Budget Dining Guide
Blue Nile Ethiopian Cuisine Cheapest Menu Items & Affordable Meal Options
Looking for affordable food at Blue Nile Ethiopian Cuisine? This budget guide lists every menu item sorted from lowest to highest price so you can find cheap eats and low-cost meal deals quickly. Prices updated July 2026.
Lowest Price
$2.00
Average Item Price
$9.18
Budget for Two
$18.36
Priced Items Tracked
39
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Blue Nile Ethiopian Cuisine Menu Items Ranked by Price — Cheapest to Most Expensive
Every affordable menu item at Blue Nile Ethiopian Cuisine sorted from lowest to highest price
| # | Menu Item | Category | Portion | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atkilt Alicha | sides | Mixed vegetables | $2.00 |
| 2 | Gomen | sides | Collard greens | $2.00 |
| 3 | Red or Green Cabbage | sides | — | $2.00 |
| 4 | Handcut Fries or Sweet Potato Fries | sides | — | $3.00 |
| 5 | Himbasha Bread Sticks | starters - traditional | Thick slices of homemade leavened bread with flavors of honey, fenugreek, thyme, cinnamon & cardamom. Served with your choice of olive oil or spicy keye wat sauce. | $3.00 |
| 6 | Mango Sorbet | dessert | A fruity, fresh, icy treat | $3.00 |
| 7 | Fried Tofu | starters - inspired | Signature sweet & sour tofu, fried to perfection. Served on a bed of crispy romaine. | $4.00 |
| 8 | Onion Rings | starters - inspired | Fried in our homemade beer batter & served with our tangy honey mustard. | $4.00 |
| 9 | Shorba | starters - traditional | Organic, homemade peanut butter or lentil soup, served with warm himbasha. | $4.00 |
| 10 | Baklava | dessert | Three pieces of local-made, sticky, delicious pastry. Flakey, golden brown phyllo dough, layered with roasted nuts & cinnamon, then drizzled with honey. | $5.00 |
| 11 | Brownie & Ice Cream | dessert | warm, espresso dusted dark chocolate brownie from the brown butter bakery, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream from kline's dairy bar. | $5.00 |
| 12 | Azifah Fitfit | starters - traditional | Whole lentils, green peppers, chopped onions & bits of Injera tossed in vinegar, olive oil & mustard. Served chilled on injera. | $6.00 |
| 13 | Blue Nile Salad | starters - traditional | Fresh Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, onions & sliced avocado tossed in our house herb vinaigrette, served on Injera. Add chicken $3.00 | $6.00 |
| 14 | Chicken and Rice | ethiopian lunch | One keye doro wat drumstick, gomen & atkilt alicha served on rice. | $6.00 |
| 15 | Gouda Grilled Cheese | sandwiches & such | Dutch gouda cheese melted between whole grain bread and ethiopian spiced butter, stuffed with fresh tomato. Includes choice of side. | $6.00 |
| 16 | Hummus Platter | starters - traditional | A creamy blend of chickpeas, tahini, garlic & sea salt, topped with your choice of olive oil or homemade ethiopian butter. Served with crisp-baked Injera & warm slices of himbasha. | $6.00 |
| 17 | Lunch Tibs | ethiopian lunch | Sauteed chicken or beef, gomen & atkilt alicha on injera or rice. Substitue lamb for $2.00 | $6.00 |
| 18 | Cheese Steak | sandwiches & such | Chicken, beef or portabella mushrooms sauteed with veggies on a honey wheat bun. Topped with cheddar, mozzarella lettuce & tomato. Includes choice of side. | $7.00 |
| 19 | Eggie Grinder | sandwiches & such | Scrambled eggs fried with collard greens & rosemary, topped with guacamole on a toasted honey wheat bun. Includes your choice of side. | $7.00 |
| 20 | Ethiopian Nachos | starters - inspired | Home fried tortillas, smothered with spicy keye wat sauce, fresh pico de gallo, creamy guacamole, cheddar jack cheese, jalapeno relish, sour cream & ayeb | $7.00 |
| 21 | Himbasha Pockets | sandwiches & such | Choice of chicken, beef or tofu baked in a pocket of himbasha with spicy keye wat and mozzarella. Substitute portabella mushroom for $1.00, lamb for $2 .00 | $7.00 |
| 22 | Makeda's Tacos | sandwiches & such | Hot, soft corn tortillas filled with chicken, beef or protabella, with onions, peppers & lettuce. Served with salsa, guacamole and fresh fried tortilla chips. | $7.00 |
| 23 | Tofu Hoagie | sandwiches & such | Delicious sweet & sour fried tofu with crispy romaine on a honey wheat roll, topped with cilantro & jalapenos. Includes your choice of side. | $7.00 |
| 24 | Vegetarian Lunch Combo | ethiopian lunch | Misir wat, atkilt alicha & tofu keye wat served on injera or rice. | $7.00 |
| 25 | Veggie Grinder | sandwiches & such | A refreshing mix of hummus & flaxseed, piled with crispy peppers & cucumber, fresh tomato and gouda cheese on a honey wheat bun. Includes your choice of side. | $7.00 |
| 26 | Ethiopian Lunch Buffet | ethiopian lunch | 15 homemade traditional ethiopian dishes. | $8.99 |
| 27 | Atkilt Alicha | vegetable entrees | Potatoes, green beans, carrots, and onions cooked with ginger, garlic and turmeric. | $9.00 |
| 28 | Enguday Wat | vegetable entrees | Fresh portabella mushrooms diced and stewed with tomatoes, onions, and garlic. | $9.00 |
| 29 | Gomen | vegetable entrees | Collard greens stewed with onions, garlic, ginger and tomatoes. | $9.00 |
| 30 | Misir Alicha | vegetable entrees | Red slit lentils stewed with onions, garlic, ginger and turmeric. | $9.00 |
Blue Nile Ethiopian Cuisine Budget Breakdown — Average Cost per Menu Category
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sides
$2.25
4 items
dessert
$4.33
3 items
starters - traditional
$5.00
5 items
starters - inspired
$5.00
3 items
sandwiches & such
$6.86
7 items
ethiopian lunch
$7.00
4 items
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