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    • Hours & Location

    7393 D Lee Highway,
    Falls Church, VA 22042
    202-492-6919

    Mon-Thurs / 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

    Fri-Sat / 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM

    Sun / 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM

    Smiles all around, it’s Happy Hour! 🎉

    🔸 50% off Beer + Wine
    🔸 Daily
    🔸 3pm - 6pm
    đź“Ť Falls Church

    Come sit down, have a bite, & enjoy your meal & your company

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    Breakfast

    • Shakshouka

      Three organic eggs cooked in ghee with red and green bell peppers, onion, seasoned with cumin, garlic, coriander, salt, and pepper, topped with feta and parsley, and served with freshly baked bread

      $18

    • Egyptian Style Breakfast Sandwich

      Egyptian style feta cheese, seasoned with cumin, lime juice, olive oil, and jalapeños, inside of a warm Egyptian pita with delicious free range organic eggs and cured basterma

      $14

    • Lamb & Beef Omelet

      Two organic eggs cooked in ghee with ground beef & lamb Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)

      $14

      gluten free

    • Fava Pot’s Famous Goat Cheese Omelet

      Two organic eggs cooked in ghee with goat cheese; topped with pesto. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)

      $14

      gluten free, vegetarian

    • Fetter Meshaltet

      Served with honey and Egyptian feta cheese. Egyptian pastry made with ghee baked in a stone oven

      $18

    • Premium Chefs Breakfast

      Your choice of eggs (ask about our options) served with fava beans, Three falafel & tahini, and spicy feta cheese along with Egyptian bread, Feteer Meshaltet, and a side of organic jam

      $25

    • Eggs with Fava Beans

      Your choice of scrambled or sunny side up. Three organic eggs cooked in ghee with fava beans. A traditional Egyptian breakfast! Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)

      $14

      gluten free, vegetarian

    • Eggs with Basterma

      Your choice of scrambled or sunny side up. Three organic eggs cooked in ghee with basturma, a spiced cured beef. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)

      $14

      gluten free

    • Eggs with Dates

      Your choice of scrambled or sunny side up. Three organic eggs cooked in ghee with sweet Medjool dates. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)

      $14

      gluten free

    • Gluten Free High Protein Egyptian Breakfast

      Your choice of organic eggs served with fava beans, two falafel & tahini, roasted potatoes, hummus, spicy feta cheese, olives, and organic fresh vegetables

      $25

    Soups & Salads

    • Egyptian Oriental Salad

      Finely diced organic cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions, parsley, and dill, with a dressing of olive oil, lime, sumac, and salt

      $8

      gluten free, vegan

    • Mediterranean Salad

      Organic mixed greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes, scallions, and feta cheese, with a dressing of olive oil, lime, and sumac

      $12

      Add Falafel $5

      Add Chicken, or Kofta $7

      gluten free, vegetarian

    • Arugula, Feta & Watermelon Salad

      Organic arugula with scallions, Egyptian feta cheese, and watermelon. Dressing of olive oil, lime, and sumac

      $15

      Add Falafel $4

      Add Chicken or Kofta $7

      gluten free, vegetarian

    • Honeydew, Cantaloupe, & Pomegranate Salad

      Organic seasonal arugula with scallions, Egyptian feta cheese, honeydew, cantaloupe, and pomegranates with a dressing of olive oil, lime, and sumac

      $15

      Add Falafel $5

      Add Chicken or Kofta $7

      gluten free, vegetarian

    • Homemade Chicken Soup with Vegetables

      A warming classic soup with chicken, potatoes, green beans, peas, carrots, celery, garlic, and spices

      $10

      gluten free

    • Red Lentil Soup

      Red lentils stewed with carrots, onions, celery, potatoes, cilantro, garlic, and spice

      $10

      vegan

    • Soup of Squab with Freekeh

      A most delicious soup made with squab (similar to quail) and freekeh (a smoky cracked green wheat)

      $10

    • Molokeya Dip

      $10

    • Susu's Chicken Kofta

      Shredded chicken, béchamel, organic milk and eggs, ghee, white onion, and spices. Breaded & fried in canola oil, served with tzatziki and tomato sauce

      $14

    From Our Oven

    • Zaatar with Olive Oil on Pita Bread

      A dip of zataar spice blend and extra virgin olive oil baked directly onto Egyptian bread

      $14

      vegan

    • Macaroni Bechamel

      The ultimate Egyptian comfort food; pasta baked with a house-made creamy bechamel sauce and stuffed with ground beef

      $15

    • Gollash

      Egyptian-style beef pie made with buttery layers of flaky phyllo dough and stuffed with ground beef, onions, and spices

      $15

    • Egyptian Style Feta Pie

      Seasoned spicy Feta cheese mixed with extra virgin olive oil, fresh baked and topped with zaatar spice blend

      $18

      vegetarian

    • Chicken Goat Cheese Pie

      Chicken, goat cheese, fresh made dough with olive oil, topped with fresh house-made pesto

      $18

    • Hawawshi

      Spicy seasoned ground beef and ground lamb baked in Egyptian pita bread

      $15


    Mezze Starters & Sides

    • Chef’s Appetizer Platter

      Your choice of three starter dishes. A customer favorite!

