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    While the decor isn't impressive, don't fret; the restaurant is an oasis of interesting Turkish food.  The appetizer sample plate was decent, and they have a nice rice pudding for dessert, but the most impressive dish was a grilled eggplant with a mined lamb filling -- totally hit the spot!

    It's a great alternative to the fairly bland, blah food surrounding it (including upscale places).  Highly recommended.

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    We came for the Turkish Tea and we stayed for the food. After the first bite of the appetizers I knew I would be a frequent customer of this restaurant. The service was fantastically fast and the servers are very nice and extremely knowledgeable about the menu. I was impressed how quickly I was sold on ordering salmon at a Turkish restaurant but after hearing about the top quality and freshness I was convinced. It was one of the best salmon fillet's I have ever hard and since then I have had a chance to try many other dishes, each one of them I have loved. Definitely go for the appetizer sampler as the ezme, tabouli, and stuffed grape leaves are a must try. This is by far a high quality restaurant with amazingly affordable prices.

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    I found this place walking around Downtown and through yelp.

    Food:  Ordered eggplant puree.  It wasn't too strong of seasoning and kept the egg plant taste. I liked it because it was pretty fresh.
    Ordered the doner kebab for dinner - it was a big dish. However, the meat was a bit too dry for my taste. THe last time i had a doner kebab was in Europe. So i was craving for that dish. It was a similar dish except Istanbul cafe served as a platter.  3.5/5

    Atmosphere:  It was okay decorated. It had a bit of middle eastern feeling but not completely because I didn't like the teal colors. It felt like i was back in 70s.  When i came in on a wednesday night. It was pretty empty.  Hopefully next time, when i come back it is not dead . 2.5/5

    Service:  the waiter was cool. He knew his dishes and very professional.  he was also from gainesville, Fl.  Anyhow, he refilled my water and checked up on me in a timely manner.  I think he was the only waiter of the restaurant at the moment. they only had one  other table. i want to see how the service is when they have a full restaurant.  4/5

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    service is always great.  food is wonderful.  always get the shredded phylo dessert!

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    An island in the sea of Cinci franchises. Skip the regular heavy meals that you can get anywhere and enjoy homemade traditional Turkish food that leaves you more than satisfied.

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    This restaurant doesn't follow posted operating hours.  Claims to open 11am to 10pm.  I tried to order lunch just before 3pm was told they are closed.  Tried again at 9:30pm for dinner take out was again told closed.  This might be typical of poorly operated small businesses but I don't think the extremely unprofessional restaurant deserves the high rating.

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    A lucky find rewards the searcher with awesome falafel. Sounds like a bad fortune cookie fortune but it holds true for Istanbul (not Constantinople) Cafe.

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    My wife and I love to go to random large cities for our vacations and usually stay downtown and try to find unique restaurants to eat at. We happened to be walking around looking for another restaurant when we stumbled upon this gem. When we first walked it we were a little skeptical due to the plain decoration. Not classy and weird choice for decor, but we figured we would still give it a try. We are both completely happy that we did. The wait staff was very polite and well mannered. I never had to ask for a water refill. We ordered the Kebab Grill for 2 which came with four different types of meats and two portions of rice and vegetables. Plenty of food for both of us to eat, but some might complain that it wasn't enough. The dinner price for this was $29, which is decent considering that you are sharing the portion with someone else. The lamb meat was the best we had ever tasted and the vegetables were cooked to perfection. Not overdone, but cooked to allow a slight crunch when you bite into them. One of the best restaurants we have been to, even with the lacking atmosphere. I can't wait to visit Cincinnati again just so we can eat here again.

    NOTE: This place is a BYOB which means you can bring your own bottle of wine. The server even informed us of this and let us know of a couple of nearby wine places we could go to if we wanted before we sat down. They will even put your white wine on ice and have it chilled for your when your meal is ready.

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    Loved the lamb and I hate lamb. As a middle easterner, we seek out this food everywhere and generally avoid lamb in favor of beef. I ordered it anyway and it was fantastic. The chicken was great too. The rice, delicious. The wait staff was very friendly. While it is called 'eggplant purée' on the menu, the baba ganuuj was really good too. Also, 7 baskets of pita bread later, my family concluded it was the way we have had at any kabob house. We will be back.

