A La Turka

3134 N Lincoln Ave- Btwn N Greenview and N Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL 60657

773 935-6101
773 935-6447

Lunch
Soups - Corba Kazanimizdan $3
Lentil Soup (mercimek âorbasi)
Cold Yogurt Soup (Cacik)   Soup made with yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, olive oil, topped with dried mint
Salads - Salatalar
Shepherd Salad (ùoban Salata)   Chopped plum tomatoes, cucumber, scallion onions, green bell peppers , dill and parsley. Tossed with olive oil and red wine vinegar and garnished with Turkish Feta cheese.	6.00
A La Turka Salad (Sef Salatasi)   Chopped romaine lettuce, plum tomatoes, carrots, bell peppers, scallion onions, and cucumbers tossed in our house dressing.	6.00
Tomato Salad (Domates Salatasi)   Chopped ripe tomatoes, garnished with black olives, tossed in olive oil, seasoned with oregano, parsley, Turkish spices and garnished with Turkish Feta cheese.	6.00
Grilled Chicken Salad (Izgara Tavuk Salatasi)   Chopped romaine lettuce, plum tomatoes, carrots, bell peppers scallion onions, and cucumber tossed in our house dressing topped with grilled chicken.	7.00
Grilled Shrimp Salad (izgara Karides Salatasi)   Grilled shrimp served with copped romaine lettuce, plummed tomatoes, carrots, bell peppers, scallion onions, and cucumber, tossed in our in house dressing.	7.00
Additional meat toppings add an additional $2
Turkish Cold Appetizers - Soguk Mezeler
Vegetarian Platter (karisik Meze)   Combination plate of humus, eggplant salad, ezme, eggplant dip and stuffed grape leaves. (for two)	9.00
Eggplant Dip (patlican Ezme) **vegetarian   Char broiled eggplant cured to perfection, seasoned with olive oil and a touch of garlic.	5.00
Turkish Eggplant Salad (patlican Salatasi) **vegetarian   Char-broiled eggplant mixed with chopped tomatoes, onions, peppers and parsley, with a touch of olive oil, lemon, garlic, and red vinegar	5.00
Ezme **vegetarian   roasted bell pepper crushed with tomatoes, onions, walnuts and spices	5.00
Humus **vegetarian   Mashed chick peas, mixed with fresh lemon juice, minced garlic Olive oil and tahini	5.00
Stuffed Grape Leaves (yaprak Dolmasi) **vegetarian   Grape leaves stuffed with rice, pine nuts, currants, parsley and spices	5.00
Turkish Hot Appetizers - Sicak Mezeler
Zucchini Pancake (mucver) **vegetarian   Grated zucchini mixed with carrots, dill and Turkish feta cheese. served with special yogurt sauce	5.00
Mousaka (musakka)   Baby eggplant sautéed with onions, garlic and a mixture of ground beef / lamb, delicately seasoned topped with our homemade tomato sauce. Choice of: Ground beef, fresh lamb or vegeterian	5.00
Portobello Mushroom (peynirli Mantar) **vegetarian   Portobello mushroom caps stuffed with Turkish Kashar cheese and parsley topped with our homemade tomato sauce	5.00
Stuffed Artichoke (enginar) **vegetarian   Artichoke stuffed with spinach, Turkish feta cheese, topped with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce	5.00
Sautéed Spinach (ispanak Kavurmasi) ** Vegetarian   Fresh chopped spinach, sautéed with onions and delicately seasoned with our homemade spices	5.00
Fillo Dough Roll (sigara Borek) **vegetarian   Deep-fried fillo dough thinly rolled stuffed with Turkish feta cheese, and parsley	5.00
Turkish Pizza (lahmacun)   Homemade pita bread topped with a blend of minced lamb, green peppers, tomatoes, parsley, onion, seasoned with Turkish spices	3.00
Calamari (sarhos Kalamari)   Calamari rings sautéed in red wine with black olives, red bell peppers and hot peppers	6.00
Specialty Wraps - Durum $5.95
All sandwiches served with rice and wrapped in our famous Turkish lavash bread
Shish Kabob Wrap (tavuk/kuzu Durum)   Choice of: Chicken or Lamb. Char-broiled breast of chicken or lamb cubes delicately marinated, topped with our house salad, and special yogurt sauce
Kofta Kabob Wrap (kofte Durum)   Char-broiled mixed ground beef and lamb patties delicately seasoned in our special house spices. Served with tomatoes, topped with our special yogurt sauce
Homemade Gyros Wrap (tavuk/kuzu Doner Durum)   Choice of: Breast of Chicken or Mixed Beef and Lamb. Seasoned and marinated, cooked on rotating skewers thinly sliced, served with tomatoes
Adana Kabob Wrap (adana Kebap Durum)   A combined mixture of seasoned ground beef and lamb, char-broiled on skewers garnished with grilled tomato
Grilled Chicken Wrap (tavuk Izgara Durum)   Grilled Breast of Chicken wrapped in our famous lavash bread with tomato, lettuce, onions and a touch of mayonnaise
Spinach Wrap (ispanak Durum) **vegetarian   Fresh chopped spinach, sautéed with onions, garlic and delicately seasoned with our homemade spices.
