Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen

Tenderloin

Address

484 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

Hours

Wed - Fri   11:30 am - 4:00 pm

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The original Tadu. A colorful, intimate cafe in the heart of the Tenderloin serving traditional Ethiopian entrees, vegetarian combos, spicy teas, and more. Known for generous portions, well-balanced spices, and the kind of genuine hospitality that keeps people coming back. Dine in, take away, and catering available.

On the menu

Appetizers

Sambussa

4 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

Timatim Fitfit

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

House Salad

Green leaf lettuce salad with tomatoes, jalapenos, and onions tossed in our special salad dressing. Vegetarian, vegan.

Kitfo Wrap

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

Azifa Salad

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

Veggie Entrees

Gomen

Fresh collard greens sauteed with onions, garlic, and jalapenos.

Alicha Tikil Gomen

Fresh cabbage, potatoes, and carrots cooked with turmeric sauce of onions, garlic, and ginger.

Misir Wot

Spicy split lentil sauce made with berbere, onions, garlic, and ginger.

Shiro Wot

Ground chickpeas and berbere cooked with onions, tomatoes, and garlic.

Kik Alicha Wot

Chickpeas cooked with mild turmeric, onions, garlic, and jalapenos.

Key Sir

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

Salad

Green leaf lettuce salad with tomatoes, jalapenos, and onions tossed in our special salad dressing. Vegetarian, vegan.

Tibs Plate

Beef Tibs

Cubed beef sauteed with onions, jalapenos, and tomatoes sautéed with special Tadu berbere based spices.

Chicken Tibs

Cubed chicken sauteed with onions, jalapenos, and tomatoes sauteed with special Tadu berbere based spices.

Lamb Tibs

Cubed lamb sauteed with onions, jalapenos, and tomatoes sauteed with special Tadu berbere based spices.

Shiro Wot

Ground chickpeas and berbere cooked with onions, tomatoes, and garlic.

Kik Alicha Wot

Chickpeas cooked with mild turmeric, onions, garlic, and jalapenos.

Key Sir

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

Salad

Green leaf lettuce salad with tomatoes, jalapenos, and onions tossed in our special salad dressing. Vegetarian, vegan.

Kitfo Plate

Regular Kitfo

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

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, gomen and salad.

Kitfo Sandwich

round beef mixed with homemade butter and spices. Cooked rare, medium rare, or well done. Served with ayib cheese, gomen and salad.

Firfir Plate

Firfir Beef Berbere Banatu

Small pieces of injera tossed in beef berbere, based sauces cooked with tomatoes, onions, garlic, and ginger.

Firfir Lamb Alicha Banatu

Small pieces of injera tossed in lamb turmeric-based sauces cooked with tomatoes, onions, garlic, and ginger.

Firfir Vegetarian Banatu

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

Tadu's Speciality Entrees

Vegetarian Combination

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

Meat Combination

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

Gomen Besiga

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

Beef Mushroom Tibs

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

Bozena Shiro

Ground chickpeas sauce slow cooked with chunks of beef, onions, tomatoes, peppers, garlic,

Minchet Abish Wot

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

Beverages

Telba (Flax Seed/ Honey Smoothie)

Tea (Sweet Spices)

Can Of Soda

Apple Juice

Bottled Coke and Jarritos

Coffee (Yirgachefe)

Coffee (Red Sea)

Coffee (Tadu Blend)

Sparkling Water

Bottle of Water

Beer

Ethiopian Beer

Wine by Bottle

Pinot Noir (Poppy) BTL

Cabernet BTL

Chardonnay BTL

Sav Blank BTL

Honey Wine BTL

Come share a plate

Hours

Wed - Fri    11:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Phone