Name: Tava Turkish and Mediterranean Cuisine
Address: 318 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11215
Telephone: 718-499-5600

Cold Appetizers

Hummus

Chickpeas mashed into a paste with lemon juice and flavored tahini

Babaganush

Smoked eggplant puree seasoned with olive oil, mayonnaise, lemon juice and hint of garlic

Tabuleh

Cracked wheat with parsley, tomatoes, scallions and a touch of olive oil and lemon juice

Spinach Tarator

Fresh spinach sauteed with white onions, garlic, thick homemade yogurt, walnut and olive oil

Home Made Stuffed Grape Leaves

Vine leaves stuffed with rice, currants, pinenuts, onions and herbs

Ezme

Spicy vegetables. A mixture of minced tomatoes, cucumber, walnut, hot spices, peppers, onions, pomegranate molasses, olive oil and lemon juice

Eggplant with Tomato Sauce

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

Mixed Appetizer Plate

A healthy portion of humus, ezme, tabule, babaganush and spinach tarator

Salad

Shepherd Salad

Served with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, parsley and onions mixed with lemon and olive oil sauce

Mediterranean Salad

Served with lettuce, mix greens, carrots, red cabbage, cucumber, onions and tomatoes with feta cheese

Avocado Salad

Mix greens. lettuce, red cabbage, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, carrots, tossed with balsamic dressing

Arugula Salad

Tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, cranberry, walnuts and cubed feta cheese, served with balsamic vinegar

Gavurdag Salad

Served with tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, parsley, walnuts and pomegranate sauce

Soup

Lentil Soup

Pureed red lentils

Chicken Vegetables Soup

Served with creamy chicken soup with celery, carrots and bell peppers

Main

Fried Liver Cubes

Tender pieces of calf's liver breaded and deep fried then tossed with seasoning and herbs

Fried Calamari

Served with home made sauce

Zucchini Pancakes

Pan fried zucchini pancakes, mixture of zucchini, dill, parsley, eggs and flour. Served with garlic yogurt sauce on the top

Sigara Boregi

Pan fried phyllo scrolls stuffed with feta cheese and spinach

Falafel

Deep fried chickpeas and vegetables, blended with Turkish spices and tahini sauce on the side. Served with hummus

Chicken Fingers

Served with honey mustard sauce

Mozzarella Sticks

Served with marinara sauce

Icli Kofte

Wheat bulgur balls stuffed with seasoned ground lamb, onion, walnuts and herbs

Grilled Calamari

Tender grilled calamari sauteed with tarragon, garlic and butter sauce. Served with special sauce

Sauteed Spinach

Spinach sauteed with dill, white onions, garlic and olive oil. Topped with homemade tomato and garlic yogurt sauce

vegetarian

Chicken Gyro

Layers of marinated chicken thighs wrapped around the vertical split, grilled in front of charcoal fire. Served with rice and mixed green salad

Lamb Gyro

Layers of marinated lamb wrapped around the vertical split and grilled in front of charcoal fire. Served with rice and mixed green salad. Only Available Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Adana Kebab

Slightly seasoned hand chopped lamb, flavored with red bell peppers, grilled on skewers and served with rice and green salad

Chicken Adana Kebab

Hand chopped chicken flavored with red bell peppers, parsley seasoned with paprika. Served with rice and green salad

Chicken Shish Kebab

Tender chunks of chicken, marinated with chef's own blend of herbs and spices. Served with rice and green salad

Beef Shish

Baby pieces of tender beef marinated in our special sauce and grilled to perfection. Served with rice and green salad

Lamb Chops

Lamb chops with chef's special herbs. Served with rice and green salad

Lamb Shish Kebab

Special marinated cubes of baby lamb grilled to delight. Served with rice and house salad

Sultan's Delight

Pieces of lamb served on a bed of smoked eggplant in heavy cream

Mixed Grill

Served with gyro, chicken shish kebab, beef shish, adana kebab and kofte. Served with rice and green salad

Kofte Kebab

Served with mixture of ground beef and lamb seasoned with peppers, tomatoes and special herbs. Served with rice and piyaz salad

Lamb Sautee

Served with chunks of lamb sauteed with onions, mushrooms, green peppers, tomatoes and oregano. Served with rice

Chicken Sautee

Served with chunks of chicken sauteed with onions, mushrooms, green peppers, tomatoes and oregano. Served with rice

Kasarli Pide

Crispy crust of dough topped with kashkaval cheese

Sucuklu Kasarli Pide

A thin crust topped with Turkish soujouk sausage and kashkaval cheese

Spinach Pide

A thin crust topped with spinach and kashkaval cheese

Kiymali Pide

A thin crust topped with ground lamb, parsley, fresh lamb, red peppers, and onion

Tava Special Mixed Pide

A tasteful combination of pide with Turkish soujouk (sausage), kashkaval cheese, spinach, ground lamb

Kusbasili Kasarli Pide

Diced steak meat with Kashkaval cheese. Sauced with tomatoes, green and red peppers

Lahmacun

Anatolia's version of ancient Turkish meat pie with ground lamb, topped with parsley, fresh tomatoes, red peppers, and onion all on thin dough

Chicken Pide

Diced chicken breast with Kashkaval cheese. Sauced with tomatoes, green and red peppers

Penne alla Vodka Pasta

Topped with Parmesan cheese served with marinara sauce

Lamb Manti Pasta

A light dough dumpling stuffed with seasoned lamb and onions, steamed to perfection. Served in garlic yogurt sauce and seasonings

Spinach Manti Pasta

A light dough dumpling stuffed with seasoned spinach and onions, steamed to perfection. Served in garlic yogurt sauce and seasonings

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