Istanbloom Mediterranean Restaurant — Restaurant in Pittsburgh

Amazing! After seeing all the 5 star reviews, we ordered takeout on a Friday night and it did not disappoint. We ordered grape leaves and spinach borek for apps in addition to doner kebab and izgara kofte for our entrees. I really liked the fact that they included a side salad of pickled onions, cabbage, peppers, and shredded lettuce with our entrees along with grilled veggies and plenty of rice. The pita that came with it was seasoned with black sesame seeds and was so fluffy and soft. I appreciated the fact that their takeout came in aluminum containers and not styrofoam. I can't tell you how many times we've had hot food served in styrofoam takeout boxes and it leeches to the point where all you taste is the styrofoam - right in the trash it goes. The only thing we would do differently next time is order more sauce because the cacik sauce they served with the spinach borek was so good for dipping the lamb and pita. Next time for sure! Thanks for the amazing meal, Istanbloom - can't wait to...

Awesome relatively new spot for Turkish and Mediterranean food. This owner is the same as a few other spots around Pittsburgh which are all great. I got to try their chicken Adana, white sauce, haydari, and chocolate baklava.

Everything was great and super, super fresh. I loved the chicken Adana. Juicy meat, super well seasoned, hint of spice, but not excessive. Very solid portion as well. Rice was fluffy, vegetables were crisp and well charred, with some pickled vegetables on the side as well. Very generous and flavorful. And the white sauce is nice too.

The haydari was also very good. Creamy and a pretty good portion. The bread it came with was amazing, super fluffy and went excellently with the yogurt.

Finally, the chocolate baklava. Also really quite good but I think I do prefer the regular baklava or other more traditional desserts over this one. Still, very nice, and an all around...

Did take out so I gave atmosphere and service 4 stars because food was ready and polite and inside restaurant was pleasant. The food on the other hand i was very disappointed. Spent over $150. The lamb and beyti were tasty. The doner chicken plate was soooo dry barely edible. What i can say is maybe because we ordered right around closing time the meat had dried out. But, then, shave a little deeper to get the fresher juicy meat. I have had this plate 50 plus times all over NA and i know when dry this is the reason. The $40 platter portion was small that 1 person would not be full. The pictures looked a lot more but for $40 i felt it was expensive for portion we got. We ordered in for visiting family and had to cook extra food. Was embarrassing. Falafels and grape leaves were OK. We made up by ordering in very nice desserts. I don't understand how this restaurant has...