Balade
Popular menu items
Tabouleh Salad
Vegetarian. Authentic Lebanese parsley salad with Bulghur mixed with chopped onions, parsley, tomatoes with olive oil and fresh lemon juice. Vegetarian.
$12.00Grilled Halloumi Cheese
Vegetarian. Grilled, sizzling hot cypriot cheese slices and served with tomatoes and cucumber.
$12.00Kebbeh Kras
Lebanon's national dish. A mixture of lean beef and cracked wheat shaped into shells filled with a mixture of seasoned ground beef and diced onion and pine nuts. Served with a side of laban dip.
$12.00Meat Shawarma Sandwich
Shredded marinated beef with tomatoes, pickles, onions, parsley, sumac and tahini sauce. Lightly toasted on choice of bread.
$11.00 +Falafel Sandwich
Vegetarian. Crispy falafel with tomatoes, onions, parsley, pickles, turnips and tahini sauce.
$9.00 +Chicken Shawarma Sandwich
Shredded marinated chicken with Garlic, Pickles, Mixed Green and French Fries. Lightly toasted on choice of bread.
$11.00 +Daily Specials
Bemye (Monday Only)
Cooked Okra mixed with Beef, fresh tomato sauce, garlic, onions served with rice
$22.00Kebbe bi Labanie (Tuesday Only)
Oval-shaped kebbe beef with rice served in a warm yoghurt sauce.
$22.00Fassolia (Wednesday Only)
Kidney beans with cube beef, onion, garlic and tomato sauce served with rice.
$22.00Batenjen (Friday Only)
Vegetarian. Eggplant with tomatoes, onions, chickpeas, spices, and scallions.
$22.00Mloukhie (Weekend Only)
Mallow leaves cooked with chicken, cilantro and onion vinaigrette topped with toasted pita chips and served with rice.
$24.00Soups
Hearty Lentil Soup
Vegetarian. Swiss chard, lentils, essential Lebanese spices and fresh lemon juice.
$8.00Chicken and Vegetable Soup
Homemade vegetable soup with tender pieces of chicken in an aromatic broth.
$8.00Salads
Tabouleh Salad
Vegetarian. Authentic Lebanese parsley salad with Bulghur mixed with chopped onions, parsley, tomatoes with olive oil and fresh lemon juice. Vegetarian.
$12.00Fattoush Salad
Vegetarian. Lebanese salad of romaine hearts, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, sumac and extra virgin olive oil. Served with toasted pita crisps. Vegetarian.
$11.00Spinach Salad
Vegetarian. A combination of spinach, cucumbers, mushrooms, scallions, tomatoes and feta cheese. Served with your choice of dressing. Vegetarian.
$12.00Artichoke Salad
Combination of cucumbers, tomatoes, scallions, olive oil and fresh lemon juice. Vegetarian.
$12.00Chicken Meshwe Salad
Char-grilled marinated boneless chicken over a mixture of greens, black olives, cucumbers, tomatoes, and feta cheese. Served with your choice of dressing.
$16.00Skinny Shawarma Salad
A mixture of greens tossed with sliced onions, tomatoes, black olives, cucumbers and topped with beef or chicken shawarma meat. Served with your choice of dressing.
$17.00 +Mediterranean Tuna Salad
Char-grilled marinated tuna over a mixture of greens, black olives, red onions, tomatoes and cucumbers. Served with your choice of dressing.
$18.00Mezze
Warak Einab
Vegetarian. Homemade style grape leaves stuffed with chickpeas, tomatoes, parsley and rice.
$9.00Mouhamara
Vegetarian. Our signature dip of sun dried fresh spicy red peppers, walnuts and pomegranate. Spicy.
$12.00Shankleesh
Vegetarian. Our homemade aged cheese perfectly blended with zaatar, dried wild thyme, diced tomatoes, and onions.
$10.00Loubiye Bzeit
Vegetarian. Fresh green beans sauteed in olive oil with onions, tomatoes, and aromatic herbs.
$8.00Grilled Halloumi Cheese
Vegetarian. Grilled, sizzling hot cypriot cheese slices and served with tomatoes and cucumber.
$12.00Kebbeh Kras
Lebanon's national dish. A mixture of lean beef and cracked wheat shaped into shells filled with a mixture of seasoned ground beef and diced onion and pine nuts. Served with a side of laban dip.
$12.00Sfiha
Miniature squares of pastry filled with our traditional mouth-watering combination of meat.
$12.00Fatayir with Spinach and Feta
Vegetarian. New York's famous pies are taken back to their roots in triangular style; stuffed with chopped spinach and feta cheese.
$12.00Vegetarian Mazmeez
Vegetarian. Create your own dreamy sampler by choosing four vegetarian appetizers.
$23.00Mezze Supreme
Eight favorites: Hummus, baba ghanouj, labne, mouhamara, kebbe krass, sfiha, makanek and halloumi cheese.
$78.00Flavored Falafel
Vegetarian. Our Balade's specialty of fresh mint, jalapeno, celery and cilantro.
