Ya Hala Catering Menu
Home made quality catering for your guests!
Our delicious food is personalized in the cuisine of your choice under the supervision of Chef, Mirna Attar. We are fully licensed for the service of alcoholic beverages. We offer complete event production service. Call us (503) 256-4484 for meeting, family or social event.
You set the agenda; we'll set the table. Indoors, outdoors, luncheons, dinners and full day events - give us 10 days, and we'll make your day. We can provide all the plates, cups, utensils and napkins at extra cost. In other words we can provide you with all the necessary equipment required.
Appetizers by the piece (Minumum quantity required.)
Sambousak$1.50
One crescent- shaped meat pies. Cooked ground beef, onions, pine nuts and spices completely enclosed in a crust that becomes crunchy when it is deep fried. Served with plain yogurt.
Cheese Sfeeha $1.50
Mozzerella cheese, sprinkled with nigella ('black caraway' seeds) is placed on a round of thin dough then baked.
Fatayer Spinach $1.50
One small pie baked fresh when you order.Vegans particularly enjoy the melange of spinach, onions, sumac and lemon juice encased in pastry pockets.
Zattar Sfeeha$1.25
One piece of flat dough; baked with mixture of thyme, sumac, sesame seeds paste and finest olive oil.
Stuffed Grape Leaves$0.80
Hand chopped parsley, onions, tomatoes, rice and spices, hand-wrapped in truly tender grape leaves and served chilled.
Stuffed Grape Leaves with meat$0.80
Hand wrapped grape leaves stuffed with, ground beef, lemon juice and our mixed spices.
Kibbeh$1.50
A football-shaped servings of bulgar and lean sirloin pâté, stuffed with cooked ground beef, pine nuts, onions, cumin and cloves, and then fried. Many enjoy this with yogurt.
Falafel$0.85
One ball of a garbanzo and fava beans ground up and mixed with fresh onions, cilantro, parsley and spices and then quickly deep-fried. Served with tahini sauce.
Kafta Skewer $3.25
Seasoned ground beef.
Vegetable Skewer$3.25
Shrimp Skewer$4.25
Ahi Fish Skewer$3.50
Lamb Skewer$4.25
Tender lamb meat.
Ya Hala Platters
Small - Large
Homous$20.00 - $35.00
Garbanzo beans mashed with fresh garlic, lemon juice and tahini, make this a delicious staple.
Baba Ghanouj$24.00 - $40.00
A fresh, wholesome dish made from fire-roasted eggplants that have a smoky flavor, fresh garlic, tahini and lemon juice.
Labneh$20.00 - $35.00
Scoop your pocket bread through our creamy yogurt cheese. Topped with kalamata olives, extra virgin olive oil and sprinkled with dry mint.
Foul Mudamas$20.00 - $35.00
Cooked Fava beans, mashed, then mixed with fresh garlic and lemon juice. Topped with extra virgin olive oil and served in a bowl.
Veggie Kibbeh$20.00 - $35.00
Pâté made from gently parboiled bulgar wheat, soaked in tomato purée, mixed with onions, potatoes, delicate herbs such as basil and cilantro, and drizzled with olive oil.
Hindbeh$25.00 - $40.00
Dandelion sauteed with garlic and cilantro in olive oil and lemon juice with caramelized onions on top.
Specialty Items (small will feed 10 people, large 20 people) Small - Large
You may add to stews extra beef, lamb or chicken for $5 Small or $10 Large portion.
Artichoke Hearts$40.00 - $70.00
Our imported artichokes receive quite a bit of preparation. We braise them, sautè the hearts, and then stuff them with either ground beef, onions and pine nuts or a delicious melange of carrots, potatoes, squash and onions. Choose a garlic cream sauce or, as our vegan customers prefer, chef's fresh tomato onion sauce. Served with basmati rice.
Kousa Stew$40.00 - $80.00
A riot of vegetables. Yellow squash, Mexican squash and zucchini are tenderly simmered in our freshly made tomato sauce with onions, fresh garlic, mint and lemon juice. Served with basmati rice.
