Cafe Orchid in Chicago, IL

Turkish
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Cafe Orchid Restaurants with Address and Phone:

1 restaurant location in Chicago

Cafe Orchid Menu in Chicago

Cold Appetizers

Tabuli
$7.5

Cracked wheat mixed with chopped parsley, cucumber, scallions, tomatoes, lettuce and dressed with lemon juice and olive oil.

Ezme
$7.95

Chopped spicy roasted red bell peppers and green peppers, tomatoes, pepper paste, parsley, garlic, walnuts and olive oil. Spicy.

Jajik
$6.5

Cacik. Fresh homemade yogurt chopped cucumber, garlic, mint, dill and olive oil.

Hummus
$6.95

Pureed chickpeas with tahini, lemon juice, white pepper, garlic, cumin and olive oil.

Baby Eggplant
$7.95

Iman bayildi. Pan fried Italian baby eggplant stuffed with onions, green and red peppers, tomatoes, dill, parsley, garlic and cooked in olive oil.

Babaganoush
$7.75

Grilled eggplant puree with tahini, fresh lemon juice, garlic and olive oil.

Stuffed Grape Leaves
$7.75

Yalanci dolma homemade. Grape leaves stuffed with rice, currants, onion, dill, parsley and Turkish spices cooked in olive oil served with fresh lemon and yogurt sauce.

White Bean Salad
$7.5

Piyaz. White beans, red onions, radish, tomatoes, red bell peppers, parsley, mint, sumac, olive oil and red wine vinegar.

Feta Plate
$8.5

Feta cheese, black olives, cucumbers and tomatoes.

Sauteed Spinach
$6.95

Borani. Fresh baby spinach sauteed with onion, dill, olive oil and fresh lemon juice served with homemade garlic yogurt.

Eggplant Musakka
$7.95

Pan-fried eggplant, tomatoes, red and green bell peppers, onion, garlic, dill, parsley, lemon juice and olive oil.

Cold Appetizer Sampler
$15.95

Hummus, ezme, tabuli, sauteed spinach and eggplant musakka.

Lentil Fingers
$6.5

Mercimek koftesi- mild spicy. Red lentil, onion, red pepper, cumin, parsley, scallion, white pepper, cracked wheat served over fresh Romaine lettuce and lemon.

Mersin Potato Salad
$5.95

Boiled potatoes sauteed with red peppers, onions, jalapeno peppers, dill, parsley, cumin, lemon juice and olive oil.

Hot Appetizers

Kibbe
$7.25

lcli kofte. Fried Turkish cracked wheat stuffed with ground beef, onion and Turkish spices served with hot and yogurt sauce.

Feta Wrap
$7.75

Sigara borek. Pan fried phyllo dough stuffed with creamy Turkish feta cheese and parsley.

Fried Liver
$8.5

Arnavut cigeri. Cubed beef liver fried in butter and served with potatoes and onion salad topped with lemon.

Falafil
$7

Ground chickpeas mixed with garlic, sesame seed, onion, celery, dill, parsley, white pepper, jalapeno, fava beans, zucchini, cumin, oregano, flour, baking powder fried and served with yogurt sauce and tahini sauce.

Fried Calamari
$8.75

Pan fried calamari over lettuce served with a Turkish mild spicy marinara sauce.

Portabella Mushroom
$7.95

Soslu mantar. Grilled portabella mushroom with chef's special tomato sauce made with garlic, olive oil, ground black pepper, basil topped with mozzarella cheese and parsley.

Zucchini Pancake
$8.5

Mujver. Pan fried zucchini, carrot, dill, mint, parsley, oregano, egg, flour and feta cheese served with yogurt sauce.

Meat Pie
$7.95

Cig borek. Pan-fried homemade dough filled with ground lamb, onion, milk and oregano.

Spinach Pie
$6.95

Homemade dough stuffed with spinach, feta cheese, onion, cumin, eggs, milk, lemon juice and olive oil baked in the oven.

Hot Appetizer Sampler
$15.95

Falafil, calamari, kibbe and feta wrap.

Soup

Lentil Soup
$5.5

Pureed red lentils, potatoes, carrots, onions, mint, vegetables, oil and flour.

Salads

Shepard Salad
$8.5

Coban salata. Diced tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, parsley, green bell peppers, sumac with our house dressing of red wine vinegar, lemon juice and olive oil.

Green Salad
$7.75

Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, parsley, sumac with our house dressing of lemon juice and olive oil.

Spinach Salad
$7.95

Ispanak salata. Baby spinach, tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, fresh mozzarella cheese, walnut, olive oil and red wine vinegar.

Kebabs

Served with green salad, hot and white sauce. Choice of rice or bulgur.

