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| - This restaurant has been on my list for quite a while; its Mediterranean brunch options seem highly appetizing. Upon entering, I was wowed by this super quaint, instagrammable, and well-lit restaurant. The seats are quite spacious, and you can be seated quite comfortably with friends. You pay for your food at the counter, and the waitresses deliver to your table.
I got the shakshuka (I've made it at home, but have never had it outside), while my cousins got the Jedos Kefta Meatballs and the Samke Sammie/Wrap.
Shashuka:
Three eggs were cooked perfectly in a red stew of tomato and red pepper sauce. Since it was served in a cast iron skillet, the dish came piping hot; however, it soon cooled down quickly. The shashuka has a strong tomato flavour, and you can distinctly taste the cumin and smoked paprika spices. Having attempted to make this dish at home before, I was pleasantly surprised to find that my flavour was quite identical! The labni on top was a sour cream like dressing that helped balance the flavour. There was also a thin slice of saj pita that was served on the side. I loved how thin it was, and it was the ideal vessel for scooping up the sauce. That said, my absolute favourite was the egg - I only hope that it were more runny, but the egg was still soft boiled with a golden centre.
Jedos Kefta Meatballs:
I was able to sample a bit of the lamb and beef meatballs - the flavour was gamey and quite delicious! My cousin said his favourite was the dirty rice (rice stir fried with ground beef) - it seemed to be very flavourful and fragrant indeed!
Samke Wrap:
I believe that it would be more accurate to name this dish "Arabic slaw served with Arabic slaw". The battered cod was wrapped with the purple vinegary slaw and tomatoes in a pita, and dressed with spicy tahini sauce. However, over half of the wrap consisted of the slaw! To add to that, there was a generous mound of slaw served as an accompanying side. The slaw had a lemon garlic dressing (the lemon flavour was far stronger than the garlic), and was a very pretty purple pink colour.
Overall, I think we all enjoyed our individual dishes quite a bit. The main complaint was only that the samke wrap had too much of the Arabic slaw, making the flavour quite overbearing and too much. That aside, I did enjoy my dish - particularly as I realize that my own homemade version isn't too far off at all! :)
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