My partner and I were meandering around at 9:30pm on Braddock Ave looking for a late dinner and were pleased to see that Istanbul was open until 11pm on a Thursday evening. We were starving and this place was so delicious and our server was very sweet! All the food tasted amazing and prepared with only fresh vegetables (no cans, preservatives, minimal salt and no butter)! We tried a bunch of different things and they were all to die for. We were the only folks in the restaurant, and the chef came out and introduced himself after we placed our order and he was very friendly. He even brought out several free samples of some of the tapas. We loved everything! I ordered the creamy beet salad to start and it was on point. After our meal, with very full bellies we began to walk to down the street and the chef hollered out to us beckoning for us to come back. I thought I'd forgotten something, but instead he just wanted to send us home with some of his baklava! So generous! We left feeling overwhelmed with gratitude and in a state of blissful food coma. Hands down an amazing experience.