ISTANBUL GRILL METAIRIE Menu

Lentil Soup

Smooth and hearty red lentil soup with light spices and vegetable stock

Shepherd Salad

Fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and parsley, sumac tossed with Evoo and lemon

Mix Green Salad

Mixed fresh greens with tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, carrot, red cabbage tossed with Evoo and lemon

Baba Ghanoush

Roasted eggplant, garlic, parsley, tahini, Evoo and lemon

Shakshuka

Fried eggplant, bell pepper, rich garlicky tomato sauce

Haydari (Lebni)

Thickened yogurt with fresh dill, garlic and walnuts

Homemade Grape Leaves

5 pieces. Grape leaves stuffed with aromatic rice, fresh herbs, pine nuts and onion, cooked slowly in Evoo

Hummus

Creamy chickpea dip with tahini, garlic, and lemon

Pink Sultan

Lightly sauteed purple cabbage, yogurt, mayonnaise, garlic, walnut and lemon

Muhammara

Smoky roasted pepper and walnut dip blended with Evoo, pomegranate molasses, and mild spices

Mixed Meze Plate

Assortment of hummus, baba ghanoush, pink sultan, shakshuka, dolma

Fried Kibbeh

2 pieces. Cracked wheat shell stuffed with lean beef, pine nuts, onions, served with garlic yogurt

Falafel

5 pieces. Golden crispy chickpea balls seasoned with herbs and spices served with hummus

Feta Cigar Rolls

5 pieces. Golden crispy pastry rolls stuffed with feta and herbs

Fried Liver

Crispy fried liver slices with fresh herbs, tomato and red onion, sumac, lemon wedge

Pastrami Hummus

Creamy hummus topped with sauteed Turkish pastrami

Lahmacun

Seasoned ground beef, red onion, bell pepper, parsley. Wheat

Veggie Cheese Pide

Traditional Turkish flatbread with assorted vegetables and cheese. Wheat

Mixed Pide

Traditional turkish flatbread sujuk, pastrami, ground beef, and cheese. Wheat

Chicken Gyro

Thinly sliced rotisserie roasted juicy chicken, served with lavash, rice, salad

Beef Gyro

Thinly sliced rotisserie roasted beef&lamb juicy, tender served with lavash, rice, salad

Iskender Kebab

Thinly sliced gyro, over toasted pita bread with warm tomato sauce, melted butter and a side of yogurt

Adana Kebab

Hand kneaded mix of spiced ground lamb&beef, red bell peppers, rice, lavash, salad

Lamb Shish Kebab

Juicy grilled lamb skewers, special marinated with rice, lavash, salad

Grilled Kofte

Seasoned ground beef&lamb, rice, lavash, salad

Special Beyti

Grilled minced meat wrapped in lavash, served with yogurt, tomato sauce and melted butter

Lamb Chops

Mediterranean herbs marinated rack of lamb, served with rice, lavash, salad

Istanbul Special Kebab

Combination of lamb and chicken shish, beef&lamb adana, kofte, chicken adana, lamb chops, rice and salad

Chicken Shish Kebab

Tender chunks of marinated chicken, infused with Mediterranean herbs and olive oil, served with rice, lavash and salad

Hunkar Begendi

Braised lamb shank over silky smoked eggplant puree with butter, cheese

Beef Shish Kebab

Tender beef cubes marinated with Mediterranean spices, and served with rice, lavash, salad

Baklava

4 pieces. Layers of flaky phyllo pastry, filled with crushed pistachios, baked and soaked in light syrup. Wheat

Dubai Chocolate Cheesecake

Ultra creamy chocolate cheesecake with a rich, glossy chocolate glaze. Wheat