Menu
Gojo Ethiopian Restaurant is a hidden gem in San Jose, offering a wide range of Ethiopian dishes with vegan and vegetarian options. The menu features flavorful appetizers like Sambusa and Selata, along with delicious vegetarian dishes like Yemisser Wot and Gomen Wot. The Veggie Combo and Meat Combination platters are a must-try, showcasing the best of Ethiopian cuisine. Customers rave about the friendly service and the authentic flavors that transport them to Ethiopia. The cozy atmosphere, gender-neutral restrooms, and free Wi-Fi make dining at Gojo a comfortable and enjoyable experience. Don't miss out on the unique cultural experience of eating with your hands and indulging in the spicy and aromatic dishes at Gojo Ethiopian Restaurant.
Appetizer
Sambusa
Selata
Yemisser Wot
Split red lentils simmered in berbere sauce.
Mitten Shiro
Roasted and powdered chickpeas simmered in spiced red sauce and vegetable oil.
Ater Kik
Mild yellow split peas cooked with onions garlic and sliced green peppers.
Cabbage
Carrots and potato chunks simmered in mild sauce.
Gomen Wot
Chopped collard greens simmered in a mild sauce.
Timatim Fitfit
Pieces of injera tossed in a blend of tomatoes, parsley green onions, chili pepper, and a touch of lemon.
Vegetarian
Combinations
Veggie Combo
Served with fresh salad.
Meat Combination
A platter of doro wot, kei wot, and alicha wot.
Doro Wot
Fatuous Ethiopian dish chicken stew simmered in hot spices, herbs, and seasoned butter cooked until tender.
Doro Tibbs
Tender chicken breast cut into cubes sauteed to perfection with onions, green chili, seasoned butter, and herbs.
Doro Tibbs with Collard Green
Tender chicken breast cut into cubes sauteed to perfection mixed with collar green, onions, green chili, seasoned butter, and herbs. Served stir fried.
Special Kitfo
Selected chopped lean beef seasoned with purified butter and spiced pepper. Served with a side of homemade cheese and gomen kitfo.
Siga Begomen
Collard greens with tender lamb cooked for perfection in herb butter.
Gomen Kitfo
Chopped collard greens made for perfection with herb butter. Served with a side of homemade cheese.
Gojo Specials
Sandwiches
Kitfo Sandwich
Ethiopian style seasoned ground beef sandwich.
Foull Sandwich
Fava beans simmered with spiced butter, onion, fresh tomatoes, jalapenos, and homemade cheese.
Chicken Sandwich
Grilled chicken breast seasoned with exotic spices.
Fish
Cubes of salmon, onion, garlic, and jalapenos.
Scrambled Eggs
Scrambled eggs seasoned with onions, jalapenos, and fresh tomatoes.
Inqulal Besega
Crumbled eggs with ground beef, onions, jalapenos, and fresh tomatoes.
Mains
Lunch and Dinner
Yebeg Tibbs
Cubes of selected lamb meat sauteed in spiced onions, jalapenos and herb butter. Can be prepared juicy and spicy with awaze, mild without awaze or stir-fried.
Kitfo
Selected chopped lean beef seasoned with purified butter and spiced pepper served raw, rare or well done with homemade cheese.
Yebere Tibbs
Cubes of prime beef salted in onions, and jalapenos and prepped juicy with awazy or grilled with awazy.
Tibbs Firfir "Yebere"
Cubes of prime beef sauteed with onions, tomato, green pepper and seasoned butter tossed in berbere sauce with injera.
Kei Wot
Prime beef cubes marinated in red pepper sauce, seasoned butter, garlic onion fresh ginger and cooked until tender.
Gored Gored
Cubes of lean meat prepared with purified butter and spiced red pepper, served raw, rare or well done.
Alitcha Wot
Prime beef cubes marinated in a mild flavor full sauce, seasoned butter, garlic onions fresh ginger and cooked until tender.
Tibbs Firfir Yebeg
Cubes of lean lamb sauteed with onions, tomato, green pepper and seasoned butter tossed in berbere sauce with injera.
Kitfo Dulet
Selected chopped lean beef, onion, garlic jalapenos rare or well done.
Bozena
Your choice of Cubes of lamb, beef, or chicken simmered in Berber souse with shiro, lentil or split peas.
Firfir
Injera smothered in key wot.
Atakilt Wot
This side can only be ordered along with the main dish and not for individual side item.
Additional Injera Regular
Regular injera. Vegetarian.
Teff Injera
Teff Injera. Vegan. Gluten free.
Gomen
This side can only be ordered along with the main dish and not for individual side item.
Miser Wot
This side can only be ordered along with the main dish and not for individual side item.
Gojo Salad
This side can only be ordered along with the main dish and not for individual side item.
Shiro Wot
This side can only be ordered along with the main dish and not for individual side item.
Yeater Kik
This side can only be ordered along with the main dish and not for individual side item.
Ayeb
This side can only be ordered along with the main dish and not for individual side item.
Side Orders
Dessert
Baklava
Soda 12 oz.
Ice Tea
Sparkling Water
Juice
Drinks
Hot Drinks