Lunch Menu ___________________________  Starters  $5 Mast Khiyar -  a mixture of freshly diced cucumbers, yogurt, raisins, walnuts, and fresh herbs. Shirazi Salad -  Combination of freshly diced cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, & parsley with Rumi’s citrus dressing. Dolmeh -  freshly mixed ground beef, rice, and mild herbs hand wrapped in grape vine leaves and simmered in a zesty sweet and sour pomegranate sauce. Kashk Badenjoon -  a blend of sautéed eggplant and onion topped with a Persian cream of whey, crispy fried onion, and mint. Rumi’s Dip -  a blend of pureed chickpeas, sesame tahini, & garlic mixed with olive oil & lemon juice. ___________________________  Salads Chicken Salad -  Boneless cuts of chicken breast marinated in lemon saffron sauce, charbroiled on skewers and served on a bed of fresh mixture of seasonal greens, sliced tomato, cucumber, red onion, and Rumi’s dressing. $10 Salmon Salad -  Fresh filet of salmon fire roasted in the wood oven grill and served on a bed of fresh mixture of seasonal greens, sliced tomato, cucumber, red onion, and Rumi’s dressing.  $11 ___________________________  Sandwiches Koobideh -  A juicy strip of seasoned ground chuck charbroiled and wrapped in a freshly baked flat bread with a mixture of diced tomatoes, onions, Persian pickles, parsley, and a touch of Rumi’s dressing.   $8 Chicken -  Juicy cuts of marinated boneless chicken breast charbroiled and wrapped in a freshly baked flat bread with a mixture of diced tomatoes, onions, Persian pickles, parsley, and a touch of Rumi’s dressing.   $9 Chinjeh Kabob -  marinated cuts of sirloin charbroiled and served as an open-faced sandwich on freshly baked flat bread with a side of Mast Mousir.   $10 ___________________________  Stews Ghormeh Sabzi -  sautéed vegetables slow cooked in a special veal stew with red kidney beans and Persian dry lime, served with a side of saffron Basmati rice.  $9 Bodenjoon -  pan fried eggplant slow cooked on a special tomato based veal stew, served with a side of saffron Basmati rice.  $9 Lamb Shank -  slow cooked lamb shank seasoned to perfection and served with saffron Basmati rice mixed with dill weed and fava beans.  $10 ___________________________  Kabobs Koobideh Kabob -  two juicy strips of seasoned ground chuck charbroiled and served on a bed of saffron Basmati rice.  $9 Barg Kabob -  specially marinated strips of tenderloin charbroiled and served on a bed of saffron Basmati rice.   $13 Soltani Kabob -  combination of Koobideh Kobab and Barg Kobab served on a bed of saffron Basmati rice.  $14 Lamb Kabob -  boneless cuts of lamb marinated in a mint yogurt sauce charbroiled and served on a bed of saffron Basmati rice mixed with lentils, and raisins.  $13 Chicken Kabob -  boneless cuts of chicken breast marinated in a lemon saffron sauce, charbroiled on skewers and served on a bed of saffron Basmati rice.  $11