Mimi's Ethiopian Restaurant KY 1534 Bardstown Road

Ethiopian deep-fried crispy pastries filled with beef, chicken, lentil, or potato. Two per order.

Tender ground beef or tuna richly seasoned and delicately mixed with Ethiopian butter and spices on low heat, cooked to your desired temperature. Served with homemade Ethiopian cottage cheese and toasted bread.

Chilled pieces of injera tossed with fresh onions, tomatoes, jalapeños, lemon juice, and traditional Ethiopian spices. Light, refreshing, and delicately balanced.

Chilled pieces of injera tossed in a creamy sunflower seed blend with fresh onions, tomatoes, jalapeños, lemon juice, and traditional Ethiopian spices. Light, refreshing, and delicately balanced.

Green lentils tossed with fresh onions, tomatoes, jalapeños, Ethiopian mustard mix, lemon juice, and traditional Ethiopian spices. Refreshing and delicately balanced.

A trio of traditional homemade Ethiopian cottage cheese, seasoned/mixed with mitmita (Ethiopian hot chili pepper spice blend), kale, and one plain. Served with crisp injera chips, warm pita bread, or toasted artisan bread.

Deep-fried seasoned beef or lamb cubes added to shiro wat; Ethiopian chickpea powder blind, slowly simmered with caramelized onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, and traditional Ethiopian spices for richly layered flavors and warmth. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Deep-fried seasoned beef or lamb cubes added to a slowly cooked rich berbere sauce, with caramelized onions, ginger, garlic, tomatoes, and other traditional Ethiopian spices for richly layered flavors and warmth. Mixed with torn pieces of injera, allowing the rich sauce to soak into every bit.

Ethiopian national chicken stew, slowly cooked in a rich berbere sauce; caramelized onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and other traditional Ethiopian spices for richly layered flavors and warmth. Served with a hard-boiled egg, homemade Ethiopian cottage cheese (ayib), a side of salad, and injera (or rice).

Tender beef cubes slowly cooked in a rich berbere sauce; caramelized onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and other traditional Ethiopian spices for richly layered flavors and warmth. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Tender beef cubes slowly cooked in a rich turmeric sauce; caramelized onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and other traditional Ethiopian spices for richly layered flavors and warmth. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Tender lamb cubes slowly cooked in a rich berbere sauce; caramelized onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and other traditional Ethiopian spices for richly layered flavors and warmth. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Tender lamb cubes slowly cooked in a rich turmeric sauce; caramelized onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and other traditional Ethiopian spices for richly layered flavors and warmth. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

A comforting Ethiopian specialty. A rich, flavorful broth made with lamb legs, onions, garlic, ginger, carrots, and traditional Ethiopian spices. Served over torn pieces of injera, allowing the rich broth to soak into every bit.

Tender beef cubes sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings. Finished off with fresh rosemary. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Cubed chicken thighs sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings. Finished off with fresh rosemary. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Tender lamb cubes sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings. Finished off with fresh rosemary. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Deep-fried seasoned lamb ribs sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings. Finished off with fresh rosemary. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Deep-fried seasoned short ribs sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings. Finished off with fresh rosemary. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings. Finished off with fresh rosemary. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings. Finished off with fresh rosemary. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Tender ground beef richly seasoned and delicately mixed with Ethiopian butter and spices on low heat to your desired temperature. Served with two homemade Ethiopian cottage cheeses: one plain, one with kale mix; and a side of injera (or rice).

Tuna richly seasoned and delicately mixed with Ethiopian butter and spices on low heat to your desired temperature. Served with two homemade Ethiopian cottage cheeses: one plain, one with kale mix; and a side of injera (or rice).

Raw tender cubed beef, richly seasoned and delicately mixed with Ethiopian butter and spices. Served with two homemade Ethiopian cottage cheeses: one plain, one with kale mix; and a side of injera (or rice).

Raw tender cubed tuna, richly seasoned and delicately mixed with Ethiopian butter and spices. Served with two homemade Ethiopian cottage cheeses: one plain, one with kale mix; and a side of injera (or rice).

Ethiopian chickpea powder blind, slowly simmered with caramelized onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, and traditional Ethiopian spices for richly layered flavors and warmth. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Red lentils, slowly simmered with caramelized onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, berbera, and other traditional Ethiopian spices for richly layered flavors and warmth. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Yellow split peas simmered with caramelized onions, garlic, ginger, turmeric, tomatoes, and aromatic Ethiopian spices for a mild, comforting flavor. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Green lentils simmered with caramelized onions, garlic, ginger, turmeric, tomatoes, and aromatic Ethiopian spices for a mild, comforting flavor. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Collard greens sautéed with caramelized onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, and aromatic Ethiopian spices for a mild, comforting flavor. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Cabbage and potatoes slowly simmered with caramelized onions, garlic, ginger, turmeric, tomatoes, and aromatic Ethiopian spices for a mild, comforting flavor. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Beets and potatoes slowly simmered with caramelized onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, and aromatic Ethiopian spices for a mild, comforting flavor. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Green beans and carrots sautéed with caramelized onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, and aromatic Ethiopian spices for a mild, comforting flavor. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Potatoes slowly simmered with caramelized onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, berbera, and other traditional Ethiopian spices for richly layered flavors and warmth. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Sliced mushrooms sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings. Finished off with rosemary. Served with a side of salad and injera (or rice).

