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| - I am so sad to write a 2 star review of this place...I wanted to like their food so much! But, there were some problems, that we just couldn't ignore.
First of all, it was Saturday night, in Charlotte...now, Charlotte is a restaurant town. No where is empty on the weekends, and I don't think anyone stays home on the weekends for dinner!!! This place was completely empty. We were the only customers the entire time we were there. This is a huge red flag, but when we were done with dinner, we understood.
We got the variety plate appetizer. The falafel was nice. Hummus was good. Babaghannouj was pretty good. Their stuffed grape leaves were the best thing we had the entire meal.
Hubby and myself both ordered tagine, I got lamb and he got the fish. The fish was fishy...I like fish, but this just wasn't exactly right, and I can't put my finger on where it went wrong. The lamb was tender but dry...I know that sounds strange too!!! But, it was pull apart tender, but there was no moisture, no succulence...it was ok.
Our other issue is that we wanted "authentic" Moroccan food...If you have ever read any of my other reviews...we really really like different foods.
But, when we were ordering the waitress told us that "authentic" came with french fries, and the "american" style came with rice... This just doesn't seem right to me. But, the rice was nicely cooked and flavored.
Sometimes an ethnic restaurant can suffer from trying to stay too true to their roots, and fall short because the ingredients are lacking here in the states.
But, sometimes an ethnic restaurant can suffer by trying to americanize their menu...and going way too far.
I think this is the problem with Casablanca. With zero customers on a Saturday night, they need to re-think their approach to Moroccan food in Charlotte.
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