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25-12 Steinway St. Long Island City, NY 11103

718-728-9858

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Cuisine(s): Egyptian

Hours: Sun,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat 12pm-4pm, Sun,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat 5pm-9pm

Price: $
Payment Types: cash

Features: BYOF, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout

Serving: Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Beer/Wine

Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary

Parking: No Parking

Description

The chef is from Alexandria, Egypt, and aficionados never touch the menu. Instead they ask what is currently available, or peek into the refrigerator case as they enter the microscopic dining room, decorated with a painted desert villagescape. Here are some of the things that we've enjoyed: incredible fava beans, finished with sautéed garlic; stuffed eggplant and zucchini; creamy basil gnocchi; vegetable couscous with a generous assortment of fresh produce; and milookhiyya, a soup made from an Egyptian herb that tastes something like newly mown hay.

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Main Menu

Appetizer-Authentic Egyptian

Grilled Liver
thin sliced liver served with caramelized onions

Kofta
meatballs of lamb and rice cooked with potatoes in a light tomato sauce

Lamb Brain
in lemon or tomato sauce

Lamb Cheeks
in pickled lemon sauce

Lamb Tongue
cooked in lemon-olive sauce

Veal Sweetbreads
served in a light lemon sauce

Appetizers-Traditional

Combination Platter

Egga
light egg and vegetable pancake

Egyptian Moussaka
sautéed eggplant, potato, zucchini, green pepper and tomat

Hawashi
beef or vegetarian. ground meat or three kinds of mushrooms cooked in spices and spread between thin layers of homemade pita dough, then lightly sautéed

Hummus, Fool, Falafel Or Babaganouj

Salads

Artichoke Hearts
cooked in olive oil, garlic, lemon and herbs

Beet Salad
sautéed beets with onion, garlic, apple and dill, in vinaigrette

Chef's Green Salad
of the day

Eggplant Salad
in vinaigrette

Egyptian Potato Salad
potatoes sautéed with onion, garlic and pepper in vinaigrette

Grilled Vegetables
zucchini, eggplant and tomato in vinaigrette

Homemade Yogurt
layer of fresh yogurt topped with drizzled olive oil, garlic, sumac, and zahtar

Main Course-Fish

Fresh Fish of the Day
your choice of blackened with spices, grilled, fried or tagine

Main Course-Kabab

Beef, Chicken Or Lamb Kabob

Combo Kabob
pick two of the above

Grilled Goat
slices of meat cooked in a honey sauce

Kofta Kabob
meatballs made of lamb and beef

Liver Kabob

Mashwi
grilled, thin sliced beef, lamb or chicken marinated in house spices

Main Course-Meat

Beef Shank
braised in tomato cowara (beef knuckle) sauce for three hours, with aromatic and root vegetables

Lamb with Pomegranate
breast of lamb stuffed with walnuts, dates and ground lamb baked in a fruit and pomegranate sauce, served with homemade yogurt, rice, vegetables

Liver Alexandria
thin slices of lamb liver sautéed in onions, garlic and spices, served with pita bread (ask for hearts or kidney)

Mishmish Chicken
half a chicken stuffed with rice and spices in a delicate apricot sauce, served on a bed of green

Pan Shawarma
grilled, spiced chicken or beef thinly sliced and served with aromatic vegetables over rice

Pharoah's Harvest Goose
(in season) ancient recipe for baked goose thinly sliced in a light honey-saffron-almond sauce, served with root vegetables

Sauteed Chicken
sliced breast with vegetables and rice

Torly of Rabbit
pieces of rabbit braised in tomato sauce with aromatic vegetables, olives, chickpeas, raisins, pickled lemon, potatoes and sweet potatoes

Main Course-Vegetarian

Cous-Cous
seasonal vegetables and aromatic roots over couscous

Egga
light egg and vegetable pancake made with peppers, onions, tomatoes, garlic and fresh herbs

Egyptian Moussaka
sautéed eggplant, potato, zucchini, green peppers, tomatoes in egyptian spices

Hawashi
three kinds of mushrooms ground and spread between thin layers of homemade pita, lightly sautéed and served on a bed of spicy tomatoes and homemade yogurt

Humita
crêpe filled with stewed corn served in fresh tomato sauce and topped with homemade farmer's cheese

Kushari
cooked rice with coriander, mustard seed, lentil, and browned pasta, topped with caramelized onions and tomato

Platter
hummus, fool, babaganouj or falafel

Rice of the Day
white rice served with seasonal greens

Warm Salad
grilled eggplant, zucchini, green pepper and tomatoes in egyptian spices

Desserts

Baklava

Harissa

Homemade Yogurt
served with honey, fruit and nuts

Kunafa

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Kabab Café

25-12 Steinway St. Long Island City, NY 11103

718-728-9858

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