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| - I'm having a difficult time trying to digest the other three reviews, especially about good value and portion size. My friend had warned me it was expensive but I didn't know what I was in for.
First of all, the menu items in the restaurant/store are actually more expensive than noted on the website. Also, there is no pricing on a lot of the items (i.e., hummus, bread, eggplant dip, etc.).
I wanted to order some hummus because I love what they serve at the restaurant a few doors down. The server confirmed it was the same product and she said she would give me 500g but didn't completely fill the container so it was more like 400g. I asked if I could get the same bread that they serve at the restaurant but she tried to push these Turkish bagels on me. She let me try a piece and it was alright but way too heavy to eat with hummus. The problem is that nothing is really on display so it's hard to get a visual of what to order. Anyway, I requested the bread again and she asked me how many I wanted. I had no idea because, again, it's not on display so I don't know the size. She told me the bread was $1 each. She brought it from the back and it was pretty small so I ordered three. She said she just baked them so she'll "give" me five pieces. By "give", I assumed the other two pieces were free. Then she started to try to sell me something with spinach but I told her next time.
When I cashed out I was literally stunned that the bill was almost $20! Really, $20 for a bit of hummus and some bread! I know, I should have asked ahead of time about the price but who charges that much hummus - it's chickpeas for God's sake and not cavier! I really thought it was going to be, at the most, about $10 (with pita and/or bread) like every other place in the city. In fact, at Kebob 49 and Tarboosh, for example, the bread is free. I didn't even get an itemized receipt so I don't know how much the hummus costs and if I was charged for the extra bread. Luckily I didn't agree to the bagels and the spinach thing or it might have been $40.
At that price, I was expecting the best hummus in the world but it was just average/kind of runny and definitely not what I've eaten the at restaurant and, unfortunately, the bread wasn't fresh as she indicated as the edges were hard.
I've written close to 250 reviews and I'm always honest. I understand that everyone needs to make a living but I felt like she was taking advantage of me. For that reason, I would not recommend it and I would not return.
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