Kategna Ethiopian Restaurant Menu

1663 W San Carlos St, San Jose, CA 95128
  • Appetizers

    • Kategna

      A popular traditional Ethiopian appetizer consisting of toasted injera with a mixture of berbere and Ethiopian butter.
      $10.99
    • House Salad

      Vegetarian. Vegan. Kategna's specialty salad consists of romaine lettuce, tomato pieces and house dressing.
      $6.99
    • Sambusa

      Vegan. A fried or baked pastry with a savory filling, such as spiced lentils, onions. 2 pieces
      $6.99
  • Chicken

    • Ye-Doro Wot

      Famous Ethiopian dish. Chicken drumstick simmered in Kategna's secret blend of spices and special house sauce, garlic, ginger, and butter. Served with homemade cheese and hard-boiled egg.
      $20.99
    • Ye-Doro Tibs

      Tender chicken cubes sauteed in Kategna's secret blend of spices, onions, tomatoes, peppers and spiced butter.
      $19.99
  • Vegetarian

    • Kik Alitcha

      Vegetarian. Vegan. Split chick-peas cooked with onions, green pepper, ginger, garlic, herbed oil and turmeric.
      $17.99
    • Gomen Wot

      Vegetarian. Vegan. Spicy, chopped collard green cooked with herbed oil, onion, garlic and green pepper.
      $17.99
    • Timatim Fitfit

      Vegetarian. Vegan. Pieces of injera tossed in a blend of fresh tomato, green pepper, onion and our special house dressing.
      $15.99
    • Vegetarian Combo

      Vegetarian. Vegan. Yemiser wot, yekik alitcha, gomen wot and atakilt wot, served with salad.
      $20.99
    • Yemisir Wot

      Vegetarian. Vegan. Split red lentil cooked with onion, garlic, ginger, herbed oil and simmered in red pepper sauce.
      $17.99
    • Atakilt Wot

      Vegetarian. Vegan. Cabbage, potato and carrot simmered in wild sauce with ginger, garlic, onion, herbed oil and green chilies.
      $17.99
    • Shiro Wot

      Vegetarian. Vegan. Powdered chickpea sauce flavored with onions, herbs, oil, berbere sauce and spices.
      $17.99
    • Foule

      Vegetarian. Vegan. Fava beans seasoned with assorted spices, tomatoes, chili peppers, red onions and oil or butter.
      $17.99
  • Beef

    • Kitfo

      Freshly minced, very lean beef, seasoned with spiced butter, herbs and mitmita. Served raw, rare or well-done with cheese.
      $19.99
    • Gored Gored

      Tender cubes of fresh beef prepared with red pepper and spiced butter.
      $20.99
    • Ye Bere Tibs

      Beef cubes sautéed with Ethiopian seasoning, and cooked with onion, chili pepper, and tomatoes. Tossed in injera and served hot.
      $18.99
    • Alicha Wot

      Beef stew delicately seasoned with garlic, onion, ginger, spiced butter and turmeric.
      $18.99
    • Bozena Shiroh

      Cubes of lean beef cooked in a spicy chickpeas stew and berbere sauce.
      $18.99
    • Zilzil Tibs

      Finger length stripes of tender lean beef marinated and sautéed in Kategna's spice, butter, green pepper and fresh rosemary.
      $20.99
    • Key Wot

      Tender pieces of prime beef sautéed in butter, and simmered in hot berbere sauce seasoned with Kategna's special spices and herbs.
      $18.99
    • Quanta Firfir

      Seasoned dried beef sautéed with house spices, seasoned oil, spiced butter, berbere sauce and mix with pieces of injera.
      $20.99
    • Meat Combination

      A combination of doro wot, key wot, alicha wot and ayib and salad.
      $21.99
  • Lamb

    • Gomen Besiga

      Lamb and collard greens cooked in butter, onion, ginger, garlic, vegetables and seasoned with spices.
      $20.99
    • Dulet

      Minced beef, liver, onion and jalapeños, and tripe cooked in spiced butter and spices. Served well-done or mild.
      $20.99
  • Fish

    • Fish Goulash (Asa Goulash)

      Saw sea bass cubes sautéed in Kategna's secret blend of spices, onions, tomatoes, peppers, rosemary and spiced oil.
      $20.99
  • Kategna Specials

    • Yeshekla Tibs

      Finger length stripes of tender lean beef marinated and sauced in Kategna's spice, butter, green pepper, onions, garlic and fresh rosemary.
      $19.99
    • Special Kitfo

      House special minced lean beef, seasoned with spiced butter, herbs, mitmita, minced kale and Ethiopian cheese.
      $20.99
  • Side Dishes

    • Ye Atakilt Wot

      Vegetarian. Vegan.
      $9.99
    • Ye Gomen Wot

      Vegetarian. Vegan.
      $9.99
    • Ye Kik Alicha

      Vegetarian. Vegan.
      $9.99
    • Ye Miser Wot

      Vegetarian. Vegan.
      $9.99
    • Ye Timatim Fitfit

      Pieces of injera tossed in a blend of fresh tomato green pepper onion and our special house dressing.
      $8.99
  • Desserts

    • Baklava

      A rich, sweet, pastry made of layers of film filled with chopped nuts and sweetened and held together with syrup or honey.
      $3.49

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