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    I went with my father during downtown restaurant week. I like to try to get him to come up to CIncinnati for a meal every once in a while. We went mid day so it was right after the lunch rush. The manager was also our server who was polite, friendly, and was multi tasking well. He told me his name, can't remember. (Sorry, been a few days!)
    1st course was the cold appetizer sampler. OMG the eggplant, yum! Coudn't believe it was eggplant, not exactly my favorite food. The pita was so soft and still pretty hot. Perfect.
    I got the Iskender Kebab. Which was fantastic as well. Just enough yogurt and marinara, not over powering got the right amount of flavors from everything.
    My dad got the cabbage rolls, which he said were really good. I also tried a bite, But I preferred my dish more. Just preference of taste.
    Dessert...oooh boy. Are server recommended the rice pudding along with the kunefe. Which I highly highly recommend! The kunefe wasn't saturated with honey like some baklava is (Hate that).
    Oh and the chi tea is very good as well. I bet the Turkish coffee is as well.
    Definitely will have to come back.

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    We had a great experience. The food was delicious and authentic. Our server was very helpful in aiding our food choices too. Best of all, it's BYOB!

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    Psst.

    Hey.

    Yes, you.  Downtown Cincinnati worker (or resident).

    Do you really want to wait in that 25-minute line for the 137th time in the last 18 months for a chicken burrito "bol" at Chipotle?  Or in the 20-minute line at Potbelly for your 78th "Wreck on white" in the last six months?  Or the 1,423rd three-way of your lifetime at one of the three downtown Skyline locations?

    Evidently, a bunch of you do, because these places are always jam-packed at lunchtime on weekdays.

    But you can do better than this tedium.  You deserve better than this monotony.  Hell, this is directed at myself, too:  I can do better and deserve better than this sort of repetitive, mind-numbing lunchtime repast.

    When we moved to Cincinnati in 2007, one of our favorite restaurants, Cafe Istabul, was located at one of our-not-so-favorite "entertainment" areas, Newport on the Levee:  really fresh and bold-tasting Mediterranean food, with some Turkish specialities, served in an appealing cave-like space that made you forget you were actually in an antiseptic mall.  But within a few months, Cafe Istanbul shut its doors.

    Now they're back, this time downtown, as "Istanbul Cafe."  And Jumping Jeebus, the food is still terrific.  I've been only at lunchtime so far and have tried the cabbage rolls, the doner kebab, and the chicken kebab.  Istanbul Cafe has a great $10 lunchtime deal:  You get your entree, served with a side of rice and veggies, and an appetizer (either hummus, excellent lentil soup, or a Med-ish salad).  Nothing has been less than delicious, and the chicken kebab is the best I've had in this town:  bursting with chicken-y flavor, succulent and juicy, and with just slight grill char to contrast nicely with the succulence.  Holy crap, was it good.

    All this for about a buck-fifty more than you pay for that Chipotle burrito bol with guac.  You get good table service for your troubles, so, sure, there is a tip involved, too.  My minor quibble with Istanbul's lunch deals is that the portions might be a wee bit on the small side.  But unless you're a work-out demon or training for some arduous athletic event, you're probably better off not scarfing down an entire Chipotle product anyway.  

    I suspect one thing that's keeping people away from Istanbul at lunchtime, ironically enough, is the drab and monochromatic decor and atmosphere of this place.  Ironic because the surroundings at the glitzy mall across the river were actually much more natural and comforting.

    I look forward to trying this restaurant at dinnertime as well.

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    The lamb shish kebab is awesome. Freshly made and tasty. Waiter - Steve - was very polite

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    Istanbul Cafe, Yeah! Had dinner with six friends. Shared an appetizer sampler with everyone at our table. The pita pockets were nice and warm, too. All of our orders were delicious! Service was excellent. We were going to the theater "after" so we were given plenty of time to process our checks and bag up our tasty left-overs. This was my second dinner here. Thank you! Will be back again and again.

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    With part of my family being from the mideast and having been there a number of times, I've been disappointed with a number of middle eastern restaurants around here. However, Turquoise was very enjoyable. I went with a groupon. The staff was incredibly friendly. I also brought a flask of scotch (didn't feel like bringing an entire bottle) with their BYO policy with no cork fee.

    For appetizers we wanted to try something that other places don't offer so we got the Ezme which came with pita. Delicious! The server also recommended this. For entrees we ordered the baked eggplant filled with lamb/herbs, and the Iskender Kebab. This is a doner kebab with tomato sauce/yogurt over pita which was also recommended by the server, and not a normal dish at most middle eastern places around here. Both dishes hit the spot! All the food also tasted very fresh. I've already told a few people about this place and will be back soon.

