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ilili Menu

lunch

vegetables
Hommus chickpea puree, lebanese tahini, lemon, olive oil       7
Pine Nuts       2
Jalapeno, Lamb       3
Shrimp       6
Baba Ghannouj eggplant, lebanese tahini, tomato       9
Labne strained yogurt, olive oil, fresh mint, zaatar       8
Chankleech feta cheese, scallions, tomato, zaatar       9
Warak Enab Bil Zeit grape leaves with rice , tomato and olive oil       10
Mouhamara walnuts, sundried peppers, pomegranate molasses       10
Rkaykat Bil Jibneh (cheese rolls) kashkaval feta, fresh mint       8
Falafel fried chickpea & fava bean dumplings       8
Moujadara green lentils puree with crispy red onion       7
Warm Eggplant tomato, tamarind molasses, scallions       9
Brussels Sprouts fried with grapes, fig puree, walnuts, mint       13
Tabbouleh parsley, fresh mint, tomato, burghul       10
Fattoush lebanese garden salad, toasted bread, sumac lemon vinaigrette       12
Carrot Salad watercress, nigela, tahini       7
Hearts of Palm & Artichoke preserved lemon, mache       8
Braised Leeks truffle sumac vinaigrette       8
lunch salads
Fried Calamari on Fattoush lebanese garden salad       14
Grilled Chicken Salad romaine salad, lemon garlic, pistachio toasted pita       12
Grilled Shrimp Salad romaine salad, lemon vinaigrette, date, avocado, pomegranate, citrus       15
fish
Rouget - Red Mullet with pita chips, tahini, lemon       17
Samkeh Harra - Branzino a la plancha, tahini pepper sauce       17
Scallop Siya Dieh black ink risotto, crispy onions       14
Kona Kampachi raw, thin sliced with spiced baba ghannouj       13
Baby Sepia - Chopitos sauteed, parsley, garlic, toasted almonds orange blossom, white wine       13
Black Iron Shrimp jalapeno, garlic, cilantro       15
In House Marinated Sardines tabbouleh, candied lemon zest       14
Whole Dorade - Deboned Head and Tail on a la plancha, fennel mache orange salad       22
Sidon Black Cod siya deih rice, tahini tejen       17
meat
Kibbeh Naya steak tartar burghul, onion, mint       14
Lahmajeen pita topped with lamb, onion, tomato       11
Mekanek lamb sausage sauteed with olive oil, lemon       12
Beef Fried Kibbeh dumplings with spiced beef, pine nuts       11
Kibbeh Bi Laban beef dumplings, yogurt, kouzbara, aleppo pepper       12
Chicken Livers lemon, pomegranate molasses, sumac       8
Bone Marrow cranberry tabbouleh, pita pillows       13
Veal Sweetbreads lettuce cup, garlic whip, mixed lebanese pickles       14
Lamb Makloubeh pulled lamb, eggplant, lebanese brown rice, cucumber yogurt       16
Lebanese Burger basterma, kashkaval, arugula       12
Lamb Ribs Bi Karaz sour cherry sauce, scallions       18
Lamb Chops seared with zaatar salsa verde     sm 18   lg 36
grill
Sm/lg/ Our Lamb and Beef Are Grass Fed and Our Poultry Is Naturally Fed
Chicken Shish Taouk chicken breast marinated in garlic & lemon     12   22
Beef Kebab marinated filet, skewered with shishito peppers     15   28
Lamb Kebab marinated lamb lion, skewered with cherry tomatoes     17   32
Duck Magret Kebab lettuce, garlic whip, spiced pita     14   26
Tuna Kebab spiced rare tuna skewered with red & yellow peppers     17   32
Beef Kafta spiced ground beef with parsley onion     11   20
Mixed Grill chicken shish, beef kebab & beef kafta       sm 36
sharing
One of Each of All Our Lebanese Mezza
Mezza Sghire - Mezza Petite (3 to 5) hummus, baba ghannouj, falafel, fattoush, mekanek, lahmajeen       60
Mezza Khodra - Mezza Vegetarian (3 to 5) hummus, baba ghannouj, falafel, fattoush, mujadarra, grape leaves       56
Mezza Kbire - Mezza Royale (5 to 7)       124
sides
Batata Harra cubed fresh with kouzbara & aleppo pepper       9
Phoenician Fries with garlic whip side       8
Hindbeh dandelion greens       9
Riz rice       8

