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| - This is probably one of the weirder reviews I'll ever write. When I rate something 5 stars, not only does the food have to be hallucination-inducing, uncontrollably drooling awesome, but so does the service itself. In this case, the service pretty much is non-existent and confusing to the core but they have me whipped, chained, and weak at the knees for their food.
Eddie owns the place and he's pretty awesome at what he does. The flavors are so intense and so on point but not only that, they're kind of visually stunning as well. Be mesmerized by how intensely pink the beet hummus is or be nervous when you see how many fresh green jalapeno specks there are in the cilantro hummus. Their rice is a beautiful saffron golden color and always fluffy like a pillow. Their meats, especially their lamb and beef ... would you like some meat with your steamy meat juices? Because that's how succulent they are. Everything is just an explosion of flavor because of how many herbs and spices they use in each dish. I will warn you that by eating their potatoes, you should plan on not speaking to anyone for the next 8 hours because it is just deliciously bombarded with an obnoxious amount of garlic.
I order catering all the time for my workplace and the moment the work floor get an email that there's Hummus Xpress - they drop everything for it. These full grown men are willing to sit still through a 45-minute vendor presentation that probably doesn't even relate to what they do just to be able to enjoy the food rather than go out for lunch themselves. In our world, that's some major dedication.
Service? Let's just say it's been a trip. Sometimes when I call to order, their phone line doesn't work and they just don't fix it - just because. So then you're stuck for 3 months having to resort to ordering something else while you live on edge that your insatiable coworkers might jump you. Finally get a hold of them? Kitchen fire - closed. Need a catering order? E-mail it and hope that they show up at the time you requested because they never responded or asked for payment. Get the receipt - not even sure what they charged you for but it looks about right because you're too busy already stuffing your face. I'm sure it's different when you're there in person, but no matter how many obstacles they throw my way to make it seem like they don't want my business at all, I still keep vying for their attention like some crazy pre-teen Justin Bieber fan.
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