Moonlight Restaurant Menu
Welcome to Moonlight Restaurant, a serene gem nestled in Glendale, AZ, offering a delightful Mediterranean dining experience. With its quiet ambiance, outdoor seating, and family-friendly atmosphere, it’s perfect for groups and casual lunches alike.
Begin your culinary journey with cold appetizers like Hummus, smooth chickpeas blended harmoniously with tahini, or indulge in the smoky flavors of Baba Ghanoush, a fire-roasted eggplant dip. For a heartier option, try the 4 Cheese Borek—crispy rolls oozing with feta and mozzarella.
Don’t miss their classic Lentil Soup, a warm embrace on cooler days. The menu invites you to savor authentic Mediterranean flavors with dishes that promise to transport your palate. With reservations recommended, make your way to Moonlight Restaurant to share a unforgettable meal with loved ones.
Cold Appetizers
Hummus
Chickpeas purred with tahini, garlic, and lemon juice. Served with a drizzle of olive oil and sprinkled with paprika.
Baba Ghanoush
Fire roasted eggplant pureed with tahini, garlic & lemon juice. Served with a drizzle of olive oil and sprinkled with sumac.
8 Dolmades
Hand rolled grape leaves stuffed with a vegan rice and onion mixture.
Jajeek
Yogurt with cucumber. Diced cucumbers with fresh garlic mixed with yogurt.
Labne Bi Toum
Yogurt with garlic. Creamy garlic mixed with strained yogurt labne.
Pickles & Olives
Pickled cucumbers & Mediterranean olives.
Red Cabbage Salad
Red cabbage in lemon juice.
Pickled Vegetables
Pickled cabbage and cauliflower.
Betanjania
Eggplant & peppers salad. Stir-fried eggplant, green peppers, red peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions in a ketchup and pomegranate molasses sauce.
Large Layalina Appetizer Sampler
Combination of 5 appetizers.
Small Layalina Appetizer Sampler
Combination of 5 appetizers.
4 Cheese Borek
Cheese rolls with feta mozzarella & herbs.
4 Meat Borek
Ground beef rolls with parsley & herbs.
4 Kibbe
Fried beef croquette stuffed with cooked minced beef and onions.
8 Chicken Wings
Wings fried to golden crisp. Sauces: buffalo, BBQ and ranch.
6 Falafel
6 chickpea croquettes served with pickles. Amba and/or tahini sauce available upon request.
Hummus Beef Shawarma
Thinly sliced beef shawarma over hummus. Served with pita bread.
Hummus Chicken Shawarma
Thinly sliced chicken shawarma over hummus. Served with pita bread.
Layalina Mushrooms
Sauteed mushrooms drizzled with a tangy sauce.
Cauliflower Bites
Sauteed cauliflower drizzled with a zesty sauce.
French Fries
Lablabi
Garbanzo beans.
Bageleh
Fava beans.
Hot Appetizers
Soups
Lentil Soup
Tabbouleh
Thinly diced parsley, tomatoes, and onions mixed with bulgur wheat. Drizzled with lemon juice and olive oil.
Fattoush
Freshly cut romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions. Topped with fried pita chips in a dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, pomegranate molassess and sumac.
Iraqi Salad
Diced tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and garbanzo beans with a lemon vinaigrette dressing.
Salads
From the Grill
Beef Kebab Plate
3 skewers of charbroiled, seasoned ground beef and onions. Served with rice, grilled tomato and onion along with a small side of pickled cucumbers.
Kebab Satoor Plate
2 large skewers of charbroiled, seasoned ground beef and onions. Served with grilled tomato and onion along with a small side of pickled cucumbers.
Chicken Kebab Plate
3 skeswers of charbroiled, seasoned ground chicken and onions. Served with rice, grilled tomato and onion along with a small side of pickled cucumbers.
Chicken Tikka Plate
3 skewers of marinated, charbroiled chicken breast cubes. Served with rice, grilled tomato and onion along with a small side of pickled cucumbers.
Lamb Tikka Plate
3 skewers of marinated, charbroiled lamb cubes. Served with rice, grilled tomato and onion along with a small side of pickled cucumbers.
Beef Tikka Plate
3 Skewers of marinated, charbroiled ribeye meat cubes. Served with rice, grilled tomato and onion along with a small side of pickled cucumbers.
Beef Shawarma Plate
Sliced beef served with rice. Tahini sauce available upon request.
Chicken Shawarma Plate
Sliced chicken served with rice. Garlic sauce available upon request.
Half Chicken
Charcoal grilled half chicken served with rice and soup.
Whole Chicken
Charcoal grilled whole chicken served with rice and soup.
5 Shawarma Tacos
Beef or chicken. Garlic or tahini sauce available upon request.
Shawarma Tacos with Fries
Garlic or tahini sauce available upon request.
Shawarma Fries
Garlic or tahini sauce available upon request.
Layalina Mix Grill
A mixed grill of beef kebab, beef tikka & chicken tikka served with rice.
Platter of Love
3 beef kebabs, 3 chicken tikkas, lamb shank, and half chicken served over rice with a side of soup.
Layalina Grill Combo for 5
3 beef kebabs skewers, 3 chicken tikkas skewers, 3 beef tikka skewers and beef shawarma served with rice. Served with small appetizer sampler and five pita breads.
Layalina Grill Combo for 7
3 chicken kebab skewers, 3 beef kebab skewers, 2 beef tikka skewers, 2 chicken tikka skewers, 1/2 chicken and beef shawarma served with rice and large appetizer sampler and seven pita breads.
Family Platter
5 beef kebab, 5 beef tikka, 5 chicken tikka, crispy chicken chop served with a large side of rice, large appetizer sampler and arabic pita bread.
Platter of Friendship
4 beef kebab, 4 beef tikka, 4 chicken tikka, and 1 pound of chicken shawarma served with rice and small appetizer sampler platter.
Kebab Platter
1 pound beef kebab & 1 pound chicken kebab served with rice and soup.
Shawarma Platter
1 pound chicken shawarma & 1 pound beef shawarma served with rice and soup.
Tikka Platter
3 lamb tikka, 3 beef tikka, and 3 chicken tikka served with rice and soup.
Platters
Layalina Saj
Saj Beef Shawarma
Served with fries. Garlic and/ or tahini sauce available upon request.
Saj Chicken Shawarma
Served with fries. Garlic and/ or tahini sauce available upon request.
Saj Beef Kebab
Served with fries. Garlic and/ or tahini sauce available upon request.
Saj Chicken Kebab
Served with fries. Garlic and/ or tahini sauce available upon request.
Saj Falafel
Served with fries. Garlic and/ or tahini sauce available upon request.
Kusi
Lamb shank. Cooked in a garlic and tomato sauce (includes dried lemons for flavor). Served with rice.
Tashreb
Lamb shank cooked in a red tomato sauce with shredded pieces of Iraqi bread in the broth.
Dilemiya
Lamb shank cooked in a red tomato sauce with shredded pieces of Iraqi bread and yellow rice in the broth.
Pacha
Instestines, trotters, and tongue all boiled slowly and served with bread sunken in broth.
Masgouf
Seasoned grilled fire roasted fish served with red rice, cucumber pickles, pickled vegetables, onions, lemons and amba sauce(available upon request).
Crispy Chicken Chop
Chicken cutlet served with fries and cabbage salad.
Specialties
Vegetarian & Vegan
Vegetarian Plate
4 falafels, hummus, baba ghanoush, and eggplant salad.
Falafel Plate
Kid's 6 Chicken Nuggets and Fries
Kid's 6 Chicken Wings
Available sauces: buffalo, BBQ and ranch.