Lunch Entrees - Ogle Yemekleri
All served with our homemade bread and pilaf
A La Turka Lamb Special (sac Kavurma)   Marinated and delicately seasoned lamb, roasted with white onions, tomato sauce, red and green bell peppers, and mushrooms. Roasted in a special iron plate used by famous Turkish Chefs	9.00
Shish Kabob (sis Kebap)   Choice of: lamb or chicken Char-broiled lamb or breast of chicken cubes, cooked on skewers, and delicately marinated in homemade Turkish spices served in our special yogurt sauce	8.00
Lavash Kabob (beyti Kebap)   A combined mixture of seasoned ground beef and lamb with garlic, and parsley, grilled on skewers, wrapped in our special Turkish lavash bread, topped with our special house sauce	8.00
Iskender Kabob (iskender Kebap)   Choice of: Mixed Beef and Lamb or Chicken Thinly sliced homemade mixture of beef and lamb or breast of chicken served on a bed of pita topped with tomato sauce and yogurt	8.00
Our Very Own Famous Homemade Gyros (Doner Kebab/tavuk Doner)   Choice of: Mixed Beef and Lamb or chicken Seasoned and marinated, cooked on rotating skewer, thinly sliced served with tomatoes	8.00
Kofta Kabob (kofte Kebap)   Char-broiled mixed ground beef/lamb patties delicately seasoned with special house spices, served with tomato, and our special yogurt sauce	8.00
Yogurt Adana Kebob (yogurtlu Adana)   Seasoned ground beef and lamb, charbroiled on skewers served on bed of pita topped with tomato sauce and yogurt garnished with grilled tomato.	8.00
Stuffed Baby Eggplant (imam Firinda) **vegetarian   Baby eggplant stuffed with onions, red and green bell peppers, pine nuts and Turkish feta cheese. Baked and topped with tomato sauce and Turkish kasar cheese	7.00
Sautéed Dishes - Soteler
All served with our homemade bread and pilaf
Sautéed Lamb (et Sote)   Lamb cubes sautéed in garlic with mushrooms, tomatoes, green and red bell peppers, with our homemade tomato sauce, and topped with garlic yogurt sauce	8.00
Sautéed Chicken (tavuk Sote)   Breast of chicken cubes sautéed in garlic with mushrooms, tomatoes, green and red bell peppers, with our homemade tomato sauce, and topped with garlic yogurt sauce	8.00
Sautéed Vegetable (sebzeli Sote) ) **vegetarian   Mixed vegetables delicately seasoned, , with our homemade tomato sauce, and topped with garlic yogurt sauce	7.00
Beverages - Icecekler
Turkish Tea (cay)	1.00
Apple Turkish Tea (elma Cayi)	1.25
Turkish Coffee (turk Kahvesi)	2.25
Traditional Yogurt Drink (ayran)	1.50
American Coffee (amerikan Kahvesi)	1.50
Soft Drinks (Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite)	1.50
Juices (Orange, Grape Fruit, Cranberry, Pineapple, Lemonade)	2.00
Bottle Water	2.00
Desserts - Tatlilar
Assorted Turkish Desserts   Please ask about our dessert tray	5.00
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Dinner
Soups - Corba Kazanimizdan
Lentil Soup (mercimek âorbasi)	4.00
Cold Yogurt Soup (cacik)   Yogurt soup with cucumber, garlic and olive oil, topped with dried mint	3.00
Salads - Salatalar
Shepherd Salad (ùoban Salata)   Chopped plum tomatoes, cucumber, scallion onions, green bell peppers, dill and parsley. Tossed with olive oil and red wine vinegar and garnished with Turkish Feta cheese.	8.00
A La Turka Salad (Sef Salatasi)   Chopped romaine lettuce, plum tomatoes, carrots, bell peppers, scallion onions, and cucumbers tossed in our house dressing.	8.00
Tomato Salad (Domates Salatasi)   Chopped ripe tomatoes, garnished with black olives, tossed in olive oil, seasoned with oregano, parsley, Turkish spices and garnished with Turkish Feta cheese.	8.00
Grilled Chicken Salad (Izgara Tavuk Salatasi)   Chopped romaine lettuce, plum tomatoes, carrots. bell peppers scallion onions, and cucumber tossed in our house dressing topped with grilled chicken.	10.00
Grilled Shrimp Salad (izgara Karides Salatasi)   Grilled shrimp served with copped romaine lettuce, plummed tomatoes, carrots, bell peppers, scallion onions, and cucumber, tossed in our in house dressing.	10.00
Turkish Cold Appetizers - Soguk Mezeler
Vegetarian Platter (karisik Meze) **vegetarian   Combination plate of humus, eggplant salad, ezme, eggplant dip and stuffed grape leaves. (for two)	15.00
