Ephesus Mediterranean & Turkish Cuisine

514 Park Blvd, Massapequa Park
(516) 543-4258

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Oven Baked Rice Pudding & Turkish Pistachio Baklava
Gyro with Yogurt and Tomato Sauce Iskender
Gyro with Yogurt & Tomato Sauce Iskender
Baked Rice Pudding and Pistachio Baklava
Mixed Grill Platter Karisik Izgara
Chicken Shish Kebab with Yogurt
Hunkar Begendi Sultans' Delights
Stuffed Cabbage Lahana Dolmasi
Turkish Cigar Sigara Boregi
Gyro Platter Beef and Lamb

Menu

Soups
Lentil Soup
Mercimek corbasi. Vegetarian. A blend of red lentil and vegetable and serve with butter sauce and special herbs.
Chicken Soup
Tavuk corbasi. Savory soup with a poultry base.

Salads
Shepherd Salad
Coban salatasi. Vegetarian. Large size. Chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, onions, parsley, mint, oregano tossed with lemon juice and olive oil.
White Bean Salad
Piyaz. Large size. White beans, onion, chopped tomatoes, peppers, parsley served with lemon juice, and virgin olive oil.
Mixed Green Salad
Mevsim salatasi. Vegetarian. Large size. Assorted greens, chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, carrot tossed with lemon juice and olive oil.
Greek Salad
Lettuce,cucumbers,tomato's, bell peppers, onions, black olives grape leaves served with special dressing and feta

Cold Appetizers
Hummus
Vegetarian. Pureed chick peas with sesame oil and hint of garlic.
Eggplant Salad
Patlican salatasi. Vegetarian. Roasted eggplant and red pepper, fresh oregano, parsley, mint, dill prepared in traditional spices, and virgin olive oil.
Spicy Vegetable Salad
Acili ezme. Vegetarian. A mixture of hot and spicy, finely chopped, vegetables, and walnuts.
Sauced Eggplant
Soslu patlican. Vegetarian. Eggplant, onion, tomatoes, green peppers, garlic, and tomato sauce.
Beets Salad
Vegetarian. Beet, stirred yogurt, sour cream, garlic herbs, and olive oil.
Cacik
Cold cucumber dip. Vegetarian. Yogurt, garlic, cucumber, dill, and mint.
Stuffed Grape Leaves
Zeytinyagli yaprak karma. Vegetarian. Grape leaves stuffed with rice, onion and fresh herbs.
Lebni
Haydari. Vegetarian. Creamed yogurt, walnut, dill, and garlic.
Babagannus
Vegetarian. Pure of eggplant with garlic, tahini sauce, and olive oil.
Yogurt Sauce
Side order small thaziki sauce

Combination Appetizers
Medium Combination Plate
Vegetarian. hummus, beet salad, sauced eggplant, and eggplant salad.
Large Combination Plate
Vegetarian. hummus, babagannus, spicy vegetable salad, eggplant salad, sauced eggplant grape leaves, and lebni.

Hot Appetizers
Turkish Cigar
Sigara boregi. Vegetarian. Flaky pastry, filled with feta cheese, and parsley.
Zucchini Patties
Mucver. Vegetarian. Zucchini, carrot, dill, parsley, fresh mint, and oregano blended with flour and egg.
Falafel
Vegetarian. blended chickpeas, garlic, onion, celery, dill, parsley, and lightly pan fried.
Spinach Pie
Spinach, herbs, feta cheese baked between flakey filo dough

Chargrilled
Lamb Shish
Kuzu sis. Marinated tender diced lamb skewers.
Lamb Chops
Pirzola. Baby lamb chops seasoned with chefs special mixture.
Mixed Grill Platter
Karisik izgara. Chicken shish, chicken adana, lamb chop, and lamb patties.
Beyti Kebab
Specially cut ground lamb flavored with red bell peppers, slightly seasoned with paprika wrapped in lavash bread with special tomato sauce.
Chicken Shish
Tavuk sis. Marinated tender diced chicken skewers.
Adana Kebab
Specially cut ground lamb flavored with red bell peppers, slightly seasoned with paprika.
Lamb Patties
Kofte izgara. Minced beef and lamb combination patties prepared with traditional spices.

Kebabs With Yogurt
Lamb Shish Kebab With Yogurt
Chargrilled lamb cubes served with yogurt on top of buttered bread.
Adana Kebab With Yogurt
Chargrilled adana kebab served with yogurt on top of buttered bread.
Chicken Shish Kebab With Yogurt
Chargrilled chicken cubes served with yogurt on top of buttered bread.

