Sayat Nova
Mezza
Hommos
Served chilled. Our special chick pea dip- a delicate blend of tahini, fresh lemon juice and garlic, garnished with a splash of olive oil and parsley. Vegetarian.
$7.95Raw Kibbee
Served chilled. Armenian steak tartar- fresh lean beef ground with cracked wheat and delicate spices, topped with onions, parsley, tomatoes and light olive oil.
$14.95Labneh
Served chilled. "Farmer's cheese" dip of creamy strained yogurt topped with fresh mint and olive oil. Vegetarian.
$7.95Baba Ghannouj
Served chilled. Smoked eggplant dip--a tasty blend of tahini, fresh lemon juice and garlic, garnished with a splash of olive oil. Vegetarian.
$7.95Yalanchi Sarma
Served chilled. Vegetarian grape leaves stuffed with rice, chick peas, pine nuts, onions and tomatoes and cooked in olive oil. Served with a fresh lemon wedge.
$7.95Vegetarian Eggplant
Served chilled. Plump eggplant fried in olive oil then topped with sauteed peppers and onions. Vegetarian.
$7.95Armenian Spinach
Served chilled. Spinach lightly sauteed in olive oil and onions. Served chilled with a fresh lemon wedge. Vegetarian.
$7.95Cheese Boereg
Served hot. 2 flaky philo triangles stuffed with delicate cheeses and green onions then baked to a golden brown. Vegetarian.
$9.95Spinach Boereg
Served hot. 2 cheese boereg philo triangles with fresh sauteed spinach. Vegetarian.
$9.95Red Lentil Soup
Served hot. An Armenian favorite. A hearty mixture of red lentils, onions, carrots and celery served piping hot.
$6.95Lamajoun
Served hot. Baked Armenian thin-crust pizza topped with savory ground beef, minced onions, peppers, tomatoes and spices.
$9.95Plaki
Served hot. Great northern beans and sauteed onions are slowly simmered in a light tomato and olive oil sauce. Vegetarian.
$7.95Sarma
Served hot. Tender grape leaves stuffed with minced lamb, vegetables and spices, cooked in a light garlic sauce.
$7.95Stuffed Eggplant
Served hot. Plump eggplant stuffed with ground lamb, green peppers, tomatoes and garlic, baked in a light tomato sauce.
$7.95Mezza Sampler
Choose 3, hommos, labneh, baba ghannouj, Armenian spinach, plaki, taboule, jajic, sarma, yalanchi sarma, red cabbage, or tourshee.
$11.95Salads
Taboule Salad
A refreshingly light salad of diced tomatoes, green onions, cracked wheat and parsley dressed with fresh lemon and olive oil. Vegetarian.
$7.95Red Cabbage Salad
Our house specialty of thinly sliced red cabbage marinated in a lemon vinaigrette. Vegetarian.
$6.95Dinner Entrees - Kebabs
Beef Kebab
Cubed fillet of beef marinated, then char-broiled. Served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper & onion. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$24.95Lulla Kebab
A delicious combination of lean ground beef and lamb mixed with parsley, onions and aromatic spices, then char-broiled. Served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper & onion. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$21.95Shish Kebab
Tender cubes of leg of lamb char-broiled to perfection. Served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper & onion. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$24.95Chicken Kebab
Marinated boneless skinless chicken breast char-broiled until tender. Served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper & onion. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$20.95Shrimp Kebab
Fresh jumbo shrimp char-broiled to perfection. Served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper & onion. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$24.95Vegetable Kebab
Char-broiled chunks of marinated onions, mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant. Served with basmati rice. Served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper & onion. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$19.95Dinner Entrees- Mixed Grill Kebabs
Kebab Combo
A tasty combination of char-broiled beef, chicken and lulla kebabs. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$22.95Chicken/Shrimp Kebab
Served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper & onion. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$22.95Lamb/Shrimp Kebab
Served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper & onion. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$24.95Dinner Entrees - Cous Cous
Chicken Cous Cous
Boneless, skinless chicken breast char-broiled and served over a bed of steamed semolina. Accompanied by fresh sauteed spinach in a light tomato sauce. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$21.95Vegetable Cous Cous
Assorted fresh vegetables and steamed semolina gently cooked in a light tomato sauce. Served with our special hot sauce. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$20.95Lamb Cous Cous
A traditional North African dish of tender lamb, fresh vegetables, and steamed semolina, cooked in a light tomato broth and served with hot sauce. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$22.95Dinner Entrees – Specialties
Sarma Dinner
Meat-filled or vegetarian grape leaves cooked in a light garlic sauce served with your choice of vegetarian stuffed eggplant or meat stuffed eggplant. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$21.95Armenian Combo
A generous serving of sarma, boereg, kufta and eggplant. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$21.95Kufta Dinner
Armenian-style meatballs stuffed with tasty diced lamb and spice filling. Served in a hot yogurt mint soup. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$21.95Vegetarian Combo
A delicious combination of spinach boereg, taboule, rice, hot plaki and Armenian spinach. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette. Vegetarian.
