Lebanese Taverna
1840-G International Drive
McLean, VA 22102
www.lebanesetaverna.com
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TAKEOUT:
Yes Mezza Shorba Addas $4.50 A traditional favorite. Lentil and Swiss chard soup Hommos $5.00 Chickpea, tahini, lemon juice and garlic garnished with olive oil Hommos bel Snaoubar $6.00 Hommos garnished with pine nuts Hommos bel Foole $6.00 Hommos garnished with fava beans Baba Ghannouge $6.00 Eggplant puree with tahini, lemon juice and garlic with olive oil Falafel $6.00 Chickpea and fava bean fritters served with tahini M'saka $6.00 Eggplant and chickpeas cooked with tomatoes, onions and garlic Foole M'damas $5.50 Fava beans with garlic and lemon garnished with chickpeas and olive oil Fatayer B'jibne $6.00 Cheese pastries filled with a blend of cheeses, deep fried Lebneh $5.50 Creamy "farmer's cheese" dip made from strained yogurt garnished with olive oil Grape Leaves $6.50 Rolled with rice, chickpeas, tomatoes, mint and parsley Laban B'khyar $5.00 Yogurt and cucumbers mixed with garlic and dried mint Jibneh Halloum $7.00 Sauteed or poached cheese, topped with olive oil, tomatoes and olives Fatayer B'sbanigh $6.50 Pastries filled with spinach, onions, pine nuts and sumac R'kakat $6.00 Pan grilled phyllo pastry rolls, stuffed with a blend of cheeses and mint Shankleesh $7.00 Aged sheep feta blended with paprika rolled in zaatar (sesame, thyme and sumac) Lubieh bel Zeit $5.50 Green beans simmered in tomatoes, garlic cloves and spices Makdous $6.00 Spicy baby eggplant filled with walnuts, garlic, herbs, lemon and pomegranates Ardichawki $6.50 Artichoke hearts tossed with garlic, onions, cilantro, tomatoes and olive oil Shrimp Arak $7.50 Shrimp sauteed with garlic, onion, cilantro and arak (alcohol) Shrimp Katafy $8.00 Shrimp breaded phyllo and fried; served with a tahini pistachio sauce Kalamar $7.00 Calamari coated with semolina, fried to a golden crisp, served with tomato sauce Hommos Special $6.50 Hommos with spiced ground meat, pine nuts, almonds and olive oil Hommos bel Shawarma $6.50 Hommos topped with marinated slices of beef and lamb Kibbeh $7.00 Ground beef and crushed wheat shells stuffed with lamb, beef, pine nuts and almonds, fried Kibbeh Yoghurtlieh $6.00 Small kibbeh balls topped with pita, yogurt, butter and pine nuts Sambousik $6.50 Pastry shells stuffed with meat, almonds and pine nuts, deep fried Maanek $7.00 Spiced beef and lamb sausages, sauteed in lemon butter Sujok $7.00 Mildly hot homemade beef and lamb sausages served with spicy tomato sauce Kafta Harra $7.00 Ground beef and lamb, cooked with tomatoes, garlic, hot peppers and pine nuts Kafta Halabieh $7.00 Grilled rolls of ground beef, lamb, parsley, onions and spices, over spiced pita Kibbeh Nayeh $9.00 Fresh raw lamb mixed with crushed wheat, herbs and spices and garlic puree Habra Nayeh $10.00 Lebanese lamb tartare! Diced fresh lamb, red onions, thyme mint leaves, spices and olive oil Shish Barak $8.00 Meat and pine nut dumplings, cooked in yogurt and mint sauce Camel Wings $7.00 Chicken wings delicately sauteed with garlic, lemon, cilantro and olive oil Chicken Shawarma $7.00 Sliced boneless chicken from the rotisserie served with garlic puree Shawarma $7.00 Sliced rotisserie lamb and beef served with tahini sauce Salad Mixed Greens $6.00 With tomatoes, olives, pine nuts and a yogurt dressing House Salad $5.00 Lettuce tossed with feta cheese and our special house dressing Tabouleh $6.50 Traditional parsley salad with burghul, diced tomatoes, onions, fresh mint, olive oil and lemon juice Shakshouky $6.00 Roasted eggplant salad mixed with diced tomatoes, scallions, garlic, pomegranate extract and olive oil, served chilled Lebanese Salad $6.00 Tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, parsley, mint and onions, tossed in our