Tava Turkish And Mediterranean Menu

If you’re curious about bold flavors and comforting classics, the Tava Turkish And Mediterranean Menu at 318 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215 is where things get interesting. The selection moves effortlessly from vibrant meze spreads to hearty, charcoal-grilled favorites, giving you plenty to explore. One minute you’re dipping warm, fluffy bread into creamy hummus and smoky baba ganoush, and the next you’re eyeing tender lamb kebabs or perfectly seasoned chicken shawarma fresh off the grill.

What I love is how balanced everything feels - fresh herbs, bright citrus, rich olive oil, and just the right touch of spice. The seafood options bring a lighter twist, while the pide and rice platters add that satisfying, stick-to-your-ribs comfort. Even the salads feel thoughtfully prepared, not like an afterthought. It’s the kind of menu that makes you pause for a second because narrowing down your order isn’t exactly easy.

Cold Appetizers

Hummus
Chickpeas mashed into a paste with lemon juice and flavored tahini.
US$10.95
Babaganush
Smoked eggplant puree seasoned with olive oil, mayonnaise, lemon juice and hint of garlic.
US$11.50
Tabuleh
Cracked wheat with parsley, tomatoes, scallions and a touch of olive oil and lemon juice.
US$10.95
Spinach Tarator
Fresh spinach sauteed with white onions, garlic, thick homemade yogurt, walnut and olive oil.
US$11.50
Home Made Stuffed Grape Leaves
Vine leaves stuffed with rice, currants, pinenuts, onions and herbs.
US$12.50
Ezme
Spicy vegetables. A mixture of minced tomatoes, cucumber, walnut, hot spices, peppers, onions, pomegranate molasses, olive oil and lemon juice. Spicy.
US$12.50
Eggplant With Tomato Sauce
Small pieces of fried eggplant in moderately spicy sauce of fresh tomatoes, green peppers, onions and garlic.
US$12.50
Mixed Appetizer Plate
A healthy portion of humus, ezme, tabule, babaganush and spinach tarator.
US$25.95

Salad

Shepherd Salad
Served with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, parsley and onions mixed with lemon and olive oil sauce.
$
Mediterranean Salad
Served with lettuce, mix greens, carrots, red cabbage, cucumber, onions and tomatoes with feta cheese.
US$15.95
Avocado Salad
Mix greens. lettuce, red cabbage, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, carrots, tossed with balsamic dressing
US$16.95
Arugula Salad
Tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, cranberry, walnuts and cubed feta cheese, served with balsamic vinegar
US$16.95
Gavurdag Salad
Served with tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, parsley, walnuts and pomegranate sauce.
US$16.95

Soup

Lentil Soup
Pureed red lentils.
US$8.50
Chicken Vegetable Soup
US$8.50

Hot Appetizers

Fried Liver Cubes
Tender pieces of calf's liver breaded and deep fried then tossed with seasoning and herbs.
US$18.95
Fried Calamari
Served with home made sauce.
US$18.95
Zucchini Pancakes
Pan fried zucchini pancakes, mixture of zucchini, dill, parsley, eggs and flour. Served with garlic yogurt sauce on the top.
US$17.50
Sigara Boregi
Pan fried phyllo scrolls stuffed with feta cheese and spinach.
US$13.95
Falafel
Deep fried chickpeas and vegetables, blended with Turkish spices and tahini sauce on the side. Served with hummus.
US$13.95
Chicken Fingers
Served with honey mustard sauce.
US$13.95
Mozzarella Sticks
Served with marinara sauce.
US$13.95
Icli Kofte
Wheat bulgur balls stuffed with seasoned ground lamb, onion, walnuts and herbs.
US$15.95
Grilled Calamari
Tender grilled calamari sauteed with tarragon, garlic and butter sauce. Served with special sauce.
US$18.95

