Some beautiful decorations here! There are so many interesting treats to try. I brought home a puffy pide and a simit, and they were both so good. I also tasted my friend's honey cake, generous and decadent. If I lived nearby, I'd be frequenting this joint for the pides (so good with soup!) and I'd be grabbing their Too Good To Go surprise bags.

Nice homy place with fast service. Food is Delicious!! Turkish breakfast has a big portion. The sausage has a hint of cumin and goes well with sliced cucumber and tomato. Really like the fresh made warm simit (sesame Turkish bagel) with jam, butter, honey We order an extra and also another drink to round up. Nice breakfast for two. And we bought a few more to go. Can't wait to make lox with Simit and Labneh cheese at home The menu has many interesting options. Will definitely come back to try more.

The chicken bowl was the highlight of our entire meal. Chicken was seasoned well with a slight kick to it. Yogurt sauce along with the red bell pepper sauce really elevated the flavors. And the yummy perfectly cooked rice - this was probably one of the best pilaf rice I've ever had. We also got the veggie sandwich as our main course - this didn't come with a side salad, I'm thinking they forgot about it. Anyway, the bread was really chewy and tasty, but the eggplant, zucchini and other veggies were okay. I wouldn't get this again. Of course, we also tried their Turkish coffee and honey cake. Turkish coffee wasn't our jam and the honey cake actually tasted a few days old - cake was hard and the layered filling was on the firm side as well. Overall, the chicken bowl was just so amazing that I'm definitely heading back there for it again.

Absolutely great! Right next door to arizmendis in emeryville. The inside was cute and tight without much room for a more social experience. The service was very friendly and the wonderful cashier/waitress very knowledgeable about the food and worried about her customers comfort. We ate out on the sidewalk. Warning the food comes in rather large portions so if you want to try different things, find ways to creatively share so no food goes to waste. We loved the eggs in the hole bagel, the bourek with spinach and feta, and the flatbread. The chicken pesto sandwich was huge with unique fluffy bread and good pesto. The thin flatbread spread with shallow layer of a meat spread had a nice crunch which we tore into pieces and shared. The honey cake was very dense and a neat finish. I can't tell you how the rice pudding was cause the person who had that loved it and wouldn't share. My only two regrets are we didn't have access to the breakfast menu and I didn't think to try the Turkish coffee. Will return!

My husband, child, and I have now been here twice within about 2 weeks. They have khachapuri (a cheese boat using Georgian cheeses with an egg yolk. Sadly, both times I didn't get a picture. Maybe next time. The food itself is so good. It's savory and flavorful. It didn't need any salt or other spices and such. My husband and child enjoyed and shared both times, although I also have them some of my dish, too. The employees here are very nice and helpful and seem to genuinely want people to have an excellent experience. They will give you a number and come serve you. They also offer cups and cold water which is incredibly appreciated, especially for someone like me who loves to constantly hydrate. As we were leaving the other day, the woman behind the counter asked if we'd like to get any dessert and didn't rush us on a decision, nor push us to get something else, despite the fact that the first time we got a package of baklava that my two loves really enjoyed. It's not the largest place but there is definitely enough space to sit and I believe they have 5 tables with chairs inside and possibly 3-4 outside. The place my family and I have sat the past 2 times we went there, there is a see through glass area where people can easily watch the workers make the breads and such. Pretty fascinating.

Diane and I met here for brunch again today. There were a few people in line to order and we joined them. Diane told me Simurgh had been featured recently on an episode of "Check, Please! Bay Area", which her roommate regularly records and watches. Maureen was watching that episode and Diane's attention was captured. The people in front of us had come in because of the show. We ordered and took a seat at a two top by the front door. Diane ordered the simit, the Turkish bagel w/ sesame seeds, filled w/ sliced hard boiled eggs and I forget what else. I ordered the cevapi again. We both ordered tea, large for me and regular for her. After a while a lovely couple from Morgan Hill took the table next to us. They had also been drawn to Simurgh by the show. They had been in Istanbul a couple of weeks ago at the end of a cruise and had loved it. We chatted back and forth throughout our lunch, which was very pleasant. That's the kind of thing that happens while traveling and I love it! Diane's simit came first and she cut it in half. My cevapi came already cut, which I appreciated a lot. She finished hers, which was smaller and again I took half of mine home and had it for dinner, along w/ the second fattoush salad from Three Stone Hearth. After we finished lunch Diane got in line to buy some things to go. The line was significantly longer than it had been earlier. I went over to Arizmendi to buy a couple of cookies then returned to Simurgh to join Diane in line so I could order some baklava and labneh to take home. The line had barely moved so I decided not to wait, since I can easily come back during the week. It looks like they are no longer closed on Wednesdays. Hatee wasn't there today.

Great new discovery. Ever realize that you've been to Arizmendi for lunch three days in a row? Simurgh is a great alternative. I love Middle eastern food, largely because its so veg -friendly. Lots of meatless options here. I ordered a Sabich- a sandwich of hard boiled egg, fried eggplant, diced tomatoes and cucumbers, unified with a drizzle of amba- a mango salsa(sauce?), served on homemade crusty bread. Sounds weird, but it worked. The whole is worth way more than the sum of its parts. Try it! Came with a small side salad, dressed with a lemony vinaigrette. The desserts are imaginative- brownies with halva. Mmmm. And rice pudding like you've never seen it-turkish style, with a burnt almost creme brulee topping. Ample free parking round back. Outside seating available. Walking distance to Pixar. Worth a return trip.

Our friend gave us a Turkish bagel and a pide bread from a new bakery that she had discovered that has become a favorite place of hers. Having traveled to Turkey, these brought back memories of these breads that we ate. Sesame bagel or Simit. It is not thick like the typical bagel. The sesame covered bagel is firm and crispy on the outside, yet soft inside. Pide bread - This dome shaped bread has a crispy exterior and a fluffy, airy and chewy interior. So delish! Nice to have tried these Turkish breads again and now I know where I can get them.