Never had Turkish food? Order in three rounds.

Small cold plates for the middle of the table. Order two or three, or get the Mixed Appetizer Plate ($29.95), which puts six of them on one platter.

When the reviewer ordered that plate, it came with balon lavas, bread that “looked like a large blown-up pita and was impossible to stop tearing off pieces.”

• HummusChickpeas, tahini, lemon
• BabaganoushEggplant, tahini, garlic, olive oil, a little mayo
• Spinach TaratorPan-fried spinach folded into labneh with garlic
• Beets TaratorRed beets and labneh, garlic, spices
• Spicy EzmeFinely chopped tomato, onion, pepper and walnut, pomegranate sour, Turkish spice
• Sauced EggplantEggplant in fresh tomato sauce with green pepper, onion, garlic
• Fried Eggplant with YogurtEggplant slices, garlic yogurt
• Grape LeavesFilled with rice, pine nuts, parsley, herbs

The kebabs and chops are grilled, and most come with rice and sautéed vegetables. If you'd rather have something from the oven, the pide is, in the reviewer's words, “a rolled flatbread with various toppings resembling a folded pizza.”

• Lamb Shish KebabMarinated baby lamb on the skewer
• Lamb Adana KebabGround lamb with red pepper and paprika, grilled on the skewer. Rice, vegetables
• Grilled Meatballs (Köfte Kebab)Ground meat, onion, garlic, herbs. Rice, vegetables
• Baby Lamb ChopsCooked to your order. Rice, vegetables
• LahmacunTwo thin rounds, ground lamb, tomato, red pepper, onion, parsley
• Spinach PideSpinach, onion, mozzarella
• Ground Lamb PideSeasoned ground lamb, onion

Sharing? The Mix Grilled Special is a grill platter with cover bread, priced for two, three or four. Not eating meat? See the meat-free dishes.

There are about twenty. The reviewer's table chose two baklavas, “light and crispy, studded with nuts,” and the brown top pudding, kazandibi, which “tasted like a toasted marshmallow.” Their desserts came round on a rolling cart.

Finish with Turkish coffee, or try ayran, a yogurt drink, with the meal.