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| - We headed to Cedars for dinner the other night, cautiously hopeful that perhaps we had a winner in the land of bland. I can give a hesitant thumb up on on this place, which has the usual roster of Middle Eastern delights on the menu. I went with hummus bi tahini, stuffed grape leaves and their lentil soup. The hummus, served with that super thin pita, was tasty but a tad over salted. I would try it again, hoping that they use a lighter touch with the salt next time. The Calamata olive that garnished the dish was delicious, so I'd order a plate of these next time. The lentil soup tasted good but was the most unappetizing looking soup I've ever seen. They puree the lentils and add rice, so that the final result is a gray, amorphous mass. You eat with all your senses, so bad looking food can be a turn off. The stuffed grape leaves were good, although I thought the rule for grape leaves was if they're vegetarian, they're to be served cold, and if they're meat filled, serve them warm. I prefer veggie grape leaves served cold, and will ask for them like that next time I go in. My date ordered the baba ganoush, and it was excellent. It's a mixed bag here, with an equal number of winners and losers for me. I'll go and try more, as they offer chicken dishes, and they have a lunch buffet that I'm curious about. It says on their menu that they have a website, but it must not be up yet, as the link leads nowhere. They do have a facebook page.
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