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Chercher Ethiopian Restaurant

DC Ethiopian restaurant with special tibs, veggie combo, doro alecha wot, kitfo, shiro, and injera platters.

Ethiopian
Chercher Ethiopian Restaurant

What to know

DC Ethiopian restaurant with special tibs, veggie combo, doro alecha wot, kitfo, shiro, and injera platters.

Current menu

Menu highlights at Chercher Ethiopian Restaurant

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Most Ordered

Awaze Tibs$18.99

Beef tibs in awaze spice sauce

Chercher Special Tibs$21.99

Signature beef tibs from Chercher

Deluxe Kitfo$21.99

Deluxe seasoned beef kitfo

Doro Alecha Wot$19.99

Mild chicken stew

Special Veggie Combo$18.99

Vegetarian combo platter

Beef

Derek Tibs$21.99

Dry-style beef tibs

Gored Gored$19.99

Cubed raw beef dish

Special Kitfo$19.99

Seasoned beef kitfo

Lamb

Lamb Awaze Tibs$18.99

Lamb tibs in awaze sauce

Fish

Salmon Tibs$19.99

Salmon tibs

Source: Official menu ↗

Source-backed recommendations

What critics & diners recommend

Fish Dulet

The Infatuation praises Chercher's fish dulet for its sneaky heat and chile-forward flavor.

Zil Zil Tibs

The Infatuation highlights Chercher's tender strips of beef with tomatoes, jalapeños and herbs.

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