Mama Ayesha's Calvert Cafe

• Cold Mezza
• Hummus $10.00
• Chick peas, tahini, lemon and garlic.

• Baba Ghanouj $10.00
• Baked eggplant, tahini, lemon and garlic.

• Jibna And Zaytoon $14.00
• Syrian cheese, green and black olives and kabis.

• Labneh $10.00
• Strained yogurt and olive oil.

• Kabis $6.00
• Pickled vegetables.

• Khyar Bil Laban $7.00
• Cucumbers, yogurt, garlic and mint.

• Betin' Jan $8.00
• Eggplant, lemon, garic, yogurt

• Harateen (helen's Salad) $10.00
• Tomatoes, red onions, feta, lemon, kabis, cilantro and olive oil.

• Hummus Bil Lahmeh $14.00
• Hummus, ground lamb, almonds and pine nuts.

• Vegetarian Specialties
• Makloobah (v) $17.00
• Spiced rice, cauliflower and carrots

• Mujadarah $17.00
• Lentils, rice, caramelized onions and yogurt

• Warak Inib (v) $17.00
• Stuffed grape leaves, rice, chick peas, tomatoes and mint. Vegetarian

• Koosa (v) $17.00
• Stuffed yellow squash, rice, chick peas, tomatoes and mint

• House Made Stuffed Specialties
• Koosa $21.00
• Stuffed yellow squash, ground lamb, rice and tomato stew.

• Mushakal Mahashi $25.00
• Warak inib, malfoof and koosa.

• Malfoof $21.00
• Stuffed cabbages, ground lamb, lemon and rice.

• Warak Inib $21.00
• Stuffed grape leaves, ground lamb, lemon and rice.

• Charcoal Grill
• Mushakal Mashawi $29.00
• Shish kabob, kifta, shish taouk and vermicelli rice.

• Kifta $23.00
• Ground beef, onions, parsley and vermicelli rice.

• Shish Taouk $23.00
• Marinated chicken breast, mixed vegetables and vermicelli rice.

• Salmon Meshwi $25.00
• Atlantic salmon, taboullah and vegetables.

• Jaj Al Fahim $24.00
• Marinated bone-in chicken and vermicelli rice.

• Shish Kabob $27.00
• Marinated leg of lamb, mixed vegetables and vermicelli rice.

• Reeash $29.00
• Loin lamb chops and garlic potatoes.

• Traditional Specialties
• Musakan $21.00
• Half chicken, baked bread, sumac and sauteed onions.

• Mouzat $27.00
• Lamb shank, green beans and vermicelli rice.

• Jab Bil Toma $21.00
• Half chicken, garlic stew, lemon and vermicelli rice.

• Menzalah $23.00
• Eggplant, ground beef, onions, pine nuts, almonds and vermicelli rice.

• Makloobah $21.00
• Spiced rice, chicken, cauliflower and carrots.

• Bamya $19.00
• Okra, lamb, tomato stew and garlic.

• Couscous $20.00
• Semolina, lamb, mixed vegetables, tomato stew

• Desserts
• Baklawa $6.00
• Layers of fillo pastry with a walnut crusted bottom and honey.

• Esh Il Asfoor $6.00
• Rolled fillo pastry filled with ground pistachios.

• Arabic Rice Pudding $6.00
• Made with a hint of rose water

• Kanafa $8.00
• Sweet cheese topped with shredded wheat and pistachios

• Namoura $6.00
• Fillo pastry filled with Ishta and honey

• Salad Mezza
• Fattoush Salad $10.00
• Cucumbers, tomatoes, green peppers, radish, fried pita and pomegranate dressing.

• Tahina Salad $10.00
• Cucumbers, tomatoes, tahina, lemon, evoo

• Toor Salad $14.00
• Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, chick peas, olives, feta and house dressing.

• Taboullah Salad $10.00
• Parsley, tomatoes, cucumbers and cracked wheat.

• Fried Mezza
• Kibbeh $15.00
• Bulgar wheat, ground beef, sauteed onions and pine nuts.

• Falafel $10.00
• Chick peas, cilantro, garlic and tahini dressing.

• Cheese Rolls $12.00
• Mozzarella, feta and vegetables.

• Zaatar Fries $8.00
• hand cut French fries, zaatar

• Zahir $9.00
• Cauliflower and cumin

• Meat Rolls $7.50
• Ground beef, onions, spices

• Hot Mezza
• Fatayir Bil Jibna $14.00
• Spinach & feta cheese pies

• Foole $10.00
• Fava bean, cumin, lemon and garlic.

• Haloumi $12.00
• Haloumi cheese, zaatar and olive oil.

• Kalaya $12.00
• Sauteed lamb, tomatoes, onions and jalapeno.

• Fatayir $12.00
• Spinach pies, onions, sumac