garlic, lemon juice, mint-olive oil dressing Fattoush $7.00 Lebanese salad mixed with pomegranate extract, sumac, radish and olive oil, tossed with toasted pita chips Oven Manakish B'jibne $8.00 Lebanese style pizza topped with selected Middle Eastern cheeses and black olives, sprinkled with olive oil Manakish bel Zaatar $7.00 Lebanese style pizza with roasted sesame seeds, thyme, marjoram, olive oil and onions, served with yogurt salad Manakish B'sbanigh $8.00 Lebanese style pizza topped with spinach, onions, sumac, pine nuts and kashkaval cheese Lahem bel Ajin $8.00 Lebanese style pizza topped with ground beef and lamb mixed with pine nuts, onions and herbs, served with yogurt salad Lunch Platters Taverna Platter $13.50 Tabouleh, fatayer b'sbanigh, hommos, kibbeh and your choice of: shawarma or chicken shawarma Traditional Mezza $10.00 A sampling of hommos, tabouleh, kibbeh, falafel and grape leaves Vegetarian Mezza $10.00 A sampling of spinach pie, fattoush, falafel, hommos, lebneh, tabouleh, grape leaves, olives and tahini sauce Mediterranean Mezza $10.00 A sampling of baba ghanouge, meat pie, lebneh, m'saka, tabouleh, spinach pie, lubieh and fattoush Grilled Chicken Salad $10.00 Chicken salad served with olives and feta over our house salad Lunch Sandwich Platters Maanek $11.50 Beef and lamb sausages, sauteed in lemon butter served with lettuce and tomatoes Sujok $11.50 Mildly hot homemade beef and lamb sausages served with spicy tomato sausage, lettuce and tomatoes Samak $13.50 Marinated grill fish wrapped in pita with lettuce, tomatoes and tahini sauce Shawarma $9.50 Marinated beef and lamb roasted slowly on a rotisserie, served with tahini sauce, lettuce and tomato Chicken shawarma $9.50 Marinated chicken breast roasted and served with a touch of garlic sauce, lettuce and tomato Falafel $9.00 Vegetable patties, deep fried, served with tahini sauce Kafta $9.50 Ground beef and lamb patties with parsley, onions and spices, served with hommos Main Dish Warak Inab Mahshi $15.00 Simmered vine leaves rolled with bits of spiced lamb, beef and rice, served with yogurt salad Bifteak $23.00 Two petit beef tenderloin grilled to your liking topped with a butter and lemon sauce and served with home style potatoes and vegetables Lamb Chops $19.00 Grilled lamb loin chops topped with mint and garlic sauce served with home style potatoes and vine leaves Lamb Kabob $17.00 Grilled tender cubes of marinated lamb skewered with green peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes and onions, served with rice Beef Kabob $19.00 Grilled beef tenderloin skewered with tomatoes, onions and green peppers served with rice, sumac and spiced onions Fatteh Blahmeh $16.00 Seasoned chunks of lamb layered over chickpeas on toasted Lebanese bread, smothered with warm yogurt sauce, pine nuts and garlic with pomegranate seeds, when in season Mouzat $21.00 Braised seasoned lamb shank over tomato sauce served with burghul pilaf Ouzi $16.00 Chunks of stewed lamb served on a bed of spiced rice, almonds and pine nuts with yogurt salad Sharhat Ghanam $20.00 Grilled lamb loin, sliced over a three-herb sauce of parsley, mint and cilantro with home style potatoes Kafta Meshwi $15.00 Ground lean beef, lamb, parsley, onions, herbs and spices grilled on a skewer served with rice, sumac and spiced onions Shawarma $16.00 Sliced rotisserie lamb and beef served with tahini sauce and rice Mixed Grill $19.00 A combination of lamb, chicken and kafta skewers, served with rice, garlic puree Mixed Shawarma $17.00 A combination of beef and chicken shawarma served with spiced onions, tahini, garlic puree and rice Farrouj Meshwi $16.00 Deboned half chicken, marinated and grilled, served with garlic puree and home style potatoes Chicken Shawarma $15.00 Thinly sliced boneless chicken from the vertical rotisserie