Eggplant Dip (patlican Ezme) **vegetarian   Char broiled eggplant cured to perfection, seasoned with olive oil and a touch of garlic.	6.00
Humus **vegetarian   Mashed chickpeas, mixed with fresh lemon juice, minced garlic, olive oil and tahini	6.00
Ezme **vegetarian   Roasted bell peppers crushed with tomatoes, onions, walnuts and spices	6.00
Turkish Eggplant Salad (patlican Salata) **vegetarian   Char-broiled eggplant mixed with chopped tomatoes, onions, peppers, and parsley, with a touch of olive oil, lemon, garlic and red vinegar	6.00
Stuffed Grape Leaves (yaprak Dolmasi) **vegetarian   Grape leaves stuffed with rice, pine nuts, currants, parsley and spices	6.00
Turkish Hot Appetizers - Sicak Mezeler
Hot Platter (karisik Sicak Mezeler)   A combination of zucchini pancakes, fillo dough roll, and Turkish pizza (Lahmacun)	15.00
Zucchini Pancakes (mücver) **vegetarian   Grated zucchini mixed with carrots, with dill and Turkish feta cheese served with special yogurt sauce	7.00
Fillo Dough Roll (sigara Börek) **vegetarian   Deep-fried fillo dough thinly rolled, stuffed with Turkish feta cheese and parsley	7.00
Stuffed Artichoke (enginar) **vegetarian   Artichoke stuffed with spinach, Turkish feta cheese, topped with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce	7.00
Portobello Mushroom (kasarli Mantar) **vegetarian   Portobello mushroom caps stuffed with Turkish kashar cheese, and parsley topped with our homemade tomato sauce	7.00
Turkish Pizza (lahmacun)   Homemade pita bread topped with a blend of minced lamb, green peppers, tomatoes, parsley and onions seasoned with Turkish spices	4.00
Sautéed Spinach (ispanak Kavurmasi) **vegetarian   Fresh chopped spinach, sautéed with onions and delicately seasoned with our homemade spices, served with our homemade tomato sauce	7.00
Mousaka (musakka)   Baby eggplant sautéed with onions, garlic and a mixture of ground beef/lamb, delicately seasoned topped with our homemade tomato sauce	7.00
Calamari (sarhos Kalamari)   Calamari rings sautéed in red wine, black olives, red peppers bell, and hot peppers	7.00
Classical Turkish Home Cooking - Klasik Turk Ev Yemekleri
All entrees served with homemade bread and pilaf
Roasted Lamb Shank (kuzu Firin)   Lamb shank baked in its own juices, delicately seasoned and served with potatoes, carrots, wrapped with slices of eggplant	18.00
Eggplant Istanbul (karniyarik)   Delicious baby eggplant delicately sautéed and stuffed with seasoned ground beef, onions, tomatoes, and parsley. Garnished with green bell peppers and topped with our homemade tomato sauce	14.00
Turkish Stew (guvec)   Beef cubes, mixed with, potatoes, tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, green-red bell peppers, green beans and onions delicately baked to perfection sprinkled with mozzarella cheese. Choice of: Beef, Chicken	14.00
Sultans Wrap (sultan Sarma)   Choice of sautéed chicken or beef cubes mixed with portobello mushroms, walnut, onions, Turkish Kasar Cheese delicately wrapped in fillo dough and baked in our oven. Choice of: Sautéed Beef or Chicken	16.00
Stuffed Baby Eggplant (imam Firinda) **vegetarian   Baby eggplant stuffed with onions, red and green bell peppers, pine nuts and Turkish feta cheese. Baked and topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese	14.00
Lamb Special (sac Kavurma)   Marinated and delicately seasoned lamb, roasted with white onions, tomatoes, and our special house spices sprinkled with mozzarella cheese cooked and served in a special iron plate used by famous Turk	17.00
A La Turka Special   Our famous homemade eggplant dip (charbroiled eggplant pureed) and variety of sautéed vegitables topped with our famous garlic youghort sauce. Choice of: Sautéed chicken, Sautéed beef, Sautéed mixed veg	15.00
Baked Homemade Turkish Ravioli (manti)   Homemade baked Turkish Ravioli stuffed with seasoned ground beef, served in garlic-yogurt sauce topped with melted hot butter and topped with tomato sauce	14.00
From The Grill - Izgaramizdan
All entrees served with homemade bread and pilaf of the day.
