Ponderay, Idaho

Lebanese food,
made the long way.

Name: Flavors of Phoenicia
Address: 477100 US-95, Suite C, Ponderay, ID, 83852, US
Telephone: (986) 209-8820
Price range: $$

Shawarma off the spit, kabobs over fire, mezze ground and rolled by hand — and a market shelf of the spices, oils and sweets that make it taste right at home.

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Open 11:30 am – 8:30 pm daily · Closed Wednesdays · (986) 209-8820

106dishes and drinks

161market items on the shelf

19vegetarian & vegan options

Why Phoenicia

Named for the people who put Lebanon on the map.

The Phoenicians sailed out of Tyre, Sidon and Byblos — the coast that is Lebanon today — trading olive oil, wine and purple dye across the whole Mediterranean. The ship in the logo is theirs. The food is the same coastline, three thousand years on.

More about the kitchen →

From scratch Hummus, falafel, kibbeh and grape leaves are made in-house, not opened.
House spice blends Their own shawarma, kafta and zaatar mixes — the same ones the kitchen cooks with — are sold by the jar.
Plenty without meat Falafel, mujaddara, muhammara, babaganoush and tabouleh are all on the regular menu.
Gluten-free bread Available as a swap on any bread item.

Start here

Six plates that show the range of the kitchen.

Hummus with Pita

Blended chickpeas with tahini, garlic and lemon juice

$8.65
Chicken Shawarma

Marinated chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, garlic sauce, wrapped in Arabic bread, served with fries

$15.85
Kofta Kabob Plate

Ground beef with parsley, onion, Lebanese spices, served with rice, hummus side, pickles and tomatoes drizzled with tahi…

$16.25
Mujaddara

Lentils and rice cooked together, topped with caramelized onions, served hot with a side salad

$13.99
Kunafa (Kataifi Cheese Dessert)

(Kataifi stuffed with cheese, drizzled with sugar syrup and sprinkled with pistachio)

$9
Baklava (1 Slice)

Sweet pastry layers filled with pistachios and simple syrup (1 slice)

$6

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The other half of the room

A Lebanese market, not just a restaurant.

Behind the dining room is a full shelf of the things you cannot buy anywhere else in Bonner County: Najjar coffee, Ceylon and karak teas, Medjool dates, kataifi dough, halloumi and Bulgarian sheep's cheese, pomegranate molasses, apricot sheets, Turkish delight, and Lebanese olive oil by the litre or the gallon.

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