Edessa Restaurant Kurdish Turkish Cuisine
Edessa Restaurant Kurdish Turkish Cuisine
Chickpea puree mixed with fresh garlic, olive oil, fresh lemon juice, salt, and white pepper.
Roasted fresh eggplants, tahini, garlic, lemon juice, white pepper,olive oil, and salt.
Finely chopped fresh cucumbers mixed with homemade yogurt, mint, lemon juice, and salt.
Vegetarian medley of eggplant and zucchini squash, fried in olive oil and mixed with a tomato sauce made from green and red peppers, onions, and garlic.
Delicious mixture of fresh tomatoes, bell peppers, green peppers, red onions, parsley, garlic, olive oil, walnuts, fresh lemon juice, pomegranate, and special Anatolian spices.
Thick and creamy yogurt mixed with walnuts, garlic, mint, and melted butter.
Grape leaves stuffed with rice, onions, and tomatoes seasoned with lemon juice, olive oil, and special Anatolian spices.
Humus, ezme, baba ghanoush, stuffed grape leaves, tabbouleh, haydari, and shakshuka.
Our homemade specialty. Kneaded bulgur wheat with onions, garlic, local Anatolian spices, extra virgin olive oil, tomato paste, red pepper paste, pomegranate molasses, and fresh lemon juice. Served with iceberg lettuce, lemon wedges, and pomegranate sauce.
Rolled and fried phyllo dough stuffed with feta cheeseand parsley. Served with cucumber dip sauce.
Homemade savory flatbread stuffed with spinach and cheese.
Thin sheets of hand-rolled dough are boiled before being baked. Traditionally layered with a mixture of feta cheese, parsley, and ample butter. Served with sliced tomatoes and cucumber.
Borek is a filled pastry made with flaky phyllo dough and stuffed with a choice of feta cheese, potato, or spinach, then rolled into a charming spiral.
Cabbage rolls stuffed with ground beef and rice and baked to perfection with a tangy tomato sauce.
Fried vegetable patties made of chickpeas, parsley, cilantro, onions and spices.
Traditional Turkish salad, prepared with diced tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, red onions, and parsley seasoned with olive oil, red vinegar. and lemon.
Lettuce, tomatoes, carrot, cucumbers and green pepper
Salad made from cracked wheat, finely chopped parsley and tomatoes, and seasoned with olive oil and lemon juice.
Traditional Greek salad prepared with diced tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, olives, feta cheese, and seasonal fresh vegetables.
Choice of avocado or beets mixed with arugula, tomato, feta cheese, and your choice of dressing.
Doner (shawarma), served over buttered bread and toped with a savory tomato sauce and yogurt.
Braised lamb shank served with homemade special lamb sauce.
Finely chopped marinated spices of lamb cooked with special Anatolian spices and vegetables in a delicious sauce for hours to maximize the taste.
Grilled quality ground lamb with herbs and vegetables, wrapped in lavash, and served with yogurt and tomato sauce.
Chargrilled ground lamb with chopped onions, fresh garlic, red and green bell peppers, white pepper, cumin, and flour.
A combination of char-grilled lamb sis, chicken, Adana kabob, and lamb chop.
Diced cubes of beef, onion, garlic, peppers, and thyme sauted on a thin cast-iron pan.
Tiny dumplings filled with spicy ground lamb are boiled like pasta and then served with garlicky yogurt, spicy butter, and tomato sauce.
Marinated and chargrilled cubes of lamb liver are served with lavash bread, onion, parsley, pickled red cabbage, and rice.
Eggplant puree with yogurt is served with a choice of seasoned grilled lamb shish cubes, chicken, or Adana kebab.
Khaslama consists of meat and vegetables boiled together in a rich, delicious broth. This dish is influenced by Armenian cuisine with Kurdish elements.
Two skewers of chargrilled ground lamb and beef mixed with herbs and Anatolian spices.
Marinated lamb and beef grilled on a vertical rotisserie and sliced very thin.
Marinated and chargrilled cubes of lamb, thinly sliced eggplants, onions, mushrooms, green pepper, garlic, tomatoes, and tomato sauce, all mixed with special Kurdish spices.
Our Strip Steak is marinated with Kurdish-Mediterranean herbs and seasonings, chargrilled to caramelize the outside, and remains juicy on the inside.
