Constantine’s Restaurant - Gastonia, NC

Strained yogurt with herbs and garlic

An Ottoman specialty, made of eggplant in olive oil with onions, peppers, tomato, and pine nuts. Imam's favorite

Served with chili sauce and cherry tomato

Shrimp with mushrooms, garlic, and peppers in Turkish butter

Dip made from eggplant, lemon juice, parsley, grilled pepper, garlic, and mayonnaise

Mixed starter plates made of 7 kinds of mezze

Stuffed grape leaves with rice, onion mint, and currants

Chicken breast stuffed with sauteed spinach, mushrooms, and kashar cheese, topped with chef's special creamy saffron sauce, served with vegetables and mashed potatoes

Grilled sliced fillet of beef on a bed of roasted eggplant puree, topped with Turkish cheddar and chef's special tomato sauce

Mushroom, black pepper, mustard, and Bearnaise sauce, served with a wine sauce braised vegetables and mashed potatoes

Split eggplant stuffed with finely chopped beef, sauteed with red onions, peppers, and tomatoes, served in a casserole and topped with Turkish cheddar

Marinated grilled lamb ribs, served with sauteed vegetables and special rice (currants, cinnamon, onions, and pine nuts)

Stewed lamb with sundried apricots, black plum, figs, almonds, baby onions, and thyme, served in a casserole

Chicken breast with creamy curry sauce, Turkish cheddar, mushrooms, and apples, served with French fries and sauteed vegetables

Turkish pizza topped with various chopped meats

Better than Mexican!

Incredibly crazy

Thin layer of dough topped with minced meat and a variety of vegetables

Marinated chicken, beef or lamb cubes, tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, and onions cooked in terracotta casserole, topped with melted Turkish cheddar

Grilled ribeye steak, served with vegetables and Turkish rice

Marinated grilled lamb chops, served with aubergine, Turkish rice, grilled tomatoes, green peppers, and onions

Grilled minced beef and lamb with special Turkish kofte spice, served with Turkish rice, grilled tomatoes, peppers, and fried tomato

Bonfilet grilled, served with mashed potatoes and pepper sauce

Marinated thinly cut fillet of lamb sauteed with baby onions, tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, garlic, and thyme

Spicy ezme made of tomatoes, onions, parsley, peppers, and pomegranate molasses

Fried eggplant in tomato sauce with olive oil and garlic

Served on fire, chicken or beef baked in a Turkish clay pot with tomatoes, peppers, baby onions, mushrooms, and garlic, served with Turkish rice. Feeds two

Slow roasted lamb shank baked in an oven, served with pureed eggplant and chef's sauce

Mixed grilled kebab platter made of kofte, lamb chops, adana kebab, chicken shish kebab, lamb shish kebab, and grilled chicken wings, served with Turkish rice, grilled tomatoes, green peppers, and pearl onions with herbed yogurt and thin lavash bread

Hand chopped beef and lamb marinated in a traditional hot spice mixture with Turkish rice, grilled tomatoes, and peppers, served with lavash bread

Marinated grilled lamb, served with bulgur rice, grilled tomatoes, and green peppers with fried potato and thin lavash bread

Hand chopped beef and lamb marinated in olive oil yogurt and spices, grilled on a skewer, served on a bed of eggplant with yogurt, garlic, and butter sauce

Generous portion marinated chicken breast served with Turkish rice, grilled tomatoes, and peppers with lavash bread

Pureed chickpeas with lemon tahini, garlic, and olive oil

Mashed chickpeas with vegetables, deep fried into golden brown balls, served on a bed of hummus and topped with tomato sauce

With tartar sauce on the side

Curry, sliced chicken, rice and spices