Bala's Bistro Menu

4571 Elvis Presley Blvd, Memphis, TN 38116
  • Bala's Specialties

    • Lamb Dibi

      Oz bone lamb with yassa onion
      $20.00
    • Beef Oxtail

      Braised beef oxtail in rich tomato sauce with carrots, celery, onions
      $30.00
    • Tilapia

      Fried whole tilapia with onion yassa sauce and cucumber relish
      $17.00
    • Jerked Chicken Curry Stew

      Spicy Peppered curry sauce with potatoes and carrots
      $15.00
    • Lamb Saka Saka

      Braised lamb, with spinach cooked with onions with palm oil
      $16.00
    • Lamb Okra Stew (Soup Kandja)

      lamb with okra stew cooked with tomatoes, onions, celery with palm oil.
      $16.00
    • Chicken Yassa (2)

      Chicken with onions slow cooked with lemon, garlic, and dijon mustard
      $16.00
    • Lamb And Chicken Maafe

      Creamy peanut butter stew cooked with potato, carrots and cabbage
      $16.00
    • Egusi Soup

      Slow cook chicken, smoked turkey with melon seed, spinach and palm oil
      $18.00
    • Jerked Chicken (2)

      Baked jerked chicken leg quarter with jerk bbq sauce and spicy onion
      $16.00
  • Daily Special

    • Jerked Chicken

      Backed jerind chicken leg quarter with jerk bbq sauce and spicy onion relish served with your choice of one side vegetable of the day, jasmine rice, jollof rice, attieke fried sweet plantain fries, sweet potato fries or salad
      $13.00
    • Chicken Yassa

      Chicken with onions slow cooked with lemon garlic, and dijon mustard. served with your choice of one side plantain fufu, jasmine rice jollof rice or fried sweet plantain.
      $13.00
    • Lamb Dibi

      Oz bone lamb with yassa onion
      $23.00
    • Beef Oxtail

      Braised boof oxtail in rich tomato sauce with carrots, celery, onions. served with your choice of one side plantain fufu, jasmine rice, jollof rice or fried sweet plantain.
      $33.00
    • Tilapia

      Fried whole tilapia with onion yassa sauce and cucumber relish, served with your choice of one side vegetable of the day, jasmine rice, jollof rice, attieke, fried sweet plantain, fries, sweet potato fries, or salad
      $20.00
  • The Bistro Pasta

    • Chicken Pasta

      Grilled chicken slices atop penne pasta in a creamy white sauce, garnished with shredded cheese and red pepper flakes.
      $15.00
    • Salmon And Chicken Pasta

      $16.00
    • Vegan Curry Pasta

      Spicy peppered curry sauce with potatoes, carrot, penne pasta, onions, tomatoes, spinach, bell pepper, plant based meat
      $15.00
  • Bistro's Starter

    • Beef Fatayas

      4 spicy beef pies fried to perfection. Served with a spicy onion relish
      $11.00
    • Jamaican Jerk Chicken Patties

      3 Jamaican jerk chicken patties fried to perfection. Served with a spicy onion relish
      $12.00
    • Vegetable Spring Roll

      5 vegetable spring roll with sweet chili sauce
      $9.00
    • Mix Green Salad

      Mix green lettuce with onions, tomatoes, and cucumbers relish. Served with your choice of ranch or bistro vinaigrette dressing
      $8.00
  • Bistro's Favorites Combo

    • Cheeseburger

      80z fresh beef patty, spicy onion, with lettuce, tomatoes, & pickles. Choice of house fries or fried sweet plantains. Choice of American cheese or pepper jack cheese
      $10.00
    • Philly Cheesesteak

      Beef steak with bell pepper and spicy onion, lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos and choice of house fries or fried sweet plantains. Choice of American cheese or pepper jack cheese
      $10.00
    • Salmon Po'boy

      Blackened salmon with cucumber onion relish, bell pepper, and onion, with capers, lettuce and tomato with your choice of house fries or fried sweet plantains.
      $12.00
    • Salmon Wrap

      Salmon with cucumber onion relish, spicy onion relish, wrapped with lettuce and tomato with boom boom sauce. Choice of fries, fried sweet potato, or fried sweet plantain
      $12.00
    • GRILLED CHICKEN WRAP

      Grilled Chicken with Cheddar Cheese, Onions, Lettuce & Tomatoes. Your Choice of Sauce: BBQ Jerk Sauce, Boom Boom,
      $11.00
    • CHICKEN QUESADILLA

      Chicken Cooked with Cheddar Cheese, Onion and Bell Peppers Served with Sour Cream & Pico De Gallo.
      $11.00
  • All About Vegan

    • Vegetable Spring Roll

      5 Vegetable spring roll with sweet chili sauce
      $9.00
    • Vegan Burger

      Vegetarian black bean chipotle burger, garnished with spicy onion relish, lettuce, tomato, pickle, and vegan cheese. Choice of fries or fried sweet plantains.
      $12.00
    • Vegan Wrap

      Plant based Italian sausage with spinach, peppers, spicy onion relish and vegan cheese wrapped in spinach tortilla. Choice of fries or fried sweet plantains.
      $12.00
    • Vegan Quesadilla

      Plant base Italian sausage with peppers, spicy onion relish with vegan cheese in spinach tortilla. Choice of fries or fried sweet plantains.
      $12.00
    • Make Your Own Vegan Plate

      Bala pick 1 choice of stew: pick your choice of 2 side: fried sweet plantains-jasmine rice-jollof rice-plantain fufu vegetable of the day-collard greens or black eye peas
      $15.00
    • Vegan Curry Pasta

      Spicy peppered curry sauce with potatoes, carrot, penne pasta, onions, tomatoes, spinach, bell pepper, plant based meat
      $15.00
  • Desserts

