TURKUAZ RESTAURANT
Exceptional food and service since 2000

DINNER MENU 

 

SOUP AND SALAD

 

Soup of the Day

 

Ask your server for today's list.

 

Coban Salatasi (Shepherd Salad)            

$7.25

Finely diced tomato, cucumber, green pepper, red onion, and parsley tossed in extra virgin olive oil and vinegar.

 

Yesil Salata (Green Salad)

 $8.50

Baby mixed greens, Romaine, sliced Tomato, red Onion and Cucumber tossed in extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice.

 

Piyaz (White Bean Salad)                              

$6.50

Turkish white beans, Tomato, red Onion, red and green bell pepper, and fresh herbs mixed with olive and vinegar.

 

COLD APPETIZERS

 

Humus (Hummus)                                            

$6.95

Pureed chickpeas, tahini sauce, garlic, fresh lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil.

 

Babaganus (Babaghannouj)                        

$6.95

Pureed smoked eggplant, tahini, garlic yogurt mixed with fresh lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil.

 

Patlican Salatasi (Eggplant Salad)            

$6.95

Char-grilled eggplant puree, red and green bell pepper, dill, fresh lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil.

 

Soslu Patlican (Eggplant with Sauce)    

$6.95

Pan fried eggplant with green & red pepper in fresh tomato and onion-garlic sauce.

 

Tarama (Whipped Caviar)                             

$6.95

Red caviar spread whipped with fresh lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil.

 

Acili Ezme (Spicy Mashed Vegetables) 

$7.25

Mixture of chopped green onion, roasted red & green pepper, tomato, parsley, walnuts mixed with touch of a spice and extra virgin olive oil.

 

Haydari    

 $8.50

Fresh home made yogurt flavored with crushed walnut, mint leaves, dill, garlic and olive oil.

 

Cacik 

$5.95

Refresing blend of yogurt, cucumber, and garlic seasoned with dill.

Zeytinyagli Yaprak Dolmasi (Stuffed Grape Leaves)                                           $6.95


Grape leaves stuffed with rice, pine nuts, currants and herbs.

 

HOT APPETIZERS

 

Sigara Boregi (Cheese Pastries)                    

$6.95

Crispy pastries stuffed with feta cheese and parsley. 

 

Ispanakli Borek (Spinach Pie)                    

$6.95

Pan-fried stuffed filo dough with spinach, feta cheese and onion.

 

Mucver (Zucchini Pancakes) 2 pieces    

$5.25

Pan-fried zucchini pancakes with scallion zucchini, yellow squash, feta cheese, eggs, flour and dill served with light garlic yogurt sauce

 

Arnavut Ciger (Calf's Liver)                            

$7.95

Calf's liver sauteed with onion.

 

Kalamar (Calamari)                                                

$8.25

Fried calamari, served with tartar sauce.

 

Icli kofte (Stuffed Bulgur)

$8.50

Traditional Central Anatolian dish made with ground lamb, onion, cracked wheat (bulgur), walnut and fresh herbs.

 

VEGETABLE DISHES

 

Turlu (Vegetable Casserole)                    

$14.50

Fresh vegetable medley of eggplant, potato, tomato, green beans, onion, yellow squash, zucchini, green and red pepper, garlic and carrots braised in house special sauce.

 

Bamya (Baby Okras)                                      

$13.95

Baby okras with green and red pepper and onion baked in tomato sauce.

 

Spinach Stew with Garlic and tomato sauce    

$14.50

*All vegetable dishes come with white rice.

 

TRADITIONAL DISHES

 

Hunkar Begendi (Sultan's Delight)        

$17.95

A classical Istanbul dish made with a choice of chicken or lamb chunks served on char-grilled eggplant puree.

 

Turkuaz Begendi (House Special)          

$16.95

Thinly sliced doner kebab served on eggplant puree.

 

Tandir 

 $18.25

Oven-roasted lamb with the flavor of Ottoman Palace kitchen, served on bulgur pilaf (cracked wheat)

 

Etli Lahana Dolmasi (Stuffed Cabbage)

 $15.95

Green cabbage leaves stuffed with ground lamb, rice and fresh herbs. Served in tomato sauce with yogurt.

 

Etli Bamya (Baby Okra with Lamb)      

$16.95

Baby okras stewed with lamb cubes in tomato sauce.

 

FISH DISHES

 

Balik Kebabi (Fish Kebab in Vine Leaves)

$16.95

Char-grilled filet of Salmon wrapped in fresh herbs and vine leaves

 

Karides Guvec (Shrimp Casserole)

$18.50

Jumbo shrimp baked in tomato sauce with garlic, fresh herbs and fresh vegetable. Topped with kashkaval augrating.

 

Karides Sis Kebab (Shrim Shish Kebab)

$19.95

Char-grilled jumbo shrimps served with mixed green salad.

 

Daily Special Fish (please ask your server)

M/P

GRILLS

 

Doner Kebab

$13.75

Thinly sliced lamb and veal roasted on a vertical spit.

 

Ciz Biz Kofte (Barbecued Meatballs)

$14.25

Char-grilled lamb patties prepared with onion, parsley and herbs.

 

Adana Kebap (Skewered Ground Meat)

$15.75

Char-grilled hand chopped lamb, flavored with special Turkish seasonings and herbs.

 

Sis Kebab (Shish Kebab)

$17.95

Marinated cubes of lamb on skewers, char grilled to your taste.

 

Tavuk Sis Kebab (Chicken Shish Kebab)

$14.25

Char-grilled tender cubes of chicken breast marinated in our Chef’s special seasoning.

 

Pirzola (Lamb Chops)

$26.00

Baby lamb chops char-grilled to your taste.

 

Turkuaz Izgara (Turkuaz Grill)

$29.50

Mixed grill combination of chicken breast, lean lamb cubes, lamb chops and minced lamb meat.

 

YOGURT KEBABS

 

Iskender Kebab

$15.75

Layers of doner kebab, toasted bread, yogurt, and fresh tomato sauce.

 

Yogurtlu Adana Kebab (Yogurt Adana Kebab)

$16.50

Yogurtlu Tavuk Sis Kebab (Yogurt Chicken Shish Kebab)

$16.25

Yogurtlu Sis Kebab (Yogurt Shish Kebab)   

$18.50

*All the yogurt kebabs are yogurt versions of the grills. They are served on a bed of toasted cubes of Turkish bread, fresh tomato sauce and yogurt.

 

 

 

Items based on availability
Menu subject to change without notice