    Business appears slow for them so go and check it out because they are one of the better restaurants around that I've been to recently. There are even coupons on <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurant.com&s=c5fe485af4df376130bee54f875814d79c4d7913e1258123b1206d2bdbf4873b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://restaurant.com</a>

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    I bought a Groupon for this restaurant in December when it was named Turquoise. In January, it switched its name to Istanbul Cafe and increased prices. While the restaurant still honored my certificate, the pleasantries stopped there.

    I had an odd feeling about the place when we arrived during the dinner rush and there were only two other customers in the entire restaurant. During our stay, only one new person came in to eat.

    We mentioned to our server that we had a Groupon good for one appetizer and two entrees. While there were no restrictions listed on the website, the server informed us that we could only choose hummus or tabbouleh for an appetizer, not the feta borek we wanted. Then we were informed we would have to pay an additional charge for our entrees if they cost over $13.00. All of the mains were priced $14.00 - $25.00. We ended up ordering the Doner Kebab, Baked Eggplant topped with lamb, and the tabbouleh to start.

    A very small portion of tabbouleh arrived on a tea saucer plate for us to share; no pita bread. In fact, no pita bread was served to us at all during the meal. That's a traditional staple of Mediterranean restaurants. Our mains arrived shortly after, which were pretty small for the price. The Baked Eggplant was very oily and tasted like lasagna innards minus the pasta. I took a bite of something hard, which turned out to be the stem from the vegetable. My side of sautéed veg were actually six slices of soggy green beans and carrot wedges. Yes, exactly six. The rice was the only good thing about this meal, which came out in a small scoop. The Doner Kebab was chewy, overcooked, and sopping with oil. My friend barely touched it and wished there was a paper napkin to dab the grease off of the lamb.

    After redeeming the Groupon, we received a bill for the remaining balance. I showed the server the Groupon print out listing no restrictions, wanting our meal honored for two entrees and one appetizer. She replied, "I've been taking these coupons every day, I think I'd know what is offered." She wasn't budging. We paid the bill and left.

    In short, the food was much too pricey for the portion size and overly greasy to boot.

    Price per person: $25.00

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    People here are raving about the staff, but when I went last week with two other women for a chatty dinnner, it was terrible.

    The young man (American), was way too talkative. He was interrupting our meal to brag about the restaurant. It was annoying and in content, he oversold it. The food and service should speak for itself.

    Service with a smile is fine, but service shouldn't  become a new guest at my table.

    Also the chai tea wasn't up to snuff. And they microwaved baklava to make it warm??

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    a good spot - alright food - excellent and friendly staff.

    as a doner kabob snob, i was fairly disappointed in the one i had here - however, it was a nice dish.  i think when i go back, because i will, i will order what steve, one of the employees, told me i should have ordered.

    all in all, this is a great place - please support it and KEEP THEM DOWNTOWN!!!!!

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    I lived in Turkey for about 9 months in 2007 so I was excited to see a Turkish restaurant opening up downtown.  I wish it had not taken me this long to get there, but am very glad I finally made it.  From looking at the menu it seemed to be authentic Turkish food.  I had the Iskender Kebab, which is a very traditional Turkish dish which I have not had seen I left Turkey and have not seem it on any  restaurant menu in Cincinnati before.  It was excellent and reminded me of what I had in Turkey.  I was with a large group so they have us a collection of cold starters with $3.50 a person.  All of them were excellent too and we were given good portions.  It is BYOB, which is great if you are looking to save money.  The decor is nothing special, but the food makes up for that.  Even though we had a large group, the service was excellent.  The staff was attentive and friendly.  I  need to go back and  try some of the other dishes, everyone I was with really enjoyed the dish they got.

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    Simple & tasty. Visiting & working at library nearby. Good lunch choice. I would go 3.5. I thought portion was a little small. I never had Chicken Adana before. Very flavorful. Rice was plain. Could have had sauce on top. I went back for dinner a few days later. Again very tasty; an unusual dish I never had before. Prices reasonable. This is a no-frills place (atmosphere-wise) with good food. They don't serve liquor. So BYOB.

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    Let's start with the staff.  Yeah, I know...you've read it all before...below.  The staff was fantastic.  The Greeter was a nice young man who sat me immediately.  Shortly thereafter a young man came over and poured me water. He asked me if I wanted something to drink and I ordered a beverage.  When the waiter came he asked me if I needed any help ordering. I told him that I was fine, that I would order a lot and take home what I didn't eat!

