Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen

Restaurant · AfricanTenderloin

No dishes marked gluten free5 can be made gluten free on request

35 dishesmenu read 9 Novtaduethiopiankitchen.com

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Same menu as House of Tadu, read once for every branch.

Badges show only what the menu states. Dashed “Likely …”: our guess from the ingredients. Anything else: not listed, so ask staff.

Breakfast

  • 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…

    Can be made free of glutenLikely dairy

  • Egg Firfir$8.50

    Eggs scrambled with onions, jalapenos, and Tadu's special butter.

    Likely dairyLikely egg

  • Special Egg Firfir$9.50

    Eggs scrambled with special tomato-berbere based sauce, onions, jalapenos, and Tadu's special butter.

    Likely dairyLikely egg

  • Egg Chechebsa$12.50

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

    Likely glutenLikely dairyLikely egg

Main Menu

Appetizers

  • Sambussa$9.50

    4 pieces. Thin flaky dough stuffed with your choice of lentils or ground beef spiced with different onions and peppers served with a…

    Likely gluten

  • Timatim Fitfit$10.50

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

    Vegan

  • House Salad$11.50

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

    Vegan

  • Kitfo Wrap$13.50

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

    Likely dairy

  • Azifa Salad$10.50

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

Veggie Entrees

  • Gomen$14.50

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

    Can be made free of gluten

  • Alicha Tikil Gomen$14.50

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

    Can be made free of gluten

  • Misir Wot$14.50

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

  • Shiro Wot$15.90

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

  • Kik Alicha Wot$14.50

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

  • Key Sir$14.50

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

  • Salad$11.50

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

    Vegan

Tibs Plate

  • Beef Tibs$17.50

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

  • Chicken Tibs$16.50

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

    Can be made free of gluten

  • Lamb Tibs$18.50

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

  • Tofu Tibs$15.50

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

    Likely soy

  • Mushroom Tibs$15.50

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

  • Eggplant Tibs$15.50

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

Kitfo Plate

  • Regular Kitfo$17.50

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

    Likely dairy

  • Special Kitfo$18.50

    Ground beef mixed with homemade butter and spices (onions and jalapenos for special kitfo). Cooked rare, medium rare, or well done. Served…

    Likely dairy

  • Kitfo Sandwich$16.50

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

    Likely dairy

Firfir Plate

  • Firfir Beef Berbere Banatu$17.50

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

  • Firfir Lamb Alicha Banatu$17.50

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

  • Firfir Vegetarian Banatu$16

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

Tadu's Speciality Entrees

  • Vegetarian Combination$18.50

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

  • Meat Combination$18.90

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

    Can be made free of glutenLikely dairy

  • Gomen Besiga$17.50

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

    Likely dairy

  • Beef Mushroom Tibs$18.75

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

  • Bozena Shiro$18

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

  • Minchet Abish Wot$17.50

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

Side Order

  • Side Veggie$7

    Choose one: misir (lentils), kik alicha wot (chickpeas), gomen (collard greens), alicha tikil gomen (cabbage), or key sir (beets).

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Restaurant

Facts

FactDetail
Address484 Ellis Street, Tenderloin, 94102
AreaSan Francisco
KindRestaurant · African
Phone+1-415-409-6649
Websitetaduethiopiankitchen.com
Menu read9 Nov 2026 from taduethiopiankitchen.com
Hours
  • MondayClosed
  • TuesdayClosed
  • Wednesday11:30am–4pm
  • Thursday11:30am–4pm
  • Friday11:30am–4pm
  • SaturdayClosed
  • SundayClosed
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Where this comes from

Allergen answers come from the menu’s labels first, then the listed ingredients, then a model’s judgement checked when unsure. How allergen status is decided.

Questions about Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen

Does Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen have gluten-free options?

No dish is marked gluten free as served, and 5 more can be made gluten free on request, from the menu read 9 Nov 2026. Each dish shows whether the venue labelled it or it was read from the ingredients.

Is Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen coeliac friendly?

Eatcrush reads each venue’s own menu and says where every answer came from. It never calls a dish safe: kitchens share fryers, boards and flour, and menus change. If you have coeliac disease or an allergy, confirm with staff before you order.

What can be made gluten free at Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen?

Foule (Gluten-free teff injera +$3 (Choice of Bread option)); Gomen (Gluten-free teff injera +$3 (Choice of Bread option)); Alicha Tikil Gomen (Gluten-free teff injera +$3 (Choice of Bread option)); Chicken Tibs (Gluten-free teff injera +$3 (Choice of Bread option)); Meat Combination (Gluten-free teff injera +$3 (Choice of Bread option)).

When is Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen open?

Monday: Closed. Tuesday: Closed. Wednesday: 11:30am–4pm. Thursday: 11:30am–4pm. Friday: 11:30am–4pm. Saturday: Closed. Sunday: Closed. Hours can change on public holidays; check with the venue.

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