Wass Ethiopian Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Wass Ethiopian Restaurant, a culinary jewel nestled in the heart of Hamilton. With a dedicated focus on authentic Ethiopian cuisine, Wass invites you to embark on a delightful gastronomic journey. The menu features an array of vibrant dishes, showcasing rich and aromatic stews served with traditional injera— a spongy sourdough flatbread that perfectly complements the meals.
Highlights include flavorful combo platters and their popular Thursday buffet, allowing diners to explore an enticing variety of dishes while enjoying a warm, inviting atmosphere that captures the essence of Habesha culture.
As echoed by patrons, the service at Wass is top-notch—friendly, attentive, and genuinely welcoming. Finish your meal with their exquisite Ethiopian coffee, a rich finale that beautifully rounds out the experience. Whether you're a first-time visitor or a returning fan, Wass is a must-visit for an unforgettable taste of Ethiopia in Hamilton!
Appetizers
WASS SALAD
Made with fresh tomatoes, onion, red cabbage and red peppers.
Coffee Ceremony
Bozeno Shiro
Highly-seasoned chick pea (powder) in berebere sauce mixed with cubes of beef.
WASS Kitfo
Minced beef seasoned with our herbal butter, mitmita, cottage cheese, and served with collared greens.
Kitfo Dullet
Minced beef seasoned with our herb butter, mitmita, cottage cheese, onion, green & red pepper, and served with collared greens.
Meat Entrees - Beef
Meat Entrees - Chicken
Doro Wat (Chicken Stew)
Tender chicken leg or thigh marinated in lemon, sauteed in seasoned butter and stewed in red pepper sauce, flavored with onions, garlic root and a pinch of cardamom.
The WASS Special
Bits size cuts of baby Lamb, onions, green peppers rosemary marinated in home made organic sauce.
Lamb Tibs
Cubed tender lamb sauteed with onion, rosemary, tomato, served with salad and spicy Awaze sauce.
Lamb Wat
Freshly made lamb stew served with Injera.
Meat Entrees - Lamb
Vegetarian & Vegan Entrees
Vegetarian Combo
A great option for 2 people. Combination of Gomen (boiled collard greens sau-teed with red onions), Yatakilt Wat (carrots, potatoes, cabbage), Yemsir Wat (lentils with garlic, ginger, onion sauce) Yekik Alicha (yellow split peas) Beets and Potato Salad,...
Shiro Wat
Highly-seasoned chick peas in Berbere sauce garlic (medium spicy).
Keyser and Dinitch
Beet and potato cooked in turmeric sauce.
Misir Alicha
Whole lentil stew in mild sauce.
Gomen Wat
Kale or collard greens in mild sauce.
Tikil Gomen
Cabbage, carrots, potatoes, cooked in turmeric sauce.
Yekik Alicha
Yellow split pea in mild turmeric sauce.
Yemiser wat
Lentils simmered in The WASS' own spicy hot berbere sauce.