Chickpea stew (shiro wat), red lentils (misir wat), yellow split peas (kik alicha), green lentils (difin misir), collard greens (gomen), beets & potatoes (key sir ena dinich). Served with injera or rice.

Chickpea stew (shiro wat), red lentils (misir wat), yellow split peas (kik alicha), green lentils (difin misir), collard greens (gomen), beets & potatoes (key sir ena dinich), cabbage (tikil gomen), green beans & carrots (fasolia), potato stew (dinich wat). Served with injera or rice.

Doro wat (chicken stew), siga wat (beef stew), siga alicha (non-spicy), lamb wat (lamb stew), lamb alicha (non-spicy). Served with injera or rice.

Doro tibs (chicken stir-fry), beef tibs (beef stir-fry), lamb tibs (lamb stir-fry), doro wat (chicken stew), siga wat (beef stew), beg wat (lamb stew), beef alicha (non-spicy), lamb alicha (non-spicy), lamb kikil (lamb broth with injera). Served with injera or rice.

Doro wat (chicken stew), beef wat (beef stew), lamb alicha (non-spicy), shiro wat (chickpea stew), misir wat (red lentils), goman (collard greens), beets & potatoes (key sir alicha). Served with injera or rice.

Featuring favorites from our Heritage and Garden collections, including beef tibs, chicken tibs, lamb tibs, doro wat, siga wat, lamb kikil, shiro wat, misir wat, kik alicha, gomen, tikil gomen, and fasolia. Served with fresh injera.

Chicken sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings, with provolone cheese melted on top. Served with a side of salad.

Beef sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings, with provolone cheese melted on top. Served with a side of salad.

Lamb sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings, with provolone cheese melted on top. Served with a side of salad.

Salmon sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings, with provolone cheese melted on top. Served with a side of salad.

Shrimp sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings, with provolone cheese melted on top. Served with a side of salad.

Sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings. Finished with fresh rosemary and plated over spaghetti noodles with homemade Ethiopian spaghetti sauce.

Sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings. Finished with fresh rosemary and plated over spaghetti noodles with homemade Ethiopian spaghetti sauce.

Sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings. Finished with fresh rosemary and plated over spaghetti noodles with homemade Ethiopian spaghetti sauce.

Sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings. Finished with fresh rosemary and plated over spaghetti noodles with homemade Ethiopian spaghetti sauce.

Sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings. Finished with fresh rosemary and plated over spaghetti noodles with homemade Ethiopian spaghetti sauce.

Tender ground beef, richly seasoned and delicately mixed with Ethiopian butter and spices over low heat. Plated over spaghetti noodles with homemade Ethiopian spaghetti sauce.

Tuna, richly seasoned and delicately mixed with Ethiopian butter and spices over low heat. Plated over spaghetti noodles with homemade Ethiopian spaghetti sauce.

Sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings. Finished with fresh rosemary and plated over spaghetti noodles with homemade Ethiopian spaghetti sauce.

Sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings. Finished off with fresh rosemary and plated on a bed of salad.

Sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings. Finished off with fresh rosemary and plated on a bed of salad.

Sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings. Finished off with fresh rosemary and plated on a bed of salad.

Sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings. Finished off with fresh rosemary and plated on a bed of salad.

Sautéed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, and Ethiopian seasonings. Finished off with fresh rosemary and plated on a bed of salad.

Light lemon cake layered with rich mascarpone cream and sweet berries.

Traditional Italian dessert made with espresso-soaked ladyfingers, mascarpone cream, and a dusting of cocoa powder.

Flaky phyllo pastry layered with chopped nuts and sweet honey syrup.

Rich and creamy New York-style vanilla cheesecake.

Tender, mildly seasoned chicken thigh tibs served with fluffy rice.

Tender, mildly seasoned beef tibs served with fluffy rice.

Warm spaghetti tossed in a mild house tomato sauce.

Your choice of chicken or beef, mildly seasoned and served on soft bread with golden fries. Salmon or shrimp +3.

Crispy all-white meat chicken nuggets served with golden fries and your choice of ketchup or Mimi’s house ranch.

Chilled sparkling mineral water.

Chilled premium bottled water.

Freshly home-roasted black coffee with rich flavor and aroma.

Black tea infused with aromatic Ethiopian spices.

A beautiful assortment of soothing herbs.