Chara Restaurant Menu and Prices

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Chara Restaurant Menu

Last Update: 2025-03-14


Cold AppetizersCold Appetizers

Cold Melitzanosalata

$7.00

Freshly roasted eggplant spread is blended with garlic, potatoes and olives oil. Served with pita bread.

Cold Tirokafteri

$6.00

Feta cheese blended with red peppers will spice up your meal. Served with pita bread.

Cold Taramosalata

$6.00

Smooth whipped cod roe spread. Served with pita bread.

Cold Skordalia

$6.00

Garlic mashed potato spread. Served with pita bread.

Cold Hummus

$5.00

Chickpea spread with spices. Served with pita bread.

Cold Dolmades Yilantzi

$7.00

Mama Sipahi's family recipe. Grape leaves stuffed with rice and served with tzatziki sauce. Served with pita bread.

Cold Feta Cheese

$5.00

With olives and olive oil spread. Served with pita bread.

Cold Red Beets with Skordalia

$7.00

Beets sliced and marinated in garlic and oil served with skordalia.

Cold Spread Sampler

$12.00

Select any three of our spreads. Served with pita bread.

Cold Veggie Dipping Assortment

$3.00

Fresh veggies to accompany spreads. Served with pita bread.


Hot AppetizersHot Appetizers

Hot Saganaki

$7.00

A Greek tradition. Imported Greek cheese, flamed in brandy at table side.

Hot Fasoila Gigantes

$8.00

A Chara favorite. Slow cooked giant lima beans with diced carrots, celery, onion and spices. These limas are a pop of flavor in a mild tomato sauce.

Hot Keftedakia

$7.00

Broiled Greek meatballs.

Hot Spanakopita

$6.00

Phyllo dough stuffed with spinach, feta cheese and fresh herbs.

Hot Loukaniko

$7.00

Broiled homemade sausage with roasted peppers.

Hot Piperies Florinis

$8.00

Roasted red peppers stuffed with cheese and fresh herbs.

Hot Kolokythakia

$8.00

Fried zucchini with skordalia (our garlic mashed potato spread).

Hot Kalamari

$10.00

Lightly breaded fried squid garnished with fresh lemon and cocktail sauce.

Hot Octapodi

$12.00

Boiled octopus in a balsamic dressing.

Hot Garides

$12.00

Broiled large shrimp with fresh green and red peppers, tomatoes and onions.

Hot Shrimp Saganaki with Feta

$14.00

Sauteed large shrimp, sliced fresh bell peppers, tomatoes, scallions and topped with feta cheese in a hot herb sauce.


SoupsSoups

Avgolemono Soup

$3.00 - $5.00

Traditional Greek soup made with chicken broth, rice and egg lemon.

Soup of the Day

$3.00 - $5.00

Please call restaurant for more soup details.


SaladsSalads

The Chara Salad

$9.00

A house specialty. Vine tomatoes, Greek olives, scallions and crumbled feta cheese with fresh dill served over a bed of crisp romaine lettuce, tossed in our house dressing.

Spartan Salad

$9.00

Fresh spinach, tomatoes, feta cheese, red onions and house dressing.

Horiatki Village Salad

$9.00

Tomato, cucumber, red onions, peppers, olives and feta cheese with house dressing.

Horta Salad

$8.00

Blanched fresh dandelion greens, drizzled in our own olive oil, served warmed garnished with lemon slices.

Mediterranean Salad

$9.00

Tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, olives, garbanzo beans, red kidney beans with house dressing.

Lentil Salad

$8.00

A cool, fresh salad with lentil's diced onions, parsley, carrots in olive oil and vinegar.


