Istanbul'Lu Online Ordering Menu

237 Holland St
Somerville, MA 02144

(617) 440-7387

5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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TURKISH BAKERY

Su Borek

Thin layers of dough cooked in the water stacked like lasagna stuffed with white cheese baked in the oven.

$12.00

Cheese Borek

Thin layers of dough stuffed with beyaz peynir baked in the oven.

$9.00

Sigara Borek

Thin layer of dough pre cooked on hot surface stuffed with feta cheese and pan fried .

$9.00

Gozleme

Southern Turkey's famous breakfast idiom liquid dough cooked on the hot grill stuffed with mushroom and cheese.

$9.00

Pohca

Buttery bun stuffed with cheese topped with sesame baked in the oven.

$7.00

Simit

Sesame covered special dough baked in the shape of ring.

$5.00

STARTERS

Turkish appetizers.

Red Lentil Soup

Lentil cooked tomato sauce and mint spiced, Turkish style.

$9.00

Coban Salad

Cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, onion chopped tossed with olive oil and lemon juice.

$12.00

Piyaz Salad

White beans mixed with chopped tomatoes, red bell peppers, and onions tossed with olive oil, lemon juice, and sumac.

$13.00

Cacik

Turkish yogurt mixed with garlic & shredded cucumber with olive oil.

$9.00

Humus

Made in-house. Our blend of chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, and olive oil.

$8.00

Leyla Ile Mecnun

House hummus served with cooked tomatoes, beef sausage, and pita bread.

$13.00

Dolma

Grape leaves stuffed with rice, served with yogurt on top.

$8.00

Haydari

Kefir cheese mixed with garlic, olive oil, and dill topped with hot butter.

$8.00

Eggplant Salad

Roasted eggplant, red bell peppers, green peppers chopped and mixed with olive oil, lemon, garlic, and parsley.

$11.00

Sak Suka

Cubed eggplant fried with green peppers and carrots served with yogurt tomato sauce on top.

$11.00

Mucver

Fried zucchini pancake made with zucchini, red bell peppers, green peppers, onions, carrots chopped and mixed with beyaz peynir and eggs with flour.

$9.00

Imam Bayild

Baby Italian eggplant stuffed with sauteed onions and peppers.

$10.00

Bebek Karniyarik

Small eggplant stuffed with sauteed onions and ground beef.

$11.00

Lahmacun

Turkish pizza. Very thin dough topped with a mix of ground meat and chopped veggies (onions, peppers and parsley).

$14.00

Taze Fasulye

Steamed green beans sauteed onions garlic tomato with butter served yogurt on the side.

$10.00

Mercimek Kofte

Red lentil steamed mixed with cracked wheat, parsley, tomato paste, and Turkish species served with yogurt on top.

$9.00

Mixed Mezes

A mix of Turkish mezes (humus, mercimek kofte, haydari, and dolma) served on a platter.

$24.00

Peynir Plate

Mix of delicious Turkish cheeses with fresh sliced tomato and cucumber topped with olive oil pul biber.

$24.00

TURKISH BREAKFAST

Menemen

Chopped tomatoes, little onions, and peppers slow-cooked with eggs and beyaz peynir.

$10.00+

Sucuku'Li Yumurta

Turkish dry beef sausage with eggs.

$13.00

Pastirmali Yumurta

Turkish beef pastrami with eggs.

$13.00

Kaynana Agelin

Chopped parsley cooked with feta cheese eggs topped with tomato sauce.

$12.00

Cilbir

Poached eggs with garlic yogurt hot butter.

$14.00+

BREAKFAST PLATTERS

Kral Sofrasi

Greater assortment of cheese, black olives, green olives, honey jam, helva borek, pohca, simit, sliced tomatoes, cucumber, served with sucuk yumurta.

$50.00

Plate of Turkish Morning

Mix of cheese, olive, honey jam, sliced tomatoes, cucumber, and boiled egg with sucuk.

