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233 Valencia Ave. Coral Gables, FL 33134

305-476-9800

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Miami New Times
Recommended
Best Wine Selection in a Restaurant
Award Winner 2007

Cuisine(s): Greek, Lebanese, Mediterranean

Hours: Sun 12pm-10pm, Tue-Thu 11:30am-10pm, Fri 11:30am-11pm, Sat 12pm-11pm

Price: $$$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
Attire: Casual

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Catering, Banquet Facilities, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian Friendly, Family Style

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Entertainment: Live Entertainment
Alcohol: Beer/Wine

Reservations: Accepted, Recommended, Highly Recommended, Required for Large Parties, Not Necessary

Parking: Meters, Street, Valet

Description

Speaking about a restaurant in New York, the great philosopher Yogi Berra once said, "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded." He could have been talking about Maroosh, a first-rate Middle Eastern restaurant that draws regular crowds despite flying under the local foodie radar. Skip the vaguely Mediterranean dishes on the lengthy menu and stick with the Middle Eastern specialties: dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), foul medamas (fava bean puree with tomatoes), meaty little Lebanese sausages, and empanada-like pies with a lemony spinach filling. Garlicky lamb kebabs, both ground and in big chunks, are tender and juicy, as is lemon-marinated chicken breast. Finish with an elegant rendition of the classic baklava.

2007 | Best Wine Selection in a Restaurant

Okay, there are restaurants with bigger wine lists, more comprehensive wine lists, wine lists that are compendiums of rare and expensive vintages from around the world, an enophile's wet dream. Trouble is, most of us can't afford to eat in those restaurants, let alone shell out hundreds (or even thousands) of dollars for a well-aged Chateau Petrus or Haut-Brion. So this classy Middle Eastern/Mediterranean eatery gets the nod because its compact, thoughtfully chosen, admirably multiculti wine... More »

Everyone's Favorite

By Bill Citara | Thu, March 30, 2006

Maroosh is the busiest restaurant I've seen that not one person claims to have heard of. On a recent Saturday evening, it was packed tighter than Lil' Kim's silicon-plumped zeppelins. And why not? The food is consistently tasty and well prepared... More »
Middle Eastern Pleaser

By Lee Klein | Thu, March 28, 2002

Ma-roosh goes the fan as it sweeps across gray embers and revives their red glow, which is how this Mediterranean restaurant in Coral Gables gets its name. Although new to the neighborhood, owner Samir Al-Barq has been dishing Middle Eastern speci... More »

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jrhyne | Unknown, FL | 2 Reviews

| Wed, July 15, 2009

Great food, and who doesn't like belly dancing?

Main Menu

Appetizers
All Appetizers & Salads Are Made With Specially Selected Mediterranean Herb And Spices

With Foull (fava Beans) $6.95
With Meat $7.95
$5.95

Hummus
a blend of chick peas, sesame seeds and lemon juice

$5.95

Moutabal
(baba ghannouj) grilled eggplant, peeled and blended with sesame puree and lemon juice

$5.95

Falafel
ground chickpeas and broad beans, deep fried and served with tahini sauce

$5.95

Vegetable Platter
lettuce, tomato, mixed pickles, black and green olives

$6.95

Grape Leaves (dolmades Yalantzi)
grape leaves stuffed with rice, parsley and seasoning (choice of meat or vegetable)

$6.95

Stuffed Cabbage
cabbage leaves stuffed with rice, meat and seasoning

$5.95

Green Beans
green beans simmered in tomato sauce, conions, olive oil and seasoning

$5.95

Bamia
sauteed okra with tomato sauce, cilantro, garlic and seasoning

$6.95

Foul Medamas
a blend of fava beans, garlic, lemon juice, tomato sauce and olive oil

$6.95

Chicken Wings
marinated in garlic and lemon sauce, charcoal grilled

$6.95

Fried Kibbeh
meat and crushed wheat shell, stuffed with pine nuts, onins, and minced meat

$7.95

Baked Kibbeh
meat and crushed wheat shell, stuffed with pine nuts, onins, and minced meat baked in the oven

