Phoenician Taverna
Featured Items
- Hommus
CHICKPEAS DIP. Chickpeas pureed with tahini, fresh lemon and garlic. Sprinkled with EV olive oil.
$8.00 - M'hammara
WALNUT DIP. Raw walnuts pureed with roasted red bell pepper, pomegranate reduction, onions, spices and EV olive oil.
$11.00 - Fillet Kebab
BEEF KEBAB. Grilled cubes of fillet mignon, served with grilled vegetables and basmati rice.
$34.00
Dinner Menu
Cold Vegetarian Mezza
- Hommus
CHICKPEAS DIP. Chickpeas pureed with tahini, fresh lemon and garlic. Sprinkled with EV olive oil.
$8.00 - Baba Ghannouge
EGGPLANT DIP. Smoked roasted eggplant pureed with tahini, labneh, fresh lemon and garlic, sprinkled with EV olive oil and pomegranate seeds when in season.
$9.00 - Mama Ghannouge
BEETS DIP. Roasted beets pureed with tahini, labneh and garlic, sprinkled with EV olive oil.
$8.50 - Dip Trio
COMBINATION OF DIPS. Combination of Hommus, Baba Ghannouge and Mama Ghannouge.
$10.50 - M'hammara
WALNUT DIP. Raw walnuts pureed with roasted red bell pepper, pomegranate reduction, onions, spices and EV olive oil.
$11.00 - M'sakaa
EGGPLANT RATATOUILLE. Eggplant and Chickpeas baked in tomato sauce, onions and whole garlic.
$9.50 - Warak Inab Bil Zeit
VEGETARIAN GRAPE LEAVES. Rolled vine leaves with rice, chickpeas, tomatoes, parsley and herbs in lemon and EV olive oil.
$9.50 - Shankleesh
SPICED AGED FETA. Feta cheese blended with spices and herbs, coated with zaatar, served with diced tomatoes, sumac onions, EV olive oil.
$11.50 - Labneh
YOGURT DIP. Low fat strained yogurt, EV olive oil.
$8.50
Hot Vegetarian Mezza
- Mujaddara
PURÉED LENTILS. Pureed lentils with caramelized onions and rice, topped with cabbage salad.
$10.50 - Arnabeet
CAULIFLOWER AND TAHINI. Caulifower florets fried to a golden brown, drizzled with tahini sauce.
$10.00 - Fool M'dammas
STEWED FAVA BEANS. Simmered fava beans mixed with fresh lemon, garlic and EV olive oil
$9.00 - Fatayer B'jibne
CHEESE PIES. Homemade dough filled with feta.
$9.50 - Fatayer B'sbanigh
SPINACH PIES. Homemade dough filled with spinach, pine nuts and sumac onions in lemon and EV olive oil.
$9.50 - Falafel
CHICKPEAS FRITTERS. Coarsely ground chick peas with leeks, garlic, cilantro, parsley, spices and herbs. Served with tomatoes, radishes, scallions and tahini sauce.
$9.50 - Taverna Falafel
FALAFEL AND ROASTED EGGPLANT. Falafel over roasted eggplant with scallions, tomatoes and pomegranate reduction, drizzled with tahini.
$11.00 - Batata Harra
SPICY HOT POTATOES. Cubed potatoes sautéed with harissa, tomatoes, cilantro and pine nuts.
$8.75 - Kibbeh Lakteen
PUMPKIN KIBBEH. Vegetarian kibbeh! The shell is burghul and pumpkin filled with walnuts, onions and pomegranate reduction.
$10.50 - Taverna Fries
FRENCH FRIES. French fries sprinkled with sumac and parsley. Served with garlic whip.
$8.50 - Vegetarian Sampler
Sampling of Hummos, Baba Ghannouge, Grape Leaves, Tabbouleh, falafel with tahini, pumpkin kibbeh, spinach pie, cheese pie and m’sakaa.
$19.75
Hot Non Vegetarian Mezza
- Hommus Special
CHICKPEAS DIP WITH MEAT. Hommus topped with minced lamb and pine nuts.
$10.50 - Kibbeh
STUFFED MEATBALLS. Oblong burghul and lamb shells shaped like an American football filled with ground lamb, beef, pine nuts and almonds. Served with yogurt sauce.
$10.75 - Sambousik
MEAT PIES. Homemade dough filled with ground lamb, labneh, onions, pine nuts and almonds
$9.50 - Maanek
MILD SAUSAGE. Homemade lamb and pine nuts sausage in natural casing. Mildly spiced. Sautéed in lemon butter.
