Tadu - 66 21st Ave

Tadu is an Ethiopian restaurant in San Mateo, CA. Order takeout online for pickup or delivery.

66 21st Ave
San Mateo, CA 94403

Phone: +15103950225

Hours

  • Sunday: 16:00–21:01
  • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 12:00–15:01
  • Monday: 17:00–21:16
  • Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 17:00–21:31
  • Wednesday: 11:30–14:31
  • Friday: 17:00–21:01
  • Saturday: 14:30–21:01

Tadu - 66 21st Ave Menu

Popular Items

  • Vegetarian Combination — $18.75
  • Meat Combination — $19.50

Appetizers

  • Sambussa — $14.50
    Sambussa
    6 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 — $14.50
    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 — $13.50
    House Salad
    Green leaf lettuce salad with tomatoes, jalapenos, and onions tossed in our special salad dressing. Vegetarian, vegan.
  • Kitfo Wrap — $15.50
    Kitfo Wrap
    Ground beef sauteed with Tadu’s special homemade butter and spices wrapped with injera and ayib cheese -served medium rare.
  • Special Egg Firfir ( Breakfast item) — $12.50
    Special Egg Firfir ( Breakfast item)
    Eggs scrambled with Tadu's special sauce and onions and peppers.

Veggie Entrees

  • Gomen — $15.50
    Gomen
    Fresh collard greens sauteed with onions, garlic, and jalapenos.
  • Alicha Tikil Gomen — $15.50
    Alicha Tikil Gomen
    Fresh cabbage, potatoes, and carrots cooked with turmeric sauce of onions, garlic, and ginger.
  • Misir Wot — $15.50
    Misir Wot
    Spicy split lentil sauce made with berbere, onions, garlic, and ginger.
  • Shiro Wot — $16.50
    Shiro Wot
    Ground chickpeas and berbere cooked with onions, tomatoes, and garlic.
  • Kik Alicha Wot — $15.50
    Kik Alicha Wot
    Chickpeas cooked with mild turmeric, onions, garlic, and jalapenos.
  • Key Sir — $15.50
    Key Sir
    Fresh beets and potatoes cooked with onions, tomatoes, garlic, and jalapenos.

Tibs Plate

  • Beef Tibs — $18.50
    Beef Tibs
    Cubed beef sauteed with onions, jalapenos, and tomatoes sautéed with special Tadu berbere based spices.
  • Chicken Tibs — $17.50
    Chicken Tibs
    Cubed chicken sauteed with onions, jalapenos, and tomatoes sauteed with special Tadu berbere based spices.
  • Lamb Tibs — $19.50
    Lamb Tibs
    Cubed lamb sauteed with onions, jalapenos, and tomatoes sauteed with special Tadu berbere based spices.
  • Tofu Tibs — $16.50
    Tofu Tibs
    Cubed tofu sauteed with onions, jalapenos, and tomatoes sauteed with special Tadu berbere based spices.
  • Mushroom Tibs — $16.50
    Mushroom Tibs
    Cubed mushroom sauteed with onions, jalapenos, and tomatoes sauteed with special Tadu berbere based spices.
  • Eggplant Tibs — $16.50
    Eggplant Tibs
    Cubed eggplant sauteed with onions, jalapenos, and tomatoes sauteed with special Tadu berbere based spices.

Kitfo Plate

  • Regular Kitfo — $18.50
    Regular Kitfo
    Ground beef mixed with homemade butter and spices. Cooked rare, medium rare, or well done. Served with ayib cheese, and gomen. These items may be served raw or undercooked or may contain raw or undercooked ingredients per request. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.”
  • Special Kitfo — $19.50
    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 and gomen . These items may be served raw or undercooked or may contain raw or undercooked ingredients per request. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
  • Kitfo Sandwich — $17.50
    Kitfo Sandwich
    round beef mixed with homemade butter and spices. Cooked rare, medium rare, or well done. Served with ayib cheese, and gomen. These items may be served raw or undercooked or may contain raw or undercooked ingredients per request. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.

Firfir Plate

  • Firfir Beef Berbere Banatu — $18.00
    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 — $18.50
    Firfir Lamb Alicha Banatu
    Small pieces of injera tossed in lamb turmeric-based sauces cooked with tomatoes, onions, garlic, and ginger.
  • Firfir Vegetarian Banatu — $16.50
    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 — $18.75
    Vegetarian Combination
    Sampler plate of kik alicha wot, misir wot, gomen, alicha tikil gomen, and key sir wot.
  • Meat Combination — $19.50
    Meat Combination
    Sample plate of minchet abish, gomen besiga, and lamb alicha wot.
  • Gomen Besiga — $18.50
    Gomen Besiga
    Collard greens slow cooked with tender lamb cubes, garlic, onions, peppers, and homemade butter.
  • Beef Mushroom Tibs — $19.00
    Beef Mushroom Tibs
    Cubed beef tibs with mushroom, onions, tomatoes, bell peppers and spiced with berbere.
  • Bozena Shiro — $18.00
    Bozena Shiro
    Ground chickpeas sauce slow cooked with chunks of beef, onions, tomatoes, peppers, garlic,
  • Minchet Abish Wot — $18.50
    Minchet Abish Wot
    Ground beef and bereber sauce flavored with garlic, ginger, onions, and jalapenos.

Drinks

  • Telba — $3.00
    Telba
    Ground flaxseeds smoothie with honey.
  • Tea — $2.75
    Tea
    Ethiopian tea leaf and sweet spices.