Finely diced tomato, cucumber, green pepper, red onion, and parsley tossed in extra virgin olive oil and vinegar.
Piyaz (White Bean Salad)
White beans, tomatoes, red onion, red and green bell pepper, and fresh herbs mixed with olive oil and vinegar.
Yesil Salata (Green Salad)
Baby mixed greens, romaine, sliced tomatoes, red onion and cucumber tossed in extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice.
Cold appetizers
Humus (Hummus)
Levantine dip made from cooked, pureed chickpeas, blended with tahini, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and spices.
Cacik
Refreshing blend of yogurt and lebne with cucumbers, seasoned with mint and dill.
Tarama (Whipped Caviar)
Nutrient-dense red caviar spread whipped with lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil.
Patlican Salatasi (Eggplant Salad)
Char-grilled, pureed eggplant, blended with roasted red and green bell peppers, dill, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, garlic and salt.
Babaganus (Babaghannouj)
Levantine dish of pureed eggplant blended with tahini, garlic, yogurt, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice and a touch of Chef's special spices. Eggplants are roasted over an open flame before peeling which gives the pulp its smoky taste.
Soslu Patlican (Eggplant with Sauce)
Pan fried eggplant with green & red pepper in fresh tomato and onion-garlic sauce.
imam Bayildi (Imam Fainted)
Baby eggplant stuffed with onion, red and green pepper and garlic served in fresh tomato sauce and extra virgin olive oil. It is a variation of Karniyarik with no meat.
Acili Ezme (Spicy Mashed Vegetables)
Blend of hand chopped onions, red & green peppers, pepper paste, parsley, mint, walnuts mixed with a touch of spices, lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil. Excellent dip for kebabs.
Haydari
Fresh lebne yogurt flavored with crushed walnuts, mint, dill, garlic and extra virgin olive oil.
Zeytinyagli Yaprak Dolmasi (Stuffed Grape Leaves)
Grape leaves stuffed with onions, dill, mint, parsley, rice, pine nuts, currants, and Chef's special herbs.
Hot appetizers
Findik Lahmacun (Mini Lahmajoun) (single piece)
Mini version of the flat bread dough topped with ground lamb and chopped garden vegetables.
Mucver (Zucchini Pancakes) 2 pieces
Pan-fried zucchini pancakes with scallions, zucchini, yellow squash, feta cheese, eggs, flour and dill served with yogurt.
Sigara Boregi (Cheese Pastries)
Crispy pastries stuffed with feta cheese and parsley.
Ispanakli Borek (Spinach pie)
Pan-fried stuffed filo dough with spinach, feta cheese and onion.
Kalamar
Mediterranean dish. Fried squid (calamari), served with tartar sauce and/or hot tomato sauce.
Icli kofte (Stuffed Bulgur)
Traditional Central Anatolian dish made with ground lamb, onion, cracked wheat (bulgur), walnut and fresh herbs.
Arnavut Cigeri (Albanian Style Calf's Liver)
Albanian dish. Calf's liver saute served with onions and seasoned with sumac.
Vegetable entrees
All vegetable dishes come with white rice (except Spinach which is cooked with rice)
Turlu (Vegetable Casserole)
Fresh vegetable medley of eggplant, potato, tomato, green beans, onion, yellow squash, zucchini green & red pepper, garlic and carrots braised in house special sauce.
Bamya (Baby Okra)
Baby okras with green & red pepper and onion, baked in tomato sauce.
Spinach
Spinach stew with garlic, tomato and yogurt sauce.
Fish entrees
Balik Kebabi (Fish Kebab in Vine Leaves)
Char-grilled filet of salmon, marinated with a special sauce, seasoned with herbs and lemon juice, wrapped in vine leaves.
Karides Guvec (Shrimp Casserole)
Jumbo shrimp baked in tomato sauce with garlic, fresh herbs and fresh vegetables. Topped with kashkaval cheese.
Karides Sis Kebap (Shrimp Shish Kebab)
Char-grilled jumbo shrimps served with mixed greens.
Daily Special Fish (please ask your server) Bronzini (Mediterranean Striped Bass) Orata (Black Sea Bass) Grilled Fillet Salmon
Traditional entrees
Lahmacun (Lahmajoun) (2 pcs)
Crispy thin flat dough topped with ground lamb and blended with chopped vegetables. Served with lettuce and onions seasoned with fine chopped parsley and sumac.
Manti (Steamed Dumplings)
Central Asian steamed dumplings filled with ground lamb and herbs, served in a specially prepared tomato sauce and yogurt with a touch of garlic.
Etli Lahana Dolmasi (Stuffed Cabbage)
Green cabbage leaves stuffed with ground lamb, rice and fresh herbs, served in tomato sauce with yogurt.
Turkuaz Begendi (House Special)
Thinly sliced doner kebap served on smoked eggplant puree blended with kashkaval cheese and herbs.
Etli Bamya (Baby Okra with Lamb)
Baby okra stewed with lamb cubes in tomato sauce.
Karniyarik
Eggplant stuffed with ground beef, onions, red & green peppers, garlic, served with homemade tomato sauce.
Hunkar Begendi (Sultan's Delight) with chicken or with lamb
A classical Istanbul dish made with a choice of chicken or lamb chunks served on smoked eggplant puree blended with kashkaval cheese and herbs.
Tandir
Oven-roasted lamb with the flavor of Ottoman Palace kitchen, served with rice.
Grills
All grills are served with rice and a mix of fresh carrots, red and white cabbage, seasoned with lemon juice and vinegar.
Tavuk Adana (Chicken Adana Kebab)
Char-grilled, hand chopped chicken patties seasoned with garlic and herbs.
Tavuk Sis Kebap (Chicken Shish Kebab)
Char-grilled tender cubes of chicken breast marinated in our Chef's special seasoning.
Doner Kebap
Thinly sliced lamb and veal, seasoned with herbs, roasted on a vertical spit.
Ciz Biz Kofte (Barbecued Meatballs)
Char-grilled lamb patties prepared with onion, parsley and herbs.
Adana Kebap (Skewered Ground Meat)
Char-grilled hand-chopped lamb, seasoned with hand chopped red pepper and onion, flavored with special herbs.
Sis Kebap (Shish Kebab)
Marinated cubes of lamb on skewers, char-grilled to your taste.
Braised Lamb Shank
Lamb shank cooked with own lamb juice, served with rice pilaf, steamed vegetables and light tomato sauce.
Turkuaz Izgara (Turkuaz Grill)
Combination of grilled chicken shish, lamb shish, chicken Adana, barbecued meatballs and doner.
Pirzola (Lamb Chops)
Baby lamb chops char-grilled to your taste.
Yogurt entrees
All the yogurt kebabs are yogurt versions of the grills. They are served on a bed of toasted cubes of Turkish bread, fresh tomato sauce and yogurt sauce.
iskender Kebap
Layers of doner kebab, toasted bread, yogurt, and fresh tomato sauce.