served with garlic puree and rice Riz bel Djaje $15.00 Boneless chicken breast served on a bed of spiced rice, almonds and pine nuts and yogurt salad Shish Taouk $16.00 Grilled boneless chicken breast, marinated and skewered with tomatoes, onions and green peppers, served with rice, garlic puree and sumac spiced onions Fatteh bel Djaje $15.00 Seasoned chunks of chicken breast layered over chickpeas toasted pita, smothered with warm yogurt sauce, pine nuts and garlic, garnished with pomegranate seeds, when in season Samake Harra $21.00 Fresh whole fish broiled with cilantro, tomatoes, onions, garlic, pine nuts and olive oil, served with a medley of vegetables Fish Kabob $18.00 Grilled marinated cubes of fish served with vegetables and our special tahini sauce made with almonds and pistachios Shrimp Kabob $18.00 Grilled marinated jumbo shrimp served with vegetables and our special tahini sauce made with almonds and pistachios Seafood Grill $21.00 Combination of shrimp and fish kabobs served with vegetables and our special tahini sauce made with almonds and pistachios Salmon Meshwi $18.00 Grilled fresh salmon filet on a bed of sauteed onions, pine nuts and cilantro with a medley of vegetables Add a dinner salad $2.00 Vegetarian Main Dish Mehshi bel Zeit $15.00 Vegetables of the day stuffed with rice, tomato, parsley and pine nuts, served over tomato sauce Fatteh bel Bathenjan $14.00 Eggplant and chickpeas, topped with toasted Lebanese bread, smothered with warm yogurt and sauteed pine nuts garnished with pomegranate seeds, when in season Vegetarian Kabob $14.00 Assorted grilled vegetables with rice Add a dinner salad $2.00 For the Little Ones Chicken Strips $6.00 Marinated chicken breast strips lightly breaded and deep fried served with hommos and fries Sampler $5.50 Kids' favorites: Kibbeh served with hommos and fries Mini Kafta Burgers $6.00 Three mini pita burgers served with hommos and fries Shawarma Pita Pizza $7.00 Open-faced with mozzarella, tahini, shawarma, onions and feta Chicken Shawarma Pita Pizza $7.00 Open-faced pizza brushed with garlic sauce, topped with mozzarella, tomatoes and shaved shawarma Sides Harissa $3.00 Hot and spicy Moroccan paste Masbahet $5.00 Mixed vegetables medley sauteed with garlic sauce Kabis $3.00 Assorted pickled vegetables Tahini $4.00 Sesame paste, lemon, parsley and a touch of garlic Rice $3.00 Basmati rice with vermicelli rice Spiced Rice $3.50 Basmati rice lightly spiced, with ground meat, almonds and pine nuts Burghul Pilaf $5.00 Crushed wheat pilaf and chickpeas with tomato Fries with Garlic $4.00 French fried potatoes served with garlic sauce Mezza Shorba Addas $4.50 A traditional favorite. Lentil and Swiss chard soup Hommos $5.00 Chickpea, tahini, lemon juice and garlic garnished with olive oil Hommos bel Snaoubar $6.00 Hommos garnished with pine nuts Hommos bel Foole $6.00 Hommos garnished with fava beans Baba Ghannouge $6.00 Eggplant puree with tahini, lemon juice and garlic with olive oil Falafel $6.00 Chickpea and fava bean fritters served with tahini M'saka $6.00 Eggplant and chickpeas cooked with tomatoes, onions and garlic Foole M'damas $5.50 Fava beans with garlic and lemon garnished with chickpeas and olive oil Fatayer B'jibne $6.00 Cheese pastries filled with a blend of cheeses, deep fried Lebneh $5.50 Creamy "farmer's cheese" dip made from strained yogurt garnished with olive oil Grape Leaves $6.50 Rolled with rice, chickpeas, tomatoes, mint and parsley Laban B'khyar $5.00 Yogurt and cucumbers mixed with garlic and dried mint Jibneh Halloum $7.00 Sauteed or poached cheese, topped with olive oil, tomatoes and olives Fatayer B'sbanigh $6.50 Pastries filled with spinach, onions, pine nuts and sumac R'kakat $6.00 Pan grilled phyllo pastry rolls, stuffed with a blend of cheeses and mint Shankleesh $7.00 Aged