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    Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen - San Mateo

    66 21st Avenue

    San Mateo, CA 94403


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    Appetizers
    Veggie Entrees
    Tibs Plate
    Kitfo Plate
    Firfir Plate
    Tadu's Speciality Entrees
    Drinks
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    Appetizers

    • Sambussa

      6 pieces. Thin flaky dough stuffed with your choice of lentils or ground beef spiced with different onions and peppers served with a tomato-based spicy dip
      $14.50
    • Timatim Fitfit

      This cold dish has diced tomatoes, onions, and spicy berbere with pieces of injera tossed in our special salad dressing. Vegetarian, vegan
      $14.50
    • House Salad

      Green leaf lettuce salad with tomatoes, jalapenos, and onions tossed in our special salad dressing. Vegetarian, vegan.
      $13.50
    • Kitfo Wrap

      Ground beef sauteed with Tadu’s special homemade butter and spices wrapped with injera and ayib cheese -served medium rare.
      $15.50

    Veggie Entrees

    • Gomen

      Fresh collard greens sauteed with onions, garlic, and jalapenos.
      $15.50
    • Alicha Tikil Gomen

      Fresh cabbage, potatoes, and carrots cooked with turmeric sauce of onions, garlic, and ginger.
      $15.50
    • Misir Wot

      Spicy split lentil sauce made with berbere, onions, garlic, and ginger.
      $15.50
    • Shiro Wot

      Ground chickpeas and berbere cooked with onions, tomatoes, and garlic.
      $16.50
    • Kik Alicha Wot

      Chickpeas cooked with mild turmeric, onions, garlic, and jalapenos.
      $15.50
    • Key Sir

      Fresh beets and potatoes cooked with onions, tomatoes, garlic, and jalapenos.
      $15.50

    Tibs Plate

    • Beef Tibs

      Cubed beef sauteed with onions, jalapenos, and tomatoes sautéed with special Tadu berbere based spices.
      $18.50
    • Chicken Tibs

      Cubed chicken sauteed with onions, jalapenos, and tomatoes sauteed with special Tadu berbere based spices.
      $17.50
    • Lamb Tibs

      Cubed lamb sauteed with onions, jalapenos, and tomatoes sauteed with special Tadu berbere based spices.
      $19.50
    • Tofu Tibs

      Cubed tofu sauteed with onions, jalapenos, and tomatoes sauteed with special Tadu berbere based spices.
      $16.50
    • Mushroom Tibs

      Cubed mushroom sauteed with onions, jalapenos, and tomatoes sauteed with special Tadu berbere based spices.
      $16.50
    • Eggplant Tibs

      Cubed eggplant sauteed with onions, jalapenos, and tomatoes sauteed with special Tadu berbere based spices.
      $16.50

    Kitfo Plate

    • Regular Kitfo

      Ground beef mixed with homemade butter and spices. Cooked rare, medium rare, or well done. Served with ayib cheese, and gomen. These items may be served raw or undercooked or may contain raw or undercooked ingredients per request. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.”
      $18.50
    • Special Kitfo

      Ground beef mixed with homemade butter and spices (onions and jalapenos for special kitfo). Cooked rare, medium rare, or well done. Served with Ayib- cheese and gomen . These items may be served raw or undercooked or may contain raw or undercooked ingredients per request. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
      $19.50
    • Kitfo Sandwich

      round beef mixed with homemade butter and spices. Cooked rare, medium rare, or well done. Served with ayib cheese, and gomen. These items may be served raw or undercooked or may contain raw or undercooked ingredients per request. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
      $17.50

    Firfir Plate

    • Firfir Beef Berbere Banatu

      Small pieces of injera tossed in beef berbere, based sauces cooked with tomatoes, onions, garlic, and ginger.
      $18.00
    • Firfir Lamb Alicha Banatu

      Small pieces of injera tossed in lamb turmeric-based sauces cooked with tomatoes, onions, garlic, and ginger.
      $18.50
    • Firfir Vegetarian Banatu

      Small pieces of injera tossed in veggie chickpeas based sauces cooked with tomatoes, onions, garlic, and ginger.
      $16.50

    Tadu's Speciality Entrees

    • Vegetarian Combination

      Sampler plate of kik alicha wot, misir wot, gomen, alicha tikil gomen, and key sir wot.
      $18.75
    • Meat Combination

      Sample plate of minchet abish, gomen besiga, and lamb alicha wot.
      $19.50
    • Gomen Besiga

      Collard greens slow cooked with tender lamb cubes, garlic, onions, peppers, and homemade butter.
      $18.50
    • Beef Mushroom Tibs

      Cubed beef tibs with mushroom, onions, tomatoes, bell peppers and spiced with berbere.
      $19.00
    • Bozena Shiro

      Ground chickpeas sauce slow cooked with chunks of beef, onions, tomatoes, peppers, garlic,
      $18.00
    • Minchet Abish Wot

      Ground beef and bereber sauce flavored with garlic, ginger, onions, and jalapenos.
      $18.50

    Drinks

    • Telba

      Ground flaxseeds smoothie with honey.
      $3.00
    • Tea

      Ethiopian tea leaf and sweet spices.
      $2.75

    All hours
    Sunday4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Monday9:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Tuesday11:00 am - 3:00 pm, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Wednesday11:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Thursday11:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Friday11:00 am - 3:00 pm
    SaturdayClosed
    Restaurant info

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    Location

    66 21st Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403

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