$10.75 - Sujok
SPICY HOT SAUSAGE. Homemade beef and garlic sausage. Sautéed in hot tomato sauce.
$10.50 - Shawarma Appetizer
VERTICAL ROTISSERIE. Your choice of lamb and beef OR chicken
$12.50 - Kibbeh Nayeh
LAMB TARTARE. Ground raw lamb and crushed wheat with spices and herbs. Served with onions, herbs and garlic whip. Drizzled with EV olive oil.
$13.50 - Regular Mezza Platter
Sampling of Hummos, Baba Ghannouge, Grape Leaves, Tabbouleh, Falafel with tahini, Kibbeh with labneh, sambousik and m’sakaa.
$19.75
Soup And Salads
- Shawrba Adas B'hamod
LENTIL AND SWISS CHARD SOUP. Lentil, swiss chard, cilantro, garlic, lemon and EV olive oil.
$7.50 - Tabbouleh
PARSLEY SALAD. Parsley, burghul, tomatoes, onions, mint, lemon and EV olive oil
$10.50 - Fattoush
VEGETABLES WITH TOASTED PITA. Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, mint, radishes, parsley, pomegranate-sumac-garlic dressing tossed with toasted pita.
$9.50 - Shakshouky
ROASTED EGGPLANT SALAD. Roasted eggplants, tomatoes, scallions, pomegranate reduction, EV olive oil.
$10.00 - Laban B'khyar
YOGURT AND CUCUMBER. Yogurt, cucumber, garlic and mint.
$8.50
Flat Bread
- Manakish B'jibne
CHEESE PIE. Feta and mozzarella, black olives.
$12.00 - Manakish B'zaatar
MIXED HERB PIE. Thyme, sumac, sesame seeds, tomatoes, onions and EV olive oil. Served with Yogurt cucumber sauce.
$10.00 - Manakish B'sbanigh
SINACH PIE. Spinach, onions, sumac, pine nuts and mozzarella cheese.
$12.00 - Lahm B'aajin
GROUND LAMB PIE. Ground Lamb, tomatoes, onions, peppers and spices. Served with yogurt cucumber sauce.
$13.00 - Manakish Sujok
SPICY HOT BEEF SAUSAGE PIE. Spicy hot tomato sauce, grilled homemade spicy beef sausage, mozzarella cheese.
$13.50
Main Dish
- Warak Inab Blahmeh
MEAT GRAPE LEAVES. Vine leaves rolled with ground lamb and rice. Served with yogurt salad.
$23.00 - Fatteh Bel Djaj
TRADITIONAL YOGURT DISH WITH CHICKEN. Layered braised chicken breast, chickpeas, toasted pita, warm yogurt garlic, sautéed pine nuts, and pomegranate seeds when in season.
$23.00 - Fatteh Bel Ghanam
TRADITIONAL YOGURT DISH WITH LAMB. Layered braised lamb, chickpeas, toasted pita, warm yogurt garlic, sautéed pine nuts, and pomegranate seeds when in season.
$24.00 - Fatteh Bel Batenjan
TRADITIONAL YOGURT DISH WITH EGGPLANT. Layered eggplant, chickpeas, toasted pita, warm yogurt garlic, sautéed pine nuts, and pomegranate seeds when in season.
$22.00 - Mashawi Kafta
GROUND LAMB AND PARSLEY KEBAB. Grilled ground lamb-onion-parsley patties, served with grilled vegetables and basmati rice. Accompanied by salsa harra.
$24.00 - Mashawi Taouk
CHICKEN KEBAB. Grilled marinated chicken breast cubes, served with grilled vegetables and basmati rice. Accompanied by our garlic whip.
$24.00 - Mashawi Ghanam
LAMB KEBAB. Grilled lamb cubes, served with grilled vegetables and basmati rice. Accompanied by salsa harra.
$26.00 - Mashawi M'shakkal
MIXED GRILL. Mixed Grill of Kafta, Taouk and Lamb, served with grilled vegetables and basmati rice. Accompanied by salsa harra and our garlic whip.
$28.00 - Fillet Kebab
BEEF KEBAB. Grilled cubes of fillet mignon, served with grilled vegetables and basmati rice.
$34.00 - Mouzat
BRAISED LAMB SHANK. Lamb shank braised in tomato sauce, Served with crushed wheat pilaf.
