Anatolia's Gate meatballs and curry

Back to Anatolia's Gate -- because there was a Meetup there tonight and my friend was interested in Turkish food, so I went with her.

If you are in a group, the lavash bread that comes with your meal will also be communal!

Meat Lovers Pide ($11.95) Anatolia's Ground Meat, Turkish Pastrami, tomatoes, cheese, egg

• Quite small. Rather thin film of mixed meat. Either some spicing to the meat or it was the influence of the Turkish Pastrami.
• Not that tasty to me, maybe because there was too little meat.
• Meat portion is basically around $8 since the bread portion is probably about the same as a medium lavash bread. Overpriced.
• If you don't need the cheese, consider getting the lahmajun instead -- more meat spread over a thin crust, $11.45

Chicken Curry ($14.95) chicken breast chunks with curry sauce, rice, and salads; served with a freshly baked lavash bread and yogurt sauce

• The curry here is strong and has some heat, but not too much. Very much not like an Indian curry, if that is what you are hoping for.
• The salad of chopped tomatoes and chilies (possibly ezme -- fresh tomatoes, parsley, onion, hot peppers, olive oil) is bitter and very spicy-hot, so watch out! Use the yogurt sauce to clear your palate if necessary -- don't blow it all on the lavash bread even though that tends to come very early.
• Not quite as much chicken as pictured in the menu.
• Big meal, so-so in taste. Felt maybe slightly overpriced for $14.95 but very filling because of the bowl of rice in the middle.

Kofte Guvech ($14.95) Anatolia's Ground Meat balls with oven-roasted veggies, tomato sauce, and cheese baked in oven; served with lavash

• Rather firm but still moist meatballs that merged together during baking.
• Some sour stuff (pickles?) in the stew.
• Looked like a smallish order for price.

Service felt polite and attentive. When I sat down, almost right away someone came with water. When there were more of us, they brought over a carafe.