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- Breakfast
- Soup, Salad, & Small Plates
- From Our Oven
- Mezze Starters & Sides
- Sandwiches
- Dinner
- Desserts
Breakfast
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Shakshouka
Three organic eggs cooked in ghee with red and green bell peppers, onion, seasoned with cumin, garlic, coriander, salt, and pepper, topped with feta and parsley, and served with freshly baked bread.
$18.00
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Egyptian Style Breakfast Sandwich
Egyptian style feta cheese, seasoned with cumin, lime juice, olive oil, and jalapeños, inside of a warm Egyptian pita with delicious free range organic eggs and cured basterma
$14.00
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Lamb & Beef Omelet
Two organic eggs cooked in ghee with ground beef & lamb Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$14.00
gluten free
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Fava Pot’s Famous Goat Cheese Omelet
Two organic eggs cooked in ghee with goat cheese; topped with pesto. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$14.00
gluten free, vegetarian
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Fetter Meshaltet
Served with honey and Egyptian feta cheese. Egyptian pastry made with ghee baked in a stone oven
$18.00
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Premium Chefs Breakfast
Your choice of eggs (ask about our options) served with Fava Beans, Three Falafel & Tahini, and Spicy Feta Cheese along with Egyptian Bread, Feteer Meshaltet, and a side of Organic Jam.
$25.00
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Eggs with Fava Beans
Your choice of scrambled or sunny side up. Three organic eggs cooked in ghee with fava beans. A traditional Egyptian breakfast! Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$14.00
gluten free, vegetarian
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Eggs with Basterma
Your choice of scrambled or sunny side up. Three organic eggs cooked in ghee with basturma, a spiced cured beef. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$14.00
gluten free
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Eggs with Dates
Your choice of scrambled or sunny side up. Three organic eggs cooked in ghee with sweet Medjool dates. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$14.00
gluten free
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Gluten Free High Protein Egyptian Breakfast
Your choice of organic eggs served with Fava Beans, two Falafel & tahini, roasted potatoes, hummus, spicy feta cheese, olives, and organic fresh vegetables.
$25.00
Soups & Salads
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Egyptian Oriental Salad
Finely diced organic cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions, parsley, and dill, with a dressing of olive oil, lime, sumac, and salt.
$8.00
gluten free, vegan
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Mediterranean Salad
Organic mixed greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes, scallions, and feta cheese, with a dressing of olive oil, lime, and sumac
$12.00
Add falafel $5.00
Add chicken, or kofta $7.00
gluten free, vegetarian
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Arugula, Feta & Watermelon Salad
Organic arugula with scallions, Egyptian feta cheese, and watermelon. Dressing of olive oil, lime, and sumac
$15.00
ADD Falafel $4.00
Add Chicken or Kofta $7.00
gluten free, vegetarian
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Honeydew, Cantaloupe, & Pomegranate Salad
Organic seasonal arugula with scallions, Egyptian feta cheese, honeydew, cantaloupe, and pomegranates with a dressing of olive oil, lime, and sumac
$15.00
ADD Falafel $5.00
ADD Chicken or Kofta $7.00
gluten free, vegetarian
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Homemade Chicken Soup with Vegetables
A warming classic soup with chicken, potatoes, green beans, peas, carrots, celery, garlic, and spices
$10.00
gluten free
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Red Lentil Soup
Red lentils stewed with carrots, onions, celery, potatoes, cilantro, garlic, and spice
$10.00
vegan
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Soup of Squab with Freekeh
A most delicious soup made with squab (similar to quail) and freekeh (a smoky cracked green wheat)
$10.00
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Molokeya Dip
$10.00
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Susu's Chicken Kofta
Shredded chicken, béchamel, organic milk and eggs, ghee, white onion, and spices. Breaded & fried in canola oil, served with tzatziki and tomato sauce
$14.00
From Our Oven
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Zaatar with Olive Oil on Pita Bread
A dip of zataar spice blend and extra virgin olive oil baked directly onto Egyptian bread
$14.00
vegan
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Macaroni Bechamel
The ultimate Egyptian comfort food; pasta baked with a house-made creamy bechamel sauce and stuffed with ground beef
$15.00
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Gollash
Egyptian-style beef pie made with buttery layers of flaky phyllo dough and stuffed with ground beef, onions, and spices
$15.00
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Egyptian Style Feta Pie
Seasoned spicy Feta cheese mixed with extra virgin olive oil, fresh baked and topped with Zaatar spice blend
$18.00
vegetarian
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Chicken Goat Cheese Pie
Chicken, Goat cheese, fresh made dough with olive oil, topped with fresh house-made pesto
$18.00
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Hawawshi
Spicy seasoned ground beef and ground lamb baked in Egyptian pita bread
$15.00
Mezze Starters & Sides
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Chef’s Appetizer Platter
Your choice of three starter dishes. A customer favorite!