Main Courses

Chicken Gyro
Layers of marinated chicken thighs wrapped around the vertical split, grilled in front of charcoal fire. Served with rice and mixed green salad.
US$24.95
Lamb Gyro
Layers of marinated lamb wrapped around the vertical split and grilled in front of charcoal fire. Served with rice and mixed green salad. Only Available Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
US$25.95
Adana Kebab
Slightly seasoned hand chopped lamb, flavored with red bell peppers, grilled on skewers and served with rice and green salad.
US$27.95
Chicken Adana Kebab
Hand chopped chicken flavored with red bell peppers, parsley seasoned with paprika. Served with rice and green salad.
US$26.95
Chicken Shish Kebab
Tender chunks of chicken, marinated with chef's own blend of herbs and spices. Served with rice and green salad.
US$25.95
Lamb Chops
Lamb chops with chef's special herbs. Served with rice and green salad.
US$36.95
Lamb Shish Kebab
Special marinated cubes of baby lamb grilled to delight. Served with rice and house salad.
US$32.95
Sultan's Delight
Pieces of lamb served on a bed of smoked eggplant in heavy cream.
US$32.95
Mixed Grill
Served with gyro, chicken shish kebab, beef shish, adana kebab and kofte. Served with rice and green salad.
US$37.95
Kofte Kebab
Served with mixture of ground beef and lamb seasoned with peppers, tomatoes and special herbs. Served with rice and piyaz salad.
US$27.95
Lamb Sautee
Served with chunks of lamb sauteed with onions, mushrooms, green peppers, tomatoes and oregano. Served with rice.
US$29.95
Chicken Sautee
Served with chunks of chicken sauteed with onions, mushrooms, green peppers, tomatoes and oregano. Served with rice.
US$28.95

Combo

Combination Of Chicken Shish And Lamb Shish
Combination of Chicken Shish and Lamb Shish
US$29.95
Combinations
Combination of your favorite dishes. Served with rice and house salad
$

Oven

Kasarli Pide
Crispy crust of dough topped with kashkaval cheese
US$21.95
Sucuklu Kasarli Pide
A thin crust topped with Turkish soujouk sausage and kashkaval cheese
US$24.95
Spinach Pide
A thin crust topped with spinach and kashkaval cheese.
US$21.95
Kiymali Pide
A thin crust topped with ground lamb, parsley, fresh lamb, red peppers, and onion
US$21.95
Tava Special Mixed Pide
A tasteful combination of pide with Turkish soujouk (sausage), kashkaval cheese, spinach, ground lamb
US$27.50
Kusbasili Kasarli Pide
Diced steak meat with Kashkaval cheese. Sauced with tomatoes, green and red peppers.
US$25.95
Lahmacun
Anatolia's version of ancient Turkish meat pie with ground lamb, topped with parsley, fresh tomatoes, red peppers, and onion all on thin dough
US$26.95
Chicken Pide
Diced chicken breast with Kashkaval cheese. Sauced with tomatoes, green and red peppers.
US$24.95

Pasta

Penne Alla Vodka Pasta
Topped with Parmesan cheese served with marinara sauce.
US$20.95
Spinach Manti Pasta
A light dough dumpling stuffed with seasoned spinach and onions, steamed to perfection. Served in garlic yogurt sauce and seasonings.
US$26.95
Lamb Manti
US$26.95

Yogurtlu Kebabs

Yogurtlu Chicken Shish Kebab
Chicken shish kebab layered on homemade bread croutons and topped with garlic yogurt sauce. Served with tomato sauce.
US$27.95
Yogurtlu Chicken Adana Kebab
Chicken adana kebab layered on homemade bread croutons and topped with garlic yogurt sauce. Served with tomato sauce.
US$27.95
Yogurtlu Adana Kebab
Lamb adana kebab layered on homemade bread croutons and topped with garlic yogurt sauce. Served with tomato sauce.
US$28.95
Yogurtlu Chicken Gyro
Chicken gyro kebab layered on homemade bread croutons and topped with garlic yogurt sauce. Served with tomato sauce.
US$27.95
Yogurtlu Lamb Shish
Lamb shish kebab layered on homemade bread croutons and topped with garlic yogurt sauce. Served with tomato sauce.
US$33.95
Yogurtlu Kofte
Kofte kebab layered on homemade bread croutons and topped with garlic yogurt sauce. Served with tomato sauce.
US$28.95
Yogurtlu Mix Combo
Choose Two entrée Combine your favorite dishes
US$33.95
Yogurtlu Lamb Gyro
Lamb gyro kebab layered on homemade bread croutons and topped with garlic yogurt sauce. Served with tomato sauce.
US$27.95

Seafood Entrees

Grilled Salmon
Grilled steak cut salmon. Served over a bed of sautéed spinach and mashed potato.
US$33.95
Mediterranean Sea Bass
Whole grilled Mediterranean seabass served with house salad.
US$33.95
Grilled Shrimp
Char-grilled shrimp in chef's delightfully light sauce. Served with rice and green salad.
US$29.95

Vegetarian Entrees

Mixed Vegetables Casserole
A fine mixture of potatoes, carrots, zucchini, eggplant, white onion, red and green peppers and garlic sauteed with our light tomato sauce. Served with rice. Vegetarian.
US$22.95
Dinner Falafel Plate
8 pieces of falafel served with house salad, hummus and tahini sauce. Vegetarian.
US$23.95