      $15

    • Pickled Eggplant with Garlic

      White eggplant pickled with garlic, jalapeños, lime, and vinegar. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)

      $8

      gluten free, vegan

    • Fava Beans

      Slow-cooked fava beans topped with olive oil, tahini, lime, and spices. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)

      $10

      gluten free, vegan

    • Fava Beans with Yogurt & Hummus

      Slow-cooked fava beans with extra virgin olive oil, lime, Greek yogurt, hummus, tahini, cucumbers, dry mint, salt, cumin, and garlic. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)

      $11

      gluten free, vegetarian

    • Baba Ganoush

      Tahini and charred eggplant spread flavored with olive oil, garlic, pomegranate molasses, lime, and spices. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)

      $8

      gluten free, vegan

    • Hummus

      Chickpea-tahini spread flavored with olive oil, garlic, lime, and spices. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)

      $8

      gluten free, vegan

    • Spicy Feta Cheese

      Creamy feta cheese spread spiced with jalapeños, lime, garlic, tomato, cumin, and olive oil. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)

      $10

      gluten free, vegetarian

    • Tzatziki

      Yogurt with cucumbers, mint, garlic, olive oil, lime, and spices. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)

      $10

      gluten free, vegetarian

    • Fava Pot's Signature Olives

      Black olives, extra virgin olive oil, fresh red hot peppers, & zaatar

      $9

      gluten free, vegan

    • Stuffed Grape Leaves

      Traditionally-made grape leaves stuffed with a mixture of rice, ground beef, onions, and spices; cooked in broth

      $15

      gluten free

    • Egyptian-Style Liver

      Veal liver flavored with garlic, pomegranate molasses, jalapeños, lime, and spices; pan-seared in ghee. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)

      $12

      gluten free

    • Four Falafel and Tahini Sauce

      Four fava bean patties served with tahini sauce. Served with bread (optional, contains gluten)

      $5

      gluten free, vegan

    • Bied Meza'lil

      2 hard-boiled eggs, pan-fried in ghee

      $8

      vegetarian

    Sandwiches

    • M-F Lunch Special 11 AM - 2 PM

      Half a sandwich of your choice + a 4 oz Egyptian oriental salad.

      $10

    • Classic Falafal

      Fava bean patties fried in canola oil; topped with tomatoes, red onions, organic spring mix, tahini sauce

      $14

      vegetarian, vegan

    • Fava Beans

      Slow-cooked fava beans served in an Egyptian pita; topped with tomatoes, pickles, tahini, hummus

      $14

      vegetarian, vegan

    • Pharaoh's Falafel Sandwich

      Crispy homemade falafel, hummus, roasted potatoes, organic spring mix, tomatoes, parsley, red onions, tahini, pickled turnips, and spicy harissa

      $15

      vegan

    • Chicken Kabob

      Grilled chicken marinated in yogurt, olive oil, sumac, and garlic; topped with organic spring mix, parsley, onions, and garlic sauce

      $15

    • Kofta

      Grilled ground beef and lamb patties seasoned with parsley, sumac, and spices; topped with organic spring mix, parsley, onions and tahini

      $15

    • Egyptian-Style Liver

      Beef liver flavored with garlic, pomegranate molasses, jalepeños, lime, and spices; pan-seared in ghee

      $15

    • Fava Pot - Dynamite Ta’amya Sandwich

      Crispy Egyptian ta’amya (falafel) layered with baba ganoush, fried eggplant marinated in lime, olive oil, cumin, and jalapeño, oriental salad with dill, cucumber, onion, and tomatoes, roasted potatoes, creamy tahini, and house-pickled turnips — all wrapped in freshly baked aish balady bread

      $16

    Dinner

    Chicken

    • Chicken Kabob Platter

      Grilled chicken skewers marinated in yogurt, olive oil, sumac, and garlic, served with garlic sauce

      $15

      gluten free

    • Grilled Chicken Platter

      Grilled half Cornish hen marinated in yogurt, olive oil, sumac, and garlic; served with a garlic sauce

      $15

      gluten free

    • Egyptian Fried Chicken

      Egyptian style half-chicken fried in ghee served with roasted potatoes and organic spring mix salad

      $18

      gluten free

    • Molokheya with Chicken

      Famous Egyptian dish served with Egyptian rice and half a cornish hen pan fried. Served with bread

      $24

      Add Lamb Shank $14

    • Susu's Chicken Kofta with Macaroni BĂ©chamel

      Shredded chicken, béchamel, organic milk and eggs, ghee, white onion, and spices. Breaded & fried in canola oil, served with macaroni béchamel, tzatziki and fresh tomato sauce