$15.00
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Pickled Eggplant with Garlic
White eggplant pickled with garlic, jalapenos, lime, and vinegar. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$8.00
gluten free, vegan
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Fava Beans
Slow-cooked fava beans topped with olive oil, tahini, lime, and spices. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$10.00
gluten free, vegan
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Fava Beans with Yogurt & Hummus
Slow-cooked fava beans with extra virgin olive oil, lime, Greek yogurt, hummus, tahini, cucumbers, dry mint, salt, cumin, and garlic. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$11.00
gluten free, vegetarian
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Baba Ganoush
Tahini and charred eggplant spread flavored with olive oil, garlic, pomegranate molasses, lime, and spices. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$8.00
gluten free, vegan
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Hummus
Chickpea-tahini spread flavored with olive oil, garlic, lime, and spices. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$8.00
gluten free, vegan
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Spicy Feta Cheese
Creamy feta cheese spread spiced with jalapenos, lime, garlic, tomato, cumin, and olive oil. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$10.00
gluten free, vegetarian
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Tzatziki
Yogurt with cucumbers, mint, garlic, olive oil, lime, and spices. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$10.00
gluten free, vegetarian
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Fava Pot's Signature Olives
Black olives, extra virgin olive oil, fresh red hot peppers, & zaatar
$9.00
gluten free, vegan
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Stuffed Grape Leaves
Traditionally-made grape leaves stuffed with a mixture of rice, ground beef, onions, and spices; cooked in broth
$15.00
gluten free
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Egyptian-Style Liver
Veal liver flavored with garlic, pomegranate molasses, jalapenos, lime, and spices; pan-seared in ghee. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$12.00
gluten free
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Four Falafel and Tahini Sauce
Four fava bean patties served with tahini sauce. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$5.00
gluten free, vegan
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Bied Meza'lil
2 hard-boiled eggs, pan-fried in ghee
$8.00
vegetarian
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M-F Lunch Special 11 AM - 2 PM
Half a sandwich of your choice + a 4 oz Egyptian oriental salad.
$10.00
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Classic Falafal
Fava bean patties fried in canola oil; topped with tomatoes, red onions, organic Spring Mix, Tahini sauce
$14.00
vegetarian, vegan
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Fava Beans
Slow-cooked fava beans served in an Egyptian pita; topped with tomatoes, pickles, Tahini, Hummus
$14.00
vegetarian, vegan
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Pharaoh's Falafel Sandwich
Crispy homemade falafel, hummus, roasted potatoes, organic spring mix, tomatoes, parsley, red onions, tahini, pickled turnips, and spicy harissa
$15.00
vegan
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Chicken Kabob
Grilled chicken marinated in yogurt, olive oil, sumac, and garlic; topped with organic spring mix, parsley, onions, and garlic sauce
$15.00
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Kofta
Grilled ground beef and lamb patties seasoned with parsley, sumac, and spices; topped with organic spring mix, parsley, onions and Tahini
$15.00
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Egyptian-Style Liver
Beef liver flavored with garlic, pomegranate molasses, jalepeños, lime, and spices; pan-seared in ghee
$15.00
Dinner
Chicken
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Chicken Kabob Platter
Grilled chicken skewers marinated in yogurt, olive oil, sumac, and garlic, served with garlic sauce
$15.00
gluten free
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Grilled Chicken Platter
Grilled half Cornish hen marinated in yogurt, olive oil, sumac, and garlic; served with a garlic sauce
$15.00
gluten free
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Egyptian Fried Chicken
Egyptian style half-chicken fried in ghee served with roasted potatoes and organic spring mix salad
$18.00
gluten free
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Molokheya with Chicken
Famous Egyptian dish served with Egyptian rice and half a cornish hen pan fried. Served with bread
$24.00
Add Lamb Shank $14.00
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Susu's Chicken Kofta with Macaroni Bèchamel
Shredded chicken, béchamel, organic milk and eggs, ghee, white onion, and spices. Breaded & fried in canola oil, served with macaroni bèchamel, tzatziki and fresh tomato sauce
$24.00
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Egyptian Style Chicken Mushrooms a La cream
Sautéed chicken with shiitake mushrooms served over Egyptian rice topped with basil, dill, scallions, and fresh cream of mushroom.
