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Zeni Menu

1320 Saratoga Ave, San Jose, CA 95129
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  • Eggs

    • Ethiopian Scrambled Eggs

      Scrambled eggs with onions, jalapeños and fresh tomatoes.
      $16.00

    • Ethiopian Scrambled Eggs W/Meat

      Scrambled eggs with seasoned ground beef, onions, jalapeños, and fresh tomatoes.
      $18.00

  • Appetizers

    • House Salad

      Zeni's famous green leaf salad topped with, tomatoes, onions and jalapeños in a zesty house dressing.
      $10.00

  • Poultry

    • Ye Doro Wot

      Chicken leg drumsticks cooked to tenderness in a spicy Berbere (Ethiopian chili powder) sauce with onions, garlic, ginger and clarified butter. Served with a hard boiled egg and housemade cheese.
      $22.00

    • Ye Doro Tibs: Juicy

      Boneless, skinless pieces of cubed chicken sautéed in a special blend of onions, tomatoes, jalapeños, and clarified butter.
      $20.00

    • Ye Doro Wot Fir Fir

      Small pieces of Injera (Ethiopian bread) scrambled in Ye Doro Wot.
      $23.00

    • Ye Doro Tibs Fir Fir

      Small pieces of Injera (Ethiopian bread) scrambled in Ye Doro Tibs: Juicy.
      $21.00

    • Ye Doro Tibs: Sizzling

      Boneless, skinless cubed pieces of chicken stir fried in a special blend of spices, onions, and jalapeños.
      $20.00

  • Beef

    • Kitfo

      Finely chopped prime beef from selected lean round steak. Seasoned with clarified butter and Mitmita (Ethiopian Chilli Powder). Served raw, medium or well done, along with a side of homemade cheese.
      $23.00

    • Alitcha Wat

      Extra lean pieces of chopped beef braised in a mild stew consisting of spiced butter, onions, garlic, ginger and turmeric.
      $20.00

    • Zilzil Tibs

      Strips of tender beef sautéed with onions and jalapeños.
      $23.00

    • Ye Bere Tibs Fir Fir

      Scrambled pieces of Injera (Ethiopian Bread) in Ye Bere Tibs: Juicy.
      $24.00

    • Bozena Shiro

      Zeni's highly seasoned milled chickpeas simmered in Berbere (Ethiopian chili powder) with selected cubes of lean beef.
      $21.00

    • Qeiy Wat

      Hot and spicy beef stew. Very lean chopped beef simmered in a thick Berbere (Ethiopian chili powder) sauce and clarified butter.
      $20.00

    • Gored Gored

      Lean cubed beef simmered in a blend of red peppers and clarified butter. Gored Gored is a traditional dish served raw or rare.
      $22.00

    • Ye Bere Tibs: Juicy

      Chunks of lean beef sautéed with onions, tomatoes, jalapeños and clarified butter.
      $22.00

    • Fir Fir

      Small pieces of Injera (Ethiopian bread) scrambled with deliciously tender pieces of beef, simmered to perfection in Berbere (Ethiopian chili powder) based sauce. Flavored with garlic and spices.
      $24.00

    • Ye Bere Tibs: Sizzling

      Chunks of lean beef sautéed in a special blend of spices, onions and jalapeños.
      $22.00

  • Lamb

    • Ye Beg Tibs: Sizzling

      Succulent pieces of fresh lamb sautéed with onions and jalapeños.
      $25.00

    • Ye-Beg Alitcha Wot

      Mild stew with extra lean chopped pieces of lamb simmered in spiced butter, onions, garlic, ginger and turmeric.
      $23.00

    • Ye-Beg Tibs Fir Fir

      Scrambled pieces of Injera (Ethiopian Bread) in a Berbere (Ethiopian chili powder) based sauce with succulent pieces of fresh lamb sautéed in clarified butter, onions, jalapeños, and tomatoes.
      $26.00

    • Ye Beg Tibs: Juicy

      Succulent pieces of fresh lamb sautéed in clarified butter with onions, tomatoes, and jalapeños.
      $25.00

  • Vegetarian entrées

    • Ye Misir Wot

      Puréed split red lentils simmered in Zeni's own mildly spicy Berbere (Ethiopian Chili Powder) sauce.
      $18.00

    • Atkilt Wot

      A delicious vegetable medley including boiled chopped cabbage, sliced carrots, and potato chunks. Simmered with onions, garlic, ginger, and vegetable oil.
      $18.00

    • Foule

      Cooked fava beans mixed with fresh tomatoes, jalapeños and herbs. Prepared with a choice of oil or butter.
      $17.00

    • Misir Kitfo

      Puréed lentils mixed with Mitmita (Ethiopian Chili Powder), purified seasoned butter and herbs.
      $18.00

    • Kik Alitcha

      Split yellow peas simmered in onions, garlic, ginger, and turmeric.
      $17.00

    • Gomen Wot

      Chopped collard greens simmered in a mild mixture of onions, herbs, and oil.
      $19.00

    • Shuro Wat

      Roasted and powdered imported chickpeas are simmered in our unique Berbere (Ethiopian Chili Powder) sauce with tomatoes, garlic and vegetable oil.
      $20.00

    • Ye Tsom Firfir

      Scrambled pieces of Injera (Ethiopian Bread) with a delicious Berbere (Ethiopian Chili Powder) sauce, flavored with garlic, and Ethiopian herbs.
      $17.00

    • Ye Tsome Fir Fir

      Scrambled Injera with a delicious berbere sauce, flavored with garlic and Ethiopian herbs.
      $18.00

  • Combinations

    • Vegeterian Combo

      A combination of Ye Misir Wot (Red Lentils), Ye Kik Alitcha (Yellow Split Peas), Atkilt Wot (Vegetable Medley), Ye Gomen Wot (Collard Greens), and Ye Timatim Fitfit.
      $25.00

    • Meat Combination

      A combination of Ye Beg Alitcha Wot (Lamb) or Alitcha Wot (Beef), Doro Tibs: Juicy (Chicken), Kitfo (Beef) and Iybe (Housemade Cheese). Kitfo is served raw, medium, or well done.
      $28.00

  • Zeni's Specialities

    • Yedoro Kitfo

      Boneless, skinless, ground chicken soaked in a herbed butter sauce and Mitmita (Ethiopian Chili Powder).
      $20.00

    • Kikil Kitfo

      Cooked and finely chopped prime beef from selected lean round steak seasoned with a herbed butter sauce and Mitmita (Ethiopian Chili Powder). Served with house-made cheese.
      $20.00

  • Desserts

    • Baklava

      A traditional Greek pastry made with layers of bleached wheat flour fillo dough, filled with chopped walnuts, pistachios in a cinnamon-honey syrup.
      $3.00

  • Cold Beverages

    • Soda

      Classic carbonated beverage with a refreshing cola flavor.
      $3.00

    • Juice

      $3.00

    • Mineral Water

      Crisp and refreshing hydration
      $3.50

    • Apple Juice

      Freshly squeezed apple nectar, packed with the tart and sweet essence of ripe apples.
      $3.50

    • Orange Juice

      Classic citrus refreshment.
      $3.50

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Menu Gallery

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