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| - Decent chain restaurant, this location is particularly more fancy than the others as it is located in Yorkville.
-Paramount Specials - $7.49 and Jellab - $5.49 (only available at specific location)
I prefer the paramount specials more as it is more refreshing. Jellab was too sweet with an overwhelming rose syrup.
-Mezza Plate (Hummus, Moutabbal, Tabbouleh) - $9.99
The mezza plate had equal portions of Paramount's famous hummus, mautabball and tabbouleh. I must say though, out of the 3 dips I was quite disappointed with the tabbouleh (middle) as it had no distinct flavor. Otherwise the hummus and moutabbal (on above picture) were delicious, in particular to the moutabbal as it had a smoky depth that was different than the hummus.
-Yalla Special (fries topped with chicken shawarma, garlic sauce and tahini sauce) - $9.99
Chicken too dry and too little sauce to salvage the dish.
-Saj Beef Shawarma Wraps (served Tabliyeh style with fries, pickles, turnips and sauce) - $12.99
each wrap were packed with plenty of juicy shredded beef - the tortila-thin saj bread was also slightly toasted to get a crispy exterior. The garlic sauce was creamy and had this gooey texture that reminded me of cheese. The acidity from the pickles and turnips were much needed to refresh the palate and the platter also came with a generous portion of fries as well.
-BBQ Shrimp plate - $16.49
Shrimps were cooked perfectly with a slight char on them. The fragrant tomato garlic sauce was the highlight with just a touch of spiciness to oomp'ed up the dish. Just like the the platter above, the BBQ shrimp also comes with turnips and pickles, along with a side of fragrant basmati rice.
-Sh'aibiyat - $3/each
had a crispy beautiful pastry and light ashta cream filling. Seriously, that ashta cream just somehow make everything delicious.. I regret putting a bit too much rose syrup though as the rose fragrance overpowered the pistachio.
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