ilili DC

Chickpea purée, tahini, lemon, olive oil. Add-ons: Jalapeño +$3, Pine Nuts +$5, Basterma +$5, Lamb Confit +$6, Crab Falafel +$8, Wild Mushrooms +$5.

Eggplant, tahini, olive oil.

Walnuts, sundried peppers, pomegranate molasses.

Strained yogurt, olive oil, fresh mint, zaatar.

Steak tartare, burghul, onion, mint.

Parsley, mint, tomato, burghul.

Lebanese garden salad, toasted pita, sumac lemon vinaigrette.

Feta cheese, onions, tomato, zaatar.

Akkawi & feta cheese, pear salad.

Fried chickpea & fava bean croquettes.

Fresh mint, zaatar.

Sautéed lamb sausage, lemon, pine nuts.

Cilantro toum, Aleppo pepper.

Lamb & beef meatballs, cherry sauce, kataifi, micro chives.

Lebanese rice, toasted vermicelli, mixed nuts.

Spicy tomato sauce, poached eggs, feta.

Ora king salmon, zaatar, asparagus, baby gem, Lebanese sauce verte.

Chorek brioche, poached seasonal fruits, ricotta labne whip, Lebanese syrup.

Lamb pie, cured egg yolk, pink pepper labne.

Roasted butternut squash, dukkah, soft poached eggs, Aleppo hollandaise.

Pickled thyme chimichurri, lemon.

Pita pillows, pomegranate seeds, fig toum, micro chives.

Ramp cucumber labne, goat cheese, harissa mayo.

Potato, soft scramble eggs, zaatar labne.

Daily garden-fresh vegetables.

Green & black olives, citrus, thyme.

Homemade pickled turnip, cauliflower, Persian cucumber, radish.

Chicken shish taouk, beef kebab, kafta, lamb chops, Lebanese salsa verde, lemon, toum duo, harissa.

Lebanese dirty rice, old world jus.

Farmed seasonal mixed greens, tarator sauce.

Inverted sweet cheese tart served with sesame pillows and orange blossom syrup. Serves two.

Caramel fondant with sesame crunch & black sesame gelato.

Pistachio & cashew.

Milk pudding with orange zest, orange blossom syrup & pistachio dust.

Choose 2 mezza per guest + 1 main + dessert. Whole table participation required. Mezza options: Hummus, Baba Ghannouj, Muhamara, Fattoush, Falafel, Batata Harra, Kebab Keraz. Main options: Grandma Marie's Lebanese Toast, Shakshuka, Lamb Burger, or Warm Freekeh (roasted squash, piquillo pepper, parsley, pomegranate molasses; add Chicken +$10, Falafel +$8, or Beef Tenderloin +$18). Dessert: Baklava (pistachio & cashew). Available for up to 8 guests.

Whole table must participate

Vodka, 'habibi' bloody mary mix.

Vodka, aperol, thyme grapefruit cordial.

Gin, cucumber cordial, lemon juice, sparkling wine.

Presented in a smoked bourbon decanter; serves up to 4 drinks. Bourbon, cardamom, old fashioned bitters.

Shochu, midori, fresh honeydew, melon juice, lemon juice.

Gin, clarified watermelon and basil juice, lime juice.

Sparkling wine, aperol popsicle.

Tequila, creme de moka, licor 43, framboise liqueur, espresso.

Bourbon, amaro nardini, cherry gastrique, old fashioned bitters.

Mezcal, passion fruit, faccia brutto, tinctured spices.

Choose 2 mezza per guest + 1 main + dessert. For up to 8 guests. Mezza options: Hummus, Baba Ghannouj, Muhamara, Fattoush, Falafel, Batata Harra, Kebab Keraz. Main options: Lamb Burger, Shish Taouk, Stuffed Grape Leaves, or Beef Kebab (+$5). Dessert: Baklava (pistachio & cashew).