$7.95

Raw Kibbeh
select cut of meat finely ground, mixed with crushed wheat seasoning

$5.95

Labneh
condensed homemade yogurt

$5.95

Feta Cheese Platter
feta cheese, salonika peppers, black and green olives

$6.95

Shanklish
feta cheese marinated with oregano, red hot peppers and spices served with chopped onions, tomatoes and olive oil

$6.95

Fried White Cheese Platter
slices of white farmer cheese sauteed in butter

$5.95

Mjaddarah (vegetarian Delight)
rice and lentils cooked together, topped with sauteed onions served with our homemade yogurt

$5.95

Pies
our own home made dough, stuffed with your choice of spinach, meat, cheese

$6.95

Sausages
lebanes (nakanek) or armenian (soujouk)

$5.95

Mahamra
roasted red peppers with nuts and seasoning

$29.95

Appetizer Combo
create your own combo by choosing five different appetizers or salads

Soups

$3.45

Lentil Soup

$3.45

Soup Of The Day

Salads

$5.95

Tabouleh
chopped parsley, onions, tomatoes, and crushed wheat, blended with lemon juice and olive oil

$6.95

Fatoush Salad
lettuce, cucumber, green pepper, tomato, onions, and pices of toasted bread with our special sumac house dressing

$6.45
Add Chicken Kabab $10.95
Add Lamb Or Beef Kabab $12.95

Greek Salad
tossed salad of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, salonika peper, feta cheese and black greek olives. served with our special house dressing

$6.95

Jerusalem Salad
chopped cucumber, green pepper, tomato and parsley with a lemon tahini dressingl

$4.95

Yogurt And Cucumber Salad
chopped cucumber and mint blended with our own yogurt

Kabab Specialties
From The Charcoal Grill All Kababs And Entrees Are Served With House Salad, Mediterranean Rice And Your Chioce Of Fresh Vegetable Or Marinated Onions. For Low Carb Diet Substitute Rice For Extra Salad Or Extra Steamed Vegetable

With Beef $19.95
With Lamb $22.95

Maroosh Shish Kabab
two skewers of marinated seasoned cuts of young lamb or beef (your choice) alternated with onions

$17.95

Kafta Kabah
two skewers of marinated chcicken alternated with onions and green peppers

$17.95

Chiken Kabab
two skewers of marinated chicken alternated with onions and green pepper

$21.95

Shrimp Kabab
succulent jumbo shrimp, marinated with exotic meditterranean seasoning grilled to perfection on a skewer

$24.95

Kabab Combo
kafta kabab and chicken kabab with your chioce of lamb or beef kabab

$23.95

New York Strip Sirloin Steak
(for those who want the best) our strip steak is specially selected and carefully charcoal grilled to your liking

$25.95

Pepper Steak
sirloin steak grilled to your liking and served with peppercorn sauce

$17.95

Mediterranean Charcoal Grilled Chicken
one half boneless chicken, marinated in lemon and garlic sauce

$17.95

Mediterranean Charcoal Grilled Fish
fish fillet of the day, seasoned with olive, cumin and black pepper.

Entrees
All Kababs And Entrees Are Served With House Salad, Mediterranean Rice And Your Chioce Of Fresh Vegetable Or Marinated Onions. For Low Carb Diet Substitute Rice For Extra Salad Or Extra Steamed Vegetable

$17.95

Chicken Hunter Style
slices of chicken breast sauteed with our delicious sauce, a mixture of tomatoes. onions, pepper and seasoning

$17.95

Lemon Chicken
slices of chicken breast with artichoke hearts, sauteed with lemon and garlic

$17.95

Mediterranean Fish Filet
steamed fish of the day topped with our special sauce, of cilantro, garlic, lemon and pine nuts or with tahini hot sauce

$24.95

Shrimp Hunter Style
shrimp sauteed in butter and lemon, topped with our special sauce, a mixture of tomatoes, onions, green pepper and seasoning

