Tadu's Menus

Explore our different menus at our two locations!

Ethiopian cuisine characteristically consists of vegetables and spicy meat dishes, usually in the form of wot, a thick stew, served atop injera, a large sourdough flatbread. Our menu is full of varied flavorful dishes: mild, spicy, vegetarian, vegan, chicken, lamb and beef. It’s all made with love and authentically Ethiopian!

MISSION BAY

TENDERLOIN

REOPENING JANUARY 2024

ETHIOPIAN CUISINE GLOSSARY

Ayib: mild cottage cheese that’s often used to top other dishes.
Berbere: spice mix used heavily in Ethiopian cooking; made of toasted, dried red chile peppers, ginger, garlic, cardamom, onions, cloves, cinnamon, basil, and salt.
Firfir: infused with ginger, garlic, and several spices; made from shredded injera with spices and is the typical breakfast food.
Kitfo: finely chopped beef, seasoned with clarified butter and mitmita; often served raw, as the last dish of the meal.
Injera: soft, stretchy, crepe-like flatbread, made of sourdough starter and teff, then cooked until bubbly on a wood-fired clay griddle. Used as a utensil to pick up other dishes that are eaten by hand.
Sambussa: triangular, deep-fried pastry stuffed with beef, chicken, or vegetables.
Tibs: a dish with cubed, cut chicken, beef or lamb.
Wot: Ethiopia’s signature spiced stew, made with vegetables, fish, chicken, lamb, or beef.

MISSION BAY

Appetizers

Sambussa

$7.50

Thin flaky dough stuffed with your choice of lentils or ground beef spiced with different onions and peppers served with tomato based spicy dip. 4 pcs.
Timatim Fitfit

$9.50

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

$9.50

Green leaf lettuce salad with tomatoes, jalapeños, and onions tossed in our special salad dressing. Vegetarian, Vegan
Kitfo Wrap

$11.50

Ground beef sautéed with Tadu’s special homemade butter and spices wrapped with injera and ayib cheese -served medium rare.
Buticha Salad Platter

$9.50

Ground chickpeas, peppers, garlic, and onions salad over lettuce served with injera.
Azifa Salad

$8.50

Brown lentil, peppers, and onions salad over lettuce, served with injera.

Veggie Entrées

All served with salad, azifa and buticha.
Gomen

$12.50

Fresh collard greens sautéed with onions, garlic, and jalapeños.
Alicha Tikil Gomen

$12.50

Fresh Cabbage, potatoes, and carrots cooked with turmeric sauce of onions, garlic, and ginger.
Misir Wot

$12.50

Spicy Split lentil sauce made with berbere, onions, garlic, and ginger.
Shiro Wot

$13.90

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

$12.50

Chickpeas cooked with mild turmeric, onions, garlic, and jalapeños.
Key Sir

$12.50

Fresh beets and potatoes cooked with onions, tomatoes, garlic, and jalapeños.
Salad

$9.50

Green leaf lettuce salad with tomatoes, jalapeños, and onions Topped with ayib cheese and buticha salad tossed in Tadu’s special house dressing.
Add Chicken

$5

Add Beef

$6

The Tibs Plates

Served with salad and a choice from misir wot, kik alicha, gomen, alicha tikil gomen, or key sir.
Beef Tibs

$15.50

Cubed beef sautéed with onions, jalapeños, and tomatoes sautéed with special Tadu berbere based spices.
Chicken Tibs

$14.50

Cubed chicken sautéed with onions, jalapeños, and tomatoes sautéed with special Tadu berbere based spices.
Lamb Tibs

$16.50

Cubed lamb sautéed with onions, jalapeños, and tomatoes sautéed with special Tadu berbere based spices.
Tofu Tibs

$13.50

Cubed tofu sautéed with onions, jalapeños, and tomatoes sautéed with special Tadu berbere based spices.
Mushroom Tibs

$13.50

Cubed mushroom sautéed with onions, jalapeños, and tomatoes sautéed with special Tadu berbere based spices.
Eggplant Tibs