sheep feta blended with paprika rolled in zaatar (sesame, thyme and sumac) Lubieh bel Zeit $5.50 Green beans simmered in tomatoes, garlic cloves and spices Makdous $6.00 Spicy baby eggplant filled with walnuts, garlic, herbs, lemon and pomegranates Ardichawki $6.50 Artichoke hearts tossed with garlic, onions, cilantro, tomatoes and olive oil Shrimp Arak $7.50 Shrimp sauteed with garlic, onion, cilantro and arak (alcohol) Shrimp Katafy $8.00 Shrimp breaded phyllo and fried; served with a tahini pistachio sauce Kalamar $7.00 Calamari coated with semolina, fried to a golden crisp, served with tomato sauce Hommos Special $6.50 Hommos with spiced ground meat, pine nuts, almonds and olive oil Hommos bel Shawarma $6.50 Hommos topped with marinated slices of beef and lamb Kibbeh $7.00 Ground beef and crushed wheat shells stuffed with lamb, beef, pine nuts and almonds, fried Kibbeh Yoghurtlieh $6.00 Small kibbeh balls topped with pita, yogurt, butter and pine nuts Sambousik $6.50 Pastry shells stuffed with meat, almonds and pine nuts, deep fried Maanek $7.00 Spiced beef and lamb sausages, sauteed in lemon butter Sujok $7.00 Mildly hot homemade beef and lamb sausages served with spicy tomato sauce Kafta Harra $7.00 Ground beef and lamb, cooked with tomatoes, garlic, hot peppers and pine nuts Kafta Halabieh $7.00 Grilled rolls of ground beef, lamb, parsley, onions and spices, over spiced pita Kibbeh Nayeh $9.00 Fresh raw lamb mixed with crushed wheat, herbs and spices and garlic puree Habra Nayeh $10.00 Lebanese lamb tartare! Diced fresh lamb, red onions, thyme mint leaves, spices and olive oil Shish Barak $8.00 Meat and pine nut dumplings, cooked in yogurt and mint sauce Camel Wings $7.00 Chicken wings delicately sauteed with garlic, lemon, cilantro and olive oil Chicken Shawarma $7.00 Sliced boneless chicken from the rotisserie served with garlic puree Shawarma $7.00 Sliced rotisserie lamb and beef served with tahini sauce Salad Mixed Greens $6.00 With tomatoes, olives, pine nuts and a yogurt dressing House Salad $5.00 Lettuce tossed with feta cheese and our special house dressing Tabouleh $6.50 Traditional parsley salad with burghul, diced tomatoes, onions, fresh mint, olive oil and lemon juice Shakshouky $6.00 Roasted eggplant salad mixed with diced tomatoes, scallions, garlic, pomegranate extract and olive oil, served chilled Lebanese Salad $6.00 Tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, parsley, mint and onions, tossed in our garlic, lemon juice, mint-olive oil dressing Fattoush $7.00 Lebanese salad mixed with pomegranate extract, sumac, radish and olive oil, tossed with toasted pita chips Oven Manakish B'jibne $8.00 Lebanese style pizza topped with selected Middle Eastern cheeses and black olives, sprinkled with olive oil Manakish bel Zaatar $7.00 Lebanese style pizza with roasted sesame seeds, thyme, marjoram, olive oil and onions, served with yogurt salad Manakish B'sbanigh $8.00 Lebanese style pizza topped with spinach, onions, sumac, pine nuts and kashkaval cheese Lahem bel Ajin $8.00 Lebanese style pizza topped with ground beef and lamb mixed with pine nuts, onions and herbs, served with yogurt salad Main Dish Warak Inab Mahshi $15.00 Simmered vine leaves rolled with bits of spiced lamb, beef and rice, served with yogurt salad Bifteak $23.00 Two petit beef tenderloin grilled to your liking topped with a butter and lemon sauce and served with home style potatoes and vegetables Lamb Chops $19.00 Grilled lamb loin chops topped with mint and garlic sauce served with home style potatoes and vine leaves Lamb Kabob $17.00 Grilled tender cubes of marinated lamb skewered with green peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes and onions, served with rice Beef Kabob $19.00 Grilled beef tenderloin skewered with tomatoes, onions and green peppers