$23.95

Maroosh Scampi
shrimp sauteed in butter and lemon, topped with garlic, cilantro, and wine sauce

$18.95

Sauteed Kafta
finely ground lamb with parsley and onions, topped with your choice of tahini or tomato sauce. served with basmati rice

$13.95
With Lamb Or Beef $18.95

Bania Stew
fresh baby okra simmered in our fresh tomatoes, garlic and cilantro sauce

$18.95

Gyro Plate (shawerma Meat)
layers of select meat marinated in our special sauce and spices. served with hummus and french-fries

$15.95
With Hand Diced Lamb $17.95

Baked Mousaka
layers of thinly slice eggplant, sauteed with olive oil and topped with mixture of tomatoes and chick peas.

$14.95
Add Chicken $17.95
Add Lamb $19.95
Add Beef $18.95
Add Shrimp $24.95
Add Fish $20.95

Vegetable Curry
peas, carrots and potatoes mixed with indian curry and spices. served with basmati price

$13.95
With Lamb Or Beef $18.95

Green Beans Stew
fresh green beans simmered in our fresh tomato seasoning sauce

Side Orders

$3.45

Plain Homemade Yogurt

$3.45

Romaine Lettuce

$3.45

Mediterranean Rice

$3.45

Steamed Vegetable

$3.45

Olives

$3.45

Mixed Pickles

$3.45

Grilled Tomatoes, Onions Or Peppers

$3.45

Couscous (moroccan Grain)

$3.45

Mjaddarah (rice And Lentil Pilaf)

$4.45

French Fries

$4.45

Basmati Rice

Beverages

$1.95

Coffee

$2.95

Turkish Coffee

$2.50

Expresso

$3.50

Cappuccino

$2.25

Assorted Heb Tea (hot Or Iced)

$2.95

Fresh Homemade Lemonade

$2.95

Assorted Martinelli's Juices

$2.95

Perrier Water

$1.95

Coke
diet coke, sprite and fanta

$4.00

Non Alcoholic Beer

$2.95

Bottled Fiji Water
small

$4.95

Bottled Fiji Water
large

$4.95

S. Pellegrino Sparkling Water

$2.95

Yran (yogurt Drink)

$5.00

Imported Beer
corona, corona light, amstel light, heineken, becks, becks dark, fosters, samuel adams almaza, presidente, guiness draught

$4.00

Domestic Beer
coors, coors light, killians red, miller lite

Desserts

$3.75

Baklava
sheets of filo filled with walnuts

$3.75

Mini Roses
filo filled with chopped pine nuts

$3.75

Fingers
filo rolled around finely ground cashew nuts

$3.75

Bird Nests
crispy layers of filo filled with pistachios nuts

$3.75

Burma
shredded dough baked and rolled with pistachios nuts

$3.75

Namora
farina butter dough bathed in sugar syrup and topped with almonds. baked to golden goodness

$3.75

Milk Pudding
our delicious milk pudding topped with ground pistachio and a delicate sugar syrup

$6.95

Semifreddo Torrencino
cream of nougat gelato topped with crisp hazelnut sprinkles

$6.95

Semifreddo Caffe
coffee gelato topped with pieces of dark chocolate

$6.95

Cassata Al Cioccolato
classic sicilian chocolate & vanilla gelato with fruit candies

$6.95

Cassita Al Pistacchio
classis sicilian pistachio & vanilla gelato with fruit candies

$6.95

Frutti Ripieni
ice cream: pineapple, coconut, lemon and mandarin

$6.95

Tartufo Bianco
creme gelato ball with a coffe gelato center sprinkled with meregue bits

$6.95

Trtufo Nero
gianduja gelato with a zabaione center covered in crunchy chocolate bits

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Maroosh

233 Valencia Ave. Coral Gables, FL 33134

305-476-9800

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2007 | Best Wine Selection in a Restaurant

Everyone's Favorite

By Bill Citara | Thu, March 30, 2006

Middle Eastern Pleaser

By Lee Klein | Thu, March 28, 2002

jrhyne | Unknown, FL | 2 Reviews

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