Kategna Ethiopian Restaurant

Name: Kategna Ethiopian Restaurant
Address: 1663 W San Carlos St, San Jose, CA, 95128, US
Telephone: (408) 216-9695
Price range: $$

4.6 ★★★★★

Cuisine Type

Ethiopian

📍 Location & Contact

1663 W San Carlos St

San Jose, CA 95128

(408) 216-9695

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🕒 Hours & Details

🔴 Closed

Hours

Monday: 11:30 AM - 8:30 PM

Tuesday: 11:30 AM - 8:30 PM

Wednesday: Closed

Thursday: 11:30 AM - 8:30 PM

Friday: 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM

Saturday: 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM

Sunday: 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Restaurant Details

Delivery

Available

WiFi

Available

Reservations

Accepted

Alcohol

Full Bar

Outdoor Seating

Available

Dress Code

Casual

Payment

Credit Cards Accepted

Parking

Parking Lot

📋 Menu

Vegetarian

Vegetarian Combo

Vegetarian. Vegan. Yemiser wot, yekik alitcha, gomen wot and atakilt wot, served with salad.

Price: $20.99

Yemisir Wot

Vegetarian. Vegan. Split red lentil cooked with onion, garlic, ginger, herbed oil and simmered in red pepper sauce.

Price: $17.99

Shiro Wot

Vegetarian. Vegan. Powdered chickpea sauce flavored with onions, herbs, oil, berbere sauce and spices.

Price: $17.99

Atakilt Wot

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

Price: $17.99

Timatim Fitfit

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

Price: $15.99

Gomen Wot

Vegetarian. Vegan. Spicy, chopped collard green cooked with herbed oil, onion, garlic and green pepper.

Price: $17.99

Kik Alitcha

Vegetarian. Vegan. Split chick-peas cooked with onions, green pepper, ginger, garlic, herbed oil and turmeric.

Price: $17.99

Foule

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

Price: $17.99

Beef

Meat Combination

A combination of doro wot, key wot, alicha wot and ayib and salad.

Price: $21.99

Quanta Firfir

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

Price: $20.99

Kitfo

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

Price: $19.99

Key Wot

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

Price: $18.99

Alicha Wot

Beef stew delicately seasoned with garlic, onion, ginger, spiced butter and turmeric.

Price: $18.99

Zilzil Tibs

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

Price: $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.

Price: $18.99

Bozena Shiroh

Cubes of lean beef cooked in a spicy chickpeas stew and berbere sauce.

Price: $18.99

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.

Price: $20.99

Ye-doro Tibs

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

Price: $19.99

Appetizers

Kategna

A popular traditional Ethiopian appetizer consisting of toasted injera with a mixture of berbere and Ethiopian butter.

Price: $11.99

House Salad

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

Price: $7.99

Sambusa

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

Price: $7.99

Side Dishes

Ye Timatim Fitfit

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

Price: $9.99

Ye Miser Wot

Vegetarian. Vegan.

Price: $10.99

Ye Atakilt Wot

Vegetarian. Vegan.

Price: $10.99

Ye Gomen Wot

Vegetarian. Vegan.

Price: $10.99

Ye Kik Alicha

Vegetarian. Vegan.

Price: $10.99

Lamb

Gomen Besiga

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

Price: $20.99

Dulet

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

Price: $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.

Price: $20.99

Kategna Specials

Special Kitfo

House special minced lean beef, seasoned with spiced butter, herbs, mitmita, minced kale and Ethiopian cheese.

Price: $20.99

Yeshekla Tibs

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

Price: $19.99

Desserts

Baklava

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

Price: $4.49

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🕒 Hours & Details

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📋 Menu

Vegetarian

Vegetarian Combo

Yemisir Wot

Shiro Wot

Atakilt Wot

Timatim Fitfit

Gomen Wot

Kik Alitcha

Foule

Beef

Meat Combination

Quanta Firfir

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Key Wot

Alicha Wot

Zilzil Tibs

Ye Bere Tibs

Bozena Shiroh

Chicken

Ye-doro Wot

Ye-doro Tibs

Appetizers

Kategna

House Salad

Sambusa

Side Dishes

Ye Timatim Fitfit

Ye Miser Wot

Ye Atakilt Wot

Ye Gomen Wot

Ye Kik Alicha

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Dulet

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Fish Goulash (asa Goulash)

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