    All these men were one - Baran.  Baran has been in the USA for 6 months at this point, is starting to master the American English language and is proud of both his former country - Turkey, and his new country - the USA.

    I started with the Sampler Plate for Two.  The four portions were small-ish, but plenty for two...or one big ME.  The flavors were great in all four portions, sampled with the wonderful pita bread.  Baran told me that one of the dishes on the sample plate is spiced with tobacco!  I hadn't noticed initially but could faintly pick it up after he said so. I'll not tell you which one it is...you have to guess for yourself.  Just rest assured that it is NOT disgusting. It's so faint that unless you know you're eating it, you won't know you're eating it!

    Being a glutton, and having a wife who worked late, I ordered both the Baked Eggplant and the Seafood Casserole.  The Baked Eggplant came first, as I told Baran that I wasn't a stickler in the order the dishes came out, as I was eating by myself.  It's a lovely looking plate with an eggplant splayed across it, with the ground lamb (yummy) layered on top, baked in a tomato spiced sauce. For you native Cincinnatians...there is nothing terribly HOT about Turkish cooking!  The spices are used skillfully and with very little heat.  But the flavors in this dish are fantastic!  Lamb & eggplant...with a native Turkish chef...how can you not love it!?

    As my wife can't eat Seafood I sampled the Baked Eggplant and then dove into the Seafood Casserole!  Plenty of seafood in that casserole, along with a plethora of fresh mushrooms & other (secondary) vegetables!  The mozzarella cheese is the perfect topping and used sparingly too. Not to say there was too little...only that it was just the right amount without killing the dish.

    This is a great restaurant for downtown and I hope that I'll have many more opportunities to stop in, enjoy the Seafood Casserole & conversations with my new fried Baran!

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    I've never eaten in but I order take-out quite frequently (about 3x a week).   I usually get the lamb kebabs and the salmon along with the baba ghanoush.  The other day I was in and the lamb shank was the special so I gave it a shot and it was wonderful!  These guys have great lamb!  The quality is very consistent and always great!  The baba ghanoush is some of the best I've ever had--nicely smoked.  The pricepoints are a bit high for Cincinnati but I'll still keep going back!

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    I really enjoyed my dinner at Turquoise, now called Istanbul Cafe.  The hummus was creamy and very tasty.  We ordered the stuffed cabbage and the iskender kebab. The cabbage was good, but the iskender kebab was excellent.  So flavorful, and great as leftovers.

    We didn't realize it was BYOB, but the friendly server directed us to the nearest convenient store to buy some beer.  We capped the night off with some baklava, very good, but Cafe Mediterranean still has the best.

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    I've revisited my review, as I've revisited the restaurant.

    I've added an extra star because the owner is right - this is not a takeout joint and it's unfair of me to judge it as such just because I desperately want one. Taken as an actual restaurant the pricing makes more sense and the byob status is quite a boon.

    My meals have typically been quite good. Once the gyro meat was dry, nearly to the point of being inedible, but that was an exception (and cost a star.) The chicken kabob has been consistently excellent.

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    Now called the Istanbul Grill, this restaurant has unique and well prepared dishes served by very attentive and helpful staff ready to offer recommendations. The zucchini pancakes as an appetizer were fresh and light. The lamb shank was the special of the day during our visit and it was very tender and seasoned perfectly. A minor improvement would be to serve it at a hotter temperature because it is a rich dish. The bread and hummus were very tasty. The other main dish that we tried was the Iskender Kebab. The tomato sauce was very good and the meat was very tasty. This dish has a unique combination of textures and flavors worth trying.

    The desserts are also unique and the Kunefe with a Turkish coffee are a perfect way to end the meal. This dessert is made when you order it and totally worth the wait.

    The portions were generous and the prices are appropriate for the good quality of the ingredients.

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    After reading the reviews and being particularly curious about the rather negative one, I decided to try the place this past Tuesday.
    I was quickly and warmly greeted and shown to a table. I was delighted to find out that this used to be Cafe Istanbul at Newport on the Levee. When they were there, it was one of my favorite restaurants.
    I ordered the Farmers Salad. It was delicious. Crisp cucumbers and firm tomatoes, wonderful flavor. I thought it was a perfect size for an appetizer.
    I then had the Adana Kebab. It was juicy and flavorful and cooks perfectly. The rice and stewed veg were also delicious. I finished up with Turkish chai. My only negative here is that they didn't have sugar cubes (traditional).
    Everything was so good, I went back for lunch today. This time I had the cheese pastry rolls which are puff pastry filled with feta cheese and served with yoghurt dipping sauce. They were delicious. For my main courses, I ordered the Iskander Kebab. It came out bubbling hot. The yoghurt and pita under the meat was still cool and I loved the temperature difference. I would say there could have been a little more pita and a little less meat for me. I thought the sauce was good, but felt like it could have used a little more flavor.
    Overall, I thought the food was very good and worth the price. I highly recommend it.