    • Chocolate Cake

      Rich chocolate layers topped with silky chocolate frosting and a drizzle of white icing.
      $6.00
    • Red Velvet

      Decadent Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
      $6.00
    • Carrot Cake

      Classic moist cake made with fresh carrots, rich cream cheese frosting, and a hint of spice.
      $6.00
    • Strawberry Cake

      $6.00
    • Beignets

      A fried delicacy served with your choice of cinnamon or powdered sugar. add caramel, strawberry, or chocolate sauce for an additional charge.
      $5.00
  • House Made 16 Oz Drinks

    • House Ginger Juice /Or Slush

      House ginger juice or slush, 16 oz, freshly made. Choose between smooth juice or icy slush.
      $3.50
    • House Honey Ginger Juice

      Fresh ginger juice blended with pineapple juice, water, and mint.
      $3.50
    • House Lime Ginger Juice

      $3.50
    • House Turmeric Ginger Juice

      A vibrant blend of turmeric and ginger juice, offering a refreshing and earthy flavor with a hint of citrus.
      $3.50
    • House Hibiscus Juice /Or Slush

      House hibiscus, served as refreshing juice or a chilled slush.
      $3.50
    • House Honey Hibiscus Juice

      $3.50
    • House Coconut Baobab Juice

      $3.50
    • House Baobab Fruit Juice

      $3.50
    • House Ginger Tamarind Juice

      $3.50
    • MIX COCKTAIL HOUSE DRINK SLUSH - (HIBISCUS, GINGER, TURMERIC AND TAMARIND)

      $3.50
    • RED BEET AND HIBISCUS JUICE

      RED BEETS, HIBISCUS,SUGAR CANE, WATER
      $3.50
    • RED BEET AND GINGER JUICE

      RED BEETS, GINGER, ,SUGAR CANE, WATER
      $3.50
  • Drinks By Gallon

    • House Ginger Juice/Or Unsweetened

      House ginger juice available in juice or unsweetened options by the gallon.
      $22.00
    • House Hibiscus Juice/Or Unsweetened

      House hibiscus juice, available in original or unsweetened, served by the gallon.
      $22.00
    • House Lime Ginger Juice/Or Unsweetened

      House Lime Ginger Juice - Available as a sweetened juice or unsweetened. Sold by the gallon.
      $22.00
    • House Turmeric Ginger/Or Unsweetened

      House-made tea available in turmeric ginger or unsweetened options. Sold by the gallon.
      $22.00
  • Soft Drinks Blt

    • Sprite

      The cold, refreshing flavors of lemon and lime, perfectly blended.
      $3.00
    • Fanta

      Refreshing carbonated beverage with a fruity twist, ideal for quenching your thirst.
      $3.00
    • Coca Cola

      The cold, refreshing, sparkling classic that America loves.
      $3.00
    • Pepsi

      The bold, refreshing, robust cola
      $3.00
    • Sweet Tea

      Refreshing sweet tea brewed to perfection.
      $3.00
    • Lemonade

      Refreshing citrus beverage.
      $3.00
    • Unsweet Tea

      Refreshing, chilled classic tea with no added sweetness.
      $3.00
    • Pepper

      $3.00
    • Strawberry Lemon Water

      $3.00
    • Water

      $2.00
  • Dinner Side

    • Fried Sweet Plantains (8)

      Fried ripe sweet plantain
      $7.00
    • Jasmine Rice

      Steam white rice
      $5.00
    • Jollof Rice

      Blended tomatoes, onions, spices and vegetables cook with jasmine rice
      $7.00
    • Zaman Rice

      Blended onions, carrot spices, vegetables cooked with lamb, beef lamb meat pieces in oxtail sauce and, jasmine rice
      $7.00
    • Attieike

      Granulated and fermented cassava served with chicken magi cube and onion & cucumber relish
      $8.00
    • Corn Fufu

      Pounded west African corn fufu.
      $7.00
    • House Fries

      $3.00
    • Vegetable Of The Day

      $5.00
    • Side Salad

      Crisp lettuce, juicy tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, onions, and crunchy peanuts.
      $8.00
    • Vegan Collard Greens

      $5.00
    • Vegan Black Eye Peas

      $5.00
    • Vegan Maafe Stew

      $8.00
    • Vegan Saka Saka

      Braised spinach loaf, with onions, cooked in palm oil. served with your choice of fried sweet plantains-jasmine rice-jollof rice plantain fufu-vegetable of the day-collard greens or black eye peas
      $8.00
    • Vegan Okra Stew

      $8.00
    • Vegan Curry Stew

      $8.00
    • FRIED SWEET PLANTAIN

      Golden-brown sweet plantain slices, fried to a crisp, served with a tangy dipping sauce.
      $6.00
  • Sauces And More Retail

    • 8 0z Pili Pili Hot Sauce

      $8.00
    • 8 Oz Boom Boom Sauce

      $8.00
    • 8 Oz Sweet Chili Sauce

      $8.00
    • 8oz Bistro Vinaigrette

      $8.00
    • 8 0z Cucumber Relish

      Crisp cucumber chunks mixed with diced vegetables in a tangy, seasoned relish.
      $3.00
    • 4 0z Bistro All Seasoning

      $2.50
    • 2 Oz Bistro Vinaigrette

    • 1 Pack Vegan Mayonnaise

  • Extra Sauce

    • 1 Oz Pili Pili Sauce

    • 2 Oz Boom Boom Sauce

    • 2 Oz Sweet Chili Sauce

    • 2 Oz Jerked Bbq Sauce

    • 2 Oz Spicy Onion Relish

    • 4 Oz Yassa Onion

    • 2 Oz Vegan Sour Cream

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