Zerza Mediterrano - Mediterranean / Moroccan Restaurant & Bar

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Appetizers Menu:

SOUPS:

Harrira soup

Tomato based hearty soup with herbs, chickpeas and lentils $5.95

Lentil soup

Moroccan lentil soup with herbs, cumin and extra virgin olive oil $5.95


SALADS:

Baby Arugula and roasted Pear salad

Prepared with warm goat cheese, roasted walnuts & Orange balsamic vinaigrette $8.75

Chickpea salad

With scallions, tomatoes, parsley, lemon and extra virgin olive oil & spices $5.75

Mediterranean salad

Cucumber, red onion, tomatoes, olives, feta & chickpeas $7.95

Meze plate

Hummus, Spinach Bakoula & Babaghanough, served with pita bread  $13.75

 

APPETIZERS:

Patatas Bravas

Crispy potatoes with herbed spicy harissa aioli  $7.00

Saganaki

Marinated & fried Feta cheese, drenched in honey  $7.50

Grilled Merguez

Spiced lamb sausages with poached eggs and tomato sauce   $8.50

Moroccan Cigars

Phyllo cigars with spiced ground beef and harissa aioli   $7.50

Spicy Prawns

with garlic, coriander, cumin & spiced chickpeas in tomato sauce  $9.75

Zerza Tapenade

Black olives tapenade with warm goat cheese  $7.75

Hummus

Pureed chickpeas with lemon & tahini sauce  $5.95

Babaghanough

Baked eggplants with lemon & tahini sauce  $6.50

Matboucha

Roasted tomatoes and red peppers with extra virgin olive oil & spices $6.50

Bakoula

Spinach with preserved lemon & chickpeas  $5.75

Bourekas

Spinach pastries with walnuts, raisins & feta cheese   $7.00

 

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Entrees


TAGINES:

Chicken tagine lemon

Herb rubbed chicken, seasoned with Moroccan olives & preserved lemon  $14.95

Lamb tagine Mrouzia 

Long simmered Lamb shank with prunes, apricots & roasted almonds  $17.75

Duck confit

Duck confit with mission figs, roasted pears and parsnips  $22.75

Kefta tagine

Spiced Beef meatballs with Moroccan spices, poached eggs & tomato sauce  $14.95

Moroccan fish tagine

Baked Cod fish fillet seasoned with olives, spiced carrots $ preserved lemon  $18.75

BASTILLA:                                                                                              

Bastilla is an elaborate Moroccan dish that combines sweet and savory flavors. The chicken is slow-cooked in broth with onions, herbs and spices, then shredded and chilled. The chicken mix, eggs and toasted almonds get enclosed in crispy layers of (warka) phylo dough before topping with powder sugar and cinnamon.

 

Chicken Bastilla                                                                                

$15.95

                         

COUSCOUS:

Couscous, a staple in Morocco, is made of crushed durum wheat semolina... Steamed, couscous makes an ideal base for hearty and brothy stews that can be seasoned with all sorts of meats and vegetables.

 

Couscous Lamb Berber

With slow-cooked lamb shank & stewed vegetables, served with broth  $17.75

Couscous Chicken Tfaya

With braised chicken, caramelized onions, raisins & chickpeas   $15.50

Couscous Merguez

With lamb sausages and vegetables  $15.50

Vegetable couscous

With mixed stewed vegetables, caramelized onions, raisins and chickpeas $13.95


FROM THE GRILL

Moroccan Tuna kebabs

With crushed cumin seeds, cilantro, garlic & fresh lime juice, over cranberry & almond curried couscous  $17.50

Chicken Kebabs

Saffron and herbs marinated chicken breast served with rice salad  $14.75

Hanger Steak Kebabs

Marinated in zaatar, served over rice salad   $15.50


                    

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VALENTINE'S DAY DINNER MENU $30 

      3 course dinner     $30 per person 

 

 

APPETIZERS:

Meze plate

Hummus, Matbucha and Bakoula, served with pita bread 

Baby arugula & pear salad

with warm goat cheese & roasted walnuts

Grilled merguez

Spiced lamb sausage with poached eggs and tomato sauce

Saganaki

Marinated and fried fresh feta cheese, with honey

ENTREES:

