Cafe Caspian

a purée of toasted eggplant with sautéed onions, garlic,mint, and kashk (persian cream).

a delicious dip of chopped cucumbers with plain yogurt and mint.

a tasty dip of chopped shallots with mint in plain yogurt. a favorite dish in the caspian area for centuries.

diced cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions mixed with cilantro, vinegar and olive oil.

ground meat with spices rolled around skewer and charbroiled, served with white rice.

cornish hen marinated in olive oil, saffron and lemon juice, served with white rice.

marinated chunks of beef skewered and charbroiled, served with white rice.

marinated chunks of chicken skewered and charbroiled, served with white rice.

combination of beef and chicken chenjeh, served with white rice.

spring baby shank, dill rice and torshi form a most happy partnership in this wonderful dish.

green herbs sautéed, stewed with kidney beans, dried limes and tender chunks of beef, served with white basmati rice.

stew of sautéed beef, yellow split peas in tomato sauce, topped with shoestring potatoes and white basmati rice. (with eggplant add $1)

sweet and sour purée of walnuts and pomegranate sauce, served over baked tender chicken and white basmati rice.

your choice of the above stews without meat, served with white basmati rice.

(eggplant dip) a puree of toasted eggplant with sautéed onions, garlic, mint, and kashk (persian cream).

(chick-pea and sesame seed purée) a purée of garbanzo beans, garlic, sesame butter, olive oil and lemon juice.

(parsley and bulgur salad) a zesty combination of cracked wheat, parsley, tomatoes, scallions, mixed with olive oil, lemon juice, and fresh mint.

(yogurt and cucumber) a delicious dip of chopped cucumbers mixed with homemade yogurt and mint.

(yogurt and shallots) a tasty dip of chopped shallots with mint mixed with our homemade yogurt.

(spinach dip) sautéed spinach, onions, garlic, and mint mixed with our delicious homemade yogurt.

(stuffed grape leaves) tender grape leaves stuffed with rice, ground beef, onions, leeks, parsley, mint, and raisins.

crispy rice topped with your choice of a veggie ghormeh sabzi or gheymeh.

a platter of fresh herbs served with tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, radishes, feta cheese, walnuts, and fresh hot taftoon bread.

diced cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and cilantro, mixed with vinegar and olive oil dressing.

a plate of romaine lettuce, onions, cucumbers, olives, feta cheese, and tomatoes, with our house dressing.

persian style chicken and potato salad, mix with mayonnaise and lemon juice.

a combination platter, which includes four of the above appetizers.

(ground meat) beef chicken combo. two juicy strips of seasoned ground meat rolled around a skewer and charbroiled, served with white basmati rice and grilled tomatoes.

(chunks) beef chicken lamb. succulent chunks of filet, chicken breast, or lamb marinated, skewered and charbroiled, served with white basmati rice and grilled tomatoes.

(thin slices) beef chicken combo. sliced filet or chicken breast marinated, skewered and flame broiled, served with white basmati rice and grilled tomatoes.

(for the king) beef chicken combo. a combination of barg and koobideh, served with white basmati rice and grilled tomatoes.

(cornish hen) cornish hen marinated in olive oil, saffron and lemon juice, served with white basmati rice and grilled tomatoes.

(lamb shank) spring baby lamb shank, sabzi polow, and lamb broth form a wonderful dish.

your choice of filet of salmon or shrimp, marinated in olive oil, lemon juice, saffron and various seasoning, skewered, and charbroiled, served with sabzi polow, and grilled vegetables.

a filet of red snapper sautéed, served over house sauce, served with sabzi polow, and grilled vegetables.

(fresh herb stew) fresh green herbs sautéed and stewed with kidney beans, dried limes, and tender chunks of beef served with white basmati rice.

(eggplant stew) stew of whole eggplant, sautéed with chunks of beef, or chicken, and onions, in a saffron tomato sauce served with white basmati rice.

stew of beef, yellow split peas in a tomato sauce, topped with shoestring potatoes and fried onions served with white basmati rice.

(pomegranate sauce and walnuts stew) a sweet and sour puree of walnuts and pomegranate sauce served over baked tender chicken breast and white basmati rice.

(spinach and prune stew) steamed spinach and prunes stewed in a zesty orange sauce with your choice of beef or chicken, served with white basmati rice.

(green beans stew) green beans, and tomato sauce delicately flavored with cinnamon, garlic, onions, and saffron, mixed with tender pieces of sautéed filet mignon served with white basmati rice.

your choice of the above stew (except loobya) without meat, served with white basmati rice.

(cherry rice) white basmati rice topped with flavorful sweet and sour cherries, almonds, and pistachios.

(barberry rice) a tantalizing combination of sour barberries, fried onions, saffron, and white basmati rice.

(lentil rice) a mixture of lentils, sautéed onions, raisins, dates, mixed with white basmati rice.

(sweet saffron rice) a stunning dish of saffron rice sweetened with a mixture of grated carrots, orange peel, almonds, and pistachios.