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| - Hubby and I stopped at Aladdin's after an evening of shopping at the Giant Eagle Market District on a recent Saturday night. We got rockstar parking right up front and proceeded to have an EXCELLENT dinner!
Our server Jillian was so great! She seated us, got our drinks, and gave us ample time to peruse the large and varied menu. I had a glass of red wine and Ray had a Dortmunder Gold. I should mention here that I was impressed with the wine list... it had several wines that I have never heard of. The prices per glass were on the high side (nothing below $7) however well worth the cost.
I'm a stickler for ambience and this place has it! Although it was brightly lit and a bit cold (tile floors, wood and stainless steel), the colors provided warmth and the booths were comfortable. All in all it was pretty darn romantic.
We ordered a sampler plate from the appetizer menu that included Baba Ganouj, Hummus, grape leaves, tabouleh, pita bread, cucumber/onion/tomato salad,kibbees, and some delicious vegetarian meat pie things that I've never had. We also ordered extra grape leaves, hot sauce and a Pitza (thanks for the recommendation fellow-yelpers!) We LOVE pine nuts; we LOVE tabouli; we LOVE fresh, chewy pita - we were in heaven here!
I asked for the dessert menu and was informed that I could go on a dessert "tour". A tour of desserts??? That's for me! Jillian introduced me to every beautiful, decadent, lovely masterpiece on display in their showcase. I was happy to note that although the selection had many chocolate offerings (I like chocolate but, ho-hum), they had several yummy non-chocolate cheesecakes. We carted home a large piece of Peach Cassata cake.
The location along Portage Trail is great for people-watching and the streetscape is beautiful. We can't wait to. come back!
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