Turquoise Café

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wheelchair:
child friendly:
vegetarian:
outdoor dining:
late seating:	Mon-Sat
sort name:	turquoise cafe

Essential Information

Street Address	2147 W Roscoe Chicago, IL 60618
Phone	773-549-3523
Website URL	www.turquoisedining.com/

The welcoming vibes and homey décor set the tone for savory Turkish comfort fare. It’s easy to feast solely on appetizers such as lahmacun, a ground-beef-dotted Turkish take on pizza, but then you would miss the kebabs or the braised and shredded lamb wrapped in eggplant. Turkish wine and beer.

Additional Information

Rating: 1½ stars

Price: $20-$29

Cuisine: Turkish

Neighborhood: Roscoe Village

Noteworthy:
3 or more vegetarian items
child friendly
outdoor dining
telephone reservations
wheelchair accessible
will seat past 10:30 p.m.

Dishes We Liked: Lahmacun ($4), red lentil soup with fresh mint ($4), patlican salatisi ($7.95), beef tenderloin and grilled vegetable kebabs with yogurt sauce ($16.95), patlicanli islim sarmasi ($17.95), baklava ($5), kazandibi with vanilla ice cream ($5)