Wraps

Lamb Gyro Wrap
Tender lamb slices, fresh vegetables, wrapped in a soft flatbread.
US$15.95
Chicken Gyro Wrap
Marinated chicken slices wrapped in a soft flatbread with salad
US$15.95
Kofte Wrap
Grilled spiced meat wrapped in flatbread with fresh vegetables
US$15.95
Chicken Shish Wrap
Grilled chicken, fresh vegetables, and a blend of Mediterranean spices wrapped in a soft flatbread.
US$15.95
Chicken Adana Wrap
Grilled minced chicken seasoned with Mediterranean spices, wrapped in a soft flatbread
US$15.95
Adana Wrap
Grilled minced lamb seasoned with spices, wrapped in flatbread
US$15.95
Falafel Wrap
Chickpea falafel with hummus, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, and tahini sauce, wrapped in a soft flatbread.
US$15.95
Tava Special Wrap
Hummus, chicken shish, roasted peppers, and house salad
US$16.95

Sides

French Fries
US$6.00
Mashed Potato
US$6.95
Sliced Cucumber And Carrots
US$5.50
Rice
US$4.95
Steamed Vegetables
US$6.95
Feta Cheese
US$3.95
Avocado
US$4.95
Homemade Turkish Bread
US$1.95
Homemade White Sauce
US$0.50
Homemade Hot Sauce
US$0.50
Homemade Tahini Sauce
US$1.00
Homemade Lavash Bread
US$3.50

Lunch Special

Lunch Special
Choice of an entree and an appetizer, salad or soup.
US$18.95

Desserts

Baklava
US$9.95
Rice Pudding
US$9.95
Almond Pudding
US$9.95
Kazandibi
US$9.95
Kunefe
US$13.95
Tiramisu
US$8.95
Chocolate Souffle
Served with Vanilla Ice Cream
US$13.50
Kabak Tatlisi
Sweet Pumpking dessert served with tahini and topped with walnuts
US$9.95

Beverages

Coke
US$3.50
Diet Coke
US$3.50
Coke Zero
US$3.50
Sprite
US$3.50
Ginger Ale
US$3.50
Seltzer
US$3.95
Snapple Peach
US$3.95
Snapple Lemon
US$3.50
Ayran (Yogurt Drink)
US$4.95
Pellegrino
US$6.25
Small Bottle Water
US$2.95
Large Bottle Water
US$4.95
Orange Juice
US$3.95
Cranberry Juice
US$3.95
Salgam (Spicy)
US$4.95
Gazoz
US$4.95

Red Wines Bottle (Must be 21 to purchase)

Yakut,Kavaklidere (Turkey)
Must be 21 to purchase.
US$46.00
Cabernet Sauvignon, Vignobles Vellas (France)
Must be 21 to purchase.
US$46.00
Pinot Noir, Hob Nob (France)
Must be 21 to purchase.
US$44.00
Rioja, Montecillo (Spain)
Must be 21 or older to purchase.
US$44.00
Syrah Kalecik Karasi, Majestik (Turkey)
Must be 21 or older to purchase.
US$46.00

White Wines Bottle (Must be 21 to purchase)

Cankaya, Kavaklidere (Turkey)
Must be 21 to purchase.
US$46.00
Suavignon Blanc, Majestik(Turkey)
Must be 21 to purchase.
US$44.00
Chardonnay, Domaine Valjulius (France)
Must be 21 to purchase.
US$48.00
Lal, Kavaklidere (Rose) (Turkey)
Must be 21 or older to purchase.
US$44.00
Aegean Sunset (Turkey)
Must be 21 or older to purchase.
US$46.00

Beers

Corona Extra
Must be 21 or older to purchase.
US$8.00
Bomonti Lager (Turkish)
Must be 21 or older to purchase.
US$10.00
Blue Moon
Must be 21 or older to purchase.
US$8.00
Lagunitas IPA
Must be 21 or older to purchase.
US$8.00
Efes Pilsner (Turkey)
Must be 21 or older to purchase.
US$8.00

CATERING

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Includes hummus, babaganoush (roasted eggplant dip), Shepard's salad (fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, parsley, onions, lemon & olive oil), falafel (chickpea fritters), penne pasta (w/ tomato sauce), rice, gyro (spit-roasted meat), chicken shish (marinated chicken pieces), baklava (layers of phyllo dough w/ nuts & honey), and your choice of 2-liter soda.
US$23.00
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