CafeOrchid

773-327-3808
1746 W. Addison
Chicago, IL

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Dinner Menu

SOUP

 

Lentil Soup……………………………………………………………………….……………………….……..$4.00

Pureed red lentil, potatoes, carrots, mint, onions, olive oil, and flour

 

Soup of Day (winter time only)…………………………..…………………….……………………….…….$5.00

                                                                                                                               

Sheppard Salad (Coban Salata)……………………………………………………………………….….$6.95

All fresh-diced tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, parsley, green bell peppers, sumac and with our house dressing lemon juice, and olive oil

                                                                                                                                           

Green Salad (Yesil Salata)………………………………………………………………………….……...$5.95

Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, parsley, sumac with our house dressing lemon juice, and olive oil

 

Spinach Salad (Ispanak Salata)………………………………………………………………………….$6.95

Baby spinach, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, fresh mozzarella cheese, walnut, and orange mustard sauce

 

Tabuli…………………………...… ………………………………………………………………………..……$5.50

Cracked wheat mixed with chopped parsley, scallions, tomatoes, lettuce dressed with olive oil and lemon juice

 

Ezme (Spicy)…………………………………………………………………………………………….………$5.95

Chopped spicy roasted red bell peppers and green peppers, tomatoes, garlic walnuts and parsley

 

Jajik (Cacik)……………………………………………………………………………………………………$4.95

Fresh homemade yogurt with chopped cucumber, garlic, mint, dill and olive oil

 

Best Hummus………………………………………………………………………………………………..….$4.95

Puree chickpeas with tahini, lemon juice, white pepper, garlic, cumin and olive oil

 

Baby Eggplant (Imam Bayildi)………………………………………………………………………..…...$5.95

Pan fried Italian baby eggplant stuffed with onions, green and red peppers, tomatoes, dill, parsley, garlic, and pine nuts cooked in olive oil

 

Babaganush (Herse)…………………………………………………………………………………………..$5.95

Grilled eggplant puree with tahini, fresh lemon juice, garlic, olive oil

 

Eggplant Salad (Patlican Salata)……………………………………………...........................…........$5.50

Char-grilled eggplant, green and red peppers, tomatoes, parsley, scallion, garlic, lemon juice, vine grate and olive oil

Spinach Sautee (Borani)………………………………………………………………………………...…..$5.95

Fresh baby spinach sautιed with onion, pine nuts, dill, olive oil, and fresh lemon juice served with homemade garlicky yogurt

 

Stuffed Grape Leaves (Yalanci Dolma)………………………………………………………………….$5.95

Grape leaves stuffed with rice, currants, pine nuts, onion, dill, parsley, and Turkish spices cooked in olive oil served with fresh lemon and yogurt sauce

                                                                       

Lentil Fingers (Mercimek Koftesi) (Mild spicy)……………………………….................................$5.95

Red lentil, onion, red pepper, cumin, parsley, scallion, white pepper, cracked wheat served over fresh romaine lettuce and lemon

 

Piyaz (White Bean Salad)……………………………………………………………………………...……$6.50

 

Feta Plate……………………………………………………………………………………………….……….$5.95

Feta cheese, black olives, cucumber, and tomatoes

 

Appetizer Sampler…………………………………………………………………………………………...$11.95

Hummus, Eggplant Salad, Lentil Fingers, Tabuli, and Spinach Sautee

 

Kibbe ( Icli Kofte)……………………………………………………………………………………………...$6.25

Turkish cracked wheat stuffed with ground beef, onion, walnut, and Turkish spices served with hot and yogurt sauce

 

Fried Meat Pie (Cig Borek)…………………………………………………………………………...……..$5.95

Homemade dough filled with ground lamb, onion, Turkish spices pan-fried served with yogurt sauce

 

Spinach Pie (Ispanakli Borek)……………………………………………………………………….……$5.95

Homemade dough filled with chopped spinach, onion and Turkish spices baked in owen

 

Feta Wrap (Sigara Borek)……………………………………………………………………………..……$5.25

Pan fried phyllo dough stuffed with creamy Turkish feta cheese and parsley

 

Fried Liver (Arnavut Cigeri)………………………………………………………………………..……...$7.50

Beef liver fried in butter and served with onion salad and lemon

 

Falafil……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……$5.95

Fried ground chickpeas, garlic, onion, celery, dill, parsley, black pepper, cumin, oregano, flour, baking powder served with yogurt sauce

 

Fried Mussels (Midye Kizartmasi)…….…………………………………………………………………..$7.95

Fried mussels served with hot sauce and Turkish tartor sauce over lettuce

 

Fried Calamari (Kizarmis Kalamar)…………………………………………………………………….$6.95 Pan-fried calamari over lettuce served with Turkish mild spicy marinara sauce  

Portabella Mushroom (Soslu Mantar)…………………………………………………………...……...$6.95

Grilled portabella mushroom with homemade chef’s special tomato sauce made with garlic, olive oil, black pepper, and basil topped with mozzarella cheese and parsley

 

Orchid Special (Balik Sarma)…………………………………………………............................….......$6.95

Sardine fillet wrapped in fresh grape leaves marinated with olive oil, garlic, grilled and served with lemon and cocktail sauce

 

Mujver (Zucchini pancake) (great with wine)…………...………………….…………………………$7.95

Pan fried zucchini, carrot, dill, mint, parsley, oregano, egg, flour, feta cheese served with yogurt sauce

 

Hot Appetizer Sampler………………………………………………………………………………...……$11.95

Falafil, calamari, mussels, and sigara boregi

 

KEBOBS

 

