Babani’s Menu – St Paul, MN

Type : Restaurant

Location : St Paul, MN

BYOB pick for Kurdish fare, including vegetarian choices, in a straightforward, high-ceilinged room. Based on 591 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.7 stars. Price

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery

Babani's 55107

Address:
32 E Fillmore Ave, St Paul, MN 55107

Phone: (651) 602-9964

Website: http://www.babanis.com/

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Hours

Sunday Closed
Monday

(Labor Day)
 Closed
Tuesday 11 AM–8 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–8 PM
Thursday 11 AM–8 PM
Friday 11 AM–8 PM
Saturday 2–8 PM

Menu

Appetizers
Naska Nan We Panir
our kurdish bread comes with a special blend of feta cheese, pure olive oil, oregano, garlic. served with cucumber, tomato, olives & lemon.		 $4.25
Nareen
our kurdish bread topped with feta cheese and served with a homemade spicy red sauce.		 $4.25
Bajan Reshk
deep fried eggplant covered with jajic, cucumber, olives, tomatoes, lemon. served with bread.		 $4.25
Soups
Niskena
a smooth blend of red lentils, sweet onion, olive oil, and spices.		 $4.25
Dowjic
chicken, yogurt, rice basil and lemon juice. this soups tangy bite has traditionally kept many a kurdish traveler from wondering too far from home.		 $4.25
Mahagic
mahas own recipe a mix of vegetables including potatoes, broccoli, carrots, and peas with chicken breast and noodles in a light flavorful broth.		 $4.25
Salads
Jaajic
cucumber, dill and fresh garlic in a yogurt sauce.		 $4.25
Tabouli Salad
a fresh mix of couscous, parsley, tomato fresh onion, and lemon juice.		 $4.25
Tossed Salad
lettuce, tomatoes, feta cheese, cucumbers, and homemade vinaigrette.		 $4.25
Traditional Silopi Salad
finely chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, and onion with lemon, salt, black pepper, olives olive oil, and parsley.		 $4.25
Tanyata
half tabouli and half jaajic, the way tanya likes it.		 $4.25
Main
Garbanzo Bean Shilla
this delicious vegetarian dish is garbanzo beans simmered in a light broth with pure olive oil, curry and other kurdish spices. served with tender strips of chicken breast.		 $10.50
Kubey Sawar
crushed wheat made into a dough and filled with lean ground beef, spices, and onion then sauteed in olive oil. this dish was first made famous in nineveh modern day mosul, iraq.		 $12.50
Kubey Brinj
similar to kubay sawar, this rice dumpling is filled with lean ground beef, special spices, olive oil and parsley, then quick fried to a crisp brown shell.		 $12.50
Vegetarian Dolma
a variety of vegetables (cabbage, onion, and grape leaves) stuffed with rice, red lintles and special herbs. steamed in fresh garlic, lemon and tomato juices. served with tender strips of chicken breast.		 $12.50
Biryani
a traditional rice dish, baked with peas, potatoes, raisons, vegetables, carrots, wheat noodles and a blend of kurdish spices. served with tender strips of chicken breast.		 $12.00
Chicken Tawa
chicken sauteed in lemon and other spices then baked in layers of potato, green pepper, onion, and dried limes. served with basmati rice.		 $12.00
Sheik Babani
named after a distinguished mans striped trousers, this kurdish delicacy is cored egg plant peeled in decorative stripes and filled with spicy meat and vegetables. served with a red sauce over basmati rice.		 $12.75
Bakla
kurdish saute of mushrooms, broccoli, zucchini and onion in olive oil with pepper and other seasoning. (chicken, beef or vegetarian)		 $12.50
Nineveh Saute
kurdish saute of mushrooms and tomatoes in olive oil with pepper and other kurdish seasonings. (chicken, beef or vegetarian)		 $12.50
Kurdish Salad
layers of rice, lentils, tossed salad, silopi salad, topped with feta cheese and peppery chicken breast. comes with a slice of bread.		 $11.95
Weekend Specials
Kufta Kebab
two skewers loaded wit freshly ground lamb, beef tenderloin, parsley, onion, and spices grilled to perfection! served with onion, sumac and your choice of bread or rice.		 $13.95
Kifta Shorba “Tirsik”
this excellent dish consists of rice dumplings filled with extra lean ground beef, parsley, and spices cooked in a traditional kurdish tomato sauce featuring; zucchini, onion, green pepper and spices.		 $13.95

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Reviews

Mohammad Amir Aghaee
Holy cannoli Batman! I was not expecting to have the best Middle Eastern food in the whole Mississippi River watershed. Hummus good. Tea tastes like home. The beef kabob plate with the biryani rice. Best beef kabob. Omg. Juicy!! Tender! Melts like a Byzantine legion facing the Arab army at Yarmouk. My friend had the sheikh babani. The eggplant was tender and moist.

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Mano Ratwatte
Wonderful experience at Babanis. It serves very flavorful food. Very efficient service too.

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roxanne cruciani
Beautiful food. Everything was very fresh and flavorful. Glad I tried it!

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Benjamin Johnson
Food and service were amazing! Highly recommend! I dont like nuts and tasted their baklava. I finished it. It was that good, along with the beef kebab. Do not let the negative comments stop you from going. You will not be disappointed. I will be coming back.

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Joe Haupt
This was our first visit to a Kurdish restaurant, and we loved it. We had the Naska Nan We Panir, a delicious Kurdish bread as an appetizer. For our entrees, we had the Kubey Brinj (a rice dumpling filled with ground beef) and the Biryani (a traditional rice dish). Both entrees were priced at $15. It is worth a trip to the West Side for this great Kurdish cuisine.

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Anthony Patrick
My first Turkish restaurant experience and I loved it!!! I will definitely be back…

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Ashraf Hasania
Amazing Kurdish food, the owner is very friendly, welcoming and genuine with his advise on what to order and what not to. Service was great and quick and the prices are very reasonable given the good size portions of their meals. Highly recommend!

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I’m Wadani
I love Babanis. It’s too bad I live too far where I can’t eat here anytime I want. My favorite is the kabob with rice, a slice of bread, and the soup. It’s amazing. On top of that, the staff is very friendly and welcoming. Highly recommend it.

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Istiaque Ahmed
This is a must try restaurant. The foods are heavenly delicious. People are very friendly and good. We had Sheik Babani, Beef Kabob and Dowjic soup. Sheik Babani is a signature dish with a salad. Basically eggplant and beef, so delicious that we couldn’t stop eating. Dowjic soup is very different, it will give you a kick at the first time but the flavor is very addictive specially with Kurdish bread that also served with the soup. And beef kabob with rice is not something uncommon but very delicious. Will definitely visit this restaurant once again.

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Kirsten A
I’ve been frequenting Babani’s since I lived in the same building as their old location.

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