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| - I went back today with a friend, and to be honest, there were several issues that probably made this the last time I'll visit. (Spoiler alert: some of these complaints are very petty, but I wanted to explain why I won't be coming back.)
The server was very friendly, but for the most part was barely around. He sat us, yet seemed to take an inordinate amount of time to come back and actually take our orders, even though it wasn't very busy.
Both me and my friend ordered water with lemon, and the lemon provided was a paper-thin slice. I don't drink water because I'm cheap, I drink it because I'm avoiding all sweetened drinks, and lemon makes it taste more bearable. The slice was so thin, I could barely squeeze it, let alone taste it.
The owner has bought new tables (they're beautiful, by the way), and he was putting them together outside. As a result, however, he and the rest of the staff kept opening the outside doors and even worse, standing in the doorway for minutes on end while cold air blew directly on us.
When I got my chicken kebabs (which have ranged from very good to heavenly in previous visits) this time, they were bizarrely garnished with a couple slices of overly grilled onion, a wilted half of a hot pepper, and a charred grape tomato. It looked very unappetizing. It's never been "garnished" before. I get two servings of rice as my two sides, and there was noticeably less on my plate this time (I like to eat one skewer with half the rice for lunch, then take the rest home and reheat it for dinner).
But what made me decide I wouldn't be back was the seasoning. Every other time I've had this dish, it's been liberally coated in oregano, one of my all-time favorite herbs. This time there was no visible herbs at all in the rice, and the chicken skewers were lightly dusted with parsley (including stems along with the leaves).
The chicken was still very moist, grilled wonderfully, and had a very good flavor. I would not consider giving this meal or my experience at the restaurant less than three stars, although I will point out that when we were finished eating, we had to ask one of the owners for carry-out containers, and we asked the cashier if we could go ahead and check out because the waiter never brought us our check.
This wasn't even remotely the worst experience I've had in a restaurant. But every other visit (maybe 6-7 total?) has been great. This time it was barely adequate.
And as ridiculous as it sounds, I don't want to try it again and end up getting the chicken skewers with those weird, depressing garnishes again. As much as the total lack of oregano bothered me, those unappetizing garnishes were what really put me off the entire place.
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