| Lentil Soup |
$3.95 |
red lentil puree - vegetarian |
| Soup Of The Day |
$3.95 |
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| Salads |
$5.25 - $9.00 |
all fresh diced tomatoes, cucumber scallion, red onion, parsley and green pepper with our house dressing (lemon juice, olive oil and little vinegar) |
| Istanbul Special |
$5.75 |
romaine hearts, cucumber, tomato, parsley with apple dressing (garlic, olive, oil, lemon, juice, mild hot sauce and worcestershire sauce) |
| Tabuli Salad |
$4.95 |
bulgur (cracked wheat) mixed with chopped parsley, scallions, lettuce, and dressed with olive oil and lemon juice |
| Salad Halikarnas |
$7.50 |
romaine lettuce with cucumbers, apples, pears, honeydew melon and topped with turkish feta cheese in balsamic vinaigrette |
| Salad A La Turka |
$4.50 - $7.50 |
chopped romaine lettuce, plum tomatoes, scallions, green bell peppers and cucumbers tossed in our house dressing (lemon juice and olive oil) |
| Turkish Feta Cheese/Honeydew Melon Plate |
$5.95 |
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| Yalanci Dolma (Homemade) |
$6.25 |
grape leaves stuffed with rice, currants, pine nuts, onion, dill, parsley, and turkish apices cooked in olive oil |
| Ezme |
$4.95 |
chopped spicy combination of roasted bell and red peppers, fresh red onion, tomatoes, garlic and parsley, with a roasted walnut sauce |
| Hummus |
$4.50 |
(best in city) ground chick-peas with tahini, lemon juice, garlic and olive oil |
| Eggplant Salad |
$5.75 |
(patlican salata) char-grilled eggplant chunks with grilled green and red bell peppers, tomatoes, parsley, onions, garlic, lemon juice and olive oil |
| Imam Bayildi |
$5.95 |
(priest fainted) (two story: one. priest fainted because it was so good; second priest fainted because wife bought so much olive oil to cook it) roasted italian eggplant stuffed with onions, green pe |
| Babaganush |
$5.95 |
grilled eggplant puree with garlic, tahini, homemade yogurt and olive oil |
| Cacik |
$3.50 |
(jajik) fresh homemade yogurt sauce with grated cucumbers, garlic, mint and dill |
| Angel Sarma |
$7.95 |
fried eggplant wrapped with turkish feta cheese, mushroom and dill, served with fresh homemade tomato sauce |
| Arisila |
$5.50 |
(moms special) pan cooked spinach, onion and rice served with lightly garlic yogurt sauce |
| Sampler Four Plate |
$11.50 |
a combination platter of cold appetizers: stuffed grape leaves, humus, eggplant salad and falafil |
| Pastrami Special |
$9.50 |
pan sauteed turkish pastrami (bastirma) with fresh tomato and topped with melted mozzarella cheese |
| Portabella Mushroom |
$7.95 |
grilled portabella mushroom with homemade chefs special tomato sauce, garlic, olive oil, black pepper, basil, mozzarella cheese and served with a green herbs sauce |
| Skewered Mussels |
$9.50 |
pan-fried mussels, served with on side tarator (bread crumbs, garlic, olive oil), spicy grilled red pepper sauce and lemon |
| Chef Special |
$9.50 |
(serves two) hummus with bastirma (pastrami) and sucuk (turkish sausage) cooked in a special pan over an open flame and garnished with turkish spices |
| Calamari |
$7.95 |
pan-fried calamari served with lettuce and on side lemon, tarator sauce |
| Spinach Borek |
$5.95 |
oven cooked fresh homemade fillo dough with spinach, onion, black pepper and turkish feta cheese |
| Sigara Borek |
$4.95 |
(cigar for non-smokers) deep- fried fillo dough stuffed with creamy Turkish feta cheese and parsley |
| Arnavut Cigeri |
$6.95 |
(best of best) pan-fried liver served with onion salad and lemon |
| Falafil |
$4.25 |
lightly pan-fried mixture of ground chick-peas, garlic, onions, celery, dill and parsley, served with tahini (sesame) and cacik (yogurt) sauce |
| Anatolia |
$7.50 |
fried eggplant and green pepper served with homemade fresh tomato sauce |
| Islim Kebob |
$18.95 |
pan fried eggplant wrap with tas kebob (special beef cubes sauteed), topped with fresh tomato sauce and served with rice of the day |
| Hunkar Begendi |
$21.50 |
(highly recommended) char-grilled and pureed eggplant with easy mozzarella cheese topped with "tas kebob" (beef cubes sauteed with onion, tomato, red and green pepper) and served with rice |
| Lamb Shank |
$16.95 |
(kuzu incik) lamb shank baked with onion, garlic, potato, carrot, dill, tomato and lettuce served with rice |
| Pasha Special |
$21.95 |
(sahanda pirzola) baby lamb chops pan-cooked with tomato sauce, tomatoes, green pepper, onion and garlic, served with rice of the day on a special plate called |
| Chicken Topkapi |
$19.50 |
(highly recommended) breast of chicken stuffed with mushroom, pine nuts, baby carrot, asparagus, spinach, mozzarella cheese, topped with tomato sauce (easy cream) and served with rice of the day |
| Artichokes - Zeytinyagli Enginar |
$16.95 |
artichokes bottoms cooked in olive oil with carrots, peas, potato, dill served with couscous- served cold |
| Imam Firin |
$16.95 |