Braised lamb shank with prunes

Long-cooked lamb shank with prunes and roasted almonds

Couscous chicken tfaya

Braised chicken, seasoned with herbs, over couscous, caramelized onions & chickpeas

Chicken bastilla

Baked layers of thin pastry, stuffed with minced chicken and almonds, sprinkled with cinnamon and powdered sugar

Mixed grill

Marinated hanger steak, chicken breast & merguez lamb sausage, served with couscous salad

Vegetable couscous

Steamed couscous with stewed vegetables, caramelized onions, raisin & chickpeas

DESSERTS:

Baklava

Zerza fig ice-cream

 

 

Valentine's drink specials :

Godiva chocolate martini  $9.00

Strawberry margarita        $9.00

Strawberry caipirinha        $9.00

 

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HAPPY HOUR

Sunday- Thursday  4 PM - 7PM  &  10PM - Close

 

EARLY DINNER SPECIAL  (appetizer+entree)   $13.95  Monday- Thursday  4 PM - 6:45PM

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HARIRA SOUP

Tomato based soup with herbs lentils & Chickpeas

 

MEDITERRANEAN SALAD

Tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, parsley, olives & feta cheese

 

HUMMUS

Pureed chickpeas with lemon & tahini sauce

 

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CHICKEN TAGINE

Braised chicken with preserved lemon & Moroccan olives

 

KEFTA TAGINE

Spiced beef meatballs with poached eggs & tomato sauce

 

HANGER STEAK KEBAB

Marinated in zaatar, served over couscous salad

 

VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

With stewed vegetables, caramelized onions, raisins & chickpeas

 

 

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Cocktails


RUM & CACHACA

Mojito

Bacardi Gold rum, fresh mint leaves, fresh limes and brown sugar  $9

Caipirinha

Cachaca, fresh limes and sugar  $9

Caipirinha rouge

Cachaca, fresh strawberries, limes and brown sugar $11

Zerza martini

Malibu rum, Creme de Cassis and pineapple juice $10


GIN

Gin Club

Gin, orange curacao, lime juice, angostura bitter & champagne  $9

Ginkicker

Dry Gin, lime juice, simple syrup, mint and ginger beer  $10


TEQUILA

Tequila punch

Tequila, lime juice, orange curacao, club soda and champagne  $10

Strawberry Margarita

Tequila, fresh lemon juice, triple sec and strawberries  $10

Esmeralda

Tequila, lime juice, orange bitters and Agave nectar  $11


VODKA

Caipiroska

Vodka, fresh limes and brown sugar  $9

La Poire St. Germain

Absolute pear vodka, St. Germain Elderflower liqueur,cranberry juice & champagne $11

Sixth Street

Vodka, Midori melon liquer & pineapple juice $9


ABSINTHE

Absinthe Mojito

Absinthe, fresh mint, limes, and seltzer water $10  


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Wine List


RED WINE

Nero D'Avola, Sicilia (Italy, 2006) Gl $8 / Btl $30

Atlasian Cellars Syrah (Algeria, 2007) Gl $8 / Btl $30

Domaine Notre Dame, Cote du Rhone
Syrah & Grenache (France, 2007)
 Gl $10 / Btl$39

Barra of Mendocino, Organic Pinot Noir
(California, 2006)
  Btl$45

Van Ruiten Vineyards, (California, 2006)
Zinfandel, Lodi appellation
  Btl$43

De Pagos Quintana (Spain, 2004)
Tempranillo
Btl$49

Chateau Roslane (Morocco, 2003)
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah, AOC
  Btl$75


WHITE WINE

Felines Jourdan, Picpoul de Pinet (France, 2007) Gl $9 / Btl$34

Pinot Grigio, San Georgio (Italy, 2008) Gl $9 / Btl$34

Bourgogne Chardonnay, (France 2006)  Gl $8 /Btl$32

Semeli, Moschofilero (Greece, 2007) Gl$8 / Btl $32


BEER

Casa beer Casablanca (Morocco) $6

Duvel, (Belgium) $9

Amstel light (Holland) $6  


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