Nara Mediterranean Bistro & Lounge

17970 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA

Menu (As of 11/1)

Cold Appetizers

• Hummus $9.45Crushed chickpeas blended with tahini, garlic, lemon juice and olive oil
• Baba Ghanoush $9.45Smoked eggplant mixed with tahini, garlic, lemon juice and olive oil
• Eggplant with Yogurt $9.45Freid eggplant diced with garlic and yogurt
• Shangleesh $11.45Aged spicy cheese mixed with onions, tomatoes, peppers and olive oil
• Labneh $9.45Yogurt blended, garnished with mint and topped with extra virgin olive oil
• Taziki $8.45Yogurt, cucumber, garlic and dried mint mixed together
• Kibbeh Nayeh $16.45Lebanese steak tartar made fresh with cracked wheat and extra virgin olive oil
• Warak Enab $9.45Grape leaves stuffed with rice, vegetables and spices
• Mujadara $7.45Seasoned rice and lentils steamed in stock topped with crispy fried onions
• Mousssaka $8.45Stewed eggplant in a garlic, onion, and tomato sauce
• Feta Cheese Platter $14.45Feta cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes and fresh mint
• Spicy Hummus $11.45Crushed chickpeas with hot red chili sauce and topped with olive oil and nuts
• Beef Tongue $17.45Beef tongue boiled and marinated with lemon, garlic and olive oil
• Tabbouleh $12.45Chopped parsley, tomatoes, onions, cracked wheat, lemon juice and olive oil
• Fattoush $13.45Cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, peppers, parsley, toasted pita and a lemon, pomegranate and olive oil dressing
• Muhamma $11.95Spicy roasted walnut and tomato spread

Hot Appetizers

• Soujuk $14.95Spicy sausage sauteed with onions and tomatoes.
• Maqaneq $14.95Sauteed sausages with lemon juice glaze.
• Arayes $15.954 pieces. Freshly made, pita bread topped with ground beef, tahini, and pine nuts.
• Falafel $9.954 pieces. A crispy croquette of fava and garbanzo beans with seasoning.
• Kibbe Meqleyeh $13.954 pieces. Creamy spheres mix of ground beef and cracked wheat stuffed with minced beef, onions, and pine nuts.
• Cheese Bourek $10.954 pieces. Fried thin flour dough and stuffed with cheese.
• Fatayer (Spinach Rolls) $10.954 pieces. Spiced spinach pies oven baked.
• Sfihah (Meat Rolls) $11.954 pieces. Baked pies, filled with ground beef, and pine nuts.
• Fool Modamas $12.95Fava beans mixed with garbanzos cooked with lemon, olive oil, and spices.
• Hummus Lahme $13.95Crushed chickpeas blended with tahini, garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil. Topped with sauteed meat.
• Grilled Vegetables $14.95Selection of fresh vegetables grilled to perfection.
• White Cheese Fried $13.95White cheese fried.
• Chicken Liver $13.95Sauteed chicken liver with onions, garlic, lemon, olive oil, and pomegranate dressing.
• French Fries $8.95Fresh cut potatoes fried to perfection.
• Battata Harra $10.95Fresh cut potatoes sauteed with chilli peppers, garlic, and cilantro.
• Frog Legs $22.95
• Qualls Frri $14.95

Soup & Salad

• Lentil Soup $7.95Savory legume soup.
• Falafel Salad $15.95A crispy broken croquettes of fava beans seasoned and on top of mixed salad.
• Greek Salad $12.95Salad with tomato, cucumber, onions, lettuce, olives, and feta cheese dressed with a Greek lemon vinaigrette
• Cabbage Salad $8.95Salad with white and red cabbage, tomato, and parsley dressed with a lemon and olive oil vinaigrette

Paninis and Wraps

• Chicken Shawarma Nara Style Wrap $14.95
• Beef Shawarma Nara Style Wrap $14.95
• Beef Kafta Wrap $14.95
• Chicken Shish Tawooq Wrap $14.95
• Beef Kebab Wrap $16.95
• Falafel Laffa Wrap $14.95
• Soujuk and Cheese Wrap $14.95
• Grilled Vegetables Wrap $14.95
• White Cheese Panini $14.95

Entrees

• Beef Kafta $20.952 skewers of ground beef marinated and charbroiled with special spices.
• Beef Kebab $26.951 skewer of tenderloin marinated and charbroiled with special spices.
• Chicken Shish Tawooq $19.951 skewer of chicken breast marinated with garlic and spices charbroiled to perfection.
• Lamb Loin Chops $30.95Baby lamb loin chops marinated and grilled.
• Beef Shawarrna Nara Style $20.95Baby fillet sliced and marinated with special spices and cooked to perfection.
• Chicken Shawarma Nara Style $19.95Boneless, skinless chicken, lemon, olive oil, marinated, and cooked to perfection.
• Combo # 1 $30.951 Chicken shish tawooq 2 skewer beef kafta
• Combo #2 $34.951 beef kabab 2 skewer beef kafta
• Mixed Grill $42.951 skewer each beef kafta, beef kebab, and chicken tawooq
• Falafel Plate $16.956 pieces of falafel . Served with tahini sauce and salad.
• Vegan Combo Plate $19.95
• Chicken Milanese $20.95Boneless breaded chicken breast seasoned and fried
• Chicken Tenders $16.95

Seafood

• Branzino $38.95Whole fish. Mediterranean sea bass grilled or fried.
• Sea Bass $38.95Whole fish. Mediterranean sea bass grilled or fried.
• Grilled Salmon $29.95Boiled fillet of salmon on top of cedar plank.
• Shrimp Kebab $27.95
• Shrimp Sautee $27.95

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