Suficup Turkish Breakfast — Restaurant in Aurora

Although I always try to support local & small businesses, I need to be honest when it comes to reviewing the service quality.

The cashier/chef was a nice guy, polite and welcoming. We ordered mix kebab and as the menu indicated, we expected fresh bread and of course hot and fresh meat and bulgur. The chicken Shish was not cooked enough. The safe cooking temperature for all poultry products, including chicken should be 165 F, which in our case obviously was lower than that. The inside of chicken was a little raw and reddish. Beef Shish was chewy and not easy to cut. That might be due to overcooking or cooking the low quality meat or a wrong cut. The Adana kebab was juicy, tender and delicious. That was probably the best part of our meal. The bread was not fresh as well. I assume he heated up the bread before serving. The salad was a mix of shredded cabbages, lettuce and tomatoes with lemon and pomegranate sauce on top. It was a new taste, but I don’t think I would like to try it again.

The vibe and the atmosphere is something that you can expect in this area, nothing fancy or eye catching.

There was a guy in the restaurant (not a customer) who was sitting alone and playing with his phone and looking at us occasionally. He went outside, came back and sat behind the table close to us. We could smell the cigarette he had smoked earlier in a very unpleasant way!

Given that you pay over $40 for a meal, you would expect a better food. I hope they could work on the quality and take care of this new born business in the...

Sept.19, 2023: Very happy to see the positive comments. You guys are doing good. We were away and are back now so we will drop in for a meal soon. Gulen, keep an Adana kebap warm for me! Geliyorum, InshaAllah.

Original review from June 2023, below: This is a recently opened small new restaurant in Aurora. I was passing by, I am familiar with Turkish food so I stopped by to see the menu and say hello. I met the owners, Gulen and Turkan and their newly arrived baby, Ada. Gulen (Turkan was away picking up her son from KG) was so hospitable, insisted we try his eggplant salad and walnut dip. I asked for a small piece of bread and Gulen baked me a whole fresh soft delectable flat bread. Everything was delicious. The place is very clean and Gulen refused to take any money from me. My wife had also taken a yogurt (ayran) drink and Gulen would not even take money for the drink. Turkan arrived, we met her too and they are so hospitable! Turkan and Gulen, we wish you lots of success in your new business endeavor. I am looking forward to coming for a full meal (but paying in advance) and for the time you start serving Turkish Breakfast! Thank you, both, for your warm hospitality. Hugs to the kids (we did not meet your son, Aras but hopefully next time). They have a fabulous menu! Please support them and visit...

Updated review 2 weeks later - docked some stars because food is still good but they literally reduced the quantity from 8 pieces of chicken per shish dish to 6 pieces of chicken for the same price :( inflation is not even a factor anymore so it’s just them reducing costs :( disappointed!

Ordered the chicken shish/kebab for dinner and it was SO SO SO good!!!!! So impressed by the quality of their kebabs - tasty, grilled perfectly, and their rice has some sort of magic because it tasted really good … we were literally eating every last grain of rice!!!! Not sure what’s in the rice but I need to know their secret! lol overall great place - had it for delivery through Uber eats and delivery was fast, food was well packaged, and still warm when we had it! Can’t wait to...