Ali Baba (Charlestown)

99 A Cambridge St, Charlestown
(617) 398-6902

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Chicken Burrito Plate
Homemade Bread
Chicken Kebab
Kebab Platter
Spinach Pie
Adana Kebab
Mixed Grill
Falafel
Doner

Menu

Salads
Ali Baba Salad
Tomatoes, lettuce, red cabbage, carrots, and cucumbers. Topped with feta cheese and dressing.
Avocado Salad
Avocado, tomatoes, onions, and parsley. Topped with feta cheese
Shepherd Salad
Tomatoes, cucumber, onions, parsley, and dressing.

Soups
Red Lentil Soup
Freshly cooked savory lentil soup.
Kelleh Pacha
Kelle paca. Soup made from boiled parts of cow or lamb.

Hot Appetizers
Cheese Pastry Roll
Deep fried filo dough with feta cheese and parsley stuffing.
Spinach Pie (Ispanakli Borek)
Thin filo dough filled with spinach, feta cheese, and parsley fried.
Falafel
Mashed chickpeas mixed with celery, parsley, onions, garlic, and herbs.

Cold Apppetizers
Small Combination Meze
Mix appetizer plate (Hummus, Babaganush, Spicy Veggie Dip, and sauteed eggplant)
Hummus
Mashed chickpeas flavored with garlic, lemon juice, and tahini.
Grape leaves (Yaprak Sarma)
Grape leaves stuffed with rice, currants, pine nuts, parsley, onions, and herbs
Babaganoush
Smoked eggplant and sauce.
Cacik
Yogurt finely chopped cucumbers, garlic with herbs, and spices.
Large Combination Meze
Mix appetizer plater (Hummus, babaganush, Spicy Veggie Dip, sauteed eggplant, eggplant salad, lebni, tabule, and yaprak sarma.)
Labni
Thick creamy yogurt mixed with garlic, dill, and walnuts.
Tabule
Bulgar wheat mixed with parsley, red bell peppers, green bell peppers, scallions, tomatoes, and olive oil. With lemon juice and vinegar.
Spicy Veggie Dip (Ezme)
Sauteed Eggplant (Patlican Soslu)

Wraps
Doner (Gyro) Wrap
Lamb Adana Wrap
Wrapped in lettuce, tomatoes, and onion.
Kofte Wrap
Wrapped in lettuce, tomatoes, and onion.
Chicken Doner Wrap
Wrapped in lettuce, tomatoes, and onion.
Lamb Shish Kebab Wrap
Wrapped in lettuce, tomatoes, and onion.
Falafel Wrap
Wrapped in lettuce, tomatoes, and onion.
Chicken Adana Wrap
Wrapped in lettuce, tomatoes, and onion.

From The Grill
Adana Kebab
Chopped lamb, seasoned with spices, red bell pepper, and char grilled. Served with bulgur, salad, and bread. Serve with bulgur rice, salad, grilled hot pepper, and tomato.
Chicken Shish Kebab
Marinated chunks of chicken char grilled. Served with bulgur, salad, and bread. Serve with bulgur rice, salad, grilled hot pepper, and tomato.
Chicken Adana Kebab
Ground chicken flavored with red bell peppers and spiced with garlic grilled on skewers. Served with bulgur, salad, and bread. Serve with bulgur rice, salad, grilled hot pepper, and tomato.
Mixed Grill
One skewer each of adana kebab, lamb shish kebab, and kofte kebab. Served with bulgur, salad, and bread. Serve with bulgur rice, salad, grilled hot pepper, and tomato.
Lamb Shish Kebab
Marinated cubes of lamb on skewers. Served with bulgur, salad, and bread. Serve with bulgur rice, salad, grilled hot pepper, and tomato.
Kofte Kebab
Char grilled Turkish meatballs. Served with bulgur, salad, and bread. Serve with bulgur rice, salad, grilled hot pepper, and tomato.
Chicken Mixed Grill
The mix of all three chicken dishes. Served with bulgur, salad, and bread. Serve with bulgur rice, salad, grilled hot pepper, and tomato.
Iskender Kebab
Slices of doner gyro mixed with tomato sauce and yogurt. Topped with the buttered brat. Served with bulgur, salad, and bread. Serve with bulgur rice, salad, grilled hot pepper, and tomato.
Gyro Doner Kebab
Gyro. Turkish kebab cooked on a rotisserie. Served in thin slices with bulgur, salad, and bread. Serve with bulgur rice, salad, grilled hot pepper, and tomato.
Chicken Chops Entree
Marinated chicken thighs grilled on the char grill. Served with bulgur, salad, and bread. Serve with bulgur rice, salad, grilled hot pepper, and tomato.
Chicken Doner Kebab
Serve with bulgur rice, salad, grilled hot pepper, and tomato.

From The Oven
Lahmajun
Traditional Turkish dough toped with mix of ground lamb, tomatoes, parsley, onion, garlic and red peppers.
Turkish Pide
A crispy crust of dough topped with

Side Orders
Homemade Bread
French Fries
Bulgur
Turkish Rice
Shepherd Salad
Mixed Pickles
Karisik tursu. Cauliflower, carrot, red bell pepper, cabbage, and pickle.

Desserts
Kunefe
Cheese, butter, kadayif, syrup, and pistachio.
Baklava
Kazandibi (Milk Pudding)
Rice Pudding

Drinks
Can Soda
Ayran Yogurt Drink
20oz Soda
Poland Spring Water
Mistic Juice
Nantucket Nectars
Jarritos

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Recent Reviews

The food was tasty, served hot, and seemed fresh. Unfortunately, the dessert was underwhelming, and the service and seating could be better. Otherwise, I would have rated it higher. If I’m in the area again, I’d definitely give it another try!
January 2025
My wife and I love this place! We've eaten at both branches in Somerville and Boston multiple times, and they're both equally delicious! Don't let the modest appearance of the restaurant fool you, their food is way better than all the more expensive and instagram-y restaurants vaguely labeled as "Mediterranean Brunch". Support small businesses!
December 2024
Ali Baba always has consistent food every time I come here. Always fresh and they give generous portions. And the bread that comes with the plates is so good. Best Turkish food in Somerville.
December 2024

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Ali Baba (Charlestown)

99 A Cambridge St, Charlestown, MA 02129
(617) 398-6902