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Zeni Ethiopian Restaurant

Ethiopian$$

Mon Closed, Tue–Sun 12pm–8:30pm

  • 1320 Saratoga Ave, San Jose, CA 95129
  • 408-615-8282
  • Last verified: September 2026
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Rolls of injera and a spiced stew served in a woven mesob basket beside a traditional leather stool at Zeni Ethiopian Restaurant, San Jose

Menu

Appetizers

  • Sambussa$4.00

    Thin dough shells stuffed with lentils, onion, hot greens and herbs

  • House Salad$12.00

    Crisp green salad topped with green pepper, tomato, onion in an authentic house dressing

Zeni's Specialties

  • Ye Doro Kifto$22.00

    Ground chicken with herb butter and chili powder

  • Kikil Kitfo$21.00

    Cooked chopped beef with herb butter and chili

  • Keyet Kitfo$29.00

    Beef kitfo mixed with collared greens

  • Special Beef Kitfo$29.00

    Served with Gomen kitfo

  • Goden Tibs$27.00

    Beef ribs sautéed with butter, onions, pepper and rosemary

  • Ye Doro Tibs$22.00

    Cubed chicken with spices, onions, tomato and pepper

Combinations

  • Vegetarian Combo$30.00
  • Meat Combo$30.00
  • Scrambled Eggs$19.00
  • Eggs & Meat$20.00
  • Meat Combo (Lamb)$32.00

Chicken

  • Ye Doro Wot$25.00

    Chicken cooked to tenderness in hot thick red pepper

  • Ye Doro Wot Fir Fir$26.00
  • Ye Doro Tibs$22.00
  • Ye Doro Tibs FirFir$23.00

Beef

  • Kitfo$25.00

    Finely chopped prime beef from lean round steak seasoned with purified herbed butter

  • Qeiy Wat$22.00

    Hot spicy beef stew

  • Alicha Wat$21.00

    Mild beef stew

  • Gored Gored$24.00

    Cubed beef in red pepper and herb butter

  • Zilzil Tibs$25.00

    Beef strips sautéed with onions and pepper

  • Ye-Bere Tibs$24.00

    Beef chunks sautéed with vegetables

  • Ye-Bere Tibs FirFir$25.00
  • Fir Fir$25.00

    Cubed beef with scrambled injera

  • Bozena Shiro$23.00

    Chickpeas and beef

  • Quanta FirFir$25.00

    Dried beef with injera and sauce

Lamb

  • Ye Beg Tibs$29.00

    Fresh lamb sautéed with butter and vegetables

  • Ye Beg Tibs Fir Fir$30.00
  • Ye Beg Alitcha Wot$25.00

    Mild lamb stew

  • Dulet$29.00

    Beet, tripe, and liver with spiced butter

Vegetarian Entrées

  • Ye Miser Wot$20.00

    Split red lentils in spicy berbere sauce

  • Kik Alitcha$20.00

    Split yellow peas, mild

  • Atakilt Wot$20.00

    Vegetables in mild sauce

  • Gomen Wot$21.00

    Collard greens in mild sauce

  • Ye-TimaTim Fit Fit$17.00

    Scrambled injera with tomato and spices

  • Shiro Wot$23.00

    Chickpea powder in spicy sauce

  • Foule$19.00

    Fava beans with tomato and cheese

  • Gomen Kitfo$27.00

    Ground collard greens with herb butter

  • Miser Kitfo$20.00

    Pureed lentil with butter and herbs

  • Ye Tsome Fir Fir$20.00

    Scrambled injera with berbere sauce

  • Sautéed Mushrooms$20.00

    Sizzling or with gravy

Side Orders

  • Shiro Wot$11.00
  • Gomen Wot$10.50
  • Miser Wot$10.00
  • Kik Alitcha$10.00
  • Atkilt Wot$10.00
  • 2 Stuffed Jalapeños$2.00
  • Tima Tim Fit Fit$8.50
  • Ayib (House-made cottage cheese)$4.00
  • Ayib with Gomen$5.00
  • Injera (4 rolls)$2.00

Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony

  • Ceremony$45.00

    Traditional coffee service requiring advance order

Dessert

  • Baklava$3.50

    Traditional pastry made with layers of filo dough, filled with chopped walnuts and pistachios in a cinnamon-honey syrup

Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.

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