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| - A singular experience. This place is charming and surprisingly spacious inside. We sat outside, however, because the weather was perfect. Since it's a bit "off the beaten path," it's quiet enough outside to hold a conversation, and you don't have a ton of passers-by gawking at your meal. And, trust me, there's plenty to gawk at -- the food looks amazing and tastes even better.
We started with the baba ganoush -- which was creamy, thick, and tasty, but the pita that accompanied it was an experience in itself: warm, toasty, fresh...and plentiful! They give you a ton of pita and will gladly provide more. For my main course, I got the chicken kebab with yogurt. The chicken was perfectly cooked and the yogurt was rich and flavorful. My boyfriend got the lamb kebab with yogurt and loved it. As much as we would have liked to eat our whole plates in one sitting, the portions were large enough that we had left overs. Wish we hadn't stuffed ourselves so we could have tried dessert!
We actually came to Tremont to try Bac, which got excellent reviews on Yelp. However, we got there and, in the short period of time between us walking in and being greeted by a hostess, we deemed it "too hip." It looked sleek and modern and some weird techno music was blasting -- we would seriously have felt like a couple of posers hanging out there. Istanbul Grill is great because it's simple. It's not a restaurant trying to be a hip nightclub.
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