Review: Pride of the Mediterranean
Yesterday, at 4p.m. my friend and I dined at this place called Pride of the Mediterranean and Hookah Bar. It is located on 1761 Fillmore Street in San Francisco CA (Japantown/Lower Pacific Heights district). It's kind of a funky, colorful place. Parking is a challenge. Very walkable. The menu is nice, plenty of items to choose from.
I started out with their Turkish Coffee (not for the week) My friend had their Turkish tea (she enjoyed very much) I ordered the Lamb Shish Kebab served with grilled veggies (carrots, zucchini, and eggplant) and turmeric rice and yogurt sauce.
I asked them about their spices. The owner's wife is the chef, which kindly came out and informed me of the spices. Spices: turmeric, thyme, curry, paprika and ground mustard seed. Yogurt sauce does not have any spices in it.
The owners are from Pakistan. Service was great! Food arrived promptly!
I did not have any kind of reaction of any kind from their food, so I wasn't "Glutened" I would definitely go back!
Here is their full menu below:
Pride of the Mediterranean Menu
Lentil Soup lentil, cilantro, mint, tomato paste, cumin 4.99Shepherd Salad cucumbers, tomatoes, lemon juice, parsley and mint leaves 6.99Tahini Salad tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, mint leaves, garlic and tahini sauce 6.99Cucumber Salad chopped cucumbers, garlic, mint and yogurt 6.99Greek Caesar Salad romaine, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, feta cheese and olives 6.99Tabouleh wheat, tomato, cucumbers, parsley and mint 6.99Fattoush Salad romaine lettuce, tomato, cucumber, lemon juice, olive oil with toasted pita bread and feta cheese 7.99
Mazzo Combo hummus, baba ghannouj, falafel dolma, cucumber salad tabouleh served with hot pita bread 11.99Hot Mazzo Combo falafel, haloumi cheese, meat kubee, spinach pie, mussaka 12.99Hummus pureed garbanzo beans, lemon juice and tahini 6.99Baba Ghannouj grilled eggplant, lemon, garlic and tahini sauce 6.99Falafel deep fried mix of garbanzo beans, parsley and onions 5.99Dolma grape leaves filled with rice and mint 5.99Haloumi Cheese grilled greek cheese 6.99French Fries made from fresh potatoes in house and lightly salted and topped with parsley 4.99Moussaka slowly baked tomatoes, eggplant, parsley, onions, garlic parsley and a touch of jalapeno peppers 6.99Spinach Pie pastry stuffed with spinach, onion 6.99Armenian Pizza (Lehman Ajoon) thin pizza with ground meat, onion 5.99Yogurt Lebneh strained yogurt lightly topped with extra virgin olive oil 5.99Kubee deep fried cracked wheat, stuffed with ground beef, pine nuts, onions and sumac 7.00
All Entrees Are Served With Basmati Rice And House Salad
Lamb Shish Kebab skewered pieces of lamb marinated in a mediterranean blend of herbs and spices 14.99Kufta Kebab ground lamb and beef mixed with spices, parsley and onion 13.99Beef Shish Kebab skewered pieces of top sirloin marinated in a mediterranean blend of herbs and spices 13.99Chicken Shish Kebab skewered pieces of chicken breast marinated in a mediterranean blend of herbs and spices 12.99Combo Kabob one skewer of lamb kabob, kufta kabob, and chicken kabob 17.99Pomegranate Chicken skewered pieces of chicken breast marinated in spices and glazed with a pomegranate sauce 14.99
Mansaf a traditional bedouin dish made with lamb on a bed of lavash, rice and cooked in a yogurt sauce and topped with baked pine nuts 16.99Lamb Shank oven braised slowly and topped with a reduction sauce 14.99Meat Shawarma Platter grilled beef and lamb marinated in our secret shawarma blend of spices and topped with grilled onions and sumac 13.99Chicken Shwarma grilled chicken breast marinated with herbs, spices, and topped with grilled onions 13.99Salmon Fillet grilled red salmon lightly seasoned with garlic and touch of lemon juice 15.99Red Snapper dusted with flour, seasoning and pan fried 13.99Grilled Shrimp marinated on olive oil, seasoning and lemon juice 15.99Moussaka slowly baked tomatoes, eggplant, onion, garlic, parsley, and a touch of jalapeno peppers 11.99Kushari lentils, an egyptian tomato sauce, topped with browned onion on a bed of basmati rice 11.99Baked Vegetarian Plate layers of potato, zucchini, yellow squash, mint and cilantro baked in homemade tomato sauce 11.99
Turkish Coffee arabica coffee bean, cardamom, and sugar 1.99Arabic Tea Cup black tea, sage and sugar 1.99Arabic Tea Pot black tea, sage, and sugar (serves three to four) 8.99Coke, Diet Coke, 7-Up iced arabic tea, shirley temple 1.99Mango Juice, Guava Juice, Pomegranate Juice 3.99Sparkling Water, Bottled Water 1.99
Almond Baklava 3.99Pistachio Baklava phyllo dough and pistachio 3.99Kunafa warm goat cheese topped with shredded wheat and syrup 5.99Kullaj phyllo dough stuffed with cream 3.99
All Guests, Smoking Hookah, Are Required To Order A Minimum Of One Drinks
Fillmore choice of double apple of strawberry only good for two people 10.99Gold Rush choice of double apple of strawberry, only good for three people 14.99Sharky choice of any flavors that we offer or for party of four 20.99
Double Apple Strawberry White Grape Peach Pomegranate Rose Mango Cocktail Coconut Red Grape Banana Split Banana Vanilla Honey Pineapple Watermelon Caramel Plum Melon Cherry Melon Mint Apricot Mix Berry Chocolate Mint Pina Colada Lemon Mint Mint Guava Orange King Mix
Bud 4.00Sierra Nevada 5.00Red Hook 5.00Miller Genuine Draft 4.00
Almaza Lebanese Pilsner 5.00Kotayak Armenian Beer 5.00Corona 5.00Heineken 5.00Amstel Light 5.00
Pride of the Mediterranean1761 Fillmore StBtwn Sutter & Post St(415) 567-1150