404 South Craig Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone (412) 682-2829
Lunch Menu
Monday - Friday, 11:30am - 2:30pm
- 1. Student Special
- A compartment dish consisting of Rice with Pignola Nuts, Tossed Salad,
and a choice of Loobie or Bazila
$5.25
- 2. Vegetarian Special
- A compartment dish consisting of Rice with Pignola Nuts, Hummus, and Baba
Ghanooj
$5.25
- 3. Ali's Burger
- Spiced ground lamb meat fried and sandwiched in pita bread and topped with
lettuce and tomato
$3.95
- 4. Ali's Cheeseburger
- Spiced ground lamb meat fried and sandwiched in pita bread and topped with
lettuce and tomato
$4.45
- 5. Falafil
- Fried vegetable patty, topped with sesame seed syrup (Tahini), sandwiched in
pita bread, and topped with lettuce and tomato
$4.45
- 6. Baid Bi-jibn
- Two eggs scrambled with feta cheese
$3.95
- 7. Healthy Variety
- A compartment dish consisting of hummus, artichoke salad, stuffed grape
leaves and tossed salad
$5.95
- 8. Tabooli Salad
- An exotic dish consisting of parsley, scallions, tomatoes, cucumbers, and
cracked bulgur wheat.
Small $3.45, Large $4.25
- 9. Sleek
- Fresh kail, prepared with black-eyed beans, broned sweet onions, and cracked
bulgur wheat.
Small $3.45, Large $4.25
- 10. Ali's Omelet
- Fluffy three egg omelet, broiled and filled with feta cheese
$4.45
- 11. Cheese Pie
- This dish is made with our own fresh dough, and filled with dry cottage
cheese and sweet onions.
$3.45
- 12. Hummus Bi-Tahini
- A famous vegetable dip made from mashed chick-peas, mixed with crushed
sesame syrup and lemon juice, and topped with garlic, oregano, paprika, and
oil.
Small $3.45, Large $4.25
- 12a. Mohomara
- A spicy dip made from ground walnuts and onions. Topped with paprika and
oil.
Small $3.45, Large $4.25
- 13. Baba Ghanooj
- Another famous vegetable dip, made from mashed smoked eggplant, and topped
with garlic, oregano, and oil.
Small $3.45, Large $4.25
- 14. Artichoke Salad
- Chopped tender imported artichoke hearts, topped with tahini sauce, oregano,
and garlic.
$4.25
- 14m. Mussabaha
- Chickpeas, tomatoes and onions dressed with a light tahini sauce, garlic,
paprika and oil.
$4.25
- 15. Kibbee Nayee (raw)
- The finest lean lamb meat, ground and mixed with cracked wheat and our fine
spices, topped with oil and raw onion.
Small $3.95, Large $4.95
- 16. Baked Kibbee
- Same as above, except that it's baked. We suggest the you try a bowl of our
yogurt to go with it.
Small $3.45, Large $4.25
- 17. Yogurt
- Authentic yogurt, prepared in our kitchen.
Cup $1.50, Plain bowl $1.75, Cucumber and mint cup $1.75, bowl $1.95
- 18. Tossed Salad
- Fresh lettuce and tomato, dressed with lemon juice, oil, garlic, oregano,
and salt.
Small $2.95, Large $3.25, With feta cheese and black olives, add $0.75
- 18f. Fatoosh
- Traditionally unique spices tossed with refreshing cucmbers, parlsey,
lettuce, tomatos, mint, and toasted pita chips, dressed with lemon juice and
vinegar.
Large $4.25, with feta cheese, add $0.75.
- 19. Rice and Pignola Nuts
- Cooked white rice and brown egg noodles, topped with pignola nuts.
Small $2.95, Large $3.25
- 20. Feta Cheese
- Served with black olives and tomato wedges.
$4.95
- 21. Spinach Pie
- This dish is made with our own fresh dough, and filled with spinach and
sweet onions.
$3.45
- 22. Grape Leaves
- Cooked grape leaves, stuffed with rice and ground lamb meat, served warm,
(or strictly vegetarian, served cold).
Small $3.95, Large $4.95
- 23. Stuffed Cabbage
- Cabbage leaves cooked with lamb meat and rice,
smothered in our tomato sauce.
Small $3.45, Large $4.25
- 24. Loobee
- Green beans cooked with lamb meat and tomato sauce.
$3.95
- 25. Baxila
- Green peas cooked with lamb meat and tomato sauce.
$3.95
- 26. Mujaddara
- Cracked bulgur wheat, cooked with lentils, and browned candied onions.
Small $3.45, Large $4.25
- 27. Syrian Soup
- Cooked with lentils, rice, and browned onions, lightly spiced.
Cup $2.25, Bowl $2.95
- 27f. Spinach and Lentil Soup
- A delicious mixture of lentils, spinach, potatoes, lemon juice, and spices.
Cup $2.25, Bowl $2.95
- 28. Meat Pie
- Made of our own fresh dough, and filled with ground meat and onions.
$3.45
- 29. Homemade Syrian Pizza
- Made daily with a fresh dough, topped with feta cheese, onions and olives
(per order)
$3.45
- 30. Syrian Style Chicken Salad Sandwich
- Special Syrian bread, filled with sauteed chicken and onions, then
baked
$3.95
- 31. Sfiha
- An open faced pie, made from our own fresh dough, topped with spiced,
ground lamb meat, sweet onions, and chopped tomatoes.
$3.45
- 32. Open-faced Hummus Pita Pocket
Large whole-wheat pita topped with hummus, tomatoes, lettuce, spinach,
spices, and crumbled feta cheese.
$3.45
Pastries
- Baklawa
- Phyllo dough filled with ground walnuts, soaked with honey
$1.00
- Kanafi
- Shredded wheat filled with ground walnuts, soaked with honey
$1.00
- Namora
- Farina cake, made from cream of wheat, honey, and tahini syrup
$1.00
- Ma'moul
- A cookie patry, made of farina, sweetened with rose water, filled with
ground walnuts and topped with pwdered sugar.
$1.00
- Halawa Bi-Jibn
- Farina cake roll, filled with whipped cheese, topped with pistachio nuts,
and an orange water and rose water syrup
$1.25
Beverages and Beer
Coffees, teas, juices, sodas, domestic and imported beers.
(Our guests are welcome to bring the wine of their choice)
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