Koftegi

Koftegi is a Turkish restaurant/bakery in Little Arabia with a menu that at first glance looks similar to others in the neighborhood. But skip the kabob wraps and meze (though they are tasty) and concentrate on the house specialties. Namely, the ground beef kofte, and the Turkish bread boats known as pide. You can order the kofte in a wrap, on a plate, but we prefer them stuffed with kashkaval cheese, a mild yellow cheese that's sometimes called "the cheddar of the Balkans." As far as the pide, there are 18 varieties ranging from muhammara to ground beef, but we prefer the salty-sweet egg, cheese, and parsley—especially if we're there before 10am.