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| - Bamayan is actually the name of a place in Afghanistan. A place famous for its delicious cuisine, so it was not unusual that I went into this place expecting authentic and delicious food, right? WRONG, walking in you see tacky stone all over the walls. I've never seen much flag stone in Afghanistan but I thought, whatever it is the food that counts. I went with my family of 5, we each ordered only an entrée and drinks, no appetizers, no desserts, the total was still $70!! With a price like that I could've gone to a nice steak house, but kabob can be as good as steak if done right so I remained Optimistic.
Here is something you may find surprising, despite the fact that their food was extremely overpriced they still didn't have waiters, and the cashier was rushing us even though there was no one behind us in line (Afghan tribal men are famed for their hospitality)! Terrible service aside when the food finally was ready (it took 30 minutes), I got excited. The portion size was huge (somewhat justifying the price) and the aroma was inviting. Unfortunately it is difficult to smell over salting. I asked for the meat to be slightly pink and received what looked to be dog food. DRY as HELL. I may be being a bit harsh but for the price I was expecting good food, and received overcooked, over seasoned, dry meat with undercooked rice.
Looking at the other reviews, it may have been just me that had such a bad experience however I will try it again, maybe it was a one time mistake or I just ordered the wrong thing (barg kabob, or something like that, (fillet minion type thing). Either way my first experience was truly worthy of the one star and not a Michelin one.
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