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    Cute little restaurant downtown on Vine Street. The wait staff was attentive and friendly. Extremely friendly. It is BYOB, so that was nice. The food was decent, it was just overpriced for what you got. We ordered the sampler, which was good but small. There were only a few pieces of pita, which was a fresh baked and there was a small plate with baba ghanoush, an eggplant in tomato sauce, hummus and tabbouli. Everything was delicious, but it was really a better size for one person rather than two. We both ordered the shish kabob, also good but small for the price.

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    I remember passing by this place one day while I was in downtown and thinking we love Turkish food, we must try this place! but then I forgot about it until I found a coupon on  <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurant.com&s=c5fe485af4df376130bee54f875814d79c4d7913e1258123b1206d2bdbf4873b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://restaurant.com</a> which encouraged me to buy and try it finally.
    so my husband and I went there for dinner on a Saturday evening, we didn't make a reservation and it seemed that we didn't have to since it wasn't busy. the decoration is Ok nothing really special but I really hated the seating, because a lot of their tables are small and crammed to the wall. so they made us sit on a small table that only fits two ppl so you don't have much space and it makes you feel you're closer to the wall than your dinning partner!
    the food was fine a little bit pricey (for the quantity you get) if you don't have a coupon.
    we had the feta borak as appetizer and it was good. we ordered Iskender kabab and Adana kabab both were marinated nicely but a little bit salty.
    overall this place is so/so for me, I can find better Turkish restaurants in town!

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    There was a time when Mediterranean restaurants in the area were few and far between. Well, that time has passed and there are about 3 other restaurants downtown for eating one of my favorite ethnic food styles. Turquoise has some great food and good service, don't get me wrong,  but the prices charged are way more than one would expect. Perhaps the fact that they are BYO it makes sense for them to charge a little extra for the food, but for those that don't drink alcohol, this isn't fair. I don't know, I'm torn. I want them to succeed but I am only recommending them with the caveats of, use a <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurant.com&s=c5fe485af4df376130bee54f875814d79c4d7913e1258123b1206d2bdbf4873b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://restaurant.com</a> cert (hey, use their iPhone app to save some trees!! <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.restaurant.com%2FMobile%2F&s=b82d4884f92deed6d7a11625b7aa9e2dc42415b406efa9d4e78983d90fb1a35d" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.restaurant.co…</a>) and definitely bring a bottle or two. You'll enjoy the food, but slightly cringe at the bill.

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    You've gotta love a place that is BYOB.  You don't have to pay a marked up price for alcohol and in the immortal words of TI, "you can have whatever you like".

    Met a few friends for dinner here this past weekend.  The place was quiet and like most Mediterranean dining spots, the decor was fairly spartan but for the overly thick coat of paint every wall and ceiling had been doused in.  Our waiter was extremely nice and even offered to cork bottles and provide wine glasses for all of us which was wonderfully helpful.

    Hummus and pita were excellent, I couldn't get enough and probably could have had just that for the night.  For dinner I ordered Falafel's, which were also served with hummus.  These were fantastic as well and I was extremely happy with my choices.

    I'll go back anytime.

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    I really, really wished I liked this restaurant better.  I walked in thinking this place was going to be a new favorite restaurant... It has all the things I look for in a regular joint--- Mediterranean food, <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurant.com&s=c5fe485af4df376130bee54f875814d79c4d7913e1258123b1206d2bdbf4873b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://restaurant.com</a> certificates and BYOB.  But still....

    Our waiter was incredibly friendly as soon as we got there and was more than happy to give us a corkscrew for the wine we had brought with us.  He chatted easily with us and gave us suggestions on the menu.  He was the only server in the mostly empty restaurant and handled the 5 or 6 tables easily.  Though there was some confusion with the checks at the end, he still did a very good job with our group of 8.  

    Half or our group ended up being very late and so we ordered some appetizers to tide us over.  We had the appetizer sampler for 4 ($17) and the rolled feta pastry ($5).  Everything on the sampler plate was fantastic and they make their own pita bread, but for the cost it just wasn't enough food... The pastry came with 4 very small pieces of flaky pastry with the most minuscule amount of feta.  Once again, it was a very small amount of food for the cost.  