(highly recommended) roasted italian eggplant stuffed with green pepper, mushroom, tomato, garlic, pine nuts, and onion, oven cooked with melted mozzarella cheese and served with couscous |
| Sultan Vegeterian |
$14.95 |
(queen's special meal) grill vegetables sauteed with green herbs and special homemade tomato sauce, served over char-grilled eggplant puree with melted mozzarella cheese and couscous |
| Grill Vegetables |
$11.50 |
char-grilled italian eggplant, peppers, zucchini, squash, carrot, mushroom, asparagus marinated w/ green herbs, garlic, served w//special homemade tomato sauce and couscous |
| Vegetarian Combination |
$14.95 |
(cold plate) stuffed grape leaves, ezme, tabuli salad, eggplant salad, falafel, humus - highly recommended |
| Firin Imam |
$9.50 |
roasted italian eggplant stuffed with green pepper, red pepper, tomato, garlic, pine nuts and onion oven cooked with cheese and served with couscous |
| Veg. Combination Eggplant Salad |
$8.50 |
stuffed grape leaves, humus, falafel |
| Veg. Mix Vegetables Sauteed |
$8.25 |
with tomato sauce and serves with couscous |
| Falafel Plate Fried Falafel Balls |
$7.95 |
served with house salad, humus, white and hot sauce |
| Lamb Saute |
$8.95 |
with rice pilaf |
| Seafood Saute |
$10.95 |
mixed seafood sauteed with mushroom, garlic, black olive, white wine, tomato sauce and served with rice |
| Chefs Special |
$8.50 |
humus with your choice of pan sauteed beef or chicken cubes, cooked in a special pan over an open flame and garnished with turkish spices |
| Chefs Special With Grill Vegetables |
$7.95 |
(vegetarian dish) humus with grill vegetables cooked in a special pan over an open flame and garnished with turkish spices |
| Lamb Skewer Kebob 3 Skewers Of Lamb Cubes |
$10.50 |
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| Adana Kebob Hand Chopped Ground Lamb Spiced |
$9.75 |
w/red and green pepper, parsley |
| Grilled Shrimp Jumbo Black Tiger shrimp |
$9.95 |
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| Savurma |
$8.25 |
your choice of grilled chicken, beef or lamb cubes pan cooked with season vegetables |
| Lamb Shish Kebob |
$14.95 |
(best in city) special turkish style marinated lamb |
| Humus |
$5.95 |
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| Falafel |
$5.95 |
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| Portabella Mushroom With Cheese |
$5.95 |
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| Ezme |
$5.95 |
(spicy) chopped roasted peppers, garlic tomato, parsley & roasted walnut sauce |
| Babaganush |
$5.95 |
grilled eggplant puree with garlic, tahini, homemade yogurt and olive oil |
| Grill Season Vegetables |
$5.95 |
topped with little homemade tomato sauce |
| Chicken Kebob |
$6.95 |
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| Lamb Kebob |
$6.95 |
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| Gyro |
$6.95 |
(homemade) |
| Adana |
$6.95 |
(ground lamb spiced with peppers and parsley) |
| Kofte |
$6.95 |
(turkish grilled mini beef burgers) |
| Grilled Salmon |
$6.95 |
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| Tuna Fish w/ Little Mayo |
$6.95 |
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| Grilled Tilapia Fillet |
$6.95 |
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| Kasefe |
$5.95 |
turkish apricots cooked in a special syrup and served with walnuts and whipped cream |
| Baklava |
$4.95 |
sweet homemade fillo dough with turkish pistachio nuts (we do not use honey) |
| Sobiyet |
$5.25 |
famous turkish pastry with semolina, milk and pistachio nuts (it is lighter than baklava) |
| Firin Sutlac |
$4.75 |
turkish style oven cooked rice pudding |
| Kazandibi |
$4.75 |
turkish style caramelized pudding roll (like creme brule) |
| Halva |
$3.50 |
crushed sesame with tahini |
| Weekend Special |
$6.95 |
oven cooked fruit of the day stuffed with walnut, raisin cinnamon and served with homemade fruit syrup or ask todays special |
| Famous Turkish Coffee |
$2.50 |
(turk kahvesi) -no refill |
| Turkish Apple Tea |
$1.25 |
no refill |
| Herbal Teas |
$1.25 |
(ask your waitress) |
| American Coffee |
$1.25 |
tea (free refill) |
| Topkapi |
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a nostalgic taste reminiscent of topkapi palace. kahlua, baileys, grand marnier and frangelico with hot dark american coffee topped with whipped cream |
| Dolmabahce |
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the richest palace in istanbul. a great combination of creme de cocoa and creme de menthe with hot dark american coffee, topped with whipped cream & chocolate sauce |
| Hidiv Kasri |
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upscale version of a classic for amaretto lovers. amaretto de vinci and dark creme de cocoa with hot american coffee, topped with cream and cinnamon |
| Ciragan Palace |
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a taste and very essence of the palace. malibu coconut rum with hot dark american coffee topped with whipped cream very, very special |
