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    Turkish Kitchen

    3.8 (637 reviews)
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    Classy
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    This is the calamari with dipping sauce, as well as the bread!

    [This is a copy of MY OWN review from Google] SUMMARY: Go here NOW! Amazing food, amazing atmosphere, amazing people. Great for date night and group dinners!! I went here to celebrate my amazing girlfriend's birthday after another Turkish restaurant in the area completely messed up my reservation. Once we arrived, the miraculously mustached gentleman quickly brought us to our table. Before I talk about the food, the atmosphere and service were outstanding. It is a very spacious and beautifully lit area with a gorgeous bar right at the entrance. The staff were very kind and the food was brought out quickly. We first got the fried calamari. I will be perfectly honest, the calamari could have been better. It was rather thin, even with the breading, which could have been just a little crispier. That being said, however, I still enjoyed it and scarfed all of it down with the delicious dipping sauce. We also got bread! Now restaurant bread is usually pretty lacking, but I thoroughly enjoyed the bread served here. I enjoyed it so much to the point that my girlfriend started to urge me to stop eating so I could have room for the main course. I got the Döner kebap, which is very thinly sliced lamb over rice. It was accompanied by grilled tomato, onion, and I believe pepper. This was DELICIOUS. The meat was incredibly tender and the tomato complimented the taste very well. If you get this, I highly recommend getting a forkfull of rice, lamb, and onion. That lil combination blew me away. My beautiful girlfriend ordered the shish kebap, which I believe is lamb chunks accompanied by grilled tomato, grilled pepper, cauliflower, broccoli, and rice. The lamb was charred to perfection. I thought the meat would be tough but it was sooo tender and juicy. The vegetables didn't miss either! They basically melted in the mouth, it was all so delicious. Finally, my girlfriend got two Diet Cokes. Let me tell you something, they could have easily gotten just any glass to put the soda in, but the miraculously mustached gentleman poured it in such a nice glass, the ones usually used for alcohol. It was also served with a lemon wedge! absolutely amazing. At the end of our meal, the same gentleman asked how our food was. I tried my best to summarize all the thoughts I have laid out in this review haha. Finally, he surprised us with baklava! It was a great little surprise. This was hands down the best baklava I have ever had. Incredible taste and an equally incredible texture. It was so delicious in fact that I completely forgot to take a picture of both of them for this review. It was only after I devoured mine that I remembered! Thank you so much for such an amazing experience. As stated in the beginning, the other Turkish restaurant we were supposed to go to messed up our reservation. I had no idea where else to take my girlfriend. Turkish Kitchen came in the rescue with their phenomenal food and service. They also do parties/celebrates, which I am seriously considering after this amazing experience. For anybody reading this review, stop reading the reviews and eat here! Final cost including tax: $83.83

    Yu H.

    Thursday night 7:30pm. No rsvp. But I suggest to rsvp for better seat. Service : very attentive Decor : they r in renovation Food : so so. We ordered beef and chicken dish. The meat is well marinated and delicious. But I had better Turkish food Overall : it's ok. Won't plan to come back again

    Tavuklu Adana Kebab
    Aditi S.

    Came here for my aunt's birthday dinner this past weekend and had a good experience! Restaurant is very spacious with lots of seating - it was good weather when we went so their outdoor seating was open but there's also an upstairs seating area. Service was a little slow throughout the night - there were a few times when we had to ask for our server to come by, but she was very nice. For appetizers, we got the combination platter and the zucchini pancakes. For my entree, I got the Tavuklu Adana Kebab with the pita bread and onions, which was delicious and perfectly cooked! For our dessert, we got the baklava, which also tasted amazing! Would recommend and would like to come back!

    Amazing service, food and coffee. The ambience is warm, welcoming. The food is light. Great size portions. The location was perfect since we were attending a show at The Spanish Repertory Theater. Great experience overall! I've been coming to this place and will continue to do so.

    Lamb chops
    Heley O.

    I came here for dinner and it was delicious! We got the zucchini pancakes and I got the baby lamb chops. When the server came over to drizzle the sauce on the zucchini fritter, he started to draw a little smiley face on it. It was adorable, the servers here have a great sense of humor. The lamb chops were also amazing and cooked perfectly. I will say that the food is a little pricey, but I loved the service and the taste!

    Combination Platter
    Moaz A.

    Decent restaurant, old style architecture. It is good for friends and family. The food is delicious and service is warm. I think the Iskender Kabob needs more yogurt and less sauce, the combination appetizer platter is done just right. I would love to go again to try other kabobs.

    Baklava
    Azarel B.

    I ordered through Uber Eats. The food was made timely and packed well. They even included a "Thank You" piece of baklava. As for the food, I ordered the following: Tavuklu adana kebab - Very flavorful and grilled nicely but a little dry. It's accompanied by sliced raw onions and a piece of pita. Shepard salad - Nicely chopped veggies and plenty of it. I especially loved the level of acidity with the vinegar added. It helped the otherwise dry kebab eat better Hummus - Desperately needed some salt. It was very thick and paste like. I'd give them a 3.5 if that was possible and another shot but order something else.

    Tahini R.

    While looking for a place to have dinner before to to the AMC Kipps bay theater to watch a movie, I did a quick search on Google and found this place. I tried to make a reservation through Google but doesn't like they take reservations through Google. It was also complete empty so it's a good place to just walk-in. We got there at 5:15 pm on a Monday and it was empty. We got there, the manager asked to see our vaccination cards and then we got seated. I ordered the lamb gyro plate with fries and my friend ordered their chicken kebab. I originally wanted their lamb Adana, but they didn't have that, my friend also wanted bulgur instead of rice with her chicken, but they didn't have that either. Luckily the lamb gyro I ordered was delicious. Didn't exactly get fries with it but got these fries potato pieces that are quite delicious. I really enjoyed my meal. We also ordered Cigara rolls, which are these delicious deep fried Turkish cheese spring rolls. They were fresh, hot and delicious. Food and service was decent and ambience was really nice as well. At the end of our meal, our sever also brought us some free baklava for dessert, which was really nice and very delicious. I'll definitely come back to this place. Hopefully the next time they will have the lamb Adana I really was hoping to try!

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    Cimen T.

    Great service. Had my friends try Turkish food and experience was great. I recommend this place to everyone who wants good service and good tasty food

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    My favorite restaurant in the neighborhood! The food is always amazing and the service is the best in the city.

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