Cafe Istanbul

Cold Appetizers

• Patlican Salatasi-Eggplant SaladUSD 4.00

  charcoal grilled eggplant flavored with garlic and herbs

• Humus - HummusUSD 4.00

  chick peas mashed into a paste with lemon juice and flavored with tahini

• Soslu Patlican - Sauced EggplantUSD 4.00

  small pieces of eggplant in moderately spicy sauce of fresh tomatoes, green peppers, onions and garlic

• Barbunya Plaki - Red Kidney BeansUSD 4.00

  turkish red kidney beans tasted with olive oil and lemon

• Ispanak - Spinach SpreadUSD 4.00

  spinach prepared with onion, pine nuts and red peppers

• Cacik - JajikUSD 4.00

  chopped cucumbers, garlic, mint and blended generously with yogurt

• Babaganus - BabagannushUSD 4.00

  charcoal grilled eggplant flavored with garlic and herbs

• Midye Dolmasi - Stuffed MusselsUSD 6.00

  fresh mussels stuffed with pine nuts, rice and currants

• Karides Kokteyl - Shrimp CocktailUSD 8.50

  large size shrimp served with grated horseradish sauce

• Yaprak Sarmasi - Stuffed Grape LeavesUSD 5.00

  grape leaves stuffed with rice, pine nuts, currants, fresh parsley and mint

Seafood Salads

• Ahtapot Salatasi - Octopus SaladUSD 9.50

  combination of grilled octopus, red onion, tomatoes, parsley, arugula, olive oil and dressing

• Kalamar Salatasi - Calamari SaladUSD 7.95

  grilled calamari, julian red onion, tomatoes, arugula, parsley, olive oil and dressing

Hot Appetizers

• Sigara Boregi - Cheese RollUSD 5.00

  delicate fillo dough wrapped with feta cheese and parsley then pan-fried

• Amavut Cigerl - Fried Liver CubesUSD 6.00

  cubes of calf's liver pan-fried then served with onion and parsley salad

• Kalamar Tava - Fried CalamariUSD 7.00

  calamari rings lightly pan-fried and served with chefs homemade sauce

• Hamsi Tava - Pan-Fried AnchoviesUSD 8.00

  seasonal black sea fish ask your server avallability

• Midye Tava - Fried MusselsUSD 5.50

  fresh mussels removed from shells, delicately pan-fried and served with homemade garlic sauce

• Balik Koffesi - Fish BallUSD 6.75

  pan fried white meat fish marinated with herbs

• French Fries

  • LgUSD 4.00
  • SmUSD 2.00

• Findik Lahmacun - Mini Meat PieUSD 6.75

• FalafelUSD 6.00

  chick peas mashed with onions, parsley and garlic deep fried

Seafood Entrees

Ask About Our Seasonal Seafood Specials

• Cupra - Royal DoradoUSD 16.00

  (imported aegean sea fish) exquisite and delightful fish served either lightly pan-fried or char-grilled

• Akdeniz Levregi-Imported Mediterranean Sea BassUSD 16.50

  exotic, tender and delicious white meat served whole recommended char-grilled

• St. Peters FishUSD 16.50

  delicate, flaky white meat served whole or filet char-grilled or lightly pan-fried

• Levrek - Striped BassUSD 16.00

  char-grilled white meat fish. also served as filet

• Alabalik - Rainbow TroutUSD 16.00

  fresh rainbow trout pan-fried or char-grilled to perfection the served with removed bone

• Kiremitte Alabalik - Casserole Rainbow TroutUSD 16.50

  rainbow trout baked in casserole with vegetable

• Dil Baligi - Whole FlounderqUSD 15.50

  mild and flaky white meat served whole or filet lightly pan-fried or filet baked

• Mercan Baligi - Red SnapperUSD 16.75

  delicious while meat served either whole or filet lightly pan-fried recommended

• Barbun Tava - Red MulledUSD 16.95

  fascinating tender white meat, bony but tasty cooked lightly pan-fried

• Salmon Izgara - Grilled Fillet of North Atlantic SalmonUSD 15.95

  north atlantic salmon filet char-grilled and served

• Salmon Guvec - Salmon CasseroleUSD 16.50

  chunks of salmons baked in casserole with mushrooms, fresh tomatoes, red bell peppers and garlic