All kebabs served with grilled tomato, hot green pepper,

green salad and the choice of rice or bulgur

Lamb Shish Kebob……………………………………………………………………………………….…..$13.95

Lamb cubes marinated with veg oil, lemon juice, paprika, oregano, black pepper and onion

 

Beef Shish Kebob………………………………………………………………..........................................$12.95

Beef cubes marinated with veg oil, lemon juice, paprika, oregano, black pepper and onion

 

Chicken Shish Kebob………………………………………………………………………………………..$11.95

Chicken cubes marinated with veg oil, lemon juice, milk, paprika, garlic, oregano, black pepper

 

Adana  Kebob…………………………………..………………………………………………………..…….$11.95

Hand chopped ground lamb with red bell peppers, parsley, mint, oregano, black pepper and garlic

 

Doner (Gyro) Kebob…… (Home Made) …….………………………………………...…………………$11.95

Thinly sliced homemade Turkish gyro (ground lamb and veal mixed)

 

Kofte Kebob………………………………………………………………………………………………..…...$10.95

Ground lamb with onion, parsley, bread crumb, eggs and Turkish spices  

 

Orchid’s Favorite……………………………………………………………………..................................$11.95

Chicken drum sticks marinated in olive oil, onion, garlic, paprika, black pepper, fresh lemon juice

 

Mix Combo………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….$18.95

Combination of lamb shish, chicken shish, kofte, and doner

 

Lamb chops (Kuzu Pirzola)…….……………………………………………………………………….…$19.95

Grilled baby lamb chops

 

Yogurt Kebob………………………………………………………………………………………………..…$12.95

Choice of lamb, beef, doner, chicken, adana served over pan-fried bread with butter and homemade yogurt

Iskender…… (Highly Recommended) …...………………………………………………………..……$12.95 Choice of lamb, beef, doner, chicken, adana served over pan-fried bread with butter, yogurt and choice of tomato sauce or mild spicy butter sauce

 

Lamb Shank (Kuzu Incik)……………………………………………………………………………...….$13.95

Baby lamb shank baked with seasonal vegetables served with rice or bulgur

 

Uskudar…… (Highly Recommended) ………………………………………………………………..…$13.95

Lamb cubes sautιed with onion, tomatoes, mushroom, red and green peppers, garlic wrapped with sliced eggplant served with rice

 

Ottoman special (Sahanda Pirzola)……………………………………………………………….……$20.95

Sautιed baby lamb chops with fresh tomato, onion, garlic, green and red bell peppers, extra virgin olive oil, dill, and parsley served with rice

 

Turkish Ravioli (Manti)………………………………………………………...........................….….....$12.95

Homemade fresh ravioli stuffed with special ground lamb served with homemade garlic yogurt and choice of tomato sauce or mild spicy butter sauce

 

Sultan Delight (Hunkar Begendi)…… (Highly Recommended) …..……………………………$13.95

Char-grilled eggplant puree sautιed with mozzarella cheese and topped with lamb cubes cooked with onion, red and green bell peppers olive oil and served with the choice of rice or bulgured eggplant puree sautιed with mozzarella cheese and topped with lamb cubes cooked with onion, red and green bell peppers olive oil and

Kulbasti (Highly Recommended)…………………………………………………………………...……$19.50

Thin sliced flagmignion marinated in chef’s secret recepy, grilled and served with Mersin potato salad (Potato,red pepper, mint, parsley and onion)

 

Vegetable Stew (Turlu)……………………………………………………………………………………...$10.95

Baked eggplant, zucchini, carrot, potatoes, mushroom, green beans, okra, green and red bell peppers, onion, tomatoes, mint, dill, and tomato sauce served with bulgur

 

Green Beans (TazeFasulye)…………………………………………………………………………….…$10.95

Fresh greens beans sautιed with onion, tomato, carrot, garlic, dill, olive oil and lemon juice served with bulgur.

 

Baked Eggplant (Imam Firin)……………………………………………………………………….…..$11.95

Baby eggplant stuffed with tomatoes, onion, green and red bell peppers, parsley, dill, garlic, olive oil, and pine nut baked and topped with mozzarella cheese served with bulgur

 

Falafil Special………………………………………………………………………………………………...$10.95

Falafil, hummus, babagannush, green salad

 

Veggie Combination…………………………………………………………………………………………$17.95 Hummus, ezme, stuffed grape leaves, tabuli, eggplant salad, lentil fingers, falafil, and feta wrap

 

 

Grilled Jumbo Shrimp…………………………………………………………………………………...…$19.95

Jumbo shrimp Turkish style marinated grilled and served with green salad, and served with cocktail sauce and choice of rice or bulgur

 

Grilled Salmon…………………………………………………………………………………………….….$14.95

Salmon fillet chef’s secret recipe grilled and served with green salad, vegetables, and choice of rice or bulgur

 

Shrimp Casserole (Guvecte Karides(Highly Recommended) …..……………………….…...$19.50

Jumbo shrimp sautιed with sweet onion, mushroom, cherry tomatoes, red bell pepper, dill, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, and mozzarella cheese in casserole served with green salad and rice

 

Fish of the Day………………………………………………………………………………...…….Market Price

 

 BEVERAGES

 

Coke, died coke, sprite………………….$1.75                  Gazoz, ……………………………….$2.00

Juice…………………………………...….$2.50                 Ayran………………………………..$2.00

Bottle water…………………………..….$1.75                 Ice tea ,herbal tea…………………...$1.75

Turkish tea………………………………$1.00                 Turkish coffee………………………..$2.00

American coffee………………………….$1.50                Mineral water………………………..$2.00

 

SIDE ORDERS

 

                                       Rice………..….$3.00                            Bulgur…..…$3.50                     

                                       French fries….$3.00                           Yogurt………$3.50

 

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