Bistro Turkuaz — Restaurant in Seattle

Didn't have a chance to dine in. Only picked up Baklava and take it to our friend's house for dinner. Bistro Turkuaz is a small, cozy, cute little restaurant located in a quiet neighborhood and surrounded by many other local businesses. The restaurant is managed and run by family members. They are sweet and very nice. Prices seem to be reasonable. I have to find an evening to have dinner here that way I can update my food review. The baklava was tasty but very soggy. I usually make my baklava so my best guess is they did not clarify the butter. The key to making the baklava crispy and crunchy is all about the butter process and how is being applied. Besides that, it has a good flavor. Check them out if you are in the area! Just note their hours are limited due to not...

DeAnne is one of the best chefs around, having an instinctual knowledge of what spices go together and in what amounts. She also knows Turkish food recipes like the back of her hand! To say that I enjoy what she has made for me over the years, both savory and sweet, would be an understatement, and she is a lovely, generous, wonderful person on top of her cooking abilities!

Try anything with lamb and the baklava, and you will leave very happy -- and full!

Kudos to you, DeAnne, and the wonderful restaurant you run! Your food is...

I wanted to love this place- nice staff, great atmosphere, one of my favorite cuisines- but the food was not good. Only had 2 things, but they were both bad. The few dolma were the size of chapsticks, served in tomato (?) sauce, and tasted of dirt. Actual dirt. The Traditional Borek, with spinach and feta, was clammy and cold, not crisp but pale and gummy; spinach inside was like paste and there was no feta at all. A tablespoon of hummus. A tablespoon of yogurt sauce. No pita, but I’d lost my desire to eat. And so...