$10.00Tuna Filet Sandwich
Char-grilled marinated tuna topped with tomatoes, onions, sumac and tahini sauce. Lightly toasted on choice of bread. (Contain Bones)
$12.00 +Sandwiches
Shish Tawook Sandwich
Pieces of chicken with Garlic, Pickles, Mixed Green and French Fries. Lightly toasted on choice of bread.
$11.00 +Chicken Shawarma Sandwich
Shredded marinated chicken with Garlic, Pickles, Mixed Green and French Fries. Lightly toasted on choice of bread.
$11.00 +Meat Shawarma Sandwich
Shredded marinated beef with tomatoes, pickles, onions, parsley, sumac and tahini sauce. Lightly toasted on choice of bread.
$11.00 +Kafta Sandwich
Char-grilled ground beef mixed with diced onions, parsley and spices served with hummus. Lightly toasted on choice of bread.
$11.00 +Makanek Sandwich
Grilled beef sausages with lettuce and tomatoes. Lightly toasted on choice of bread.
$11.00 +Shish Kebab Sandwich
Pieces of marinated lamb with hummus and pickles. Lightly toasted on choice of bread.
$12.00 +Halloume Cheese Sandwich
Grilled Cypriot white cheese with tomatoes and cucumbers. Lightly toasted on choice of bread.
$12.00 +Falafel Sandwich
Vegetarian. Crispy falafel with tomatoes, onions, parsley, pickles, turnips and tahini sauce.
$9.00 +Hummus and Taboule Sandwich
Vegetarian. Two Lebanese favorites. Lightly toasted on choice of bread.
$8.50 +Platters
Balade Mixed Grill Platter
Beef kafta, lamb kabab, and chicken tawouk. Served with french fries and char-grilled vegetables.
$30.00 +Balade Lamb Chops Platter
New Zealand baby lamb chops chargrilled and served with rice and grilled vegetables.
$35.00 +House of Lamb Kabab Platter
Char-grilled tenderloin lamb served with rice and grilled vegetables.
$28.00 +Beef Kafta Platter
Char-grilled lean beef mixed with chopped onions, parsley, herbs and spices. Served with rice.
$24.00 +Beef Shawarma Platter
Sliced marinated shredded beef topped with tomatoes, onions and parsley. Served with tahini sauce.
$24.00 +Hummus Shawarma Platter
Our Balade hummus topped with beef shawarma, tomatoes, scallions, parsley, sumac and onions. Served with tahini sauce.
$24.00 +Samke Harra Platter
Daily market fresh fillet marinated with spices the Balade way with spicy warm tahini sauce.
$30.00 +Samke Mechwiye Platter
Grilled branzino marinated with lemon and salt and served with tahini sauce and lemon.
$29.00Quail Platter
Whole quails marinated with lemon, pomegranate and spices, served with potato cubes.
$28.00 +Hummus Falafel Platter
Vegetarian. Our Balade hummus served with our signature crispy falafel and tahini sauce.
$15.00 +Manakeesh
Beirut Beats Zaatar Manakeesh
Vegetarian. Lebanese pizza made with fresh Balade dough topped with a mixture of wild dried thyme, sesame seeds, sumac and olive oil.
$8.00Wild Zaatar Manakeesh
Vegetarian. Lebanese pizza made with fresh Balade dough topped with a mixture of wild dried thyme mixed with fresh tomatoes, onions and olive oil.
$9.00Banadoura Harra Manakeesh
Vegetarian. Lebanese pizza made with fresh Balade dough topped with diced tomatoes, onions and spicy flake pepper.
$11.00Jebne Manakeesh
Vegetarian. Lebanese pizza made with fresh Balade dough topped with a combination of white cheese served with sliced tomatoes.
$12.00Sausage and Cheese Manakeesh
Lebanese pizza made with fresh Balade dough topped with a combination of white cheese with beef sausages.
$14.00Lahme Baajin Manakeesh
Spicy. Lebanese pizza made with fresh Balade dough topped with Balades secret recipe of seasoned ground lean beef, mixed with finely diced onions and tomatoes.
$14.00Kafta Manakeesh
Lebanese pizza made with fresh Balade dough topped with ground lean beef mixed with chopped onions, parsley and Lebanese spices,mayonnaise.
$13.00Taste of Lebanon Manakeesh
Assortment of thee mini mankeeshes (jebne, lahme baajin and zaatar).
$11.00Pita Pitza
Sultan El Shawarma
Thinly sliced marinated beef roasted with onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, a drizzle of tahini and a touch of zaatar.
$15.00Tarboush Chicken
Thinly sliced marinated boneless chicken served with garlic sauce, honey dijon, sliced tomatoes, onions and pickles.
$15.00Greek Pitza
Vegetarian. Feta cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes, green peppers, Lebanese zaatar and olives.
$14.00Malak El Falafel
Vegetarian. Delicious crispy falafel with tahini sauce, chopped parsley, tomatoes, and yellow pepper rings.
$14.00