$25.00
Signature Dishes
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Eat Like an Egyptian: Chefs Choice
Feeds Two People. **NO SUBSTITUTIONS — Fava Beans, Koshary, Baba Ganoush, Hummus, 2 Falafel, 1 Pickled Eggplant, 4 Grape Leaves, Egyptian Fried Chicken, 2 Kofta, 1 Lamb Chop, Egyptian Style Liver, Egyptian Rice, 1 Artichoke, Mosaka, 2 loaves of Egyptian bread.
$68.00
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Squab Stuffed with Cracked Wheat
Squab (similar to quail, but larger and tastier) stuffed with freekeh (green cracked wheat), then pan-fried in ghee
$34.00
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Egyptian Style Roasted Salmon
8 oz of wild-caught salmon marinated in lime, garlic, olive oil, and zaatar, served with our signature roasted potatoes and organic spring mix
$32.00
gluten free
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Mixed Grill Platter
All of our popular grilled meats on one plate; two French-cut lamb chops, four pieces of chicken kabobs and two pieces of kofta
$36.00
gluten free
Vegan
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Koshary Bowl
A hearty dish starring lentils, Egyptian rice, pasta, and a rich spicy tomato sauce, and topped with chickpeas and sweet caramelized onions
ADD Chicken or Kofta $7.00
vegan
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Falafel Platter
Fava bean falafel patties served with a tahini sauce
gluten free, vegan
Meat
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Tagen Okra & Lamb
Lamb shanks cooked with garlic and tomatoes then roasted with okra in the oven Served with Egyptian rice and our whole-wheat Aish Baladi Egyptian bread (made piping hot from our stone oven)
$25.00
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Lamb Fattah
Braised lamb shank atop short-grain Egyptian rice and crispy pita bread, soaked in a fresh tomato sauce with garlic and vinegar
$25.00
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Kofta Platter
Grilled ground beef and lamb patties seasoned with parsley, sumac, and spices; served with tahini sauce
gluten free
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Dawud Pasha
Egyptian style meatballs made of grass fed lamb and beef, cooked in a freshly made tomato sauce, and served over vermicelli rice, topped with dried mint. Served with a side of roasted potatoes
$22.00
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Oven Roasted Stuffed Artichokes
Four Beef-stuffed artichokes are topped with pine nuts and our freshly made tomato sauce. Served with Egyptian rice and our whole-wheat Aish Baladi Egyptian bread (made piping hot from our stone oven)
$22.00
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Stewed Veal
Cubed veal stewed with potatoes, onions, garlic, and spices; served atop Egyptian rice with vermicelli
$24.00
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Breaded Veal Escalope with Macaroni Bechamel
Grass-fed veal cutlets breaded and served with pasta and baked with a creamy bechamel sauce; stuffed with ground beef and tomato sauce
$28.00
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Lamb Chops with Stuffed Grape Leaves
Lamb chops cooked with traditionally-made grape leaves stuffed with a mixture of Egyptian rice, ground beef, onions, and spices; served with salad and tzatziki sauce
$32.00
gluten free
Desserts
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Egyptian Cookies
Five mini cookies made with flour, ghee, and cane sugar
$6.00
vegetarian
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Om Ali Pudding
Traditional Egyptian bread pudding made with milk, cream, fetter meshaltet, raisins, pistachios, and coconut; sweetened with cane sugar
$12.00
vegetarian
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Kunafa with Sweet Cheese
Pastry made of buttery shredded wheat, stuffed with sweet white cheese and covered in a honey syrup, topped with pistachios
$12.00
vegetarian
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Kunafa with Nutella
Pastry made of buttery shredded wheat, stuffed with Nutella and covered in syrup, topped with pistachios
$12.00
vegetarian
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Rice Pudding
Organic milk, rice, Eshta, sugar topped with pistachios and raisins
$9.00
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Pistachio Baklava
Flaky phyllo dough layers stuffed with chopped pistachios and honey syrup
$8.00
vegetarian
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Pumpkin Pudding
Local pumpkin with organic milk, flour, sugar, pecans, raisins, and pistachios.
$12.00
vegetarian