Ishtar Restaurant and Banquet Hall

Ishtar Restaurant and Banquet Hall Menu

(619) 579-7131
401 West Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020

Appetizers


Hummus
$5.95
A fluffy dip of fresh chickpea, imported tahini, garlic, and topped with extra virgin olive oil.
Mixed Mezza
$11.95
A sampling of hummus, baba ghanouj, tabouli, fatoush, and falafel.
Baba Ghanouj
$6.95
Char-broiled eggplant with tahini sauce, lemon juice, garlic, and topped with extra virgin olive oil.
Chicken Tender
$6.95
4 pieces. Halal. Chicken tenderloins, battered and fried.
Falafel
$9.95
Six vegetable patties made of chickpeas, onions, parsley, cilantro, special spices, and cooked in olive oil. Served with tahini sauce, tomatoes and pickles.
Ishtar Wings
8.99
8 pieces. Fried to a golden brown and smothered in a zesty hot sauce.

$Salads


Fatoush Salad
$5.95
Lettuce, tomatoes, onions, fried pita bread and house dressing.
Tabbouli Salad
$5.95
Fresh chopped parsley, couscous, tomatoes, green onions with olive oil and lemon.
House Salad
$4.95
Lettuce, tomato and cucumber topped with pepper onions and choice of dressing.
Caesar Salad
$4.95
Fresh romaine lettuce, Parmesan cheese, croutons, and caesar dressing.
Greek Salad
$6.95
Cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, red onions, olives and feta cheese. Served with special Greek vinaigrette.
Jajeek Salad
$4.95
Special homemade yogurt mixed with chopped cucumbers and mint.
Abu No Was Salad
$5.95
Combination of fresh chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, parsley, onions, chickpeas, beets, and house dressing (olive oil, lemon and black pepper).
Ishtar House Soup
1.95-3.00
Lentil soup.

$Entrées


Create Your Own Combo
17.95
Choose any three items. Served with your choice of soup or salad, rice or couscous and grilled vegetables.

$Beef


Beef Kufta
$11.95
3 pieces. Halal. Char-broiled skewered quality ground beef mixed.
Beef Tikka
$17.95
Halal. Our finest cut of juicy char-broiled tender top sirloin.
Beef Sharma
$11.95
Halal. Our finest cut of juicy char-broiled tender top sirloin marinated strips of beef.
Beef Cream Chop
$12.95
Halal. Breaded beef patty deep fried.
Kubba Mus-ilia
$11.95
Halal. Crushed wheat stuffed with spiced ground beef with roasted onions. Served with sliced tomatoes, special pickled mango (amba), and your choice of cooked, broiled or fried.
Boneless Lamb Kabob
$14.99
Halal. Our finest cut of char-broiled baby spring lamb.
Lamb Shank
$10.99
Halal. Whole baby spring lamb shank simmered in our own housemade sauce. Served on a bed of our special rice.
Gyros
$11.95
Potato Chop
$11.95
Halal. Baked, crushed potatoes pie stuffed with beef and fried.
Kubba Halab
$11.95
6 pieces. Halal.
Dolma
$13.95
8 pieces. Halal. Grape leaf with rice, meat and special spices.
Ta Sheree
$9.99
Halal. A specially marinated lamb shank. Served with rice and stew.
Rice and Stew
7.95

$Chicken and Poultry


Chicken Kufta
$9.99
3 pieces. Halal. Char-broiled skewered quality ground chicken mixed with parsley and onions.
Chicken Cream Chop
$11.99
Halal. Breaded chicken patty deep fried.
Chicken Tikka
$11.99
Halal. Juicy chunks of marinated char-broiled chicken tenders.
Rotisserie
$8.99-12.95
Halal.
Chicken Shawarma
$9.99
Halal. Marinated, char-broiled and slowly roasted.
Quails
$9.99
3 pieces. Halal.
Chicken Shish Tawook
11.95
Halal. Chicken breast marinated in garlic and lemon.

$Seafood


Beer Battered Fried Shrimp
$13.95
Tilapia
$11.99
Halal. Split whole white fish fried, topped with traditional spices curry, onions, tomatoes, garlic, and parsley.
Fried Cat Fish
$12.95
Halal. Split whole white fish fried topped with traditional spices curry, onions, tomatoes, garlic, and parsley.
Baked Fish
5.99
Per Pound. Halal. A whole fish baked with special spices and Iraqi salsa.

$Sandwiches


Beef Kufta Sandwich
$4.95
Halal. Quality ground beef rolled with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and garlic sauce.
Chicken Kufta Sandwich
$4.95
Halal. Quality ground chicken rolled with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and garlic sauce.
Beef Shawarma Sandwich
$4.95
Halal. Layers of beef marinated and rolled with onion, tomatoes and parsley tahini sauce.
Chicken Shawarma Sandwich
$4.95
Halal. Char-broiled marinated chicken rolled with lettuce, pickles, onion, and tahini sauce.
Falafel Sandwich
$3.95
Chickpeas patties rolled with vegetables and tahini sauce.
Gyros
4.95

$To Go Singles


Gus Shawarma
$7.50
Cream Chop Meat
$7.50
Falafel to Go
$0.50
Potato Chop
$1.25
Shish Kabob
$1.50
Shish Chicken
$1.25
Ishtar Pizza
9.95

$Family Feast Specials


Feast for 4 People
$44.95
Halal. Three skewers of beef kofta, chicken kofta and chicken tikka. Beef or chicken shawarma, chicken cream chop, salad, rice, couscous, and hummus.
Feast for 5 People
$54.95
Halal. Four skewers of beef kofta, chicken kofta and chicken tikka. Beef or chicken shawarma, chicken cream chop, salad, rice, couscous, and hummus.
Feast for 6 People
64.95
Halal. Five skewers of beef kofta, chicken kofta and chicken tikka. Beef or chicken tikka, chicken cream chop, salad, rice, couscous, and hummus.

$Beverages


Soft Drinks
$1.95
Iced Tea
$1.95
Shanna Yogurt Drink
$2.95
Hot Tea
$1.00
Turkish Coffee
$2.95
Fresh American Coffee
$1.95
Juice
$2.59
Milk
$1.95

Menu for Ishtar Restaurant and Banquet Hall is provided by findrestaurantmenu.com

DISCLAIMER: Information shown here may not reflect the latest changes. Check with the restaurant for current pricing and other menu information. A listing on findrestaurantmenu.com does not reflect any affiliation with or endorsement of the listed restaurant, or the listed restaurant's endorsement of findrestaurantmenu.com. Please inform us of any errors in the information. For more information, please read our Terms and Conditions.

Check Other Restaurant Menu