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| - I'm seriously beginning to question, whether Yelp reviewers are actually former incarcerated felons, who had such lousy food in jail, that almost anything decent will merit 4 or 5 stars. Seriously: what about this place rates 4 or 5 stars?!? Yeah, the kids, who help run the place are adorable and well-mannered, but that's not a reason to rave about the restaurant ... or is it?
Let's talk about what's NOT cute:
One of our companions ordered the kabli pulao from the menu. He did state, that the meat was fairly decently spiced, but the rest of the dish was pretty bland. His plate, for some reason, came with plain pilaf, which did even less to relieve the blandness. My plate had the Afghan rice with raisins, so it was a little better. However, the presentation of the kabli leaves something to be desired. I would seriously consider altering its shape, since it arrives at your table shaped like a long .... Well, let's just say, I wondered whether one of my dogs from home got into the restaurant and had an accident on his plate (my companion assures me, that would not have been possible as the food would then have had more flavor than it did).
I had the lamb shank. It, too, came with enough rice to feed an Afghan family of 7. And, as much as I love carbs, most of it sat on my plate at meal's end. The lamb was very fatty, but, hey, that's what gives it taste. Unfortunately, it was the ONLY dish with lamb available at the restaurant (which, for an Afghani restaurant is as bizarre as going to an Italian restaurant and them not having pasta!).
As an appetizer, I had the hummus, which was -- surprise -- bland. The bread they serve with it -- allegedly naan -- bore an amazing resemblance to Little Caesar's cheesy bread. Good, but not naan in any sense of the word I know.
My partner had the chicken tikki masala, which, to me, looked almost like pho (soup) when it came out. However, he said it was not only very good, but creamy. They did not, however, bother to ask him how spicy he wanted it, so it came out in a neutral, middle spiciness, which, according to him, added just enough spice to avoid it being --- you got it --- bland.
Service was attentive and extraordinarily polite, especially when considering our server probably doesn't yet know how to shave.
Overall, we won't be coming back here. The food was bland and nothing particularly exciting. If, as one of the reviewers stated, the cooking reminds her of how mom made dinner at home, she should immediately close Yelp, drive to mom's, and blow up her pots and pans.
Many of the reviewers here have written, that the dishes come with plenty of food. But this isn't exactly true: when it comes down to it, the main dish portions aren't big at all and you're served truckloads of cheap rice to fill out the dishes.
As my partner stated: "you really have to read these reviews with a grain of salt".
Perhaps. But if you intend to take reviews of this place with a grain of salt, make sure to bring your own with you: as bland as the food is here, you won't find any salt laying around to use
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