Ya Hala Restaurant Menu

Tea

Brewed with a sprig of fresh mint.

Can of Soda

Snapple

Arabic Coffee

Ground with cardamom to a fine powder and mixed directly into a pot of boiling water.

Baklava

A Middle Eastern pastry composed of nuts, spices and honey, blanketed betwixt layers of sweet, flaky phillo crust. Choose from either walnut or pistachio.

Warbat

A variation of baklava containing delicately flavored home style custard.

Hariseeh

A semolina honey cake, drizzled with sweet qater sauce and then garnished with pistachio.

Muhalabeeyah

A home style milk pudding, chilled and served topped with qater sauce and pistachio.

Lentil Soup

Lentils boiled down with an onion consomme and served with slices of fresh lemon.

Soup du Jour

Please contact the restaurant for today's selection.

Falafel Sandwich

Prepared with Middle Eastern salad mix, rolled inside a fresh pita and dressed with your choice of sauces.

Beef Shawerma Sandwich

Prepared with Middle Eastern salad mix, rolled inside a fresh pita and dressed with your choice of sauces.

Chicken Shawerma Sandwich

Prepared with Middle Eastern salad mix, rolled inside a fresh pita and dressed with your choice of sauces.

Kifta Sandwich

Prepared with Middle Eastern salad mix, rolled inside a fresh pita and dressed with your choice of sauces.

Chicken Kabab Sandwich

Prepared with Middle Eastern salad mix, rolled inside a fresh pita and dressed with your choice of sauces.

Shish Kabab Sandwich

Prepared with Middle Eastern salad mix, rolled inside a fresh pita and dressed with your choice of sauces.

Falafel

Chickpeas mashed with garlic and spices are formed then fried to fluffy perfection and served on a plate with a special herbed tahini dipping sauce.

Hummus

A traditional Middle Eastern dip of chickpeas pureed with tahini and lemon juice.

Fool Modamis

Delicious fava beans are cooked and served hot, topped with lemon juice, crushed garlic and olive oil.

Baba Ghannoush

A delicious combination of roasted eggplant, fresh crushed garlic, tahini and lemon juice.

Musab'hah

A simpler version of hummus, this village favorite comes garnished with whole chickpeas and fresh garlic, green pepper and parsley.

Qudsia

A Jerusalem-style hummus, topped with fool modamis.

Middle Eastern Salad

A traditional assortment of diced tomatoes, crisp lettuce and cucumber. Dressed with fresh parsley and lemon juice.

Tabouleh Salad

Breaded bulgur wheat tossed with fresh chopped parsley, diced tomatoes and onions, dressed with virgin olive oil and squeezed lemon juice.

Cucumber-Yogurt Salad

A refreshing mix of diced cucumber embellished with chopped mint. Thickly dressed with our natural yogurt.

Fatoosh Salad

A variation of the Middle Eastern salad, festooned with toasted squares of pita and seasoned with sumac, lemon juice and olive oil.

Greek Salad

Feta cheese and olives are added to grape leaves, lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes.

Kabeeh

Spiced meat, stuffed into dumplings made of stone-ground bulgur wheat, then fried a deep golden brown. Served with our Middle Eastern salad.

Sifeeha

Ground meat mixed with Middle Eastern spices, sauteed with fresh diced tomatoes and served over a hot pita pie.

Middle Eastern Omelette

Eggs beaten fluffy with a melange of fresh chopped parsley, spices and sweet onions.

Sakshookah

Diced, ripe tomatoes are mingled with garlic and sweet onions and braised in olive oil. Crowned with a trio of eggs, steam-cooked by its sauce.

Kalaya

Chopped pieces of your choice of beef or lamb sauteed with diced tomatoes and onions, served with fresh pita bread.

Hummus with Meat

Pieces of fresh beef or lamb, sauteed in virgin olive oil with pine nuts and served over hummus, topped with fresh parsley.

Liver and Kidney

Served with the traditional sauteed onions and the added twist of garlic. Garnished with fresh parsley, also available with fresh lemon.

Hosah

A version of kalaya just as succulent, sans lamb, for our vegetarian guests: diced tomatoes and onions served with fresh pita bread.

Fresh Spinach Pies

Three pockets of folded, baked flatbread filled with spinach, onions and light spices, lightly brushed with virgin olive oil.

Stuffed Grape Leaves

Large juicy grape leaves are steamed soft and filled with lightly spiced rice and olive oil. Served with Middle Eastern salad.

Mojaddarah

Rice cooked with Middle Eastern spices and whole lentils, topped with fresh crunchy fried onions and served with your choice of salad or yogurt.

Middle Eastern Platter

A medley of hummus, baba ghannoush and falafel pieces served with our authentic tabbouleh salad.

Shawerma Plate

Tender slices of spit-roasted, marinated beef or chicken rests on an herbed bed of sliced fresh onions, served with fresh pita, Middle Eastern salad and your choice of rice or fries.

Kifta Kabab

Ground beef and lamb, mixed with fresh chipped parsley and onions, formed and grilled with onion and tomato chunks over a natural charcoal fire. Served with fresh pita, Middle Eastern salad and your

Chicken Kabab

Spiced chunks of fresh chicken, skewered with onion and tomato and grilled over a natural charcoal fire. Served with fresh pita, Middle Eastern salad and your choice of rice or fries.

Oven Braised Kifta

A generous slab of home style kifta, topped with fresh vegetables and roasted in your choice of tahini or tomato sauce. Served with fresh pita, Middle Eastern salad and your choice of rice or fries.

Grilled Whole Chicken

Spiced according to taste, an entire chicken is halved and grilled over our natural charcoal fire. Served with fresh pita, Middle Eastern salad and your choice of rice or fries.

Netted Tilapia

Prepared according to a secret recipe, two large fillets of tilapia are spiced and fried in net, draining the fish of all excess oil. Served with fresh pita, Middle Eastern salad and your choice of r

Shish Kabab

Skewered, lightly spiced chunks of fresh lamb, interspersed with chunks of onion and tomato and then grilled over a natural charcoal fire. Served with fresh pita, Middle Eastern salad and your choice

Ya Hala Plate

An eclectic combination of shish kabab, kifta kabab, chicken kabab and grilled vegetables. Served with fresh pita, Middle Eastern salad and your choice of rice or fries.