottle $22
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$7.00
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Sheba Tej
Honey White | Glass $9 | Bottle $25
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$9.00
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Carrols Mead
Sweet honey white | Glass $9 | Bottle $25
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$9.00
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McMannis
Pinot Noir, California | Glass $8 | Bottle $24
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$8.00
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Spirits
All well spirits are $9.00 by the glass and $6.00 for a shot. top shelf are $10.00 by the glass and $7.00 for a shot with the exception of Remy Martin, Glen Livet, Courvoisier & Patron which are $11.00 by the glass and $7.00 for a shot.
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Cognac
Hennessy | Remy Martin | Courvoisser
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Tequila
1800 (silver & gold) | Patron
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Rum
Bacardi Superior | Bacardi Gold | Malibu
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Whiskey
Glen Livet | Johnny Walker Black/Red | Jim Beam | jack Daniels | Crown Royal | Dewar's White Label | Southern Comfort | Chivas
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Liquors
Disaronino | Frangelica | baileys | Khalua | Gran mariner |
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Vodka
CIroc | Ciroc Coconut | Grey Goose | ketel 1 | Van Gogh Cool Peach | Van Gogh Double Espresso | Belvedere | Absolut | Smirnoff | Gordon
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Gin
Tanqueray | Gordon's | Bombay
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Cocktail Menu
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Van Gogh Double Espresso Martini
Van Gogh Double Espresso | Baileys
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Southern Gentleman
Ketel One Orange | Dekuyper Peach Schnapps | Splash of Lemon-Lime Soda
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Tropical Peach Martini
Van Gogh Cool Peach | Coconut Rum | Splash of Ginger Ale
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Ultimate Margarita
1800 Silver | Dekuyper Triple Sec | Fresh Lime Juice
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Ketel One Dutch Lemonade
Ketel Citroen | Dekuyper Triple Sec | Lemonade
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Desserts
Make sure you save room for one of our delectable desserts.
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Tiramisu
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$5.00
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Chocolate Fondant cake
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$5.00
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Butterscotch Banana Rum Cake
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$5.00
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Berry Cheesecake
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$5.00
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Dulce de Leche Cheesecake
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$5.00
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Napoleon Cake (Meliphonie)
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$5.00
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Baklave
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$3.00
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Chocolate Ganache
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$5.00
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