$33.00 - Ouzi
BRAISED LAMB AN RICE. Braised seasoned chunks of lamb over spiced rice with bits of lamb, pine nuts and almonds. Served with yogurt salad.
$26.00 - Riz Bel Djaj
BRAISED CHICKEN AND RICE. Braised seasoned chicken Breasts over spiced rice with bits of lamb, pine nuts and almonds. Served with yogurt salad.
$24.00 - Sharhat Ghanam
LAMB LOIN. Grilled lamb loin, sliced into thin slices and topped with green herb sauce. Served with potatoes and garlic whip.
$35.00 - Shawarma Djaj Main
CHICKEN VERTICAL ROTISSERIE. Marinated chicken breasts slowly cooked on the vertical rotisserie, served with onion-sumac-parsley, basmati rice and our garlic whip.
$22.75 - Shawarma Lahme Main
LAMB AND BEEF VERTICAL ROTISSERIE. Marinated lamb and beef slowly cooked on the vertical rotisserie, served with onion-sumac-parsley, basmati rice and tahini sauce.
$23.75 - Shawarma M'shakkal
MIXED VERTICAL ROTISSERIE. Mixed shawarma, served with onion-sumac-parsley and basmati rice. Accompanied by tahini sauce and our garlic whip.
$25.75 - Farrouj Meshwi
HALF ROTISSERIE CHICKEN. Free-Range, all-natural marinated chicken. Served with grilled vegetables, garlic whip, choice of rice or french fries.
$20.00 - Salmon Meshwi
GRILLED SALMON. Grilled salmon fillet served with grilled vegetables, couscous, spicy tomato-cilantro-pine nut sauce.
$30.00 - Araydis Meshwi
GRILLED SHRIMPs. Grilled shrimps served with grilled vegetables, basmati rice, spicy tomato-cilantro-pine nut sauce.
$31.00
Warak Inab Blahmeh
MEAT GRAPE LEAVES. Vine leaves rolled with ground lamb and rice. Served with yogurt salad.
Sides
- Harrissa/ Hot Paste
Spicy hot homemade Moroccan paste.
$1.00+ - Toom/ Garlic Whip
Garlic, lemon and oil whip.
$1.00+ - Yogurt-Cucumber-Mint sauce$1.00+
- Salsa Harra/ Hot Green Sauce
Garlicky mild blend of raw vegetables.
$1.00+ - Taratoor/ Tahini sauce
Sesame seeds paste, fresh lemon, garlic and parsley.
$1.00+ - Condiment Trio
Harrissa, tahini sauce and garlic whip.
$4.75 - Kabis/ Pickled Vegetables
An assortment of pickled vegetables and olives.
$6.00 - Roz
Basmati rice.
$4.50 - Roz Blahmeh
Spiced basmati with bits of lamb, pine nuts and almonds.
$7.00 - Homestyle Potatoes with Garlic Whip$6.50
- Burghol Banadoora
Crushed wheat, tomatoes and chickpeas.
$8.00 - Grilled Vegetables$5.00
- Zeit Wa Zaatar$4.00
- EXTRA Homemade Pita (1 Piece)$0.50
Specials Menu
Tonight’s Specials
- Rakakat Jibne
Crispy rolled dough filled with halloumi cheese and herbs.
$12.00 - Calamari Meshwi Appetizer
Grilled marinated calamari drizzled with mildly spiced garlic tomato sauce.
$13.00 - Artichoke Salad Appetizer
Artichokes tossed with scallions, parsley and tomatoes in fresh lemon and EV olive oil.
$12.00 - Halloumi Cheese Appetizer
Halloumi cheese sautéed in EV olive oil, served with english cucumbers, tomatoes, black olives and fresh mint.
$12.00 - Samake Harra
Baked wild caught red snapper fillet over spicy onions-cilantro-tomatoes sauté with pine nuts and almonds. Served with grilled vegetables and basmati rice.
$34.00 - Lamb Loin Chops
Grilled Lamb Loin Chops, sprinkled with herb-garlic-butter. Served with grilled vegetables, homestyle potatoes and garlic whip.
$34.00
Featured Wines
- Massaya Blanc, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon 2021
A white blend of Obeidi, chardonnay and sauvignon blanc. Light yet supple unoaked white with notes of spiced pear and white flowers.
$32.00 - Massaya, Le Colombier, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon 2020
A fresh, vibrant red blend of Grenache Noir, Cinsault and Tempranillo distinguished by hints of spice and pepper.
$32.00