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| - I discovered Babylon Qithara thanks to Wendy P.'s recommendation when I was looking for veggie-friendly places in Calgary. Eau Claire market was conveniently across the street from my hotel, so I made a dash over here as soon as I checked-in, to be able to fill my hungry belly.
When places have a "veggie" plate (or some variant), it makes it simple for me to decide. What a great way to try a variety of things without having to do the [sometimes laborious] task of narrowing down the options myself.
The veggie plate was quite good--you get a choice of two types of rice, and falafel or eggplant. I couldn't chose, and was able to get half and half of both options! (Though I did get a bit of a funny look for this indecisiveness.) Potatoes, two salads (one cucumber, one tabouleh), and two "dips" (hummous & tzatziki) also come with it. It was filling and delicious. The eggplant was a little greasier than I expected, and the whole dish was probably not quite as healthy as I originally was anticipating, but that's quite okay. (Check out the picture I uploaded if you want to see what the veggie plate looks like.)
There was a constant line of customers, it moves fast, but you may have a bit of a wait depending on what you order. It looks like all the food is ready and you should be able to go after they spoon it onto a plate for you, but a few items needed to be heated (or have some other work done), which did take a couple extra minutes of waiting around. The guys behind the counter were very nice. I would come back on a future visit to Calgary!
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