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Cafe Istanbul
903 S Rural Rd
Tempe, AZ 85281
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Main Menu
Cold Appetizers
Patlican Salatasi-Eggplant Salad
$4.00
charcoal grilled eggplant flavored with garlic and herbs
Humus - Hummus
$4.00
chick peas mashed into a paste with lemon juice and flavored with tahini
Soslu Patlican - Sauced Eggplant
$4.00
small pieces of eggplant in moderately spicy sauce of fresh tomatoes, green peppers, onions and garlic
Barbunya Plaki - Red Kidney Beans
$4.00
turkish red kidney beans tasted with olive oil and lemon
Ispanak - Spinach Spread
$4.00
spinach prepared with onion, pine nuts and red peppers
Cacik - Jajik
$4.00
chopped cucumbers, garlic, mint and blended generously with yogurt
Babaganus - Babagannush
$4.00
charcoal grilled eggplant flavored with garlic and herbs
Midye Dolmasi - Stuffed Mussels
$6.00
fresh mussels stuffed with pine nuts, rice and currants
Karides Kokteyl - Shrimp Cocktail
$8.50
large size shrimp served with grated horseradish sauce
Yaprak Sarmasi - Stuffed Grape Leaves
$5.00
grape leaves stuffed with rice, pine nuts, currants, fresh parsley and mint
Seafood Salads
Ahtapot Salatasi - Octopus Salad
$9.50
combination of grilled octopus, red onion, tomatoes, parsley, arugula, olive oil and dressing
Kalamar Salatasi - Calamari Salad
$7.95
grilled calamari, julian red onion, tomatoes, arugula, parsley, olive oil and dressing
Hot Appetizers
Sigara Boregi - Cheese Roll
$5.00
delicate fillo dough wrapped with feta cheese and parsley then pan-fried
Amavut Cigerl - Fried Liver Cubes
$6.00
cubes of calf's liver pan-fried then served with onion and parsley salad
Kalamar Tava - Fried Calamari
$7.00
calamari rings lightly pan-fried and served with chefs homemade sauce
Hamsi Tava - Pan-Fried Anchovies
$8.00
seasonal black sea fish ask your server avallability
Midye Tava - Fried Mussels
$5.50
fresh mussels removed from shells, delicately pan-fried and served with homemade garlic sauce
Balik Koffesi - Fish Ball
$6.75
pan fried white meat fish marinated with herbs
French Fries
- Lg $4.00
- Sm $2.00
Findik Lahmacun - Mini Meat Pie
$6.75Falafel
$6.00
chick peas mashed with onions, parsley and garlic deep fried
Seafood Entrees
Ask About Our Seasonal Seafood Specials
Cupra - Royal Dorado
$16.00
(imported aegean sea fish) exquisite and delightful fish served either lightly pan-fried or char-grilled
Akdeniz Levregi-Imported Mediterranean Sea Bass
$16.50
exotic, tender and delicious white meat served whole recommended char-grilled
St. Peters Fish
$16.50
delicate, flaky white meat served whole or filet char-grilled or lightly pan-fried
Levrek - Striped Bass
$16.00
char-grilled white meat fish. also served as filet
Alabalik - Rainbow Trout
$16.00
fresh rainbow trout pan-fried or char-grilled to perfection the served with removed bone
Kiremitte Alabalik - Casserole Rainbow Trout
$16.50
rainbow trout baked in casserole with vegetable
Dil Baligi - Whole Flounderq
$15.50
mild and flaky white meat served whole or filet lightly pan-fried or filet baked
Mercan Baligi - Red Snapper
$16.75
delicious while meat served either whole or filet lightly pan-fried recommended
Barbun Tava - Red Mulled
$16.95
fascinating tender white meat, bony but tasty cooked lightly pan-fried
Salmon Izgara - Grilled Fillet of North Atlantic Salmon
$15.95
north atlantic salmon filet char-grilled and served
Salmon Guvec - Salmon Casserole
$16.50
chunks of salmons baked in casserole with mushrooms, fresh tomatoes, red bell peppers and garlic
Hamsi Tava - Pan-Fried Fresh Anchovies
$15.50
seasonal exotic black sea fish. ask your server availability
Karides Izgara - Grilled Shrimp Shish Kebab
$17.00
jumbo shrimp, lemon, onion and red bell peppers skewers on grill and served
Karides Guvec - Shrimp Casserole
$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 Casserole
$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 Kebab
$12.00
special marinated baby lamb grilled to delight on skewers
Adana Kebab
$11.95
ground lamb flavored with red bell peppers slightly seasoned with paprika and grilled deliciously on skewers
Kuzu Pirzola - Lamb Chops
$16.95
baby lamb chops marinated and grilled to order
Tavuk Sote - Chicken Sautee
$12.00
diced pieces of chicken mixture of onion, tomatoes, green peppers and seasoned
Et Sote - Lamb Sautee
$12.00
diced pieces of lamb mixture of onion, tomatoes, green peppers and seasoned
Izgara Kotte - Char-Grilled Turkish Meat Ball
$12.00
ground meat spiced with turkish herbs then char-grilled to your taste
Tavuk Sis Kebap - Chicken Shish Kebab
$12.00
tender chunk of chicken marinated with chef's own blend of herbs sand spices
Tavuk Pirzola - Chicken Chops
$14.00
marinated chicken with piece of bone grilled to order
Gyro
$10.95
freshly ground lamb wrapped around a large vertical split and grilled
Karisik Izgara - Mix Grill
$17.95
combination of chicken kebab, shish kebab, meat ball and lamb chop
Over Specialties
Kusbasili Pide
$12.00
(lamb meat pide) a delectable chopped lamb, tomatoes, onions and peppers prepared in the oven over the dough
Tavuklu Pide (Chicken Pide)
$12.00
a second version to our famous pide prepared with cubs of chicken tomatoes, onions, peppers and served
Kiymali Pide
$10.50
(with ground meat) this savory ground meat is mixed together with tomatoes, onions, peppers and parsley over turkish pide
Sucuklu Pide
$12.50
(turkish sausage with kashar cheese) this fresh turkish cheese is prepared within the dough and topped with turkish sausage
Pastirmali Pide
$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)
$10.00
turkish kashar cheese
Special: Mix Pide
$14.50
pastrami, sausage, kashar cheese, eggs, vegetable