lunch prix fixe options

Select One of Our Lunch Salad or Sandwich and One Side $15. Select One Lunch Salad or sandwich, Two Sides and One Dessert $24.07

sandwiches & salads
Fried Calamari on Fattoush lebanese garden salad      
Grilled Chicken Salad romaine salad, lemon garlic , pistachio toasted pita      
Grilled Shrimp Salad romaine salad, lemon vinaigrette, date, avocado, pomegranate , citrus      
Fried Chicken sumac, mayonnaise, onion, parsley, kabis      
Falafel parsley, tomato, mint, tahini, lebanese pickles including side and fries      
Lamb Dip slow roasted leg of lamb bun served au jus horseradish sauce      
Lebanese Burger basterma, kashkaval, arugula      
Grilled Chicken Breast garlic whip, lettuce and kabis      
Braised Lamb Shank fried eggplant, piquillo peppers, labne mint      
Grilled Beef Filet shishito peppers, hommus, roasted tomato, sumac onion      
Grilled Lamb Tenderloin ilili harissa , tomato, hommus sumac onion      
sides
Hommus      
Baba Ghannouj      
Labne      
Ilili Fries      
Dandelion      
Riz      
Grape Leaves      
Tabbouleh      
Carrot Salad      
Braised Leeks      
prix fixe desserts
Choice of
Homemade Lebanese Ice Cream one flavor only: vanilla, pistachio, apricot , chocolate      
Achta traditional lebanese dessert w/ simple syrup & bananas      
Awaimat lebanese beignet w/ orange blossom simple syrup      
Ilili Candy Bar chocolate kataifi crunch, chocolate ganache pistachio and fig caramel , table side finish with warm chocolate sauce      