      $24

    • Egyptian Style Chicken Mushrooms a La Cream

      Sautéed chicken with shiitake mushrooms served over Egyptian rice topped with basil, dill, scallions, and fresh cream of mushroom

      $25

    Signature Dishes

    • Eat Like an Egyptian: Chefs Choice

      Feeds two people. **no substitutions — fava beans, koshary, baba ganoush, hummus, 2 falafel, 1 pickled eggplant, 4 grape leaves, Egyptian fried chicken, 2 kofta, 1 lamb chop, Egyptian style liver, Egyptian rice, 1 artichoke, mosaka, 2 loaves of Egyptian bread

      $68

    • Squab Stuffed with Cracked Wheat

      Squab (similar to quail, but larger and tastier) stuffed with freekeh (green cracked wheat), then pan-fried in ghee

      $34

    • Egyptian Style Roasted Salmon

      8 oz of wild-caught salmon marinated in lime, garlic, olive oil, and zaatar, served with our signature roasted potatoes and organic spring mix

      $32

      gluten free

    • Mixed Grill Platter

      All of our popular grilled meats on one plate; two French-cut lamb chops, four pieces of chicken kabobs and two pieces of kofta

      $36

      gluten free

    Vegan

    • Koshary Bowl

      A hearty dish starring lentils, Egyptian rice, pasta, and a rich spicy tomato sauce, and topped with chickpeas and sweet caramelized onions

      Add Chicken or Kofta $7

      vegan

    • Falafel Platter

      Fava bean falafel patties served with a tahini sauce

      gluten free, vegan

    Meat

    • Tagen Okra & Lamb

      Lamb shanks cooked with garlic and tomatoes then roasted with okra in the oven Served with Egyptian rice and our whole-wheat Aish Baladi Egyptian bread (made piping hot from our stone oven)

      $25

    • Lamb Fattah

      Braised lamb shank atop short-grain Egyptian rice and crispy pita bread, soaked in a fresh tomato sauce with garlic and vinegar

      $25

    • Kofta Platter

      Grilled ground beef and lamb patties seasoned with parsley, sumac, and spices; served with tahini sauce

      gluten free

    • Dawud Pasha

      Egyptian style meatballs made of grass fed lamb and beef, cooked in a freshly made tomato sauce, and served over vermicelli rice, topped with dried mint. Served with a side of roasted potatoes

      $22

    • Oven Roasted Stuffed Artichokes

      Four Beef-stuffed artichokes are topped with pine nuts and our freshly made tomato sauce. Served with Egyptian rice and our whole-wheat Aish Baladi Egyptian bread (made piping hot from our stone oven)

      $22

    • Stewed Veal

      Cubed veal stewed with potatoes, onions, garlic, and spices; served atop Egyptian rice with vermicelli

      $24

    • Breaded Veal Escalope with Macaroni Bechamel

      Grass-fed veal cutlets breaded and served with pasta and baked with a creamy bechamel sauce; stuffed with ground beef and tomato sauce

      $28

    • Lamb Chops with Stuffed Grape Leaves

      Lamb chops cooked with traditionally-made grape leaves stuffed with a mixture of Egyptian rice, ground beef, onions, and spices; served with salad and tzatziki sauce

      $32

      gluten free

    Desserts

    • Egyptian Cookies

      Five mini cookies made with flour, ghee, and cane sugar

      $6

      vegetarian

    • Om Ali Pudding

      Traditional Egyptian bread pudding made with milk, cream, fetter meshaltet, raisins, pistachios, and coconut; sweetened with cane sugar

      $12

      vegetarian

    • Kunafa with Sweet Cheese

      Pastry made of buttery shredded wheat, stuffed with sweet white cheese and covered in a honey syrup, topped with pistachios

      $12

      vegetarian

    • Kunafa with Nutella

      Pastry made of buttery shredded wheat, stuffed with Nutella and covered in syrup, topped with pistachios

      $12

      vegetarian

    • Rice Pudding

      Organic milk, rice, Eshta, sugar topped with pistachios and raisins

      $9

    • Pistachio Baklava

      Flaky phyllo dough layers stuffed with chopped pistachios and honey syrup

      $8

      vegetarian

    • Pumpkin Pudding

      Local pumpkin with organic milk, flour, sugar, pecans, raisins, and pistachios

      $12

      vegetarian

    Specialties

    • Egyptian Mahshi with Ribeye & Potatoes

      A tender, hand carved 12-15 oz grass-fed ribeye steak on a bed of oven roasted potatoes, surrounded by a variety of traditional mahshi

      $32

    • Mahshi

      Each vegetable is generously stuffed with a savory mix of grass-fed minced beef, short-grain Egyptian rice, fresh dill, onions, garlic, and our signature spice blend. The entire dish is slow-roasted in a clay tagin for over an hour

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