Eggplant Stew$40.00 - $80.00
Tenderly prepared with our fresh made tomato sauce, garlic and onions. Served with basmati rice.
Okra Stew$40.00 - $80.00
Baby okra, carefully prepared with our fresh made tomato sauce, garlic, cilantro and onions.
Lamb Shank$40.00 - $80.00
Braised among bay leaves and other delicate herbs and spices. Hearty portions arrive on the bone, beneath our saffron cream and garlic sauce. Served on either a bed of bulgar wheat or basmati rice.
Lamb $95.00
A whole leg of top-quality, New Zealand lamb is slow-cooked (on the bone) in our oven after bathing in a marinade of the finest saffron, fresh ground nutmeg and cinnamon, fresh ginger and garlic and vine-ripend tomatoes.
Kafta Patoto$40.00 - $80.00
Ground meat with onions and spices, baked with patato and tomatoes, served with rice.
Kibbeh B'Sanayeh$40.00 - $80.00
Ground meat, crushed wheat, spices and pine nuts.
Tajen$98.00 - $140.00
Whole salmon filled with tahini sauce and sautèed onions and pine nuts.
Kibbeh B'Laban$40.00 - $75.00
Kibbeh balls cooked in yogurt and mint sauce with rice.
Moudardara ( Lentil Pilaf )$25.00 - $45.00
Ground meat, crushed wheat, spices and pine nuts.
Moughrabieh$39.00 - $75.00
Tender pieces of beef shank and chicken simmered in its own broth with caraway, a large grained couscous that is steamed and mixed with chick-peas, onions and exotic spices that have been sautèed in butter.
Bulgar dB Dfeen$40.00 - $80.00
We lay tender pieces of beef shank that have been slowly braised upon a bed of gently spiced bulgur wheat, mixed with chick peas and onions.
Dajaj Over Rice $40.00 - $75.00
We braise succulent pieces of chicken. Baked when we take your order, the meat is set upon a mixture of spiced ground beef and basmati rice. Garnished with roasted almonds and pine nuts. Served with a side of yogurt.
Sheik Al Mehshi$35.00 - $65.00
Tender baby eggplants are sauteed then stuffed with cooked ground beef, seasoned with spices, onions and pine nuts before they are simmered in our homemade tomato sauce. Served with either bulgar wheat or basmati rice.
Bamieh$40.00 - $75.00
Baby okra, carefully prepered with our fresh made tomato sauce, garlic, cilantro and onions.
Loubieh$40.00 - $75.00
String beans, lamb, tomato, garlic and spices carefilly prepared with our fresh made tomato sauce, garlic and onion.
Basmati Rice$20.00 - $35.00
Burghul Pilaf$20.00 - $35.00
Gently spiced burgar wheat, mixed with chick peas and onion.
Vegetarian Dishes Small - Large
Zucchini $30.00 - $55.00
Stuffed with rice, tomato, parsley and onion simmered in our homemade tomato souce.
Stuffed Cabbage$30.00 - $55.00
Stuffed with rice, cooked in a mint and lemon sauce.
Eggplant$30.00 - $55.00
Stuffed with rice, tomato, parsley, spices and pine nuts.
Green Pepper$30.00 - $55.00
Stuffed with rice, tomato, parsley and tomato sauce.
Those dishes can be stuffed with ground beef, or lamb and rice with extra $5.00
Party Platters Small - Large
Nakanik$30.00 - $55.00
Broiled beef sausage unavailable anywhere else, ground and stuffed locally just for us. Our own recipe of special spices bears USDA approval.
Soujouk$20.00 - $55.00
Our spicier broiled beef sausage, also made from our own recipe.
Lamb Shawarma$30.00 - $75.00
Marinated sliced lamb served with humous or rice.
Chicken Shawarma$40.00 - $75.00
Marinated sliced chicken served with humous or rice.
Arnabeet$40.00 - $75.00
Cauliflower florets, quickly deep-fried in olive oil, toweled dry and served with tahini. Not breaded.
