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Phoenician Taverna
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7944 S Mason Montgomery Rd
Mason, OH 45040
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Featured Items
- Hommus$8.00
CHICKPEAS DIP. Chickpeas pureed with tahini, fresh lemon and garlic. Sprinkled with EV olive oil.
- M'hammara$11.00
WALNUT DIP. Raw walnuts pureed with roasted red bell pepper, pomegranate reduction, onions, spices and EV olive oil.
- Fillet Kebab$34.00
BEEF KEBAB. Grilled cubes of fillet mignon, served with grilled vegetables and basmati rice.
Dinner Menu
Cold Vegetarian Mezza
- Hommus$8.00
CHICKPEAS DIP. Chickpeas pureed with tahini, fresh lemon and garlic. Sprinkled with EV olive oil.
- Baba Ghannouge$9.00
EGGPLANT DIP. Smoked roasted eggplant pureed with tahini, labneh, fresh lemon and garlic, sprinkled with EV olive oil and pomegranate seeds when in season.
- Mama Ghannouge$8.50
BEETS DIP. Roasted beets pureed with tahini, labneh and garlic, sprinkled with EV olive oil.
- Dip Trio$10.50
COMBINATION OF DIPS. Combination of Hommus, Baba Ghannouge and Mama Ghannouge.
- M'hammara$11.00
WALNUT DIP. Raw walnuts pureed with roasted red bell pepper, pomegranate reduction, onions, spices and EV olive oil.
- M'sakaa$9.50
EGGPLANT RATATOUILLE. Eggplant and Chickpeas baked in tomato sauce, onions and whole garlic.
- Warak Inab Bil Zeit$9.50
VEGETARIAN GRAPE LEAVES. Rolled vine leaves with rice, chickpeas, tomatoes, parsley and herbs in lemon and EV olive oil.
- Shankleesh$11.50
SPICED AGED FETA. Feta cheese blended with spices and herbs, coated with zaatar, served with diced tomatoes, sumac onions, EV olive oil.
- Labneh$8.50
YOGURT DIP. Low fat strained yogurt, EV olive oil.
Hot Vegetarian Mezza
- Mujaddara$10.50
PURÉED LENTILS. Pureed lentils with caramelized onions and rice, topped with cabbage salad.
- Arnabeet$10.00
CAULIFLOWER AND TAHINI. Caulifower florets fried to a golden brown, drizzled with tahini sauce.
- Fool M'dammas$9.00
STEWED FAVA BEANS. Simmered fava beans mixed with fresh lemon, garlic and EV olive oil
- Fatayer B'jibne$9.50
CHEESE PIES. Homemade dough filled with feta.
- Fatayer B'sbanigh$9.50
SPINACH PIES. Homemade dough filled with spinach, pine nuts and sumac onions in lemon and EV olive oil.
- Falafel$9.50
CHICKPEAS FRITTERS. Coarsely ground chick peas with leeks, garlic, cilantro, parsley, spices and herbs. Served with tomatoes, radishes, scallions and tahini sauce.
- Taverna Falafel$11.00
FALAFEL AND ROASTED EGGPLANT. Falafel over roasted eggplant with scallions, tomatoes and pomegranate reduction, drizzled with tahini.
- Batata Harra$8.75
SPICY HOT POTATOES. Cubed potatoes sautéed with harissa, tomatoes, cilantro and pine nuts.
- Kibbeh Lakteen$10.50
PUMPKIN KIBBEH. Vegetarian kibbeh! The shell is burghul and pumpkin filled with walnuts, onions and pomegranate reduction.
- Taverna Fries$8.50
FRENCH FRIES. French fries sprinkled with sumac and parsley. Served with garlic whip.
- Vegetarian Sampler$19.75
Sampling of Hummos, Baba Ghannouge, Grape Leaves, Tabbouleh, falafel with tahini, pumpkin kibbeh, spinach pie, cheese pie and m’sakaa.
Hot Non Vegetarian Mezza
- Hommus Special$10.50
CHICKPEAS DIP WITH MEAT. Hommus topped with minced lamb and pine nuts.
- Kibbeh$10.75
STUFFED MEATBALLS. Oblong burghul and lamb shells shaped like an American football filled with ground lamb, beef, pine nuts and almonds. Served with yogurt sauce.
