Sayat Nova Armenian Restaurant

Armenian restaurant, 157 E Ohio St, Chicago, IL

VeganScore 50 · 1 vegan main dish

Menu

Mains

• Vegetable Kebab — Char-broiled chunks of marinated onions, mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant, served with Basmati rice. Vegan
• Shish Kebab — Tender cubes of leg of lamb char-broiled to perfection, served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper & onion.
• Beef Kebab — Cubed fillet of beef marinated, then char-broiled, served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper & onion.
• Chicken Kebab — Marinated boneless skinless chicken breast char-broiled until tender, served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper & onion.
• Lulla Kebab — A delicious combination of lean ground beef & lamb mixed with parsley, onions and aromatic spices, then char-broiled. Also available in chicken.
• Shrimp Kebab — Fresh jumbo shrimp char-broiled to perfection, served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper & onion.
• Kebab Combo — Tasty combination of char-broiled beef, chicken and lulla kebabs, served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper & onion.
• Chicken/Shrimp Kebab — Served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper & onion.
• Lamb/Shrimp Kebab — Served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper & onion.
• Chicken Cous Cous — Boneless, skinless chicken breast char-broiled and served over a bed of steamed semolina, accompanied by fresh sautéed spinach with almonds & raisins in a light tomato sauce.
• Sarma Dinner — Meat-filled or vegetarian grape leaves cooked in a light garlic sauce served with your choice of vegetarian stuffed eggplant or meat stuffed eggplant.
• Kufta Dinner — Armenian-style meatballs stuffed with tasty diced lamb and spice filling, served in a hot yogurt mint soup.
• Armenian Combo — A generous serving of sarma, boereg, kufta and eggplant.
• Vegetarian Combo — Delicious combination of spinach boereg, taboule, rice, hot plaki and Armenian spinach.
• Sautéed Shrimp — Fresh jumbo shrimp sautéed with onions, green peppers and garlic, served with rice pilaf.
• Trout with Fine Herbs — A fresh whole trout deboned and stuffed with dill, cilantro, scallions and parsley, lightly char-broiled and napped with fine herbs, lemon juice and olive oil, served with rice pilaf.
• Lamb Chops — Three tender young lamb chops char-broiled to taste, served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper & onion.
• Sautéed Lamb — Bite-sized pieces of tender lamb lightly sautéed with onions, green peppers and tomatoes, served with rice pilaf.
• Sautéed Chicken — Boneless, skinless chicken breast marinated and sautéed with green peppers and onions, served with rice pilaf.
• Chicken Topped with Spinach & Cheese — A boneless breast of chicken char-broiled and topped with spinach and cheese, served with rice pilaf, garnished with pepper & onion.
• New York Strip Steak — Our prime strip steak char-broiled to order, served with rice pilaf and garnished with pepper & onion.

Starters

• Hummus — Chickpea dip blended with tahini, fresh lemon juice and garlic, garnished with olive oil and parsley. Vegan
• Baba Ghannouj — Smoked eggplant dip blended with tahini, fresh lemon juice and garlic, garnished with olive oil. Vegan
• Yalanchi Sarma — Vegetarian grape leaves stuffed with rice, white raisins, almonds, onions and tomatoes, cooked in olive oil and served with a lemon wedge. Vegan
• Vegetarian Eggplant — Plump eggplant fried in olive oil then topped with sautéed peppers and onions. Vegan
• Armenian Spinach — Spinach lightly sautéed in olive oil and onions, served chilled with a fresh lemon wedge. Vegan
• Red Lentil Soup — A hearty mixture of red lentils, onions, carrots and celery served piping hot. Vegan
• Plaki — Great northern beans and sautéed onions slowly simmered in a light tomato and olive oil sauce. Vegan
• Taboule — A refreshingly light salad of diced tomatoes, green onions, cracked wheat and parsley dressed with fresh lemon and olive oil. Vegan
• Red Cabbage — House specialty of thinly sliced red cabbage marinated in a lemon vinaigrette. Vegan
• House Salad — A crisp mixture of greens dressed with mint vinaigrette. Vegan
• Labneh — Creamy strained yogurt dip topped with fresh mint and olive oil.
• Olives & Cheese — Assortment of marinated olives and Armenian string cheese.
• Cheese Boereg — 2 flaky philo triangles stuffed with delicate cheeses and green onions then baked to a golden brown.
• Spinach Boereg — 2 cheese boereg philo triangles with fresh sautéed spinach.
• Lamajoun — Baked Armenian thin-crust pizza topped with savory ground beef, minced onions, peppers, tomatoes and spices.
• Sarma — Tender grape leaves stuffed with minced lamb, vegetables and spices, cooked in a light garlic sauce.
• Stuffed Eggplant — Plump eggplant stuffed with ground lamb, green peppers, tomatoes and garlic, baked in a light tomato sauce.
• Jajic — Creamy garlic yogurt mixed with crisp cucumbers and mint.
• Mezza Sampler — Choose 3 from Hommos, Labneh, Baba Ghannouj, Armenian Spinach, Plaki, Taboule, Jajic, Sarma, Yalanchi Sarma, Red Cabbage or Tourshee.

Desserts

• Paklava — Philo pastry with walnut filling.
• Mahalabeya — Walnut topped.
• Knafi

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