Bella Balducci's Mediterranean Cuisine

11834 98th Ave NE, Kirkland
(425) 242-0597

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Zereshk Polo with Chicken Kabob
Lunch Special Gyros Plate
Barg and Koobideh Kabob
Gheimeh Bademjan Stew
Falafel Gyro Plate
Lamb and Beef Gyro
Saffron Ice Cream
Bakhtiari Platter
Chicken Souvlaki
Koobideh Sandwich

Menu

Dinner Appetizers
Greek Fries
Potatoes fried in canola oil, sprinkled with Greek seasoning and feta cheese.
Hummus
Mashed garbanzo beans, tahini, garlic and olive oil served with warm pita bread.
Mirza Ghasemi
Grilled eggplant with chopped tomatoes, garlic, eggs and onions. Comes with your choice of egg or plain.
Mast o Moosir
Yogurt with minced shallot.
Sampler Plate
Choice of 3 appetizers with 2 warm pita bread.
Kashk Bademjan
Fried and cooked eggplant, onion topped with dried mint and whey.
Mast o Khiar
Yogurt, chopped cucumbers, and dried mint, served with warm pita bread.
Falafel
4 falafel balls and a side of tzatziki sauce.
Dolmas
5 grape leaves rolled with rice, onions, and spices.

Dinner Sandwiches
Beef and Lamb Gyro Sandwich
Grilled beef and lamb with tomato, lettuce, onions, feta cheese and tzatziki sauce in pita bread.
Chicken Gyro Sandwich
Grilled chicken breast with tomato, lettuce, onions, feta cheese and tzatziki sauce in pita bread.
Koobideh Sandwich
1 skewer of koobideh wrapped in lavash bread with parsley, tomato and our special sauce.
Falafel Sandwich
Deep fried garbanzo beans and dry vegetables with tomato, lettuce, onions, cucumbers, feta cheese and tzatziki sauce in pita bread.

Dinner Kabob Dishes
Koobideh Kabob
2 skewers of ground beef, seasoned with onions and spices.
Chicken Kabob
1 skewer of grilled chicken tenderloin.
Cornish Hen Kabob
A whole cornish hen (bone-in) marinated in our lemon saffron sauce. Add koobide skewer for an additional charge.
Lamb Rack Kabob
5 chops (bone-in) in a lemon-onion marinate and grill. Add koobide skewer for an additional charge.
Beef Shish Kabob
Skewer of grilled tenderloin beef.
Barg Kabob
1 skewer thinly sliced steak, marinated in our special sauce.

Dinner Combination Dishes
King's Choice
Combination of 1 barg, 1 koobideh and 1 chicken kabob.
Vaziri
Combination of 1 koobideh and 1 chicken kabob. Substitute side for an additional charge.
Soltani Barg
Combination of 1 barg and 1 koobideh. Substitute side for an additional charge.
Lamb Feast
Combination of 1 koobideh, 1 chicken kabob and 5 lamb chops.
Bakhtiari
Combination of 1 tenderloin barg and 1 chicken kabob. Substitute side for an additional charge.

Dinner Specialty Dishes
Gyro Plate
Grilled beef and lamb mix served with basmati rice, pita bread, tzatziki sauce, hummus and Greek salad.
Zereshk Polo with Chicken Kabob
Barberries and saffron mixed with basmati rice. Served with chicken.

Dinner Stews
Ghormeh Sabzi
Beef, kidney beans and fresh herbs slowly cooked. Sreved with long grain basmati rice and sprinkled with saffron.
Gheymeh Bademjan
Diced stew beef, yellow peas, spiced in tomato sauce, topped with fried aggplant and fried potatoes.
Lamb Shank
Whole spring lamb shank cooked in a tomato broth served with dill and lima bean rice and sprinkled with saffron.
Fesenjan
Chicken marinated in pomegranate sauce and ground walnuts. Served with long grain basmati rice and sprinkled with saffron.

Dinner Vegetarian Dishes
Eggplant Dish
Grilled eggplant, onions, and grilled tomatoes and stewed. Served with 3 pieces of dolmeh, green salad and hummus.
Veggie Zereshk Polo
Barberries and saffron mixed with basmati rice. Served with 3 pieces of dolmeh, green salad and hummus.
Falafel Gyro Plate
5 falafel balls served with basmati rice, pita bread, tzatziki sauce, hummus and Greek salad.
Veggie Baghali Polo
Long grain basmati rice cooked with dill and lima beans. Served with 3 pieces of dolmeh, green salad and hummus.

Dinner Salads
Greek Salad
Fresh lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cucumber, olives, feta cheese with tzatziki sauce and Greek dressing.
Shirazi Salad
Finely chopped cucumber, tomatoes and red onions mixed with olive oil, lemon juice and mint.

Dinner Extras
Chicken Skewer
Koobide Skewer
Pita Bread
Grilled Tomato
Rice
Olives
Veggie Skewer
Beef Shish Skewer
Extra Gyro Meat
Lamb Rack Skewer
Zereshk Polo
Barberry rice. Vegetarian.
Cheese
Baghali Polo
Dill rice. Vegetarian.
Cornish Skewer
Barg Skewer

Dinner Desserts
Baklava
Saffron Ice Cream
Traditional Persian ice cream with saffron, pistachios and rose water.

Dinner Drinks
Soda
Doogh
Hot Persian Tea
Iced Tea

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Recent Reviews

Absolutely delicious! I had a falafel sandwich. Perfectly done. The falafel were crispy on the outside and tender and moist on the inside. Perfect amount of sauce. Delicious cucumbers, onions, tomatoes. It’s amazing the places that can mess up falafel. Not this place. My husband had a big platter of several meats. He loved it. We’re from out of town otherwise we would be back. Highly recommend!
August 2026
Best Persian food in town! We tried several grilled dishes, and every single one was delicious—perfectly cooked, flavorful, and fresh. The restaurant is quite small, so it gets crowded quickly, but it’s definitely worth it. The seating is simple.
August 2026
This review is coming almost 7 months too late but that should tell how good the food was - leaving this place a stellar review was literally on my todo list - I felt like I owed it to this place man!
Everything that you order will probably be 10/10. I am personally a big fan of the Soltani platter.

Possibly the best Mediterranean I have had in all of America. And the staff is super kind as well. We struck a convo with a couple of the waiters and they...
July 2026

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Bella Balducci's Mediterranean Cuisine

11834 98th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA 98034
(425) 242-0597