Sana’a Yemeni Cuisine Menu
Welcome to Sana’a Yemeni Cuisine, where traditional Yemeni flavors come alive in the heart of Dearborn, MI! This hidden gem offers a delightful array of Middle Eastern dishes, showcasing the rich culinary heritage of Yemen.
Highlights of the menu include:
- Lamb Haneeth: Slow-roasted lamb, perfectly seasoned, served with basmati rice—a true indulgence.
- Chicken Aqdah: A comforting stew infused with chicken and vegetables, bringing warmth to any table.
- Seafood Samak Mashwi: Grilled fish that promises a taste of the sea, seasoned to perfection.
Enjoy the inviting atmosphere as you savor each bite, complemented by kind service that makes you feel at home. Despite some occasional cleanliness concerns, the authentic flavors and generous portions are worth the visit, earning Sana’a Yemeni Cuisine a special place in the culinary landscape of Dearborn.
Traditional Yemeni Dishes
Lamb Haneeth
Slow roasted lamb seasoned and cooked to perfections served with basmati rice and soup or salad.
Lamb Masloug
Tender chunk of lamb sauteed then boiled in seasoned broth and served with basmati rice.
Chicken Aqdah
Yemeni style stew cooked with chunks of chicken potatoes, onions, and zucchini.
Lamb Aqdah
Yemeni style stew cooked with chunks of lamb potatoes, onions, and zucchini.
Chicken Ghalaba
Yemeni style tender chicken sauteed with onions, green papers, tomato sauce, and served with basmati rice.
Beef Ghalaba
Yemeni style tender beef sauteed with onions, green papers, tomato sauce, and served with basmati rice.
Saltah
Fresh assorted root vegetables combines with whipped fenugreek bubbling hot in a clay bowl.
Fahsah
Fahsah with your choice of shredded lamb or fish served bubbling hot in a clay bowl.
Lamb Zorbian
Marinated chunk of lamb cooked with long grain basmati rice, scallion, parsley, and onions.
Mushakal
Assorted mixed vegetables stew sauteed with okara, potatoes, carrots scallions, parsley, green papers, and onions.
Baked Fish
Yemeni Combo for 2
Masloug - tender chunks of lamb, haneeth - slow roasted lamb, fahsah - choice of lamb or fish, rice or fries, and choice of soup or salad.
Yemeni Combo for 8
Masloug - tender chunks of lamb, haneeth - slow roasted lamb, fahsah - choice of lamb or fish, Yemeni ghallaba. Rice or fries and choice of soup or salad.
Yemeni Combo for 4
Masloug - tender chunks of lamb, haneeth - slow roasted lamb, fahsah - choice of lamb or fish, Yemeni ghallaba.
Samak Mashwi
Seafood
Dinner Entrees
Vegetarian Ghallaba
Potato substitutes for meat sauteed with veggies.
Shawarma Plate
Choice of marinated charbroiled beef and chicken.
Shawarma Combo Dinner
Combination of marinated charbroiled beef and chicken.
Beef Shawarma Salad
Marinated charbroiled beef on fresh salad greens.
Village Salad
Tomatoes, onions, and cucumbers. No lettuce. Vegetarian.
Chicken Shawarma Salad
Fresh salad greens topped with marinated charbroiled chicken.
Dinner Salad
Large fresh salad mix. Vegetarian.
Fattouch Tawook Salad
Large salad mixed with toasted pita and topped with charbroiled chicken breast.
Salads
House Specialties
Combo for 4
2 shish kabob, 2 shish tawook, chicken kabob, 4 shish kafta, ground beef, parsley, and onions, beef, and chicken shawarma - chicken ghallba and hummus. Served with your choice of rice or fries, salad, or soup.
Combo for 2
1 shish kabob, 2 shish tawook, chicken kabob, 2 shish kafta, ground beef, parsley, and onions. Served with your choice of rice or fries, salad, or soup.
Combo for 8
4 shish kabob, 4 shish tawook, chicken kabob, 4 shish kafta, ground beef, parsley, and onions, beef, and chicken shawarma - chicken ghallba and hummus with beef, large hummus. Served with your choice of rice or fries, salad, or soup.
Falafel Plate
All vegetable patties of fave beans, chickpeas, onion, parsley, cilantro, and special spices fried in vegetable oil and served with tahini sauce, tomato, and pickles. Vegetarian.
Appetizers and Tasty Traditions
Breakfast Traditional Yemeni
Foul
Fine mashed fava beans with sauteed onions, tomatoes topped with tahini and olive oil. Vegetarian.
Fassolia with Eggs
Your choice of dried or regular kidney beans sauteed with eggs, onions, tomatoes, and topped with tahini.
Shak-Shookah
Scrambled eggs with sauteed tomatoes, onions.
Kebdah
Sauteed lamb liver with onions, tomatoes, and Yemeni spices.
Fatah with Honey
Yemeni style sliced bread, Dates and honey butter.
Malky Royal Fatah
Style sliced bread, dates,honey, butter, and kashta.
Rashosh
Rich traditional Yemeni bread. Vegetarian.
Maloog
Traditional based white bread. Vegetarian.
Shawarma Lunch Special
Marinated charbroiled lamb.
Haneeth Lunch Special
1 piece of slow-roasted meat cooked with perfection.
Lunch Special Entrees
Lunch Special Pita Wraps
Falafel Wrap Lunch Special
Rolled with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and tahini sauce. Vegetarian.
Chicken Shawarma Wrap Lunch Special
Thinly sliced marinated layers of chicken (cooked rotisserie style) rolled with pickles and garlic sauce.
Chicken Ghalaba Lunch Special
Chicken mixed with sauteed vegetables.
Beef Ghalaba Wrap Lunch Special
Beef mixed with sauteed vegetables rolled with rice.
Beef Shawarma Salad Lunch Special
Topped-with meat shawarma.
Chicken Shawarma Salad Lunch Special
Topped with chicken shawarma.
Village Salad Lunch Special
Tomatoes, onions and cucumbers (no lettuce) topped with chargrilled chicken breast or shawarma.
Lunch Special Salads
Pita Wraps
Falafel Wrap
Ground chickpeas fava beans and vegetable patties cooked in vegetable oil, wrapped with vegetables, and tahini sauce. Vegetarian.
Beef Shawarma Wrap
Charbroiled marinated beef.
Chicken Shawarma Wrap
Charbroiled marinated chicken.
