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Breakfast
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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 honey.
$22
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Eggs with Fava Beans
Your choice of scrambled or sunny side up. Two organic eggs cooked in ghee with fava beans. A traditional Egyptian breakfast! Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$11
gluten free, vegetarian
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Eggs with Basturma
Your choice of scrambled or sunny side up. Two organic eggs cooked in ghee with basturma, a spiced cured beef. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$11
gluten free
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Eggs with Dates
Your choice of scrambled or sunny side up. Two organic eggs cooked in ghee with sweet Medjool dates. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$11
gluten free
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Lamb & Beef Omelet
Two organic eggs cooked in ghee with ground beef & lamb Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$11
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)
$11
gluten free, vegetarian
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Fava Bean Breakfast Sandwich
Slow-cooked fava beans served in an Egyptian pita topped with tomatoes, pickles, tahini sauce, and hummus
$11
vegan
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Falafel Breakfast Sandwich
Fava bean patties in an Egyptian pita served with tomatoes, red onions, organic spring mix, pickles, tahini sauce, and hummus
$11
vegan
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Bileela
Egyptian-style porridge made with slow-cooked whole wheat berries; topped with pistachios, cinnamon, organic milk and guest choice of homemade syrup or pure honey
$7
vegetarian
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Fetter Meshaltet
Served with honey and Egyptian feta cheese. Egyptian pastry made with ghee baked in a stone oven
$15
Soups & Salads
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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
$10
gluten free, vegetarian
Add falafel $4
Add chicken, or kofta $7
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Arugula, Feta & Watermelon Salad
Organic seasonal arugula with scallions, Egyptian feta cheese, & watermelon with a dressing of olive oil, lime, and sumac
$12
gluten free, vegetarian
ADD Falafel $4
ADD Chicken or Kofta $7
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Red Lentil Soup
Red lentils stewed with carrots, onions, celery, potatoes, cilantro, garlic, and spice
$9
vegan
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Homemade Chicken Soup with Vegetables
A warming classic soup with chicken, potatoes, green beans, peas, carrots, celery, garlic, and spices
$9
gluten free
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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)
$9
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.
$13
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.
$13
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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
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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.
$14
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
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Hawawshi
Spicy seasoned ground beef and ground lamb baked in Egyptian pita bread.
$15
Mezze Starters & Sides
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Chef’s Appetizer Platter
Your choice of three starter dishes. A customer favorite!
$12
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Chicken with Zaatar
Chicken with zaatar and lime, pan-fried with olive oil; served over Egyptian rice with vermicelli
$12
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Pickled Eggplant with Garlic
White eggplant pickled with garlic, jalapenos, lime, and vinegar. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$8
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)
$8
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)
$9
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
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
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)
$8
gluten free, vegetarian
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Tzatziki
Yogurt with cucumbers, mint, garlic, olive oil, lime, and spices. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$8
gluten free, vegetarian
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Fava Pot's Signature Olives
Black olives, extra virgin olive oil, fresh red hot peppers, & zaatar
$6
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
$12
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)
$10
gluten free
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Egyptian Rice with Vermicelli
Short-grain Egyptian rice cooked with toasted vermicelli noodles and ghee
$5
vegetarian
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Roasted Potatoes
Roasted red potatoes marinated in olive oil, zaatar spice blend, rosemary, garlic, and lime
$6
gluten free, vegan
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Four Falafel and Tahini Sauce
Four fava bean patties served with tahini sauce. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)
$4
gluten free, vegan
**Not a choice in the Chef’s Appetizers Platter
Dinner
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, Molokheya, 2 loaves of Egyptian bread.
$49
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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
$28
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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)
$19
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Stewed Veal
Cubed veal stewed with potatoes, onions, garlic, and spices; served atop Egyptian rice with vermicelli
$19
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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
$26
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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
$31
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
$22
Add Lamb Shank $12
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Molokheya Dip
Served with bread
$9
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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
$29
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
$16
gluten free
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Egyptian Lamb Shank
Egyptian style lamb shank served with roasted potatoes and an organic spring mix salad
$24
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.
$20
Bowls
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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
$12
vegan
ADD falafel $4
ADD chicken or kofta $7
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Tagen Okra & Lam
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
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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
Platters
All dinner platters are served with pita bread, spring mix salad and one side. Side choices: Egyptian rice or roasted potatoes. For gluten-free, ask for no bread/rice.-
Falafel Platter
Fava bean falafel patties served with a tahini sauce
$12
gluten free, vegan
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Grilled Chicken Platter
Grilled half Cornish hen marinated in yogurt, olive oil, sumac, and garlic; served with a garlic sauce
$14
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
$31
gluten free
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Chicken Kabob Platter
Grilled chicken skewers marinated in yogurt, olive oil, sumac, and garlic, served with garlic sauce
$15
gluten free
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Kofta Platter
Grilled ground beef and lamb patties seasoned with parsley, sumac, and spices, served with tahini sauce
$15
gluten free
Desserts
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Egyptian Cookies
Five mini cookies made with flour, ghee, and cane sugar
$5
vegetarian
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Om Ali Pudding
Traditional Egyptian bread pudding made with milk, cream, puff pastry, raisins, pistachios, and coconut; sweetened with cane sugar
$9
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
$9
vegetarian
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Kunafa with Nutella
Pastry made of buttery shredded wheat, stuffed with Nutella and covered in syrup, topped with pistachios
$9
vegetarian
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Rice Pudding
Organic milk, rice, Eshta, sugar topped with pistachios and raisins
$9
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Pistachio Baklava
Flaky phyllo dough layers stuffed with chopped pistachios and honey syrup
$7
vegetarian