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| - It is imperative to state up front that this exceptional Mediterranean restaurant, Kabob Je Rotisserie & Grill, actually replaced the much inferior Kabob Grill that had resided in the same Stonecrest location for several years. Other than the name "Kabob," the two restaurants have nothing in common; in fact, Kabob Je addressed every deficiency of the prior tenant from its lame pita bread to the rude servers. Its Matthews' location had become our favorite restaurant the past couple of years and we are almost giddy about having this second location so near by at Stonecrest Shopping Center.
On this Sunday lunch visit (our first), we were pleased to find a packed dining room with its proud owner, Yasar, happily greeting us and other guests upon entry. His continual involvement and his carefully selected staff make every visit a special event.
You cannot go wrong with anything you choose from the menu and we have tried about everything. Normally however, we split the Mixed Grill Plate at $16 along with a Vegetable Plate at $12. The mixed grill contains one skewer each of lamb, chicken and beef Kafka along with yellow rice with raisins and grilled veggies. It includes a delicious white garlic dipping sauce. The veggie plate contains any four items from a group of about ten. We usually go with the toubolah salad, grape leaves, falafel and hummus, each made fresh in-house by two chefs that specialize in them.
The star of the show however is the incredible, freshly baked pita bread that is served with every meal. It is baked in a conspicuously displayed special brick open and is served piping hot. Desserts, though not made in-house, are also excellent, particularly the salted caramel custard that is so good that it should include a cigarette (even for nonsmokers like me). Hold on a second... I'm getting a little woozy just thinking about it...
Service is consistently superb and sanitation scores are always high. It probably comes as no surprise, that this place is a Gotta Try!
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