- Sambousik$9.50
MEAT PIES. Homemade dough filled with ground lamb, labneh, onions, pine nuts and almonds
- Maanek$10.75
MILD SAUSAGE. Homemade lamb and pine nuts sausage in natural casing. Mildly spiced. Sautéed in lemon butter.
- Sujok$10.50
SPICY HOT SAUSAGE. Homemade beef and garlic sausage. Sautéed in hot tomato sauce.
- Shawarma Appetizer$12.50
VERTICAL ROTISSERIE. Your choice of lamb and beef OR chicken
- Kibbeh Nayeh$13.50
LAMB TARTARE. Ground raw lamb and crushed wheat with spices and herbs. Served with onions, herbs and garlic whip. Drizzled with EV olive oil.
- Regular Mezza Platter$19.75
Sampling of Hummos, Baba Ghannouge, Grape Leaves, Tabbouleh, Falafel with tahini, Kibbeh with labneh, sambousik and m’sakaa.
Sambousik
MEAT PIES. Homemade dough filled with ground lamb, labneh, onions, pine nuts and almonds
Soup And Salads
- Shawrba Adas B'hamod$7.50
LENTIL AND SWISS CHARD SOUP. Lentil, swiss chard, cilantro, garlic, lemon and EV olive oil.
- Tabbouleh$10.50
PARSLEY SALAD. Parsley, burghul, tomatoes, onions, mint, lemon and EV olive oil
- Fattoush$9.50
VEGETABLES WITH TOASTED PITA. Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, mint, radishes, parsley, pomegranate-sumac-garlic dressing tossed with toasted pita.
- Shakshouky$10.00
ROASTED EGGPLANT SALAD. Roasted eggplants, tomatoes, scallions, pomegranate reduction, EV olive oil.
- Laban B'khyar$8.50
YOGURT AND CUCUMBER. Yogurt, cucumber, garlic and mint.
Flat Bread
- Manakish B'jibne$12.00
CHEESE PIE. Feta and mozzarella, black olives.
- Manakish B'zaatar$10.00
MIXED HERB PIE. Thyme, sumac, sesame seeds, tomatoes, onions and EV olive oil. Served with Yogurt cucumber sauce.
- Manakish B'sbanigh$12.00
SINACH PIE. Spinach, onions, sumac, pine nuts and mozzarella cheese.
- Lahm B'aajin$13.00
GROUND LAMB PIE. Ground Lamb, tomatoes, onions, peppers and spices. Served with yogurt cucumber sauce.
- Manakish Sujok$13.50
SPICY HOT BEEF SAUSAGE PIE. Spicy hot tomato sauce, grilled homemade spicy beef sausage, mozzarella cheese.
Main Dish
- Warak Inab Blahmeh$23.00
MEAT GRAPE LEAVES. Vine leaves rolled with ground lamb and rice. Served with yogurt salad.
- Fatteh Bel Djaj$23.00
TRADITIONAL YOGURT DISH WITH CHICKEN. Layered braised chicken breast, chickpeas, toasted pita, warm yogurt garlic, sautéed pine nuts, and pomegranate seeds when in season.
- Fatteh Bel Ghanam$24.00
TRADITIONAL YOGURT DISH WITH LAMB. Layered braised lamb, chickpeas, toasted pita, warm yogurt garlic, sautéed pine nuts, and pomegranate seeds when in season.
- Fatteh Bel Batenjan$22.00
TRADITIONAL YOGURT DISH WITH EGGPLANT. Layered eggplant, chickpeas, toasted pita, warm yogurt garlic, sautéed pine nuts, and pomegranate seeds when in season.
- Mashawi Kafta$24.00
GROUND LAMB AND PARSLEY KEBAB. Grilled ground lamb-onion-parsley patties, served with grilled vegetables and basmati rice. Accompanied by salsa harra.
- Mashawi Taouk$24.00
CHICKEN KEBAB. Grilled marinated chicken breast cubes, served with grilled vegetables and basmati rice. Accompanied by our garlic whip.
- Mashawi Ghanam$26.00
LAMB KEBAB. Grilled lamb cubes, served with grilled vegetables and basmati rice. Accompanied by salsa harra.
- Mashawi M'shakkal$28.00
MIXED GRILL. Mixed Grill of Kafta, Taouk and Lamb, served with grilled vegetables and basmati rice. Accompanied by salsa harra and our garlic whip.
- Fillet Kebab$34.00
BEEF KEBAB. Grilled cubes of fillet mignon, served with grilled vegetables and basmati rice.
