It appears major retail may be vacating the central University City area over to Northlake and Concord Mills. Even more will be splitting when the new shopping center opens near Ikea. A plus to this appears to be lower rents and more ethic type restaurants. Great for me; probably bad for real estate investors. Le Kebab Grill is a fine Middle Eastern option; worth checking out for some variety and adventurous cuisine.
The restaurant set up is simple; light colored walls with modern art and large windows streaming sunlight. Service has been friendly, prompt and helpful. Falafel is dense, hot and delicious with the tahini sauce; the eight piece serving split between two people will go fast. The stuffed grape leaves are tasty as well; slick with olive oil and shaped like cigars.
The Kafta Kabobs consists of seasoned ground beef pressed around a skewer and redolent of cumin with perhaps a touch of cinnamon; order it all the time it's so yummy. You can get your main with a salad simply dressed with olive oil and lemon juice. Some days the dressing is better than others; perfect with the right amount of lemon juice but on occasion it seems to come out of a particularly harsh bottle of True Lemon. The rice they serve is tasty and generously portioned. The last time I was there they offered a smoked rice and it was so good; yellow rice with a subtle smoked flavor.
Good food, nice portions and great prices; I'll be back for more!