This past weekend, my book club went to the Turkish restaurant Bosphorus, located just across East Street from Lilly in downtown Indy. It was YUMMY.
We split a number of appetizers--babaganush (an eggplant dip), which Lynn especially loved (it was not my favorite, but I did enjoy it), tzatziki (cucumbers, dill, and yogurt) which Tricia requested and we all enjoyed, and borek (feta and parsely wrapped in fillo dough and fried), which was freaking amazing. The owner/manager also brought us a sample of hummus and challenged us to name the four states whose capitals begin with the same letter as the state (think: Indianapolis, IN) by the end of the meal; if we got it right we would get free dessert.
We moved on to the mains--four of us got the Beef Hummus, a rich and slightly spicey stew of beef and veggies (the veggies looked like they were from a frozen mixed-vegetable bag, but the flavor of the over all dish made up for that fact) on a bed of hummus. And when I say a bed of hummus, I mean an enormous bed of hummus. HEAVEN. We were stuffed afterwards, but happy. Tricia got the lamb shish kebab. The meat looked fairly tasty, but she sadly reported that it was rather dry and ended up dipping it into her tzatziki. So, disappointment there. If I go back I'd get the beef hummus again, or possibly try the doner gyro wrap.
Most of the girls got a glass of the house wine, and I got Turkish hot tea. It was delicious, though sadly not served in a traditional glass tea cup.
Overall, a great experience. And no, we didn't get free dessert. We almost did--we got Indianapolis, of course, plus Dover, Delaware and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. But instead of going with what we thought was too obvious--Honolulu, Hawaii--Amber suggested Hilo, HI. (Yes, it's all Amber's fault--we completely blame it on her). Oh well, we were all full to the brim anyway.
We split a number of appetizers--babaganush (an eggplant dip), which Lynn especially loved (it was not my favorite, but I did enjoy it), tzatziki (cucumbers, dill, and yogurt) which Tricia requested and we all enjoyed, and borek (feta and parsely wrapped in fillo dough and fried), which was freaking amazing. The owner/manager also brought us a sample of hummus and challenged us to name the four states whose capitals begin with the same letter as the state (think: Indianapolis, IN) by the end of the meal; if we got it right we would get free dessert.
We moved on to the mains--four of us got the Beef Hummus, a rich and slightly spicey stew of beef and veggies (the veggies looked like they were from a frozen mixed-vegetable bag, but the flavor of the over all dish made up for that fact) on a bed of hummus. And when I say a bed of hummus, I mean an enormous bed of hummus. HEAVEN. We were stuffed afterwards, but happy. Tricia got the lamb shish kebab. The meat looked fairly tasty, but she sadly reported that it was rather dry and ended up dipping it into her tzatziki. So, disappointment there. If I go back I'd get the beef hummus again, or possibly try the doner gyro wrap.
Most of the girls got a glass of the house wine, and I got Turkish hot tea. It was delicious, though sadly not served in a traditional glass tea cup.
Overall, a great experience. And no, we didn't get free dessert. We almost did--we got Indianapolis, of course, plus Dover, Delaware and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. But instead of going with what we thought was too obvious--Honolulu, Hawaii--Amber suggested Hilo, HI. (Yes, it's all Amber's fault--we completely blame it on her). Oh well, we were all full to the brim anyway.
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