$13.50

Cubed eggplant sautéed with onions, jalapeños, and tomatoes sautéed with special Tadu berbere based spices.
Regular Kitfo

$15.50

Ground beef mixed with homemade butter and spices. Cooked rare, medium rare, or well done. Served with Ayib- cheese, gomen and salad.
Special Kitfo

$16.50

Ground beef mixed with homemade butter and spices, with onions and jalapeños. Cooked rare, medium rare, or well done. Served with Ayib- cheese, gomen and salad.
Kitfo Sandwich

$14.50

Ground beef mixed with homemade butter and spices. Cooked rare, medium rare, or well done. Served with Ayib- cheese , gomen and salad.
Firfir - Beef Berbere Banatu

$15.50

Small pieces of injera tossed in beef berbere, based sauces cooked with tomatoes, onions, garlic, and ginger. Served with salad, azifa, and buticha.
Firfir - Lamb Alicha Banatu

$15.50

Small pieces of injera tossed in lamb Turmeric based sauces cooked with tomatoes, onions, garlic, and ginger. Served with salad, azifa, and buticha.
Firfir - Vegetarian Banatu

$14.00

Small pieces of injera tossed in veggie/chickpea based sauces cooked with tomatoes, onions, garlic, and ginger. Served with salad, azifa, and buticha.

Tadu's Specialty Entrées

All served with salad, azifa, and buticha.
Vegetarian Combination

$16.50

Sampler plate of kik alicha wot, misir wot, gomen, alicha tikil gomen, and key sir wot.
Minchet Abish Wot

$15.50

Ground beef and bereber sauce flavored with garlic, ginger, onions, and jalapeños.
Gomen Besega

$15.50

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

$16.75

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

$16.00

Ground chickpeas sauce slow cooked with chunks of beef, onions, tomatoes, peppers, garlic, and Tadu’s special homemade butter.
Meat Combination

$16.90

Sample plate of minchet abish, gomen besiga, and lamb alicha wot.

Breakfast

All breakfast items are served until 2:30pm and with a choice of injera or bread.
Foule

$10.50

Beans cooked with onions, garlic, tomatoes, and berbere spice with a touch of Tadu’s special butter or olive oil. Served with yogurt.
Add Eggs

$3

Kinche

$7.50

Shredded oats sautéed with special spices and butter/olive oil.
Egg Firfir

$8.50

Eggs scrambled with onions, jalapeños, and Tadu’s special butter.
Special Egg Firfir

$9.50

Eggs scrambled with special tomato-berbere based sauce, onions, jalapeños, and Tadu’s special butter.
Egg Chechebsa

$12.50

Chopped Flat bread (kita) and special egg firfir served with honey topping.

Beverages

Tea

$2.75

Ethiopian Tea leaf and sweet spices
Coffee

$3.50

Yirgachefe, Red Sea, and Tadu blends
Soda

$2.75

Coke, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite, Ginger Ale, Orange Soda
Sparkling Water

$3.00

Perrier Sparkling Water (bottle)
Juice

$3.50

Apple juice and assorted Snapple juices
Telba

$3.00

Ground flaxseeds smoothie with honey
Mexican Coke or Fanta

$4.50

TENDERLOIN

Appetizers

Sambussa

$5.00

Thin flaky dough stuffed with your choice of lentils or ground beef spiced with different onions and peppers. 3 pcs.
Timatim Fitfit

$8.50

This cold dish has diced tomatoes, onions and berbere mixed with injera and tossed in our special house dressing. Vegetarian, Vegan
House Salad

$7.50

Romaine salad with tomatoes and onions tossed with Tadu's special dressing. Vegetarian, Vegan
Buticha Salad Platter

$8.50

Ground chickpeas, peppers and onions served over the house salad. Served with your choice of bread or injera.