Traditional FavoritesTraditional Favorites

Pastichio

$12.00

Lasagna's Greek cousin of baked pasta, ground meat and cheese, topped with bechamel sauce. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Mousaka

$14.00

Traditional recipe of baked eggplant, ground meat and potato casserole topped with bechamel sauce. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Vegetarian Mousaka

$12.00

Baked eggplant, zucchini and potato casserole topped with bechamel sauce. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Dolmades

$14.00

Tender grape leaves stuffed with rice, ground meat and herbs served with an egg lemon sauce. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Spanakopita

$12.00

Layers of spinach and feta cheese baked in flaky filo dough. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Mediterranean Chicken Breast

$14.00

Tender boneless, skinless chicken breast marinated and baked in extra virgin olive oil, garlic, herbs served with rice. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Chicken Riganati

$14.00

Ultra tender roasted chicken, seasoned with extra virgin olive oil, herbs and spices. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Gyros

$14.00

Spit flamed, thinly sliced ground beef and lamb, served with tzatziki sauce, onions, tomatoes and pita bread. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Kokkinisto

$18.00

Lamb braised in our special Chara tomato sauce. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Psito

$19.00

Slices of oven roasted leg of lamb, seasoned with thyme, rosemary, oregano, garlic and lemon. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Souvlaki Chicken Tenderloin Kababs

$13.00

Skewered marinated boneless, skinless, breast of chicken tenderloin mixed with skewered grilled vegetables. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Souvlaki Beef Tenderloin Kabobs

$14.00

Skewered marinated boneless, skinless, breast of beef tenderloin mixed with skewered grilled vegetables. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Souvlaki Pork Tenderloin Kababs

$12.00

Skewered marinated boneless, skinless, breast of pork tenderloin mixed with skewered grilled vegetables. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Keftedes

$12.00

Beef and lamb meatballs stewed in our special Chara tomato sauce. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

New York Strip

$26.00

Grecian style steak, grilled to order. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Lamb Chops

$34.00

Two thick cut lamb chops grilled to perfection. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Pork Chops

$18.00

Two grilled center cut pork chops with our special oregano seasoning. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Paidakia

$27.00

Five Pieces. Traditional thin-cut lamb chops, served with green beans. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Greek Combination Platter

$18.00

Gyros, mousaka, pastichio, dolmades, spanakopita, potatoes and vegetables. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.


SeafoodSeafood

Fresh Broiled Salmon

$17.00

A flavorful filet delicately cooked and served with a lemon-olive oil sauce. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Broiled Tilapia

$16.00

South American white fish flilet seasoned and broiled to perfection. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Lake Superior White Fish

$17.00

A flaky fillet of the finest white fish is served with a lemon-olive oil sauce. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Shrimp Kabob

$18.00

Large shrimp grilled with fresh herbs. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Pan Fried Smelt

$15.00

Crispy fried smelts sprinkled with oregano. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.

Bakalo

$17.00

Pan fried codfish accompanied by skoradalia our garlic mashed potato spread. Served with potatoes, rice and baked vegetables.


PastasPastas

Vegetarian Pasta

$12.00

Shell pasta with sauteed mixed vegetables in our Chara tomato sauce.

Kalamari Pasta

$14.00

Shell pasta with marinated squid broiled to perfection and sauteed mixed vegetables in a light tomato sauce.

Chara Pasta

$12.00

Pan buttered Grecian style pasta noodles, served in our specialty spices, tomato and meat sauce.

Makaronada

$11.00

Grecian style pasta and grated kefalograviera cheese, tossed in garlic and butter.


SidesSides

Fasoila Gigantes

$5.00

A Chara favorite. Slow cooked giant lima beans with diced carrots, celery, onion and spices. These limas are a pop of flavor in a mild tomato sauce.

Rice Pilaf

$5.00

Rice covered with homemade tomato sauce.

Greek Potatoes

$5.00

Oven baked potatoes with our special seasonings.

Greek Fries

$5.00

Potato fries sprinkled with feta cheese.

Briami

$5.00

Baked mixed vegetables.

Spanakorizo

$5.00

Fresh spinach with rice in light tomato sauce.

Fasolakia

$5.00

Braised fresh green beans in a light tomato sauce.

Greek Potato Salad

$5.00

Steamed, peeled and diced potatoes, tossed with onions, traditional spices, extra virgin olive oil and garlic.

Homemade Greek Yogurt

$5.00

Served drizzled with honey and walnut or fresh fruit.


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