Cafe Orchid

Cold Appetizers

• Jajik (cacik)4,95 US$

  fresh homemade yogurt with chopped cucumber, garlic, mint, dill & olive oil

• Feta Plate5,95 US$

  feta cheese, black olives, cucumber & tomatoes

• Best Hummus4,95 US$

  puree chickpeas with tahini, lemon juice, white pepper, garlic, cumin & olive oil

• Appetizer Sampler11,95 US$

  hummus, eggplant salad, lentil fingers, tabuli & spinach sautee

• Babaganush (herse)5,95 US$

  grilled eggplant puree with tahini, fresh lemon juice, garlic, olive oil

• Ezme5,95 US$

  chopped spicy roasted red bell peppers & green peppers, tomatoes, garlic walnuts & parsley

• Eggplant Salad (patlican Salata)5,25 US$

  char-grilled eggplant, green & red peppers, tomatoes, parsley, scallion, garlic, lemon juice, vine grate & olive oil

• Stuffed Grape Leaves (yalanci Dolma)5,95 US$

  grape leaves stuffed with rice, currants, pine nuts, onion, dill, parsley & turkish spices cooked in olive oil

• Baby Eggplant (imam Bayildi)5,95 US$

  pan fried italian baby eggplant stuffed with onions, green & red peppers, tomatoes, dill, parsley, garlic & pine nuts

• Lentil Fingers (mercimek Koftesi)5,95 US$

  red lentil, onion, red pepper, cumin, parsley, scallion, white pepper, cracked wheat served over fresh romaine lettuce & lemon, mild spicy

• Spinach Sautee (borani)5,95 US$

  fresh baby spinach sauteed with onion, pine nuts, dill, olive oil & fresh lemon juice served with homemade garlicky yogurt

• Piyaz (white Bean Salad)6,50 US$

• Ezme5,95 US$

  chopped spicy roasted red bell peppers & green peppers, tomatoes, garlic walnuts & parsley

Hot Appetizers

• Fried Meat Pie (cig Borek)5,95 US$

  homemade dough filled with ground lamb, onion, turkish spices pan-fried served with yogurt sauce

• Mujver (zucchini Pancake)7,95 US$

  pan fried zucchini, carrot, dill, mint, parsley, oregano, egg, flour, feta cheese served with yogurt sauce, great with wine

• Spinach Pie (ispanakli Borek)5,95 US$

  homemade dough filled with chopped spinach, onion & turkish spices baked in oven

• Hot Appetizer Sampler11,95 US$

  falafil, calamari, mussels & sigara boregi

• Kibbe (icli Kofte)6,25 US$

  turkish cracked wheat stuffed with ground beef, onion, walnut & turkish spices served with hot & yogurt sauce

• Fried Mussels (midye Kizartmasi)7,95 US$

  fried mussels served with hot sauce & turkish tartor sauce over lettuce

• Fried Calamari (kizarmis Kalamar)6,95 US$

  pan-fried calamari over lettuce served with turkish mild spicy marinara sauce

• Feta Wrap (sigara Borek)5,25 US$

  pan fried phyllo dough stuffed with creamy turkish feta cheese & parsley

• Fried Liver (arnavut Cigeri)7,50 US$

  beef liver fried in butter & served with onion salad & lemon

• Portabella Mushroom (soslu Mantar)6,95 US$

  grilled portabella mushroom with homemade chefs special tomato sauce made with garlic, olive oil, black pepper & basil

• Orchid Special (balik Sarma)6,95 US$

  sardine filet wrapped in fresh grape leaves marinated with olive oil, garlic, grilled & served with lemon & cocktail sauce

• Falafil5,95 US$

  fried ground chickpeas, garlic, onion, celery, dill, parsley, black pepper, cumin, oregano, flour, baking powder

Soup

• Lentil Soup4,00 US$

  pureed red lentil, potatoes, carrots, mint, onions, olive oil, & flour

Salads

• Sheppard Salad (coban Salata)6,95 US$

  all fresh-diced tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, parsley, green bell peppers, sumac & with our house dressing lemon juice

• Spinach Salad (ispanak Salata)6,95 US$

  baby spinach, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, fresh mozzarella cheese, walnut & orange mustard sauce

• Green Salad (yesil Salata)5,95 US$

  romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, parsley, sumac with our house dressing lemon juice & olive oil