Kofte Kebab
$13.95

Ground lamb with onion, parsley, bread crumbs, eggs and Turkish spices.

Doner Kebab
$16.95

Gyro, homemade. Thinly sliced Turkish gyro (mix of ground lamb, beef, veal, onion and Turkish spices).

Orchid's Favorite Kebab
$15.95

Bone-in chicken thighs marinated in olive oil, paprika, black pepper and fresh lemon juice.

Adana Kebab
$14.95

Hand chopped ground lamb with red and green bell peppers, parsley, mint, oregano, black pepper and garlic.

Chicken Shish Kebab
$14.95

Chicken cubes marinated in vegetable oil, lemon juice, paprika, garlic, oregano and black pepper.

Beef Shish Kebab
$19.5

Beef cubes marinated with vegetable oil, lemon juice, paprika, oregano, black pepper and onions.

Lamb Shish Kebab
$19.5

Lamb cubes marinated with vegetable oil, lemon juice, paprika, oregano, black pepper and onion.

Mix Combo Kebab
$22.9

Combination of Adana, chicken shish, kofte and doner.

Homemade Specials

Lamb Shank
$18.5

Baby lamb shank baked with vegetables and served with tomato sauce with your choice of rice or bulgur.

Uskudar
$17.95

Lamb cubes sauteed with onions, tomatoes, red and green peppers and garlic, wrapped with sliced eggplant and tomato sauce with your choice of white rice or bulgur.

Turkish Ravioli
$13.95

Homemade fresh ravioli stuffed with special ground lamb covered with homemade garlic yogurt and your choice of tomato or mildly spicy butter sauce.

Sultan Delight
$14.95

Char-grilled eggplant puree sauteed with mozzarella cheese and topped with choice of meat cooked with onions, red and green bell peppers, olive oil and served with your choice of white rice or bulgur.

Iskender
$14.95

Served over pan-fried bread with butter, yogurt and your choice of tomato sauce or mildly spicy butter sauce.

Yogurt Kebab
$14.95

Served with pan-fried bread with butter and homemade yogurt.

Ala Turca
$14.95

Tenderized chicken breast stuffed with spinach, mozzarella cheese, cumin, lemon juice, olive oil and topped with tomato sauce and served with choice of rice or bulgur.

Okra with Chicken
$15.95

Chicken breast with okra, tomatoes, red pepper, garbanzo beans, tomato juice, mint, garlic, olive oil and lemon juice and served with choice of rice or bulgur.

Sahanda Kebab
$13.95

Sauteed with red and green pepper, tomato, olive oil and potato. Choice of meat and served with rice or bulgur.

Veggie Entrees

Vegetable Stew
$13.5

Turlu. Eggplant, zucchini, carrot, potatoes, mushrooms, green beans, okra, green and red peppers, onions, tomatoes, mint, dill and tomato sauce served with bulgur.

Green Beans
$13.75

Taze fasulye. Fresh green beans sauteed with onion, tomato, carrot, garlic, dill, olive oil and lemon juice served with bulgur.

Falafil Special
$15.95

Falafil, hummus, babaganoush and green salad.

Baked Eggplant
$15.95

Imam firin. Baby eggplants stuffed with tomatoes, onions, green and red bell pepper, parsley, dill, garlic, olive oil and baked and topped with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce served with bulgur.

Okra with Olive Oil
$15.5

Zeytinyagli bamya. Okra, red pepper, tomatoes, garbanzo beans, garlic, mint, olive oil and lemon juice. Served with bulgur.

Veggie Combo
$21.95

Hummus, sauteed spinach, ezme, babaganoush, dolma and tabuli.

Mushroom Sauteed
$12.25

Mantar sate. Fresh mushrooms sauteed with onion, tomato, red bell pepper, dill, parsley, olive oil and lemon juice served with choice of rice or bulgur.

Veggie Manti
$12.95

Homemade dough stuffed with spinach, onion, cumin, olive oil, lemon juice and served with choice of tomato or mildly spicy butter sauce.

Seafood Entrees

Grilled Salmon
$18.95

Chef's secret recipe. Salmon fillet grilled and served with green salad, vegetables and choice of rice or bulgur.

Grilled Jumbo Shrimp
$22.95

Turkish style marinated jumbo shrimp grilled and served with green salad, cocktail sauce and choice of rice or bulgur.

Shrimp Sautee
$22.95

Tiger shrimp sauteed with mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, baby onions, red peppers, black olives, mozzarella cheese, olive oil and lemon juice.