$21.95Dinner Entrees – Classics with an Armenian Flavor
Sautéed Shrimp
Fresh jumbo shrimp sauteed with onions, green peppers and garlic. Served with rice pilaf. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$23.95Trout with Fine Herbs
A fresh whole trout deboned and stuffed with dill, cilantro, scallions and parsley. Lightly char-broiled and napped with fine herbs, lemon juice and olive oil. Served with rice pilaf. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$24.95Lamb Chops
3 tender young lamb chops char-broiled to taste. Served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper & onion. The finest in Chicago. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$36.95Sautéed Lamb
Bite-sized pieces of tender lamb lightly sauteed with onions, green peppers and tomatoes. Served with rice pilaf. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$22.95Sautéed Chicken
Boneless, skinless chicken breast of chicken marinated and sauteed with green peppers and onions. Served with rice pilaf. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$20.95Chicken Topped with Spinach & Cheese
A boneless breast of chicken char-broiled and topped with spinach and cheese. Served with rice pilaf, garnished with pepper & onion. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$20.95New York Strip Steak
Our prime strip steak char-broiled to order. Served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper & onion. Includes your choice of red lentil soup or house green salad with mint vinaigrette.
$30.95Lunch Entrees
1. Lulla Kebab Lunch
Pita sandwich stuffed with char-broiled ground beef and lamb or chicken, sliced onions and tomatoes. Served with rice pilaf and green salad.
$14.952. Combination #2 Lunch
Includes stuffed eggplant, Plaki, and boereg served with house green salad.
$14.954. Vegetarian Combo Lunch
Cheese or spinach boereg, taboule, Plaki, rice and house salad. Vegetarian.
$14.955. Kibbee Lunch
Fresh ground lamb mixed with cracked wheat stuffed with meat and spices, then baked. Served with Jajic and house green salad.
$14.956. Trout with Fine Herbs Lunch
A fresh whole trout deboned and stuffed with dill, cilantro, scallions and parsley. Lightly char-broiled and napped with fine herbs, lemon juice and olive oil. Served with rice pilaf.
$20.957. Chicken Legs & Thighs Lunch
Chicken legs marinated in lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil. Char-broiled and served with rice pilaf and red cabbage.
$14.958. Sauteed Chicken Lunch
Marinated boneless breast of chicken sauteed with green peppers and onions. Served with rice pilaf.
$15.959. Sauteed Lamb Lunch
Bite-sized pieces of tender lamb lightly sauteed with onions, green peppers and tomatoes. Served with rice pilaf.
$18.9510. Shish Kebab Lunch
Cubed leg of lamb char-broiled to perfection. Served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper and tomato.
$18.9511. Kebab Combo Lunch
3 pieces of beef kebab and 3 pieces of chicken kebab char-broiled. Served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper and tomato.
$17.9512. Chicken Kebab Entree Lunch
Marinated cubes of boneless, skinless chicken breast char-broiled. Served rice pilaf and garnished with pepper and tomato.
$16.9513. Lamb Chops Lunch
3 tender lamb chops broiled to your taste. Choice of soup or salad. Served rice pilaf and garnished with pepper and tomato.
$36.9514. Shrimp Kebab Lunch
Fresh jumbo shrimp sauteed with onions, green peppers and garlic. Served with choice of soup or salad.
$23.9515. Sauteed Shrimp Lunch
Fresh jumbo shrimp sauteed with onions, green peppers, and garlic. Your choice of soup or salad.
$23.9516. New York Strip Steak Lunch
Prime beef char-broiled to your taste. Your choice of soup or salad. Served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper and tomato.
$30.9517. Shawerma Plate Lunch
Marinated beef or chicken fillet char-broiled with pickled turnips and tahini. Served with rice pilaf and red cabbage salad.
$16.9518. Beef Kebab Lunch
Marinated fillet of beef cubes char-broiled. Served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper and tomato.
$18.9519. Vegetable Kebab Lunch
Marinated onions, peppers, tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant char-broiled. Served with rice pilaf.
$14.9520. Chicken Kebab Sandwich Lunch
Marinated boneless, skinless chicken breast cradled in hot pita. Served with rice pilaf.
$14.9521. Chicken Breast Salad Lunch
Marinated boneless, skinless chicken breast on our mixed green salad and mint vinaigrette dressing.
$14.95