• Hamsi Tava - Pan-Fried Fresh AnchoviesUSD 15.50

  seasonal exotic black sea fish. ask your server availability

• Karides Izgara - Grilled Shrimp Shish KebabUSD 17.00

  jumbo shrimp, lemon, onion and red bell peppers skewers on grill and served

• Karides Guvec - Shrimp CasseroleUSD 16.50

  large size shrimp baked in a casserole with mushrooms, fresh tomatoes, red bell peppers, garlic and shredded cheese on top

• Ahtopot Guvec - Octopus CasseroleUSD 16.50

  fresh octopus baked in a casserole with mushrooms, fresh tomatoes, red bell peppers, garlic and shredded cheese on top

Meat Entrees

All Meat Entrees Served with Rice Or French Fries

• Sis Kebap - Shish KebabUSD 12.00

  special marinated baby lamb grilled to delight on skewers

• Adana KebabUSD 11.95

  ground lamb flavored with red bell peppers slightly seasoned with paprika and grilled deliciously on skewers

• Kuzu Pirzola - Lamb ChopsUSD 16.95

  baby lamb chops marinated and grilled to order

• Tavuk Sote - Chicken SauteeUSD 12.00

  diced pieces of chicken mixture of onion, tomatoes, green peppers and seasoned

• Et Sote - Lamb SauteeUSD 12.00

  diced pieces of lamb mixture of onion, tomatoes, green peppers and seasoned

• Izgara Kotte - Char-Grilled Turkish Meat BallUSD 12.00

  ground meat spiced with turkish herbs then char-grilled to your taste

• Tavuk Sis Kebap - Chicken Shish KebabUSD 12.00

  tender chunk of chicken marinated with chef's own blend of herbs sand spices

• Tavuk Pirzola - Chicken ChopsUSD 14.00

  marinated chicken with piece of bone grilled to order

• GyroUSD 10.95

  freshly ground lamb wrapped around a large vertical split and grilled

• Karisik Izgara - Mix GrillUSD 17.95

  combination of chicken kebab, shish kebab, meat ball and lamb chop

Over Specialties

• Kusbasili PideUSD 12.00

  (lamb meat pide) a delectable chopped lamb, tomatoes, onions and peppers prepared in the oven over the dough

• Tavuklu Pide (Chicken Pide)USD 12.00

  a second version to our famous pide prepared with cubs of chicken tomatoes, onions, peppers and served

• Kiymali PideUSD 10.50

  (with ground meat) this savory ground meat is mixed together with tomatoes, onions, peppers and parsley over turkish pide

• Sucuklu PideUSD 12.50

  (turkish sausage with kashar cheese) this fresh turkish cheese is prepared within the dough and topped with turkish sausage

• Pastirmali PideUSD 13.00

  (turkish pastrami with kashar cheese) this fresh turkish cheese is prepared within the dough is now topped with melted pastrami

• Kasarli Pide (Turkish Kashar Cheese)USD 10.00

  turkish kashar cheese

• Special: Mix PideUSD 14.50

  pastrami, sausage, kashar cheese, eggs, vegetable

Sandwiches

• Gyro SandwichUSD 5.00

• Shish Kebab SandwichUSD 6.00

• Chicken Kebab SandwichUSD 6.00

• Adana Kebab SandwichUSD 6.00

• Kotte Kebab SandwichUSD 6.00

• Falafel SandwichUSD 6.00

Soup

• Mercimek Corbasi - Red Lentil SoupUSD 3.00

  mercimek corbasi - red lentil soup

• Balik Corbasi - Fish SoupUSD 3.50

  fresh fish mixed with vegetables prepared and ready to serve