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Sahara's Turkish Cuisine

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513 Second Ave., New York, NY 10016
nr. 29th St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-532-7589 Send to Phone

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  • Cuisine: Turkish
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Hours

Sun-Thu, 11am-10:30pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-11pm

Nearby Subway Stops

6 at 28th St.

Prices

$9.95-$24.95

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Delivery
  • Good for Groups
  • Lunch
  • Take-Out
  • Online Ordering

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Delivery Area

12th St. to 46th St., FDR Dr. to Fifth Ave.

Profile

The owners of Sahara Grill, the bare-bones garment-district gyro joint, have branched out with this bona fide restaurant with cushy red velvet window-seat banquettes and a serious kitchen. You can make a meal of the delicious meze along with the freshly baked flatbread that washes up on the table like a puffy, sesame-crusted raft. But then you’d miss out on impressive entrées like iskender kebab and the “special beyti sarma.” — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Lunch Special

Mon.–Fri., 11 a.m.–3 p.m., $9.95

Recommended Dishes

Iskender kebab, $13.95; beyti sarma, $13.95

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Food: 9.0
Service: 9.5
Décor: 8.5
Value: 9.5

Always a great experience

SkippyZippy from 10075 | Posted on 8/25/09

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Food: 8
Service: 10
Décor: 8
Value: 9

We've been to Sahara's Turkish a few times and have decided to have a 15-person party there shortly based on our experiences. The food is consistent, reasonably priced and the service is above and beyond what one might expect from a reasonably priced restaurant like Sahara's. There are many of these Turkish/Afghan/Middle-Eastern/etc., themed restaurants in the city, all with similar menus and price points. We actually have one closer to us (Beyoglu on 80th & 3rd), but enjoy Sahara's more. The only dish I've ordered there that I was not impressed with so far is the Beyti (a chopped lamb grilled on skewers & wrapped in a lavash bread). The lavash wrapper tasted a little like a stale tortilla. But the Kebabs and the Apps we've had were all great. And, again, I can't say enough about the attentiveness and efficacy of all the servers.

A neighborhood gem and the food is the star!

ischreider from | Posted on 4/1/03

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 9
Décor: 9
Value: 10

You are in for a turkish treat with several signature dishes from the grilled chicken kebab, to the Iskander Kabab- thinly sliced lamb over a bed of rice and pita in a delectable yogurt sauce. The prices are so reasonable and the portions are plenty. Worth a trip again & again!

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