Zeni Ethiopian Restaurant-San Jose

Thin dough shells stuffed with lentils, onion, hot green & herbs. This meatless dish is lightly deep fried in vegetable oil to a golden perfection.

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

Chopped collard greens made for perfection with herb butter served with zeni's home made special cheese iyeb.

Pureed split red lentil are simmered in zeni's own spicy, hot berbere sauce.

Split yellow piece made with onion, garlic, ginger, and turmeric. Mild.

A delicious vegetable, boiled chopped cabbage, sliced carrots, and potato chunks, simmered with onions, garlic, ginger, and vegetable oil.

Chopped collard greens simmered in a mild sauce of oil, onion and herbs.

Roasted and powdered chick peas, shuro are simmered in our unique, hot and spicy berbere sauce with vegetable oil.

Pieces of injera tossed in blended fresh tomato, onions, green pepper mixed with zeni's own home made dressing.

Cooked beans mixed with fresh tomato, green pepper, spice and home made cheese iybe. Prepared with a choice of oil or butter. Served with fresh bread.

A combination of ye-miser wot ,ye-kik alitcha, atakelt wot, ye-gomen wot, ye timatim fitfit.

Pureed lentil mixed with mitmita, purified seasoned butter and herbs.

A drumstick or thigh cooked to tenderness in a hot & thick red pepper, onions, garlic, ginger & purified butter sauce. Served with a hard boiled egg and home made cheese.

Boneless, skinless cubed chicken sauteed in a special blend of spices and braised in onions tomato, green pepper and purified butter. Served hot or mild.

Succulent pieces of fresh lamb sauteed in butter seasoned with onions, green pepper, tomato and rosemary. Served juicy or fried.

Chopped red meat, tripe, and liver seasoned with herbed purified butter, spiced chili powder mitmita. Served row, mild or well done.

Lamb with bone cooked with collar green, herbed butter, garlic, ginger, onions, and green pepper.

Piece of lamb with bones cooked in mild green pepper sauce, mixed with pieces of injera before being served.

Ethiopian steak tartar, from selected lean round steak, seasoned with purified & herbed butter sauce & hot-spiced chili powder mitmita. Served raw, mild or well done with home made cheese.

Zeni's highly seasoned milled chick peas simmered in berbere sauce with selected cubes of lean beef served in a deest a traditional pot.

Lean cubed beef simmered in a blend of red pepper and herbed butter. Gored is served raw or rare, and served with awaze.

Strip of tender beef sauteed in purified butter, seasoned with onions, green pepper, fresh rosemary.

Chunks of lean beef sauteed with onions, tomato, and green pepper and purified butter. Served mild or spicy.

Hot and spicy beef stew. Very lean chopped beef simmered in a hot and thick berbere sauce and purified herbed butter, Served with exotic spices added.

Mild and spicy beef stew, extra lean chopped beef simmered in mild sauce with spicy butter, onion, garlic, ginger and turmeric.

Injera moistened with deliciously tender cubed beef simmered to perfection in berbere sauce, flavored with garlic, and ethiopian spices.

Scrambled eggs with onions, jalapenos and fresh tomatoes.

Scrambled eggs with ground beef, onions jalapenos, and fresh tomatoes.

A combination of alitcha fitfit, doro wot, or key wot and beef kitfo, home made cheese.

Boneless, skinless ground chicken, seasoned with purified & herbed butter sauce & hot-spiced chili powder mitmita. Served cooked.

Boneless, skinless ground chicken, seasoned with purified & herbed butter sauce & hot-spiced chili powder mitmita. Served cooked.

Beef kitfo cooked, raw or rare mixed with gomen kitfo and home made cheese.

Beef Kitfo cooked, raw or rare, mixed with home made cheese.

Giblets sauteed in butter seasoned with onion, black pepper, green peppers & rosemary. served Saturdays & Sundays.

Chunks of lean beef sauteed with onions, tomato, green pepper and purified butter tossed in berbere sauce with injera along with our exotic spices.

Chunks of lean lamb sauteed with onions, tomato, and green pepper and purified butter tossed in berbere sauce with injera along with our exotic spices.

Pieces of lamb with bones cooked in mild green pepper and turmeric sauce, seasoned with onions, garlic herbs, and spices.

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.

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

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.

Succulent pieces of fresh lamb sautéed with onions and jalapeños.

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

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.

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

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

Scrambled eggs with onions, jalapeños and fresh tomatoes.

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

Thin dough shells stuffed with lentils, onion, hot green and herbs. This meatless dish is lightly deep fried in vegetable oil to golden perfection.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Strips of tender beef sautéed with onions and jalapeños.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Small pieces of Injera (Ethiopian Bread) scrambled with crispy, charred and dehydrated pieces of beef along with onions, tomatoes, and jalapeños with and a hint of garlic.

Succulent pieces of fresh lamb sautéed with onions and jalapeños.

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

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

Lamb with bone cooked in a mix of collard greens, herbed butter, garlic, ginger, onions, and green peppers.

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.

Chopped red beef, lamb tripe, and lamb liver seasoned with herbed purified butter and Mitmita (Ethiopian Chili Powder). Served raw, mild or well done.

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

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

Sacrambled Injera (Ethiopian Bread) in a blend of fresh tomatoes, jalapeños, onions, and lime juice mixed with Zeni's exotic spices.

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

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

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

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

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

Finely grounded collard greens soaked in herbed butter served with Iyeb (Housemade Cheese).

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

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.

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

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

Beef Kitfo (cooked raw or rare) mixed with Gomen Kitfo and homemade cheese.

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.

Beef kitfo (cooked raw or rare) served with gomen kitfo and home made cheese.

Ethiopian Chili Powder

Ethiopian Chili Sauce

Roasted and powdered chickpeas are simmered in our unique Berbere (Ethiopian Chili Powder) sauce with vegetable oil.

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

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

Fresh Jalapeños stuffed with a mix of onions, tomatoes, oil, and lime juice. 2 per order.

Chopped collard greens simmered in a mild sauce of oil, onion and herbs.

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

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

Crisp mineral water imported from Ambo, Ethiopia.

Ethiopian Bread (4 Rolls)