Veggie Entrées

Gomen

$12.50

Fresh collard greens sautéed with onions, ginger and garlic. Vegetarian, Vegan
Alicha Tikil Gomen

$12.50

Fresh cabbage, potatoes and carrots cooked with onions, ginger and tumeric. Mild, Vegetarian, Vegan
Misir Wot

$12.50

Split lentil sauce made with berbere, onions, ginger and garlic. Spicy & Hot, Vegetarian, Vegan
Shiro Wot

$13.90

Ground chickpeas cooked with onion, tomatoes, ginger and garlic. Mild, Vegetarian, Vegan
Kik Alicha Wot

$12.50

Chickpea cooked with spicy turmeric, ginger and garlic. Mild, Vegetarian, Vegan
Azifa

$10.50

Lentils sautéed with onions, jalapeño, ground mustard seeds and lemon. Cold Dish, Vegetarian, Vegan
The Vegetable Melody

$11.95

Mushrooms or eggplant stir fried with peppers, jalapeno and berbere. Vegetarian, Vegan. Please specify - mushroom or eggplant

Tibs, Kitfo & Firfir Entrées

Beef Tibs

$15.50

Beef sautéed with Tadu's special spices, onions, tomatoes, jalapeños and berbere. Your choice of juicy or regular.
Chicken Tibs

$14.50

Chicken sautéed with Tadu's special spices, onions, tomatoes, jalapeños and berbere. Your choice of juicy or regular.
Lamb Tibs

$16.50

Lamb sautéed with Tadu's special spices, onions, tomatoes, jalapeños and berbere. Your choice of juicy or regular.
Regular Kitfo

$16.50

Tadu's specialty! Lean ground beef sautéed with special spices and homemade butter. Served with a side of Ayib (cheese). Spicy & Hot. Please specify - well done, medium rare or rare.
Special Kitfo

$16.50

Tadu's specialty! Lean ground beef, onions and jalapeno sautéed with special spices and homemade butter. Served with a side of Ayib (cheese). Spicy & Hot. Please specify - well done, medium rare or rare.
Firfir - Beef Berbere Banatu

$15.50

Small pieces of injera tossed in Tadu's sauces of spicy berbere with beef. Spicy.
Firfir - Lamb Alicha Banatu

$15.50

Small pieces of injera tossed in Tau's sauces of mild tumeric with lamb. Mild.
Firfir - Vegetarian Banatu

$14.00

Vegetables and small pieces of injera tossed in Tadu's sauces of spicy berbere. Spicy & Hot.

Tadu's Specialty Entrées

Kitfo Sandwich

$14.50

Tadu's regular Kitfo and Ayib cheese spread. Spicy & Hot. Wheat or Sourdough - please specify.
Vegetarian Combination

$16.50

Kik Alicha, Misir Wot, Gomen and Alicha Tikil Gomen with sides of Azifa, buticha and salad.
Minchet Abish Wot

$15.50

Lean ground beef sauce cooked with berbere, garlic and onions. Served with a side of Ayib (cheese). Spicy & Hot.
Gomen Besega

$15.50

Collard greens cooked with lamb, onions and garlic.
Side Dishes - Most of the Veggie Entrees are also available as a Side Dish.

$6.50

Available Side Dishes: Gomen, Alicha Tikil Gomen, Misir Wot, Shiro Wot, Kik Alicha Wot and Azifa. (Please see the Veggie Entrees Menu above for more details.)

Beverages

Ethiopian Coffee

$3.50

Legendary hot coffee
Telba with Honey

$3.00

Cold drink with ground flax seeds and honey
Spicy Tea

$2.75

Hot Tea
Soft Drinks

$2.75

Diet Coke, Sprite, Canada Dry Ginger Ale
Sparkling Water

$3.00

Perrier Sparkling Water (bottle)
Snapple Juice & Iced Teas

$3.50

Various bottled juices and iced teas
Bottled Water

$1.50

Nestlé Bottled Water
Mexican Coke or Fanta

$4.50

Business Hours

Tenderloin:

Wednesday – Monday
4:00pm – 9:00pm

Mission Bay:

Monday – Saturday
11:30am – 9:30pm

Questions?

Tenderloin:

415-409-6649
[email protected]

Mission Bay:

415-655-9344 or 415-655-9270
[email protected]

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