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Dinner Menu
Lentil Soup . . ..$4.00
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
Best Hummus .. .$4.95
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
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
Appetizer Sampler ...$11.95
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
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 chefs 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
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 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
Orchids 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
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 chefs 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
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 chefs 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
Rice .. .$3.00 Bulgur .. $3.50
French fries .$3.00 Yogurt $3.50
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