Zara Cafe Grill

1995 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island
(718) 979-6122

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Falafel Dinner Plate
Mediterranean Salad
Fried Liver Cubes
Hummus and Pita
Zara Mix Grill
Grilled Shrimp
Iskender Kebab
Whole Branzino
Fried Calamari
Falafel Plate

Menu

Cold Appetizers
Hummus
Ground chickpeas blended with oil, lemon juice, garlic, tahini, black pepper, cumin, and salt.
Babaganoush
Grilled eggplant puree, oil, garlic, tahini, yogurt, and black pepper.
Mixed Appetizer
Mixed appetizer.
Lebni
Thick cream yogurt garnished with dill, garlic, and walnuts.
Eggplant Salad
Char-grilled eggplants, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, tomato, garlic, lemon juice, and oil.
Acili Ezme
Mixture hand-chopped red bell, green pepper, tomatoes, onions, walnut, cucumber, parsley, tomato sauce, black pepper, and crushed red pepper.
Stuffed Grape Leaves
5 pieces. Grape leaves stuffed with rice, cumin, cinnamon, black pepper, and lemon juice.
Tabule
A mixture of cracked wheat, green onions, parsley, and lettuce.

Hot Appetizers
Cheese Rolls
Pan-fried pastry dough stuffed with feta cheese and parsley.
Falafel Plate
Chickpeas, celery, parsley, onion, cumin, black pepper, and salt, deep-fried.
Mozzarella Sticks
Buffalo Wings
Buffalo wings.
Fried Calamari
Pan-fried calamari rings with chefs special sauce.
Chicken Fingers
Chicken fingers.
Fried Liver Cubes
Pan-fried baby lamb liver, oregano, paprika, and salt.

Soups
Lentil Soup
Chicken Soup

Salads
Shepherd Salad
Finely chopped tomatoes, cucumber, green pepper, onions, parsley, sumac, oil, and red vinegar, pomegranate molasses.
Mediterranean Salad
Mixed green salad, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, lemon, oil, onion, corn, and cheese.
Caesar Salad
Lettuce, croutons, Parmesan cheese with Caesar dressing.
Zara Salad
Mixed greens, lettuce, carrots, apple slices, corn and cubed feta cheese, tossed with balsamic dressing and topped walnuts.
Avocado Salad
Lettuce, red cabbage, cherry tomatoes and carrots and topped with fresh avocado.
Fresh Mozzarella Salad
Mix greens and lettuce, roasted peppers, tomato, basil pesto, walnuts, and herbs tossed with balsamic sauce.

Wraps
Lamb Gyro Wrap
Very thin slices of lamb with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
Chicken Shish Wrap
Grilled cubes of chicken with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
Falafel Wrap
Falafel with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
Adana Wrap
Grilled ground lamb with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
Chicken Adana Wrap
Grilled ground chicken with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
Kofte Wrap
Ground lamb flavored with onion, parsley, and herbs,char-grilled with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
Chicken Gyro Wrap
Very thin slices of chicken thighs with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
Mix Gyro Wrap
Chicken-lamb gyro.

Pasta
Chicken Pasta with Tomato Sauce
Manti Pasta
Turkish style ravioli with lamb.
Penne Pasta with Tomato Sauce

Seafood
Grilled Shrimp
Served with rice and green salad.
Salmon Shish
Cubes of char grilled salmon served with mix green salad and chef's delightfully light sauce.
Whole Branzini
Whole grilled Mediterranean branzini served with mix green salad.

Kebab with Yogurt
Iskender Kebab
This most popular dish of Turkish cuisine is made with tender slices of lamb gyro layered on a bed of diced butter-roasted bread surrounded with yogurt and topped with our own sauce.
Yogurt Lamb Adana Kebab
Lamb adana kebab, bread, butter, yogurt, and tomato sauce.
Yogurt Chicken Adana Kebab
Chicken adana kebab, bread, butter, yogurt, and tomato sauce.
Ali Nazik Kebab
Smoked eggplant pure mixed with lebni and heavy cream, white pepper garlic with beef paprika sauce on the top.
Yogurt Chicken Kebab
Chicken kebab, bread, butter, yogurt, and tomato sauce.

Entrees
Chicken Gyro
Layers of marinated chicken thighs wrapped around the vertical split, grilled in front of vertical fire served with rice and mixed green salad.
Zara Mix Grill
A mixed plate of adana kebab, beef shish kebab, gyro, chicken shish kebab, kofte.
Chicken Adana Kebab
Ground chicken, red bell pepper, cumin, and garlic.
Beef Shish Kebab
Tenderloin cubes of beef marinated with our chef's seasonings.
Lamb Chops
Baby lamb chops marinated with herbs.
Falafel Dinner Plate
8 pieces. Chick peas, celery, parsley, onion, cumin, black pepper and salt, deep fried. Served with rice, salad and hummus tahini sauce.
Mix Adana
Chicken Chops
Marinated boneless chicken thighs grilled to your taste.
Chicken Shish Kebab
Marinated cubes of chicken breast.
Kofte Kebab
Ground lamb patties with bread crumbs, onion, parsley, garlic, and Turkish herbs.
Lamb Adana Kebab
Ground lamb, red bell pepper, and paprika.
Lamb Gyro
Thinly sliced marinated lamb and beef, grilled on spinning vertical split grill.
Mix Gyro

Side Dishes
French Fries
Rice
Steamed Vegetables
Steam vegetables.
Sauce
Extra white and hot sauce.

Beverages
Cappuchino
Esspresso
Macchiato
Soda
Can of soda.
Turkish Tea
Uludag Gazoz
Ayran
Water
Snapple
Juice
Coffee
Herbal Tea
Latte
Pellegrino
1 liter.

Dessert
Almond Pudding Keskul
Baklava
Chocolate Souffle
Kazandibi
Kunefe
Mixed Berry Cake
Rice Pudding
Strawberry Cheesecake
Sweet Pumpkin
Tiramisu

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Recent Reviews

Everything you see that I posted DELICIOUS!! The rice buttery soft...Meats, salad, rice, appetizer were all on point! Ended up going to TRUVA restaurant in Astoria 3 days later cause its closer to me and was suggested by my waiter. Not the same menu but just as delicious.. TRY BOTH!!!
July 2025
Tonight was a celebration for my best friend’s 64 birthday. Zara’s (Hyland Blvd.) is my favorite place to dine and wanted to share it on this special occasion. Topra the Manager, suggested appetizers, entrees and the wine…we were in excellent hands. Needless to say the entire dining experience from the moment we step through the doors was an experience that left us feeling special. The ambiance, the service, the food, the decor…simply wonderful. Thank you Topra, the...
July 2025
We have been the guests of this cafe for several years. Amazing food and service. Toprak, the manager of the establishment, is very accommodating and professional. Always happy to gather with family in Zara and enjoy delicious Turkish cuisine!
July 2025

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Zara Cafe Grill

1995 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306
(718) 979-6122