Homemade Special

• Lamb Shank (kuzu Incik)13,95 US$

  baby lamb shank baked with seasonal vegetables served with rice or bulgur

• Turkish Ravioli (manti)12,95 US$

  homemade fresh ravioli stuffed with special ground lamb served with homemade garlic yogurt & choice of tomato sauce or butter sauce

• Uskudar (highly Recommended)13,95 US$

  lamb cubes sauteed with onion, tomatoes, mushroom, red & green peppers, garlic wrapped with sliced eggplant served with rice

• Sultan Delight (hunkar Begendi)13,95 US$

  char-grilled eggplant puree sauteed with mozzarella cheese & topped with lamb cubes cooked with onion, red & green bell peppers, olive served with rice or bulgur, highly recommended

• Ottoman Special (sahanda Pirzola)20,95 US$

  sauteed baby lamb chops with fresh tomato, onion, garlic, green & red bell peppers, extra virgin olive oil, dill & parsley

• Kulbasti (highly Recommended)19,50 US$

  thin sliced filet mignion marinated in chefs secret recipe, grilled & served with mersin potato salad (potato, red pepper, mint)

Kebobs

Served With Grilled Tomato, Hot Green Pepper, Green Salad & The Choice Of Rice Or Bulgur

• Adana Kebob11,95 US$

  hand chopped ground lamb with red bell peppers, parsley, mint, oregano, black pepper & garlic

• Lamb Shish Kebob13,95 US$

  lamb cubes marinated with veg oil, lemon juice, paprika, oregano, black pepper & onion

• Doner (gyro) Kebob (home Made)11,95 US$

  thinly sliced homemade turkish gyro (ground lamb & veal mixed)

• Beef Shish Kebob12,95 US$

  beef cubes marinated with veg oil, lemon juice, paprika, oregano, black pepper & onion

• Orchids Favorite11,95 US$

  chicken drum sticks marinated in olive oil, onion, garlic, paprika, black pepper, fresh lemon juice

• Chicken Shish Kebob11,95 US$

  chicken cubes marinated with veg oil, lemon juice, milk, paprika, garlic, oregano, black pepper

• Mix Combo18,95 US$

  combination of lamb shish, chicken shish, kofte & doner

• Kofte Kebob10,95 US$

  ground lamb with onion, parsley, bread crumb, eggs & turkish spices

• Lamb Chops (kuzu Pirzola)19,95 US$

  grilled baby lamb chops

• Yogurt Kebob12,95 US$

  choice of lamb, beef, doner, chicken, adana served over pan-fried bread with butter & homemade yogurt

• Iskender (highly Recommended)12,95 US$

  choice of lamb, beef, doner, chicken, adana served over pan-fried bread with butter, yogurt & choice of tomato sauce or mild spicy butter sauce

Veggie Entrees

• Vegetable Stew (turlu)10,95 US$

  baked eggplant, zucchini, carrot, potatoes, mushroom, green beans, okra, green & red bell peppers, onion, tomatoes, mint

• Veggie Combination17,95 US$

  hummus, ezme, stuffed grape leaves, tabuli, eggplant salad, lentil fingers, falafil & feta wrap

• Green Beans (tazefasulye)10,95 US$

  fresh greens beans sauteed with onion, tomato, carrot, garlic, dill, olive oil & lemon juice served with bulgur

• Falafil Special10,95 US$

  falafil, hummus, babagannush, green salad

• Baked Eggplant (imam Firin)11,95 US$

  baby eggplant stuffed with tomatoes, onion, green & red bell peppers, parsley, dill, garlic, olive oil & pine nut baked with cheese

Seafood Entrees

• Grilled Jumbo Shrimp19,95 US$

  jumbo shrimp turkish style marinated grilled & served with green salad & served with cocktail sauce & choice of rice or bulgur

• Shrimp Casserole (guvecte Karides)19,50 US$

  highly recommended, jumbo shrimp sauteed with sweet onion, mushroom, cherry tomatoes, red bell pepper, dill, garlic, olive oil

• Grilled Salmon14,95 US$

  salmon filet chefs secret recipe grilled & served with green salad, vegetables & choice of rice or bulgur

Side Orders

• Rice3,00 US$

• French Fries3,00 US$

• Bulgur3,50 US$

• Yogurt3,50 US$