TURQUOISE RESTAURANT

There is nothing bad about this restaurant (except the people who sat next to us and chain-smoked through their entire meal)! Everything is WONDERFUL. The menu features Turkish specialties with starters like “sogurme” (smoked eggplant with yogurt, garlic and walnuts toasted in crushed red pepper) and main courses such as “lamb begendi” (slow-simmered lamb with onions, cherry tomatoes and banana peppers and served over eggplant puree). Make sure you order one of the Turkish flat breads, especially the “lahmacun” (very thin flat bread topped with seasoned ground beef and vegetables). You must try a super-rich, flaky, buttery house-made baklava! You won’t regret it! The prices are right here and the food is phenomenally tasty and fresh. (2147 West Roscoe Street, Chicago, Illinois)