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| - We came here based on all the rave reviews on yelp, Google, etc. I honestly have no clue what the fuss is all about. This was some of the worst Mediterranean food I've ever had in my life.
I ordered the chicken shawarma plate, my friend had the schnitzel, and we split fried cauliflower with tahini. My chicken was extremely dry, no flavor, and obviously not made in a traditional manner. Shawarma shares its origins with gyros and tacos al pastor, being roasted on a spit for hours. Generally BURSTING with flavor, and juicy. The salad was ordinary, the rice lacked any distinguishable flavor, the hummus was a tad gritty.
My friend's plate, the schnitzel, followed suit, was basically burnt and very dry.
The cauliflower was the only thing I'd consider repeating, that was decent but not a reason to return.
Service was good, the counter person was very nice and helpful.
Decor was basically an old house with some paint splashed here in there, you could see it was is need of maintenance. No coincidence, the lights were very low, I doubt you'd want to see the place in full light.
I so wanted to love this place, starting as a food cart, my friend is working on starting his own food truck, and this was research of a sort. If this food passes for good, he has nothing to worry about.
With their hundreds of 4-5 star reviews, I doubt they'll even care about mine, but I'm still dumbfounded as to why anyone would think this place was something to rave about.
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