Queen of Sheba Restaurant is located at 1503 9th Street, N. W. in the Shaw Main Street's commercial district. It has been open since February of 2006. The restaurant is named for the legendary ruler of an area comprising today's Ethiopia and Yemen, whose visit to Israel's King Solomon in biblical times established a relationship between the two lands. Just as the Queen's visit to Jerusalem to test Solomon's legendary wisdom bridged two cultures, so does our restaurant seek to bring together DC's Ethiopian and American communities with a menu that draws from both countries' traditions.

We serve authentic traditional Ethiopian cuisine: Try Goden Tibs (beef short ribs sauteed with onions, tomatoes, garlic and jalapeno), Queen's Misto (a lamb combination platter featuring alicha Fitfit, curried lamb stew mixed with spices and injera bread; Lamb Key Wot, spicy lamb stew in a berbere chili/spice sauce; and Yebeg Alicha Wot, curried lamb stew made with special spices) or a Vegetarian Combination (samples of four items from the meat-free portion of the menu, including Alicha Kik, yellow split peas cooked with onions and garlic sauce and flavored with turmeric and ginger; Timatim and Peanut Butter Fitfit, fine chopped tomatoes, red onions and jalapeno mixed with injera pieces; and Atkilt, a vegetable stew made with carrots, potatoes, cabbage, red peppers and onions) just to name a few.

But we also serve sandwiches, pastas, rice, fish and salads, plus breakfast items.

We have assortment of fresh smoothies made with your choice of mango, papaya, avocado, banana and other seasonal fresh fruits or ask for a combination of your own making.

We want Queen of Sheba to be a place where the community can come and enjoy our native culture, but also relax with old friends as they make new ones.

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