Side Orders

Extra Sauce
$0.5

Extra Bread
$1.5

Rice
$3.5

French Fries
$3.5

Feta Cheese
$4.5

Yogurt
$4

Bulgur
$5

Desserts

Baklava
$5.5

Kadayif
$5.5

Kunefe
$6

Kazandibi
$5

Revani
$6

Beverages

Soda
$2

Ayran
$2

Yogurt drink.

Turkish Tea
$1.5

Turkish Coffee
$2.5

Juice
$3

Mineral Water
$2

Herbal Tea
$1.75

Gazoz
$2

Oven Specials (Archive)

Kiymali Pide
$12.95

Homemade dough stuffed with ground lamb, onion, mozzarella cheese and Turkish spices. Served with green salad.

Veggie Pide
$12.95

Homemade dough stuffed with seasonal vegetables and mozzarella cheese. Served with green salad.

Cheese Pide
$12.95

Homemade dough stuffed with mozzarella cheese. Served with green salad.

Chicken Pide
$13.95

Homemade dough stuffed with chicken, onion, red pepper, mushroom, tomatoes and mozzarella cheese. Served with green salad.

Lunch Cold Appetizers (Archive)

Jajik
$5.25

Lentil Fingers
$5.5

Sauteed Spinach
$5.95

Hummus
$5.95

Ezme
$5.95

Babaganoush
$6.25

Piyaz
$6.5

Tabuli
$5.95

Stuffed Grape Leaves
$6.95

Baby Eggplant
$6.95

Eggplant Musakka
$6.95

Lunch Hot Appetizers (Archive)

Feta Wrap
$5.5

Falafil
$6.25

Kibbe
$6.95

Portabella Mushroom
$6.95

Meat Pie
$6.95

Spinach Pie
$6.95

Fried Calamari
$7.5

Fried Liver
$7.5

Lunch Soup (Archive)

Lentil Soup
$5

Lunch Salads (Archive)

Green Salad
$6.5

Spinach Salad
$7.5

Shepherd Salad
$7.5

Lunch Sautees (Archive)

Veggie Sautee
$8.25

Sauteed with onion, tomato, red and green peppers, mushroom and olive oil. Served with rice.

Mushroom Sautee
$8.25

Sauteed with onion, tomato, red and green peppers, mushroom and olive oil. Served with rice.

Chicken Sautee
$8.5

Sauteed with onion, tomato, red and green peppers, mushroom and olive oil. Served with rice.

Beef Sautee
$9.95

Sauteed with onion, tomato, red and green peppers, mushroom and olive oil. Served with rice.

Lamb Sautee
$9.95

Sauteed with onion, tomato, red and green peppers, mushroom and olive oil. Served with rice.

Lunch Kebabs (Archive)

Kofte Kebab
$8.5

Served with green salad, hot and white sauce and with your choice of rice or bulgur.

Chicken Shish Kebab
$8.5

Served with green salad, hot and white sauce and with your choice of rice or bulgur.

Doner Kebab
$8.95

Served with green salad, hot and white sauce and with your choice of rice or bulgur.

Adana Shish Kebab
$8.95

Served with green salad, hot and white sauce and with your choice of rice or bulgur.

Beef Shish Kebab
$9.95

Served with green salad, hot and white sauce and with your choice of rice or bulgur.

Lamb Shish Kebab
$9.95

Served with green salad, hot and white sauce and with your choice of rice or bulgur.

Lunch Veggie Meals (Archive)

Green Beans Entree
$7.95

Grilled Veggie Entree
$7.95

Veggie Stew
$7.95

Falafil Special
$8.5

Lunch Seafood (Archive)

Grilled Shrimp Entree
$11.95

Served with green salad and rice.

Grilled Salmon Entree
$12.95

Served with green salad and rice.

Shrimp Sautee
$11.5

Served with green salad and rice.

Lunch Sandwiches (Archive)

Veggie Sandwich
$6.95

Prepared with homemade lavash bread, and served with french fried and hot and white sauce on the side.

Falafil Snadwich
$6.95

Prepared with homemade lavash bread, and served with french fried and hot and white sauce on the side.

Adana sandwich
$7.25

Prepared with homemade lavash bread, and served with french fried and hot and white sauce on the side.

Kofte Sandwich
$6.95

Prepared with homemade lavash bread, and served with french fried and hot and white sauce on the side.

Doner Sandwich
$7.25

Prepared with homemade lavash bread, and served with french fried and hot and white sauce on the side.

Chicken Sandwich
$7.25

Prepared with homemade lavash bread, and served with french fried and hot and white sauce on the side.

Lamb Sandwich
$8

Prepared with homemade lavash bread, and served with french fried and hot and white sauce on the side.

Beef Sandwich
$8

Prepared with homemade lavash bread, and served with french fried and hot and white sauce on the side.