Pera Turkish Cuisine Menu
Pera Turkish Cuisine offers a delicious Mediterranean seafood menu in a casual yet romantic setting. Located in Philadelphia, PA, they provide delivery and takeout services, with street parking available. The menu features a variety of soups, salads, mezes, and hot mezes. Customers rave about the flavorful dishes, such as the Iskender with side fries and the deconstructed gyro. The lamb is well-seasoned, and the sauces are described as spiced and garlicky. The service is impeccable, and the ambiance is welcoming. Diners enjoy the extensive selection of appetizers and kabobs, all cooked to perfection. The restaurant has a calm, romantic vibe and is BYOB-friendly. Overall, Pera Turkish Cuisine is a must-visit for those craving authentic Turkish flavors in a cozy atmosphere.
Soup and Salad
Lentil Soup
Red lentil, onion, carrot, and potato. Gluten-free. Vegetarian. Dairy-free.
Shepherd Salad
Chopped tomato, cucumber, pepper, onion, and parsley with red vinegar dressing. Gluten-free. Vegetarian.
Garden Salad
Mix green, slice carrot, cherry tomato, cucumber, and mint with lemon dressing. Gluten-free. Vegetarian.
Pera Salad
Mix green, orange, quinoa, cherry tomato, fennel with pomegranate dressing
Hummus
Mashed chickpeas with tahini, lemon, and garlic. Gluten-free. Vegetarian.
Atom
Grilled Eggplant with yogurt and topped with spicy red pepper oil
Babagannoush
Smoked eggplant, garlic, and tahini. Gluten-free. Vegetarian.
Spinach Tarator
Spinach, minced walnut, sour cream, and garlic.
Ezme
Minced tomato, hot pepper, onion, garlic, walnut, and flavored with pomegranate reduction.
Tabouli
Parsley, scallion, diced tomato, and brown wheat. Vegetarian.
Stuffed Grape Leaves
Rice with caramelized onion, pine nut flavored all-spice, and mint. Vegetarian.
Mix Eggplant
Fried cubes eggplant topped with tomato pepper garlic sauce. Gluten-free. Vegetarian.
Cacik
Yogurt with cucumber, dill, and garlic. Gluten-free.
Feta Cheese
Served with sundried tomato, and olive. Gluten-free.
Combo Platter
Chef's choice of different mezes.
Meze
Hot Meze
Falafel
Mashed chickpeas blended with vegetables and herbs. Vegetarian.
Mucver
Mashed zucchini blended with herbs, and fried till golden brown. Vegetarian.
Cheese Roll
Phyllo dough wrapped with feta cheese and parsley, deeply fried.
Arnavut Cigeri
Pan-fried liver with onion and lemon.
Fried Calamari
Deep-fried calamari with marinara sauce.
Doner
Gyro. Freshly ground lamb and beef combination wrapped around the large vertical spit and grilled.
Chicken Kebap
Tender chunks of chicken marinated with the chef's own blend of herbs and spices.
Grilled Chicken
Chicken thigh marinated with chef's own blend of herbs and spices.
Grilled Chicken Adana
Chopped boneless chicken flavored with red bell peppers, spices and grilled on skewers.
Grilled Lamb Adana
Grilled lamb flavored with red bell peppers and slightly seasoned with paprika.
Lamb Shish
Marinated lamb cubes grilled on a skewer.
Lamb Chops
Marinated baby lamb chops grilled to order.
Mix Grilled
Combination of gyro, grilled chicken, and lamb shish.
Grill
Pera Dishes
Iskender
Sauteed bread layered with gyro, yogurt, and special tomato sauce.
Manti
Tiny lamb-stuffed dumplings topped with yogurt and red oil.
Hunkar Begendi
Slow-cooked lamb shank over smoked eggplant.
Lamb Beyti
Ground lamb grilled on skewer serve in lavash top with tomato sauce and yogurt.
Chicken Beyti
Ground chicken grilled on skewer serve in lavash top with tomato sauce and yogurt.
Chicken Garlic
Chunks of chicken breast sauteed with garlic and lemon and served with rice.
Vegetable Casserole
Slow-cooked seasonal vegetables. Served with rice. Gluten-free. Vegetarian.
Moussaka
Chunks of baby eggplant with the ground leg of lamb, seasoned with herbs and served with rice.
Falafel Platter
Mashed chickpeas blended with vegetables and herbs. Vegetarian.
Keskek
Braised rib-eye with wheat pure
Levrek
Mediterranean sea bass, lean white meat with moist tender fakes.
Cipura
Grilled royale dorado firm, moist, and white fish.
Salmon
Fresh herb marinated grill salmon.
Shrimp Kebap
Wild caught jumbo shrimp charcoal grilled.
Seafood
Dessert
Baklava
Thin sheets of phyllo dough layered with chopped nuts and honey syrup and baked with butter.
Kunefe
Shredded phyllo, sweet cheese, syrup, and crushed pistachios.
Kazandibi
Caramelized milk pudding with the burned bottom layer.
Sutlac
Traditional rice pudding.
Rice
French Fries
Cut potatoes fried and salted to perfection.
Side Feta
Brined cheese curd.
Pita
Round unleavened flatbread.
Sides
Wraps
Falafel Wrap
Mashed chickpeas blended with vegetables and herbs. Vegetarian.
Gyro Wrap
Freshly ground lamb and beef combination wrapped around the large vertical spit and grilled.
Chicken Kebap Wrap
Tender chunks of chicken marinated with the chef's own blend of herbs and spices.
Grilled Chicken Wrap
Chicken thigh marinated with chef's own blend of herbs and spices.
Chicken Adana Wrap
Chopped boneless chicken flavored with red bell peppers, spices and grilled on skewers.
Lamb Adana Wrap
Grilled lamb flavored with red bell peppers and slightly seasoned with paprika.
Lamb Shish Wrap
Marinated cubes of baby lamb grilled to delight on a skewer.
Fried Fish Wrap
Flounder.
Fried Chicken Wrap
Breaded chicken breast.
Falafel Sand
Mashed chickpeas blended with vegetables and herbs. Vegetarian.
Gyro Sand
Freshly ground lamb and beef combination wrapped around the large vertical spit and grilled.
Chicken Kebap Sand
Tender chunks of chicken marinated with the chef's own blend of herbs and spices.
Grilled Chicken Sand
Chicken thigh marinated with chef's own blend of herbs and spices.
Chicken Adana Sand
Chopped boneless chicken flavored with red bell peppers, spices and grilled on skewers.
Lamb Adana Sand
Grilled lamb flavored with red bell peppers and slightly seasoned with paprika.
Lamb Shish Sand
Marinated cubes of baby lamb grilled to delight on a skewer.
Fried Fish Sand
Flounder.
Fried Chicken Sand
Breaded chicken breast.
Sandwiches
Burgers
Hamburger
Grilled or fried patty on a bun.
Cheeseburger
Grilled or fried patty with cheese on a bun.
Turkish Tea
Turkish Coffe
Ayran
Yogurt Drink
Sarikiz
Mineral water.
Canned Soda
Peach Juice
Uludag Soda
Pellegrino
Salgam
Black Carrot Juice
