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Kabab Café Menu

  • Takeout Available

appetizers

traditional
Hummus, fool, Falafel or Babaganouj       5
Combination Platter       10
Egga light egg and vegetable pancake       6
Hawashi beef or vegetarian. ground meat or three kinds of mushrooms cooked in spices and spread between thin layers of homemade pita dough, then lightly sautéed       7
Egyptian Moussaka sautéed eggplant, potato, zucchini, green pepper and tomato       5
authentic egyptian
Kofta meatballs of lamb and rice cooked with potatoes in a light tomato sauce       9
Grilled Liver thin sliced liver served with caramelized onions       9
Veal Sweetbreads served in a light lemon sauce       9
Lamb Brain in lemon or tomato sauce       9
Lamb Cheeks in pickled lemon sauce       9
Lamb Tongue cooked in lemon-olive sauce       9

salads

Chef's Green Salad of the day       5
Grilled Vegetables zucchini, eggplant and tomato in vinaigrette       7
Beet Salad sautéed beets with onion, garlic, apple and dill, in vinaigrette       7
Eggplant Salad in vinaigrette       5
Artichoke Hearts cooked in olive oil, garlic, lemon and herbs       7
Homemade Yogurt layer of fresh yogurt topped with drizzled olive oil, garlic, sumac, and zahtar       5
Egyptian Potato Salad potatoes sautéed with onion, garlic and pepper in vinaigrette       5

main course

kabab
Beef, Chicken or Lamb Kabab       13
Mashwi grilled, thin sliced beef, lamb or chicken marinated in house spices       15
Liver Kabab       13
Grilled Goat slices of meat cooked in a honey sauce       15
Kofta Kabab meatballs made of lamb and beef       13
Combo Kabab pick two of the above       15
fish
Fresh Fish of the Day your choice of blackened with spices, grilled, fried or tagine       mp
meat
Mishmish Chicken half a chicken stuffed with rice and spices in a delicate apricot sauce, served on a bed of greens       15
Torly of Rabbit pieces of rabbit braised in tomato sauce with aromatic vegetables, olives, chickpeas, raisins, pickled lemon, potatoes and sweet potatoes       16
Sauteed Chicken sliced breast with vegetables and rice       14
Beef Shank braised in tomato cowara (beef knuckle) sauce for three hours, with aromatic and root vegetables       16
Lamb With Pomegranate breast of lamb stuffed with walnuts, dates and ground lamb baked in a fruit and pomegranate sauce, served with homemade yogurt, rice, vegetables       17
Pan Shawarma grilled, spiced chicken or beef thinly sliced and served with aromatic vegetables over rice       12
Pharoah's Harvest Goose (in season) ancient recipe for baked goose thinly sliced in a light honey-saffron-almond sauce, served with root vegetables       18
Liver Alexandria thin slices of lamb liver sautéed in onions, garlic and spices, served with pita bread (ask for hearts or kidney)       12
vegetarian
Platter hummus, fool, babaganouj or falafel     for one 8   for combination 10
Egga light egg and vegetable pancake made with peppers, onions, tomatoes, garlic and fresh herbs       9
Kushari cooked rice with coriander, mustard seed, lentil, and browned pasta, topped with caramelized onions and tomato       10
Egyptian Moussaka sautéed eggplant, potato, zucchini, green peppers, tomatoes in egyptian spices       9
Cous-cous seasonal vegetables and aromatic roots over couscous       12
Hawashi three kinds of mushrooms ground and spread between thin layers of homemade pita, lightly sautéed and served on a bed of spicy tomatoes and homemade yogurt       10
Humita crêpe filled with stewed corn served in fresh tomato sauce and topped with homemade farmer's cheese       10
Warm Salad grilled eggplant, zucchini, green pepper and tomatoes in egyptian spices       10
Rice of the Day white rice served with seasonal greens       8

desserts

Harissa      
Kunafa      
Baklava      
Homemade Yogurt served with honey, fruit and nuts      

to-go menu sandwiches, etc

vegetarian sandwiches
Hummus, fool, Falafel or Babaganouj served with salads and white sauce (may be served in container)       5
Hawashi beef or vegetarian. ground meat or three kinds of mushrooms cooked in spices and spread between thin layers of homemade pita dough, then lightly sautéed       7
Egyptian Moussaka eggplant, potato, zucchini, green pepper and tomato (may be served in container)       5
Egga light egg and vegetable pancake       6
kabab and meat sandwiches
Beef, Chicken or Lamb grilled with onions, garlic, tomato and peppers       7
Lamb Cheeks in pickled lemon sauce       7
Grilled Goat in honey sauce and grilled vegetables       7
Lamb Tongue in lemon-olive sauce       8
Grilled Liver thin slices with caramelized onions (ask for heart or kidneys)       7
Kofta Kabab ground beef and lamb       7
Kofta With Potatoes meat balls made of lamb and rice cooked with potatoes in a light tomato sauce       7
Pan Shawarma grilled, spiced chicken or beef sliced and served with aromatic vegetables       7
Veal Sweetbreads sautéed in garlic-lemon sauce       8
Lamb Brains in lemon or tomato sauce       9
Mashwi grilled thin slices of beef, lamb or chicken served with grilled vegetables       9
fish sandwiches
Fresh Fish of the Day       9
salads
Chef's Green Salad of the day       5
Egyptian Potato Salad potatoes with onion, garlic, pepper, in cumin vinaigrette       5
Beet Salad sautéed beets with onion, garlic, apple and dill, in vinaigrette       7
Marinated Eggplant Salad       5
Artichoke Hearts in olive oil, garlic, lemon and herbs       7
Homemade Yogurt fresh yogurt topped with drizzled olive oil, garlic, sumac and zahtar       5
Grilled Vegetables zucchini, eggplant and tomato in vinaigrette       7

drinks

Tea mint, hibiscus, or licorice      
Arabic Coffee      
Soft Drinks      
Water flat or sparkling, small or large      
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