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869 Geary (at Larkin) San Francisco, CA 94109

415-345-1011

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Critics'
Pick
Best Turkish
Award Winner 2005

Cuisine(s): Turkish

Hours: Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm

Price: $, $$
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, American Express

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Catering

Serving: Dinner, Late Night, Lunch
Alcohol: Beer/Wine

Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Street

Description

Absolutely tasty low-budget delicacies are prepared and served fresh from the grill and oven at San Francisco's most authentic Turkish restaurant. Rich stuffed grape leaves, juicy kebabs, huge, savory turnovers, and a wide array of buttery pastries are among the menu's standouts. Tidy, friendly upscale-taqueria atmosphere.

2005 | Best Turkish

A La Turca 869 Geary (at Larkin), 345-1011 In addition to the familiar, expertly prepared mezes (such as hummus, baba ghanouj, and dolmas) and kebabs (lamb, chicken, and kofte) available in this pleasant place, which is lined with a wide wooden banquette and dominated by an open grill, you'll find such unusual dishes as pides, irresistible, long, thin, stuffed meat pies made with ground beef, chicken with mushrooms, or chicken with pineapple; alexander kebap, aka iskender, a homey... More »

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By Bonnie Wach | Wed, October 20, 2004

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By Matthew Stafford | Wed, October 23, 2002

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Main Menu

Cold Appetizers
All Cold Appetizers Are Vegetarian.

Eggplant Salad
oven baked eggplant, red and green bell pepper, onion, parsley, lemon juice and olive oil.

Piyaz
white beans, parsley, red and green pepper, onion.

Cacik
yogurt with cucumber, mint, dill and garlic.

Ezme
crushed roasted red and green bell pepper, tomato, onion, parsley.

Stuffed Grape Leaves
grape leaves stuffed with rice, pine nuts, currants, spices.

Hummus
garbanzo beans puree with garlic lemon juice, tahini and spices.

Baba Ghanouj
grilled eggplant puree, tahini, yogurt, garlic and olive oil.

Combo Platter (for Two)
hummus, eggplant salad, piyaz, ezme, grape leaves, cacik.

Hot Appetizers

Lahmacun
homemade thin dough topped with ground meat, green pepper, tomato, onion, parsley and spices.

Ispanakli Borek
pastry dough, baked with feta cheese and spinach.

Kiymali Borek
pastry dough, baked with ground beef, green bell pepper, onion and spices.

Havuc Kizartmasi
fried carrots on a bed of garlic and yogurt sauce.

Sigara Boregi
cigar shaped pastry filled with feta cheese and parsley (deep fried).

Patlican Biber Kizartma
fried eggplant and green pepper served with red house sauce garlic and yogurt.

Soup & Salad

Lentil Soup
red lentils with rice, carrots, onion, potato and spices.

Shepherd Salad
chopped tomato, cucumber, red onion, parsley, lemon juice and virgin olive oil.

Alaturca Salad
baby mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumber, feta cheese, olives, dressed with olive oil, lemon juice and vinegar.

Chicken Salad
grilled chicken served with romaine lettuce, tomato, red cabbage, onion and dressing.

Sandwiches
All Sandwiches Are Served With Homemade Pide Bread Or Lavash Bread With Salad And Tahini Sauce.

Lamb Beef Doner

Chicken Doner

Beef Kofte Grill

Adana Kebap

Chicken Shish

Grilled Chicken Thigh

Falafel

Combo Doner

From The Oven
All Pides Made With Homemade Dough And Served With House Salad. (vegetable & Meat Pides)

Cheese
mozzarella and parsley.

Spinach & Cheese
sautéed spinach, feta and mozzarella cheese.

Cheese & Mushroom
boiled mushroom, feta and mozzarella cheese.

Fresh Tomatoes & Cheese
fresh tomatoes, feta and mozzarella cheese.

Cheese & Potatoes
boiled potatoes, feta and mozzarella cheese.

Chicken & Mushroom
sauteed chicken and mushroom.

Ground Meat
ground meat onion and pepper.

Kavurmali & Cheese
spiced lamb cubes with onion and red pepper.

Chicken & Pineapple
sautéed chicken and pineapple.

Sucuk & Cheese
spiced beef sausage and mixed cheese.

Doner & Mozzarella
lamb beef doner with cheese.

Ground Meat & Egg
ground meat onion and pepper topped with egg.

From The Griddle
Flat Bread Filled With Veggies Or Meat Served With Baby Greens Salad, Grated Carrot. (vegetable & Meat Gozleme)

Mushroom & Cheese
sautéed mushroom with cheese.

Tomatoes & Cheese
fresh tomatoes feta and mozzarella.

Potatoes & Cheese
baked potato, mixed with cheese.

Spinach & Cheese
sautéed spinach with feta cheese.

Meat & Cheese
sautéed ground beef and mozzarella.

Chicken & Cheese
sautéed chicken with feta and mozzarella.

Sucuk & Cheese
spiced beef sausage and mozzarella.

Doner & Cheese
doner with feta and mozzarella cheese.

Platters

Doner
vertically roasted and sliced ground lamb and beef served with rice and salad.

Chicken Doner
marinated chicken roasted in front of vertical spit fire and sliced.

Iskender Kebap
doner kebab in special tomato sauce over cubed bread served with butter and yogurt.

Chicken Iskender
chicken doner kebab in special tomato sauce over cubed bread served with butter and yogurt.

Beef Shish Kebap
cubes of top sirloin marinated in a special sauce and grilled, served over eggplant puree.

Beyti Kebap
ground lamb wrapped in lavash bread served with special sauce and yogurt.

Chicken Beyti
chicken wrapped in lavash bread with a touch of red sauce yogurt and butter.

Grilled Chicken
chicken thigh marinated in a sauce and grilled.

Chicken Sish Kebap
cubes of chicken breast marinated and grilled.

Combo Grill Meat
lamb sish, kofte, doner and beef sish.

Falafel Platter
served with humus, tahini sauce and salad.

Adana Kebap
skewered minced lamb flavored with our special herbs and spices served with salad and rice.

Lamb Sish Kebab
cubes of marinated leg of lamb.

Lamb Chops
lamb chops marinated and grilled.

Grilled Kofte Plate
ground meat with seasoning and spices made into patties and grilled.

Combo Doner
chicken, beef and lamb doner thinly sliced served with salad and rice.

Desserts

Baklava
phyllo dough and walnut with syrup.

Sutlac
rice, sugar, milk cooked and baked in the oven.

Kadayif
shredded phyllo dough with pistachios.

Kunefe
baked kadayif with sweet cheese.

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A La Turca

869 Geary (at Larkin) San Francisco, CA 94109

415-345-1011

Description

2005 | Best Turkish

Atlas Adventures

By Bonnie Wach | Wed, October 20, 2004

Supper With the Sultan

By Matthew Stafford | Wed, October 23, 2002

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