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| - My review is closer to a 3 1/2.,
it's above A-OK but below Yay! I'm a fan
This is one of these restaurants that is a darling of the food literati in this town, I believe that it happens with ethnic restaurants when the chef can speak English or French with ease and when it's upscale enough that food snobs don't feel that they're eating somewhere beneath them.
It loses points for it's location (I know it's close for some, but not for all).
It also loses points for the waiter yelling at me from across the room not to sit at a particular table.
The food is very good, but the portions are small and the price are a bit too high.
We had the 5 Mezze platter ($30) which includes 2 small dolma, 2 bulgur kibbe, a small side of calamari and 2 different garlicky yogurt.
For mains, we had the Su Kebab ($26), which was very tasty, but does not come with a side dish, it's cut up and draped on a thin loaf of bread, accompanied by a drizzle of sauces.
We also had the aphrodisiac chicken dish ($23), a small quarter chicken, nicely done with rice and dried fruit.
We had to fill out on bread just to feel a bit full.
The desserts are in the $10 range, very overpriced as the portions are tiny.
With 2 drinks, the total came to $140 before tip, so this is definitely on the pricey side.
Authentic Turkish does not have to be expensive, the decor is modern Mediterranean, but minimalist. I would only bring somebody who does not want to slum it a the low key kebab places.
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