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A Syrian specialty!  Roasted red peppers, walnuts, and Aleppo pepper are blended into a chunky, mildly  spicy dip.  Awesome with pita.

Allergens: nuts

 Flatbread dough topped with olive oil and dried za'atar (an herb mixture of Arabic "thyme", sumac, and sesame seeds) and baked. Savory and tangy. 

Allergens: sesame, wheat

Pureed chickpea/tahini dip made from Sitto's secret recipe in-house.  Served with pita sourced from Syrian bakery in Denver.   Vegan.

Allergens: wheat

Lamb and rice mixture wrapped in locally-sourced grape leaves and cooked in a lemony sauce. 

House-made pita chips with choice of side dip (hummus, lebaneh, baba ghanoush, or mumammarah). 

Allergens: wheat

House-ground lamb and bulgur wheat layered with more spiced ground lamb, baked and served up in triangles.  Kibbeh is the national dish of Syria, and once you try it, you'll know why.    

Allergens: wheat, milk, nuts (pine nuts)

(Yes, it's ok to make kibbeh out of beef.)  Same as the Kibbeh Sinieyeh, but beef instead of lamb.

Allergens: wheat, milk, nuts (pine nuts)

Rice and house-ground lamb rolled in cabbage leaves and cooked in a tangy tomato/lemon/mint sauce.  Tasty and healthful!

Everybody loves kebab! Marinated lamb on a skewer with onions and cherry tomatoes.

Shawarma-style chicken, marinated and grilled.

Yogurt-marinated chicken on a skewer with onions and grilled. 

Allergens: milk

Locally-sourced Arabic squash stuffed with a coarsely-ground lamb  and rice mixture, then cooked in a tangy tomato/mint/garlic/lemon sauce.  Topped with plain yogurt. Makhshee is a family favorite! 

Allergens:  milk

Alternate style of cabbage roll filled with a spiced  bulgur and chickpea mixture, cooked in a seasoned tomato sauce.  

Allergens: wheat

Yummy morsels of fried chickpea dough, scented with herbs.  

Allergens: wheat

Local summer squash fried up and then marinated in garlic and vinegar.  Great in pita as a sandwich.

Lentils cooked with bulghur wheat and spices, then topped with caramelized onions.  Sounds kinda boring, but we promise, it isn't. 

Allergens: wheat, milk 

Roasted pumpkin pureed with fine bulgur wheat, onions, and spices, then fried into happy little patties. 

Allergens: wheat

Egg, parsley, and onion patties with herbs, cooked into little pillows in a special pan.

Allergens: egg

Classic tomato, parsley, and bulgur wheat salad with a lemon-olive oil dressing.

Vegan

Allergens: wheat

Syrian twist on potato salad - fresh and tangy, not heavy and boring.  Even if you don't like potato salad, we bet you'll like this.  

Vegan

Simple and delicious.  Cucumbers and tomatoes dressed with lemon juice and mint.

Vegan

Pureed chickpea/tahini dip made from Sitto's secret recipe.  House-made!

Vegan

Pita bread salad.  It may sound weird, but try it - you'll love it.  Romaine lettuce, red onion, tomato, cucumber, and olive salad dressed and topped with pita croutons.

Vegetarian

Allergens: wheat, milk

Creamy, smokey, and garlicky eggplant/tahini dip.  Good on everything and made in-house.

Vegan

Cucumber/mint/yogurt sauce that you might know as "tzatziki sauce".   Whatever you call it, it's amazing.

Vegetarian

Allergens: milk

Yep, it's baklava! A layer of walnuts sandwiched between layers of crispy phyllo dough and then bathed in sugar syrup and butter - the way Sitto made it.   Made in-house.

Allergens: wheat, milk, nuts

Tender butter cookies scented with rose and orange blossom come in date or walnut versions. Made in-house.

Allergens: wheat, milk, nuts

Crispy triangle packets of phyllo filled with ricotta and swimming in rose-scented syrup.    Made in-house.

Allergens: wheat, milk

Fudgy chocolate brownies with tahini (sesame seed paste) swirled on top.  House-made.

Allergens: eggs, milk, wheat, soy, sesame

Seasonal fruit mixed with a dash of rose water.  Cooling, refreshing, and classically Arabic.

Called "birds nests" or "grandma's bracelets" in English, these little circles of rolled phyllo filled with walnuts and topped with rose syrup are a treat.

Allergens: wheat, nuts

A favorite carbonated beverage in the Middle East.   Flavored with black carrot, hibiscus, blackcurrant, and raspberry.  Tastes somewhat similar to Dr. Pepper, in our opinion (only better).

Sparkling water in various flavors.