Two skewers of chargrilled cubes of marinated baby lamb.
Four lamb chops marinated and chargrilled.
Two different choices of chicken shish, Adana, lamb shish, kofta or doner shawarma.
If you cannot make your mind up or you would like to have afull course meal from delicious Turkish-Kurdish cuisine,you should try Kabob Festival, which includes:APPETIZER PLATER: Haydari, humus, ezme, baba ghanoush, shakshuka.SALAD: Edessa salad SOUP (CHOOSE ONE): Lentil, bean or chickenENTREE: Adana, chicken, kofta kabob, and lamb chop.RICE: Yellow or white rice DESSERT: Baklava
Char-grilled skewer of whole Cornish chicken marinated in special sauce.
Two skewers of chargrilled cubes of tender, marinated chicken.
Chicken Chops marinated and grilled to perfection.
Grilled chicken wings marinated with special Kurdish spices, served with rice, grilled tomato, hot pepper, red cabbage garnish, and onions.
A thick dough crust stuffed with Turkish sausage and mozzarella cheese. Served with greens.
A thick dough crust stuffed with cheese. Served with greens.
A thick dough crust topped with spinach and feta cheese. Served with greens.
Ground beef blended with peppers, tomatoes, parsley and herbs on thinly crusted dough. Served with seasoned red onions with parsley.
Red lentil, onion, potato, carrot, garlic, butter, black pepper, red pepper, and dry mint.
White beans mixed with tomatoes, onions, tomato sauce, and spices.
Filled with healthy vegetables, shredded chicken, and loads of noodles.
Salmon seasoned with our special Anatolian spices and sauteed vegetables. Served with rice.
One skewer of shrimp kabob served with rice and grilled vegetables.
Grilled branzini served with rice or salad.
Thin sliced marinated lamb grilled on a vertical rotisserie. Served with lavash, lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
Our delicious Adana wraps are stuffed with perfectly seasoned chargrilled ground lamb, tomatoes, onions, lettuce, some french fries, and tomato sauce.
Chicken gyro meat served with pita, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and tzatziki sauce.
8 oz of Angus beef with fresh lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and mayonnaise, served with french fries. (Cheese available upon request).
Lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and mayonnaise, served with french fries. (Cheese available upon request)
Fried patties made of chickpeas, parsley, cilantro, onions, and Anatolian spices, served with rice, salad, and tahini sauce.
Chickpea pure mixed with fresh garlic, olive oil, fresh lemon juice, beets, and white pepper served with seasonal vegetables and bread.
Eggplant puree with yogurt served with cooked and sauted seasoned mushrooms and onions.
Parmesan cheese and Alfredo or Cajuns cream sauce over fettucine pasta.
Includes mushrooms, onions, brussels sprouts, zucchini, carrots, tomatoes, and peppers, served with rice and salad.
Three chicken tender strips deep fried to golden brown served with french fries.
Served with fries
Shredded wheat with a layer of melted cheese, topped with chopped pistachios and aromatic sweet syrup. Served with ice cream.
Layers of phyllo dough covered with ground pistachios or walnuts and sweet syrup, topped with pistachios, and served with ice cream.
Mix of dry apricot raisin, walnut, figs and fresh apple wrapped with phyllo dough and topped with ice cream and chopped pistachios. Served with thick orange sauce.
Unlike regular baklava, cold baklava contains milk, chocolate and less sherbet.
Kadaif noodles are covered in butter and pistachios, then baked to a goldenbrown, crispy perfection, It getsfinished off with a deliciouslemon sugar syrup.
One of the famous desserts of Mediterranean, baked rice pudding made with milk, rice and sugar.
It is a crispy phyllo dough dessert that contains pistachios and clotted cream. It is served with kaymak.
Homemade dark chocolate is served with marshmallows and seasonal fruits.
Shredded wheat with a layer of melted cheese and topped with chopped pistachios and aromatic sweet syrup. Served with ice cream.
Baked sweetened mixture of milk and flavors
Yougurt drink.
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta, Lemonade, Dr. Pepper
Two skewers of charbroiled fresh ground lamb and beef blended with grated onion and spices. Served with rice, pita bread and your choice of soup, salad, or grilled tomato.
Two skewers of chicken served with rice, pita bread and your choice of soup, salad, or grilled tomato.