Fasoulia$25.00 - $45.00
Tenderly cooked lima beans are mixed with garlic, fresh- squeezed lemon juice and hand chooped parsley.Topped with extra virgin olive oil. (Add $0.50 for tahini)
Cheese and Olive Platter $25.00 - $45.00
Halloumi cheese string, kashkaval, feta and assorted olives.
Pickle and Olives$30.00 - $45.00
Assorted olives, pickled turnips, cucumbers and eggplant.
Feta Platter$30.00 - $45.00
Fresh Fruit$40.00 - $70.00
Salads Small - Large
Lebanese Salad$20.00 - $40.00
Sliced tomato, cucumber, parsley, green pepper, mint and onion.
Fatoush$20.00 - $40.00
This unique, authentic Lebanese salad is made with romaine lettuce, tomatoes, parsley, mint, radishes, bell peppers, fresh-squeezed lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, sumac and pita chips.
Tabouli Salad $25.00 - $45.00
Our popular Lebanese salad. Nutritious bulgar wheat, fresh, hand-chopped parsley, tomatoes, onions, fresh-squeezed lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil; all graced with a touch of refreshing mint.
Yogurt Salad$20.00 - $40.00
An old country recipe of yogurt, cucumber, fresh garlic and dry mint; served as cold soup.
Artichoke Salad$20.00 - $40.00
Artichoke hearts, vegetables, garlic and olive oil.
Lebanese Potato Salad$20.00 - $40.00
Potato, parsley, onion, lemon juice, garlic and olive oil.
House Salad$20.00 - $40.00
Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onions served with house dressing that features a red wine vinagerette.
Greek Salad$25.00 - $40.00
Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, topped with feta cheese, kalamata olives and our house dressing red wine vinagerette.
SoupsSmall - Large
Lentil$18.00 - $35.00
Swiss Chard$18.00 - $35.00
Chicken Soup$18.00 - $35.00
Braised chicken cooked in homemade chicken stock, with vermicelli, mint, parsley and green onion.
| Traditional Lebanese Menu
(per person) ...$16.95
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Chef Menu
(per person) ...$29.95
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Mezza Menu
(per person) ...$11.95
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| Ya Hala
(per person) ...$22.95
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Vegetarian
(per person) ...$19.95
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Turkey Feast ...$150.00 Turkey stuffed with basmati rice, ground beef, pine nuts, almond and carrot roasted in the oven.
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Jugo Leg of Lamb Feast $140.00
A whole leg of top-quality, New Zealand lamb is slow-cooked (on the bone) in our oven after bathing in a marinade of the finest saffron, fresh ground nutmeg and cinnamon, fresh ginger and garlic and vine-ripened tomatoes. Served on a platter of saffron basmati rice, sauteed vegetables and topped with pine nuts and roasted almonds.
* Served with 1b of Homous
* 1b of Tabuli
* 15 Kibbeh pieces
Desserts
Per Pieces - Tray
Baklava Assorted$1.50
Your choice of four kinds. Choose flaky filo or shredded kataife dough and fillings of either walnuts and cashews or pistachio. served beneath a drizzle of our light, sweet homemade rosewater syrup.
Kenafe B-Kashta (Cream) or Kenafe B-Jiban$60.00
Shredded kataife dough filled with cream and drizzled with rosewater syrup. Served warm.
Rice Pudding$22.00
Mamoul$1.50
We soak farina overnight in rosewater. Choose walnuts or dates as the filling for this sweet dough that we press into a mold and bake on the premises. Date confections dusted with powdered sugar.
Aish El Saraya$60.00
Sweet soft bread crumb dough topped with cream and pistachio nuts.
Katayef$1.00
A crèpe, rolled in the shape of a horn and stuffed with walnuts, cheese or cream. Topped with a dollop of rose jam.
Shaibiate$1.50
Filo dough filled with cream, baked and topped with rose water syrup.
Banana Cake$35.00
Chocolate Cake$35.00
Carrot Cake$35.00
Fruit Pie made with seasonal fruit$22.00
Mille Feuille$3.00
A layered puff pasrty filled with paystry cream.
Eclair$3.00
Chouse pastry filled with cream patisserie cream and topped with chocolate.