this place is strictly about food and most definitely not about decor or ambience.
it's a hole in the wall for sure - so for that alone I would warn away from here if you're trying to be impressed by ambience or decor. U will not, repeat, not - find it here.
All that being said the food is quite simply delicious. I'd say it's surpassed Hamdi's for sure.
I love their free starter soup, so we can't help but going for second or thirds. We got grilled goat and beef ribs with spaghetti and rice as our sides. And the portions are healthy (should be for $14 a pop for each respective meal). They threw it all on a massive "to share" plate which we didn't mind because, hey, "when in Rome...".
The rice was amazing, wow. Goat was so tasty I had to fight my kids for meat, but it was a really nice spice. The ribs were succulent and not served up as a rack but cut individually with bbq sauce. YUMM! the spaghetti was, meh. Just boiled and some
Ragu tasting sauce. I would have given this place a 5 star (decorum aside) if they were remotely creative with their side spaghetti - but I guess it's something they have to work on?
The service is typical of the "order at the front" establishments - but the man was sweet and generous with allowing us to gauge our faces with soup. They also don't have place menus - or a proper order board just pics and prices on the wall, so don't hesitate to ask questions and get an idea of the meals!
Happy eating!