Charbroiled skewer of whole Cornish chicken marinated in a special sauce with rice. Served with your choice of soup, salad, or grilled tomato.
One skewer of shrimp kabob served with rice, pita bread and your choice of soup, salad, or grilled tomato.
One skewer of kabob and one skewer Angus beef teka served with rice, pita bread and your choice of soup, salad, or grilled tomato.
Two skewers of Angus beef teka served with rice, pita bread and your choice of soup, salad, or grilled tomato.
One skewer of teka and one skewer of chicken served with rice, pita bread and your choice of soup, salad, or grilled tomato.
One skewer of chicken and one skewer of kabob serve with rice, pita bread and your choice of soup, salad, or grilled tomato.
One lamb shank served with rice, pita bread and your choice of soup, salad, or grilled tomato.
Gyro meat served with rice, pita bread and your choice of soup, salad, or grilled tomato.
Gyro meat and one skewer of chicken served with rice, pita bread and your choice of soup, salad, or grilled tomato.
Half catfish, deep fried to a golden brown and served with rice, pita bread and your choice of soup, salad, or grilled tomato.
Five chicken tender strips, deep fried to a golden brown served with french fries.
Lettuce, tomatoes, onions served with french fries and drink. Choice of ranch or cucumber sauce.
Lettuce, tomatoes and onions, served with french fries and drink. Choice of ranch or cucumber sauce.
Lettuce, tomatoes, onions and mayonnaise served with french fries and drink.
Lettuce, tomatoes, onion and mayonnaise served with french fries and drink.
Lettuce, tomato, onion and mayonnaise served with french fries and drink.
Lettuce, tomatoes, onion and mayonnaise served with french fries and drink.
Sliced steak house with provolone or American cheese, grilled onions and peppers, lettuce, tomatoes and mayonnaise served with french fries and drink.
wraps, burritos and wraps, burrito, food
Kabob Festival
Fruit Baklava
soups and chowder
Kebab Festival
Beyti Kabob
Kunefe - must have
Platter
Chicken shish kabob
Seating
Edessa Baklava
Sigara Bregi (Cheese Roll)
Filet
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Turkish Coffee
Turkish Coffee
Combination kabobs
Kurdish delight
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Inside
Karides kebabi
Alinazik and Grilled Chicken Wings
Hunter S.
Oct 8, 2024
I split my time between Nashville and New York. The New York Times wrote about Edessa in their top restaurants of 2024 article as well as their top restaurants in Nashville article.It's a humble place, not quite a hole in the wall, with basic booths and tables. Everyone is welcoming and nice. No wait, no line, no reservation needed.Primarily a Turkish spot. Edessa is named after a city in ancient Mesopotamia. We had:Ezme (Turkish salsa) for 8.95: fresh tomatoes, bell peppers, green peppers, red onions, parsley, garlic, olive oil, walnuts, lemon juice, pomegranate molasses, and Anatolian spices. I feel like I tasted olives in there as well (which I hate)--but even if there were olives in there, this was a nice tasting dish, very savory, full of spice and flavor, went great with pita bread.Falafel: fried patties made of chickpeas, parsley, cilantro, onions, and spices. Not the very best falafel we've ever had (we've eaten a lot of falafel, especially in New York), but its great falafel. Cornish chicken for 17.95: chargrilled skewer of whole Cornish chicken in special sauce. My husband loved the flavor, and we should have known, but failed to realize . . . this dish is served with the bones intact. We would opt for the kebab next time.Mixed grill kabobs: I ordered this after the server recommended it. She said to order it if you like it "spicy." I love spicy food and flavorful food, and I know the difference between spicy and hot. This had good flavor, but I would not call it spicy. This was a combo of chargrilled lamb shish, chicken, Adana kabob, and lamb chop. The chicken was as expected, but no issues there. Quick primer: Adana kebab is spiced lamb or beef mixture formed into a log shape. Shish can be any type of meat, but this one was lamb, grilled over an open flame. Edessa baklava 9.95: Dry apricot, raisin, walnut, figs, fresh apple wrapped in phyllo dough, topped with ice cream and pistachios and served with orange sauce. Light, flaky, decadent. Tons of options, from shakshuka, kofte, boregi (cheese rolls), cabbage rolls, various salads, multiple types of kabobs (lamb, beef, chicken). This place honestly serves lamb a hundred different ways, all with different textures and flavor profiles.They have less common dishes, like Turkish dumplings, lamb liver kabobs, multiple iterations of eggplant, hummuses/dips. They also have their version of Turkish pizza (a more elevated version, the pide). They have seafood (salmon, shrimp branzini). They have a few things for those not inclined toward the more complex dishes . . . burgers, chicken tenders, pasta, basic veggies.Overall, great spot, good service (though they forgot our lavash and we had to be refunded at the end--highly recommend lavash--light, hot, airy, delightful).I wish them success, but hope the New York Times doesn't bring influencers in to sully the vibe.PS: I know I switched interchangeably between kebab and kabob. The are interchangeable and both are correct.