Mixed Grill Platter (karisik Izgara)   Mixed grill consists of chicken and lamb sis kabob, adana kabob, kofta kabob and beef/lamb gyros	21.95
Yogurt Kabob Combination (yogurtlu Kebap)   lamb Shish Kabob, Chicken Shish Kabob, and Kofta Kabob served on a bed of buttered pita topped with yogurt, and tomatoes	19.00
Shish Kabob (sis Kebap)   Choice of: Lamb or Chicken. Char-broiled cubes cooked on skewers, and delicately marinated in homemade Turkish spices served in our special yogurt sauce	16.00
Lavash Kabob (beyti Kebap)   A combined mixture of seasoned ground beef and lamb with garlic, and parsley, grilled on skewers, wrapped in our special Turkish lavash bread, amd sprinkled with mozzarella cheese served with our special house tomato sauce.	16.00
Kofta Kabob (kofte Kebap)   Char-broiled mixture of ground beef/lamb patties delicately seasoned with special house spices served with grilled tomato, and our special yogurt sauce	14.00
Turkish Gyros (döner Kebap)   Homemade mixture of beef and lamb gyros seasoned and marinated, cooked on a rotating skewer and thinly sliced	14.00
Turkish Chicken Gyros (tavuk Doner)   Homemade breast of chicken, seasoned and marinated, cooked on rotating skewer, and thinly sliced	14.00
Yogurt Adana Kebob (yogurtlu Adana)   Seasoned ground beef and lamb, charbroiled on skewers served on bed of pita topped with tomato sauce and yogurt garnished with grilled tomato.	15.00
Iskender Kabob (iskender Kebap)   Choice of: Mixed beef and lamb or chicken Thinly sliced Turkish mixture of beef and lamb or chicken gyros served on a bed of pita, topped with tomato sauce and yogurt	17.00
From The Sea - Oltamizdan
All entrees served with homemade bread and pilaf
Seafood Platter (deniz  rünleri Sote)   Sautéed calamari scallops, and shrimp seasoned in our homemade red sauce mixed with spinach, portobello mushroms, and green and red bell peppers	15.00
Beverages - Icecekler
All spirits are served
Turkish Tea (cay)	1.50
Turkish Coffee (turk Kahvesi)	3.00
Apple Turkish Tea (elma Cayi)	1.75
Traditional Yogurt Drink (ayran)	2.00
American Coffee (amerikan Kahvesi)	1.50
Soft Drinks (Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite)	1.50
Juices (Orange, Grape Fruit, Cranberry, Pineapple, Lemonade)	2.00
Bottle Water	2.00
Desserts - Tatlilar
Assorted Turkish Desserts   Please ask about our dessert tray	5.00
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Specials $12
Sunday - Thursday Specials
Sunday- Turkish Lamb Gyros   Homemade mixture of beef and lamb gyros seasoned and marinated, cooked on a rotating skewer and thinly sliced
Monday- Turkish Chicken Gyros   Home-made breast of chicken, seasoned and marinated, cooked on rotating skewer, and thinly sliced
Tuesday- Turkish Ravioli   Homemade baked Turkish Ravioli stuffed with seasoned ground beef, served in garlic-yogurt sauce topped with melted hot butter and topped with tomato sauce
Wednesday- Lavash Kabob   A combined mixture of seasoned ground beef and lamb with garlic, and parsley, grilled on skewers, wrapped in our special Turkish lavash bread, and sprinkled with mozzarella cheese served with our special house tomato sauce
Thursday- Chicken Shish Kabob   Char-broiled chicken cubes cooked on skewers, and delicately seasoned, and marinated in homemade Turkish spices served in our special yogurt
All entrees served with salad, rice, dessert (baklava), and Turkish tea