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| - Came here for dinner, after work, for the first time after a few recommendations from co-workers. Hummus is located to the back of the building where Pho Mai Lan is located. I was confused for a second when my GPS directed me to the front and decided to circle around to see if it may be on the side or something. Mildly hidden but not that hard as long as you are in the right area
Many have called Hummus a "Mediterranean Chipotle". Fairly correct in a sense but I feel like Hummus is more complicated XD more to pick and choose from .
1. Start by picking "Hum Bowl" or "Pita Wrap".
2. Pick your hummus: Choice of classic, spicy, market (bean free), or BabaG (Baba ghanoush - eggplant)
3. Choose Greens: Romaine, Baby Chard, Baby Spinach, Baby Kale, or I had the choice of arugula too !
4: Add Grains: Herbed rice or black lentils
5: Pick the Protein: Flame Grilled Chicken, Flame Grilled Beef, Braised Lamb, Vegan Falafel, Crispy Halloumi Cheese, Seasonal Roasted Veggies
6. Choose Toppings: Topping variety was wide (I don't remember them all). Choices include pickled onions, a seasoned and plain quinoa, feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, ..... yeah I don't remember that many.. there were some sort of pickles, some mixed salad thing with lemon juice, etc
7. Pick your sauce: Garlic Sauce, Mint Tzatziki, Herb Tahini, Muhammara, Hot Chili harissa, House Dressing
I had picked a hummus bowl w/ spicy hummus. They spread the hummus around the bowl so you get some during every bite?? Lol A mix of baby spinach and arugula was really good, topped with herbed rice. Friend's had all preferred chicken but I do plan on trying the beef and lamb at some point as well. I picked a good amount of toppings including pickled onions, feta cheese, seasoned quinoa, cherry tomatoes, salad thing w/ lemon juice... I was hoping to get some spice from the hot chili harissa but it wasn't as spicy as I hoped. Or remotely spicy (for my anyway). Harissa is a type of African chili paste that's fairly known to be quite spicy but their version is really mild. Mixed with garlic sauce and tzatziki was a good way to go.
After I got home, I mixed everything together before I ate it, or at least to the best of my ability.... maybe I should take have more of a chipotle mindset and just shake it in the bowl. Lol Overall, its like eating a chipotle bowl but it was mildly more difficult because of the greens. Flavor wise, there were a lot of bright flavors (from the pickled onions to the lemon juice salad thing...) cutting through the creaminess of the sauces and what not xD Chicken was pretty similar to chipotle actually. Cube bite size dark meat chicken. The harissa and garlic sauce is fairly thick but tzatziki was much thinner. Good amount of food for the price. All this for $8.55. Almost seems cheaper and theoretically healthier than Chipotle.
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