grilled eggplant puree with garlic, tahini, homemade yogurt and olive oil

(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 peppers, tomatoes, garlic and pine nuts cooked in olive o

(patlican salata) char-grilled eggplant chunks with grilled green and red bell peppers, tomatoes, parsley, onions, garlic, lemon juice and olive oil

(best in city) ground chick-peas with tahini, lemon juice, garlic and olive oil

chopped spicy combination of roasted bell and red peppers, fresh red onion, tomatoes, garlic and parsley, with a roasted walnut sauce

grape leaves stuffed with rice, currants, pine nuts, onion, dill, parsley, and turkish apices cooked in olive oil

pan sauteed turkish pastrami (bastirma) with fresh tomato and topped with melted mozzarella cheese

grilled portabella mushroom with homemade chef’s special tomato sauce, garlic, olive oil, black pepper, basil, mozzarella cheese and served with a green herbs sauce

pan-fried mussels, served with on side tarator (bread crumbs, garlic, olive oil), spicy grilled red pepper sauce and lemon

fried eggplant and green pepper served with homemade fresh tomato sauce

(serves two) hummus with bastirma (pastrami) and sucuk (turkish sausage) cooked in a special pan over an open flame and garnished with turkish spices

(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

(kuzu incik) lamb shank baked with onion, garlic, potato, carrot, dill, tomato and lettuce served with rice

(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

artichokes bottoms cooked in olive oil with carrots, peas, potato, dill served with couscous- served cold

(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

(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

char-grilled italian eggplant, peppers, zucchini, squash, carrot, mushroom, asparagus marinated w/ green herbs, garlic, served w//special homemade tomato sauce and couscous

(cold plate) stuffed grape leaves, ezme, tabuli salad, eggplant salad, falafel, humus - highly recommended

(best in city) special turkish style marinated lamb

w/red and green pepper, parsley

3 Pcs

your choice of grilled chicken, beef or lamb cubes pan cooked with season vegetables

(homemade)

crushed sesame with tahini

oven cooked fruit of the day stuffed with walnut, raisin cinnamon and served with homemade fruit syrup or ask today’s special

famous turkish pastry with semolina, milk and pistachio nuts (it is lighter than baklava)

turkish apricots cooked in a special syrup and served with walnuts and whipped cream

(turk kahvesi) -no refill

no refill

a nostalgic taste reminiscent of topkapi palace. kahlua, bailey’s, grand marnier and frangelico with hot dark american coffee topped with whipped cream

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