- Mouzat$33.00
BRAISED LAMB SHANK. Lamb shank braised in tomato sauce, Served with crushed wheat pilaf.
- Ouzi$26.00
BRAISED LAMB AN RICE. Braised seasoned chunks of lamb over spiced rice with bits of lamb, pine nuts and almonds. Served with yogurt salad.
- Riz Bel Djaj$24.00
BRAISED CHICKEN AND RICE. Braised seasoned chicken Breasts over spiced rice with bits of lamb, pine nuts and almonds. Served with yogurt salad.
- Sharhat Ghanam$35.00
LAMB LOIN. Grilled lamb loin, sliced into thin slices and topped with green herb sauce. Served with potatoes and garlic whip.
- Shawarma Djaj Main$22.75
CHICKEN VERTICAL ROTISSERIE. Marinated chicken breasts slowly cooked on the vertical rotisserie, served with onion-sumac-parsley, basmati rice and our garlic whip.
- Shawarma Lahme Main$23.75
LAMB AND BEEF VERTICAL ROTISSERIE. Marinated lamb and beef slowly cooked on the vertical rotisserie, served with onion-sumac-parsley, basmati rice and tahini sauce.
- Shawarma M'shakkal$25.75
MIXED VERTICAL ROTISSERIE. Mixed shawarma, served with onion-sumac-parsley and basmati rice. Accompanied by tahini sauce and our garlic whip.
- Farrouj Meshwi$20.00
HALF ROTISSERIE CHICKEN. Free-Range, all-natural marinated chicken. Served with grilled vegetables, garlic whip, choice of rice or french fries.
- Salmon Meshwi$30.00
GRILLED SALMON. Grilled salmon fillet served with grilled vegetables, couscous, spicy tomato-cilantro-pine nut sauce.
- Araydis Meshwi$31.00
GRILLED SHRIMPs. Grilled shrimps served with grilled vegetables, basmati rice, spicy tomato-cilantro-pine nut sauce.
Sides
- Harrissa/ Hot Paste$1.00+
Spicy hot homemade Moroccan paste.
- Toom/ Garlic Whip$1.00+
Garlic, lemon and oil whip.
- Yogurt-Cucumber-Mint sauce$1.00+
- Salsa Harra/ Hot Green Sauce$1.00+
Garlicky mild blend of raw vegetables.
- Taratoor/ Tahini sauce$1.00+
Sesame seeds paste, fresh lemon, garlic and parsley.
- Condiment Trio$4.75
Harrissa, tahini sauce and garlic whip.
- Kabis/ Pickled Vegetables$6.00
An assortment of pickled vegetables and olives.
- Roz$4.50
Basmati rice.
- Roz Blahmeh$7.00
Spiced basmati with bits of lamb, pine nuts and almonds.
- Homestyle Potatoes with Garlic Whip$6.50
- Burghol Banadoora$8.00
Crushed wheat, tomatoes and chickpeas.
- Grilled Vegetables$5.00
- Zeit Wa Zaatar$4.00
- EXTRA Homemade Pita (1 Piece)$0.50
Specials Menu
Tonight’s Specials
- Rakakat Jibne$12.00
Crispy rolled dough filled with halloumi cheese and herbs.
- Calamari Meshwi Appetizer$13.00
Grilled marinated calamari drizzled with mildly spiced garlic tomato sauce.
- Artichoke Salad Appetizer$12.00
Artichokes tossed with scallions, parsley and tomatoes in fresh lemon and EV olive oil.
- Halloumi Cheese Appetizer$12.00
Halloumi cheese sautéed in EV olive oil, served with english cucumbers, tomatoes, black olives and fresh mint.
- Samake Harra$32.00
Baked Branzino fillet over spicy onion-cilantro-tomato sauté with pine nuts and almonds. Served with grilled vegetables and basmati rice.
Featured Wines
- Massaya Blanc, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon 2021$32.00
A white blend of Obeidi, chardonnay and sauvignon blanc. Light yet supple unoaked white with notes of spiced pear and white flowers.
- Massaya, Le Colombier, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon 2020$32.00
A fresh, vibrant red blend of Grenache Noir, Cinsault and Tempranillo distinguished by hints of spice and pepper.
Sunday | 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Monday | Closed |
Tuesday | 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Wednesday | 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Thursday | 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Friday | 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
Saturday | 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
Come in and enjoy!
7944 S Mason Montgomery Rd, Mason, OH 45040