    My husband and I shared the Shepard Salad ($8).  It was just chopped up tomatoes, cucumber, green pepper, onion and a little bit of feta.  For that cost you would expect a dinner sized salad.  It wasn't... it was definitely on the small side even for a side salad.  Considering the ingredients total probably cost them about 80 cents, it was a huge rip off!

    For entree, we had the Iskender Doner ($14).  It was gyro meat placed over pita bread and covered with a tomato sauce.  It was very good and the only part of the meal that felt priced correctly.  

    The menu online is not the same menu that you will see at the actual restaurant.

    Because of our <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurant.com&s=c5fe485af4df376130bee54f875814d79c4d7913e1258123b1206d2bdbf4873b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://restaurant.com</a>, our bill was very reasonable, but I wouldn't go there without one.  I do love a good BYOB restaurant and so I might return there once or twice.  So... I recommend this place with hesitation...

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    Used our Groupon.  Started with Feta Borek as our appetizer and moved on the Chicken Kebabs.  Both were fantastic.  Our server was friendly and efficient.  Remember this is a BYOB restaurant with no corking fee.  We'll gladly go back again.

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    Family dining welcome with fine food appeal. Everything is made from scratch including the bread.  Doner and adona are Turkish specialties served up deliciously -a mix of lamb and beef.  They will soon become Istanbul Grill.  They are affiliated with cafe Istanbul which was located at Newport.  I was pleased by my Adona wrap and my Turkish coffee hit the spot.  I will be back to try more house specialties.

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    We got a Groupon for Turquoise and decided to give it a try last night. The food greatly exceeded our expectations. We started with Tabouli as an appetizer & it was fresh & flavorful. We both ordered the Iskender Kabob as an entree. This was a hit! So much flavor complexity. Needless to say, we both cleared our plates (honestly wished we had an extra pita to dip the remaining sauce in...). We will definitely come back & try more of the menu. Prices lean more towards date night than casual, but on date night, who cares? Check them out.

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    Turkish is the new Mexican!

    Or at least it is climbing higher up on the latter for ethnic foodie places to try out...

    This little gem in the rough, was probably not a place I would go, if I had not bought a gift certificate at <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurant.com&s=c5fe485af4df376130bee54f875814d79c4d7913e1258123b1206d2bdbf4873b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://restaurant.com</a>.
    But never the less, the food was really good.

    Can recommend the appetizer platter, everything was fresh and seemed like they just prepared the different items to order.

    I can not remember what I had as the main course, because we went to MOTR and Japps afterwards, but I do remember it was very good!

    Be aware that it is BYOB, but it is possible to buy beer in the bar round the corner, they even supplied me with a bottle opener...

    The service was very attentive and fast, nothing to put a negative finger on!

    The interior could probably be a little more inviting and authentic, but as a long as the food is good who cares right.  

    Very good down town spot, that I recommend people to try!

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    I got their hummus and tabouli to-go for lunch on a weekday... it was really good!

    They were a little awkward in that they didn't address me at all until my order was ready {I called it in}. It was $10 for only a side of hummus & a side of tabouli, so I'm a little hesitant in ordering from there again, but it was delicious and lasted me a couple of days of small lunches.

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    Great lunch spot.  They are open for Dinner too.  Awesome wraps and kabobs....very authentic..  I'm excited this place opened!

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    Stumble upon this place while going to another restaurant for lunch, and it was a pleasant surprise.

    It has a lot of space inside, with tables very well presented; incl. table cloth, cloth napkins nicely folded, and two forks.

    The menu has room for improvement on simplifaction and highlighting what makes this Turkish restaurant different from other mediterranean menus.

    The food was very good, I had a Falafel side (very fresh and tasty) and a Doner Wrap a.k.a. Gyro (again, fresh and crunchy).

    Prices were a bit on the high-side for a Lunch.

    I'd recommend this place.

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    Really excellent Mediterranean/Turkish food!  At first, I was a little put off by the lunch prices - the special is $11 and comes with a lunch portion of an entree and soup, salad or hummus - but after the food arrived, it turned out to be worth every penny.  My group ordered a variety of kebabs and everyone was impressed with their dishes.  In addition, our server was attentive, friendly and just all-around good at his job.  We will definitely be back!

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    Good quality food, well presented.  I'm a sucker for a place with real table cloths.  Will definitely be there again to work my way around the menu.

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