dinner

vegetables
Hommus chickpea puree, lebanese tahini, lemon, olive oil       7
Pine Nuts       2
Jalapeno, kawarma, Lamb       3
Shrimp       6
Baba Ghannouj eggplant, lebanese tahini, pomegranate       9
Labne strained yogurt, olive oil, fresh mint, zaatar       8
Chankleech feta cheese, scallions, tomato, zaatar       9
Warak Enab Bil Zeit grape leaves with rice, tomato, olive oil       10
Tabbouleh parsley, fresh mint, tomato, burghul       10
Mouhamara walnuts, sundried peppers, pomegranate molasses       10
Fattoush lebanese garden salad, toasted bread, sumac lemon vinaigrette       12
Rkaykat Bil Jibneh (cheese rolls) kashkaval. feta, fresh mint       8
Falafel fried chickpea & fava bean dumplings       8
Moujadara green lentils puree with crispy red onion       7
Warm Eggplant tomato, tamarind molasses, scallions       9
Brussels Sprouts fried with grapes, fig puree, walnuts, mint       13
fish
Rouget (red mullet) with pita chips, tahini, lemon       17
Samkeh Harra (branzino) a la plancha, tahini pepper sauce       17
Scallop Siya Dieh black ink risotto, crispy onions       14
Kona Kampachi raw, thin sliced with spiced baba ghannouj       13
Baby Sepia (chopitos) sauteed, parsley, garlic, toasted almonds orange blossom, white wine       13
Black Iron Shrimp jalapeno, garlic, cilantro       15
In House Marinated Sardines tabbouleh, candied lemon zest       14
Black Cod winter vegetables, smoked shrimp, fume       17
Whole Dorade (deboned Head and Tail on) a la plancha, fennel mache orange salad       22
meat
Kibbeh Naya steak tartar burghul, onion, mint       14
Lahmajeen pita topped with lamb, onion, tomato       11
Mekanek lamb sausage sauteed with olive oil, lemon       12
Beef Fried Kibbeh dumplings with spiced beef, pine nuts       11
Kibbeh Bi Laban beef dumplings, yogurt, kouzbara, aleppo pepper       12
Chicken Livers lemon, pomegranate molasses, sumac       8
Beef Shawarma with tomato, sumac onion, tahini       13
Duck Shawarma with fig, green onion, garlic whip       14
Bone Marrow cranberry tabbouleh, pita pillows       13
Veal Sweetbreads lettuce cup, garlic whip, mixed lebanese pickles       14
Lamb Makloubeh pulled lamb, eggplant, lebanese brown rice cucumber yogurt       16
Lamb Ribs ilili molasses blend, strawberries scallions, cumin oil       18
Lamb Chops seared with zaatar salsa verde     sm 18   lg 36
grill
Sm/lg. Our Lamb and Beef Are Grass Fed and Our Poultry Is Naturally Fed
Chicken Shish Taouk chicken breast marinated in garlic & lemon     11   20
Beef Kebab marinated filet, skewered with shishito peppers     15   28
Lamb Kebab marinated lamb lion, skewered with cherry tomatoes     17   32
Duck Magret Kebab lettuce, garlic whip, spiced pita     14   26
Tuna Kebab spiced rare tuna skewered with red & yellow peppers     17   32
Beef Kafta spiced ground beef with parsley onion     10   18
Mixed Grill chicken shish, beef kebab & beef kafta       sm 36
sharing
Mezza Sghire - Mezza Petite (3 to 5) hummus, baba ghannouj, falafel, fattoush, mekanek, lahmajeen       58
Mezza Khodra - Mezza Vegetarian (3 to 5) hummus, baba ghannouj, falafel, fattoush, mujadarra, grape leaves       54
Mezza Kbire - Mezza Royale (5 to 7) one of each of all our lebanese mezza       120
sides
Batata Harra cubed fries with kouzbara & aleppo pepper       9
Phoenician Fries with garlic whip side       8
Hindbeh dandelion greens       9
Riz rice       8

happy hour

Monday-friday: 5:30pm-7:30pm

bar menu
Kabis       5
House Labne & Crudite       7
Hommus With (choice of one) lamb, shrimp, pinenuts       7
Bay Scallops Ceviche smoked pomegranate ice       9
Marinated Sardines       9
Sambussek zaatar, kashkawan       9
Mini Beef Shawarma       6
Wagyu Skewers tahini, carob molasses       10
Lamb Ribs strawberry, cumin       12
magic hat beer $4
Lucky Kat      
Hocus Pocus #9      
Circus Boy      
cocktails & wine $6
St. German Cocktail      
Fresh Meadow      
From Beirut With Passion      
Sumac Margarita      
Phoenician Lemonade      
Mojito      
Well Drinks      
House Red & White Wine      

dessert

Ilili Candy Bar chocolate kataifi crunch, chocolate ganache pistachio and fig caramel, table side finish with warm chocolate sauce       10
Achta traditional lebanese dessert with simple syrup & bananas       7
Essmalieh napoleon of kataifi & achta topped with lebanese simple syrup       9
Awaimat lebanese beignet with orange blossom simple syrup       9
Caramelized Banana - Bread Pudding cardamom crème anglaise vanilla fig, chocolate chip ice cream       10
A Date With Chocolate hot chocolate cake with salted cashew praline, honey date ice cream & kataifi tuile       10
Homemade Sorbet green apple, mango, blackberry       (choice of 3) 8
Homemade Lebanese - Ice Cream chocolate, vanilla, pistachio, amardine (apricot)       (choice of 3) 9
coffee & hot tea
Specialty Dammann Hot Tea       6
Illy Coffee & Decaf       4
Illy Espresso & Decaf       5
Illy Cappuccino & Decaf       6.50
Turkish Coffee       5
Lebanese Orange Blossom White Tea       5
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