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.....FIVE STAR ALERT
.....FIVE STAR ALERT
Today, I just ordered---but could eat only about 25% because it was HUGE---one of the tastiest and most satisfying casual luncheon dishes I've ever been served in a restaurant. It was---literally---my very own mini buffet on a large oval plate---their LEBANESE DELIGHT. At 10.95, an incredible value, and a bright, neon-flashing 5 STARS. Easily, enough for two very hungry appetites, three normal, or 4 to 5 as a starter. And beautiful-looking, too---splashes of reds, pinks, greens, creams. Perfectly, artistically composed. An unseen food-plating master with the eye of Matisse is busy being creative somewhere behind that swinging kitchen door.
Presented in cups and on bright green leaves of kale or chard, here's a list of all the wonderfully fresh elements:
* Spinach pies (2 biggies)
* Hummus (nearly 1 cup)
* Tabbouli (nearly 1 cup)
* Pita (two 12 inch, quartered)
* Pink pickled turnip sticks (4)
* Stuffed grape leaves (2 big)
* Tomato slices (3 big thick)
* Strawberry (1 big fat one)
(Their yummy hummy beats the baggy middle eastern pants off my homemade.)
We also ordered the JEANNETTE (another 5 star)---an EEEnormous mound of very good, thin-sliced (smoked ?) turkey*, swiss cheese, bacon, tomato, and lettuce on a croissant. One huge half (eaten), another huge half (for two servings, later). Came with a fresh fruit salad of melons, grapes, blackberries, strawberries, and blueberries. All that, and a pickle, too.
* Interesting FYI observation worth noting.
Cannot honestly recall if restaurant menu specified as such, but the web menu
does not. Web states "turkey"---but no mention of it being "smoked". It tasted
smoked---or it was the best roasted we've ever had. (Can't get through to them by phone, to confirm.) Whenever you can---from restaurants or deli counters, choose SMOKED over roasted. In my not-always-humble-opinion, smoked always tastes so much better than roasted, which can often have a strong or gamey taste. This sandwich did not taste like that. I never liked turkey until I tried smoked. Maybe Joe's serves BOTH for anything with turkey---what they happen to have available might be what's used. Not necessarily wrong for them to do this, since many find the roasted just fine. But some of us don't. If you've ever had a turkey sandwich here, and it didn't quite succeed in the flavor department, it might have been *roasted*. Maybe give them another try, but tell them that you want only if it's SMOKED.
ONION RINGS---another 5 star. Possibly nearly a pound of seven heavy, wide, gigantic BATTERED rings. Like big edible bangle bracelets. Not that strange yucky disgusting grainy-textured breaded take-off. When did THAT unappetizing preparation start appearing in restaurants, anyway? BAH BAH ! Here at Joe's, indulge yourself in the real, crispy thing, and plan on crunching away for several minutes. And if you can't finish them, slip them over your wrist for later.
We (and other family members, too) have been coming here for years, and have been very pleased the majority of times. The only thing we ordered maybe twice, maybe three, but never again, is their corned beef sandwich. We'd always hope
---because Joe's was nearby---that they'd come close to Goodman's on Pearl (now closed) fabulously incomparable version. Unfortunately, no.
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If you happen to be a Senior-Basher . . .
What's up with all the snide, ignorant comments
about "geezers", "blue-hairs", "geratrics", and all the
other mean-spirited references to senior citizens?
Normal, healthy-minded people of all ages go to
restaurants for FOOD---not to gawk at, laugh at, then
write about older patrons in some nasty immature
reviews. Shameful. You end up saying more about
YOURSELVES than the ones you make fun of.
Your own contemptible words expose YOU for what you
are. With disrespect like this, you're unwelcome here---
and just about anywhere.
Some helpful advice:
Ever wonder what others in your age range think of---
or say about---YOU in those "hipper" "younger" places
you like?
Trust me. If they're decent and normal---DON'T ASK.
You don't ever want to know.
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