served with rice, sumac and spiced onions Fatteh Blahmeh $16.00 Seasoned chunks of lamb layered over chickpeas on toasted Lebanese bread, smothered with warm yogurt sauce, pine nuts and garlic with pomegranate seeds, when in season Mouzat $21.00 Braised seasoned lamb shank over tomato sauce served with burghul pilaf Ouzi $16.00 Chunks of stewed lamb served on a bed of spiced rice, almonds and pine nuts with yogurt salad Sharhat Ghanam $20.00 Grilled lamb loin, sliced over a three-herb sauce of parsley, mint and cilantro with home style potatoes Kafta Meshwi $15.00 Ground lean beef, lamb, parsley, onions, herbs and spices grilled on a skewer served with rice, sumac and spiced onions Shawarma $16.00 Sliced rotisserie lamb and beef served with tahini sauce and rice Mixed Grill $19.00 A combination of lamb, chicken and kafta skewers, served with rice, garlic puree Mixed Shawarma $17.00 A combination of beef and chicken shawarma served with spiced onions, tahini, garlic puree and rice Farrouj Meshwi $16.00 Deboned half chicken, marinated and grilled, served with garlic puree and home style potatoes Chicken Shawarma $15.00 Thinly sliced boneless chicken from the vertical rotisserie served with garlic puree and rice Riz bel Djaje $15.00 Boneless chicken breast served on a bed of spiced rice, almonds and pine nuts and yogurt salad Shish Taouk $16.00 Grilled boneless chicken breast, marinated and skewered with tomatoes, onions and green peppers, served with rice, garlic puree and sumac spiced onions Fatteh bel Djaje $15.00 Seasoned chunks of chicken breast layered over chickpeas toasted pita, smothered with warm yogurt sauce, pine nuts and garlic, garnished with pomegranate seeds, when in season Samake Harra $21.00 Fresh whole fish broiled with cilantro, tomatoes, onions, garlic, pine nuts and olive oil, served with a medley of vegetables Fish Kabob $18.00 Grilled marinated cubes of fish served with vegetables and our special tahini sauce made with almonds and pistachios Shrimp Kabob $18.00 Grilled marinated jumbo shrimp served with vegetables and our special tahini sauce made with almonds and pistachios Seafood Grill $21.00 Combination of shrimp and fish kabobs served with vegetables and our special tahini sauce made with almonds and pistachios Salmon Meshwi $18.00 Grilled fresh salmon filet on a bed of sauteed onions, pine nuts and cilantro with a medley of vegetables Add a dinner salad $2.00 Vegetarian Main Dish Mehshi bel Zeit $15.00 Vegetables of the day stuffed with rice, tomato, parsley and pine nuts, served over tomato sauce Fatteh bel Bathenjan $14.00 Eggplant and chickpeas, topped with toasted Lebanese bread, smothered with warm yogurt and sauteed pine nuts garnished with pomegranate seeds, when in season Vegetarian Kabob $14.00 Assorted grilled vegetables with rice Add a dinner salad $2.00 For the Little Ones Chicken Strips $6.00 Marinated chicken breast strips lightly breaded and deep fried served with hommos and fries Sampler $5.50 Kids' favorites: Kibbeh served with hommos and fries Mini Kafta Burgers $6.00 Three mini pita burgers served with hommos and fries Shawarma Pita Pizza $7.00 Open-faced with mozzarella, tahini, shawarma, onions and feta Chicken Shawarma Pita Pizza $7.00 Open-faced pizza brushed with garlic sauce, topped with mozzarella, tomatoes and shaved shawarma Sides Harissa $3.00 Hot and spicy Moroccan paste Masbahet $5.00 Mixed vegetables medley sauteed with garlic sauce Kabis $3.00 Assorted pickled vegetables Tahini $4.00 Sesame paste, lemon, parsley and a touch of garlic Rice $3.00 Basmati rice with vermicelli rice Spiced Rice $3.50 Basmati rice lightly spiced, with ground meat, almonds and pine nuts Burghul Pilaf $5.00 Crushed wheat pilaf and chickpeas with tomato Fries with Garlic $4.00 French fried potatoes served with garlic sauce