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Sidra S.
Aug 30, 2024
This place is really good! I ordered it on ubereats for the first time and I was blown away. You get a large portion of high quality food relative to the price. I do prefer their kabob dishes more than their Cornish hen platter although it's just a preference!The side salad and pepper elevate the dish.I will definitely be back again (:
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Optimus R.
Aug 23, 2024
As we drove through Nashville, we searched for something other than bbq, soul food or fried chicken. We stumbled upon this spot for a brief but pleasant and delightful culinary journey, where the service is as warm and welcoming as a Turkish tea on a chilly day. The staff makes you feel like family--if your family was really good at bringing you delicious food and constantly checking if you're okay!Now, I went in with high hopes of sinking my teeth into some lamb liver cubes, only to find out they were all out. But don't worry, my liver-loving friends, because their marinated chicken swooped in to save the day! Juicy, tender, and packed with flavor, it was the superhero dish I didn't know I needed.The falafel? Absolutely fantastic! Each bite was bursting with flavor--crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and seasoned to perfection. It's like they took a little piece of falafel heaven and dropped it right onto my plate.Then there was the spinach Burek. Now, don't get me wrong, I love a good Burek as much as the next person, but this one was a bit too enthusiastic with the oil. Let's just say it was well-lubricated for its journey from the kitchen to my stomach. Flavor-wise, it was okay, but my napkin and I had a little too much bonding time soaking up the excess.In short, Edessa is a great spot for those looking for delicious food with a side of excellent service. Just be ready for a bit of an oily surprise if you order the Burek--and don't forget to ask if they have the lamb liver cubes before you get too excited!
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Parnika N.
Jul 10, 2024
Edessa offers great food and service. The restaurant has integrated Turkish decor.We ordered for a kabab platter with saffron rice and an appetizer. The food was quite good, starting with the flaky phyllo pastry appetizer. The chicken and lamb shank were quite quite succulent and delicious but the lamb kabab was overcooked hence it tasted like a piece of cardboard. The hero was surprisingly the saffron rice which was an aromatic and fluffy rice, with very simple flavors from saffron that complemented the kabab, pickles and tzatziki.
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Dustie B.
Oct 11, 2024
The atmosphere was low-key and nice. The food was excellent and fresh! Our server Eid was delightful!
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Ajay P.
Apr 30, 2024
Came here with a friend and was immediately greeted by a very friendly man, Roj who turned out to be the manager!! He seated us at a booth which was perfect!We randomly chose the food and it turned out to be delicious!! This is my first experience Incredible food!!!The place was quiet, very clean and hygienic looking! The music was soft and very Arabic sounding'The food was fresh and warm when it came!! It was most filling. I hope to be back again and try another dish! Thanks for the memories!!
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Grace N.
Sep 28, 2024
First time trying this place and I was super impressed. The lamb shank was like nothing I have ever ordered at a restaurant before. It was cooked perfectly! The doner kebab was incredible. We will be back.
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Uf H.
Sep 27, 2024
The food was delicious & the service was very nice too. The portion size was plenty, we had leftovers to take home.
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Olga G.
May 28, 2024
Amazing find! Excellent middle eastern food close to downtown Nashville. While the ambiance is not cheerful and rather modest, the service is 5 stars!! They are attentive, polite, prompt - just like in Turkey. The food was excellent, very authentic and reasonably priced for the portion size. Definitely coming back.
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irem t.
Oct 6, 2024
I would like to comment as a Türk. The kebabs are wonderful, delicious, I felt like I was eating in Turkey. The service, the staff are very friendly. Only Rakı is missing, please put rakı on the menu haha
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