$19.00

Yoruk Breakfast

Southern Turkey's traditional breakfast plate served with gozleme kaynana gelin fresh veggies.

$20.00

Laz Pancakes

Traditional black sea style, my mother's pancake recipe of milk and flour based pancakes. Topped with honey, recel and beyaz peynir.

$16.00

Laz Pancakes with Sucuk

Traditional black sea style, my mother's pancake recipe of milk and flour based pancakes. Topped with honey, recel, beyaz peynir and sucuk.

$19.00

Laz Pancakes with Pastirma

Traditional black sea style, my mother's pancake recipe of milk and flour based pancakes. Topped with honey, recel, beyaz peynir and pastirma.

$19.00

Laz Pancakes with Eggs

Traditional black sea style, my mother's pancake recipe of milk and flour based pancakes. Topped with honey, recel, beyaz peynir and eggs.

$18.00

Laz Pancakes with Combo

Traditional black sea style, my mother's pancake recipe of milk and flour based pancakes. Topped with honey, recel, beyaz peynir and combo.

$21.00

ENTREES

Doner Kebab

Thinly sliced meat marinated in our special sauce and roasted. Served with rice, cooked veggies, fries, and taste of salad.

$24.00

Adana Kebab

Ground lamb mixed with chopped red bell peppers, garlic, and spices skewered & cooked on the grill.

$24.00

Kofte

Ground lamb meat mixed with chopped onions, garlic, parsley, breadcrumbs, eggs, and Turkish spices cooked on the grill. Served with rice, cooked veggies, little yogurt.

$23.00

Grilled Tavuk

Lean chicken breast marinated in our home made sauce cooked on the grill. Served with chopped onions, peppers with tomato sauce. Served with rice, cooked veggies, little yogurt, taste of salad, and tomato sauce.

Pita bread cooked in the pan with butter topped with tomato sauce and yogurt served with doner.

$24.00

Yogurt Kebab

Pita bread, yogurt, and tomato sauce baked in the oven served with choice of meat.

$23.00+

Sultan Delight

Roasted cleaned eggplant made to be a puree with milk and cheese served with choice of meat or veggies.

$21.00+

Kuru Fasulye

White beans cooked with rice and yogurt, sumac, and onions.

$21.00+

Firinda Patlican

Fried eggplant cooked in the oven with sauteed ground meat, onions, and peppers in tomato sauce served with rice and yogurt.

$24.00

Tas Kebab

Lean beef sauteed with chopped onions slow-braised in tomato sauce with special spices. Served with rice and salad.

$24.00

PILAV USTU

Oh no! Not that simple. In Turkish cooking school the most difficult test is how you make rice. You will be graded "Good" or "Bad". So this should tell you Turkish rice is not typical, but is the best. Agree? Yes! So like in Turkey, Pilav Üstü (rice and chickpeas) is served with your choice from below.

Fried eggplant and hot pepper.

Grilled breast chicken.

$16.00

Piyaz Salad Pilav

$14.00

SPECIALS

Mixed Mezes

A mix of Turkish mezes (hummus, haydari, dolma, mercimek kofte, and feta cheese.

$22.00

Mixed Baklavas

Pistachio, mussel, and walnut baklava. 6 pieces.

$15.00

SIDES

French Fries

$6.00

Homemade Bread

Order only if you want extra.

TURKISH DESSERTS

Baklava Pistachio

Thin layers of dough stacked and soaked with Turkish style syrup and pistachios.

$7.00

Baklava Walnuts

Thin layers of dough stacked and soaked with Turkish style syrup and walnuts.

$7.00

Kadayif

String-like dough stuffed with pistachio baked in the oven and soaked in syrup.

$8.00

Kunefe

String-like dough stuffed with special cheese baked in the oven soaked in our syrup.

$13.00

Rice Pudding

Made in house sweet mixture of rice vanilla topped with cinnamon.

$8.00

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