Sautes

Lamb Saute
Et sote. Chopped lamb sautéed with garlic, bell pepper, fresh tomatoes, onion and seasoned with chef's special blend of herbs.
Chicken Saute
Tavuk sote. Chopped chicken sautéed with garlic, bell pepper, fresh tomatoes, onion and seasoned with chef's special blend of herbs.

Seafood
Jumbo Shrimp Kebab
Chargrilled special marinated shrimp, served with salad and rice.
Shrimp Casserole
Karides guvec. Baked shrimp and vegetables sautéed in tomatoes sauce served with rice.

Traditional Turkish Dishes
Moussaka
Vegetarian. Baked sliced eggplant, potatoes, squash, carrot, onion with Romano sauce and mozzarella cheese.
Stuffed Cabbage
Lahana dolmasi. Grape leaves stuffed with ground lamb and beef, rice, onion, fresh herbs topped with tomatoes sauces and yogurts.
Okra Stew
Bamya. Vegetarian. Okra cooked with seasonal vegetables and tomatoes sauce.
Mix Vegetable
Turlu. Vegetarian. Baked mix vegetables in tomatoes sauce.
Hunkar Begendi
Sultans' delights. A classic ottoman dish made with chunks of lamb or chicken over smoked eggplant puree topped with tomato sauce.

Turkish Pide
Cheese Pide, Peynirli Pide
Pizza. Vegetarian. Mozzarella cheese or feta cheese, and parsley.
Turkish Sausage Pide Sucuklu Pide
Pizza. Traditional turkish salami with cheddar cheese and egg.
Lamb Pizza
Kusbasili pide. Chopped lamb, tomatoes, mushrooms, and bell peppers.
Potatoes Pide, Patatesli Pide
Pizza. Vegetarian. Pureed potatoes, black pepper, red pepper, green pepper, and paprika.
Chicken
Pizza tavuklu pide. Chicken with bell peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, and onion.
Mix Pizza
Karisik pide. Turkish sausage, chopped lamb, pastrami, mushrooms, and cheese.

Sandwiches
Lamb Shish sandwich
Kuzu sis. Marinated tender diced lamb skewers.
Adana Kebab Sandwich
Specially cut ground lamb flavored with red bell peppers, and slightly seasoned with paprika.
Falafel Sandwich
Vegetarian. Blended chickpeas, garlic, onion, celery, dill, parsley, and lightly pan fried.
Chicken Shish Sandwich
Tavuk sis. Marinated tender diced chicken skewers.
Lamb Patties Sandwich
Kofte izgara. Minced lamb patties prepared with traditional spices.

Kid's Meals
Kid's Lamb Shish
Marinated tender diced lamb skewers.
Kid's Adana Kebab
Specially cut ground lamb flavored with red bell peppers, and slightly seasoned with paprika.
Kid's Chicken Nuggets
Deep fried breaded chicken pieces.
Kid's Chicken Shish
Marinated tender diced chicken skewers.
Kid's Kofte Izgara
Lamb patties. Minced lamb patties prepared with traditional spices.

Authentic Desserts
Baklava
Layers of filo dough with walnuts or pistachio and honey syrup.
Baked Rice Pudding
Oven baked rice pudding.

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Recent Reviews

The food is absolutely delicious. We ordered the combination of appetizers, eggplant, hummus etc. We ate every last bit. Then we ordered the chicken kabobs with yogurt. It was so good - there was so much food, we had to take some home. The pistachio baklava is amazing too.
September 2025
Always great food and service. Authentic Turkish dishes served with love by family and friends. It is always good to see the younger generations learning and working their butts off, especially when it gets a bit busy. The lamb chops and the bread are amazing. But honestly, you cannot go wrong with any of the dishes.
June 2025
I was put on to this restaurant almost a year ago, but haven’t had the chance to go until just now. A acquittance told me this was the best Turkish food on LI. See, I had to see if it was true. I went today and was not disappointed. The place wasn’t busy when I came in, made a Google AI reservation just in case.
When we came in, got seated immediately. Got offered bread that was very fresh just like if it came out the oven. I had a sour cherry imported drink that...
May 2025

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Ephesus Mediterranean & Turkish Cuisine

514 Park Blvd, Massapequa Park, NY 11762
(516) 543-4258