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| - Three years of living in Vegas and passing by this place atleast a dozen times, thinking I've got to try this, well, today was the day. Assuming it is a "Middle Eastern" restaurant, the waitress proudly mentioned it is actually an Armenian Restaurant, but most of the dishes are interpretations of popular "Mediterranean dishes". I stand corrected, seriously, I appreciate the correction.
Let's start from the beginning. Waited to be seated about 2 minutes, but was graciously welcomed once acknowledged. While waiting, I notice the decor was tasteful, simple, yet warm and the lighting soft, which distracted for the asbestos drop ceiling. We were then seated and no one came back for atleast 10 minutes. I really wished someone would have dropped off atleast water and asked if we had any questions, but when the waitress came, her full attention was on us.
At first, I wish the menus were a bit more sophisticated than a two-sided laminated 8 x 11 page with low resolution pictures and prices...even the wine menu looked like more effort was spent on it, thought it was also a laminated page, just better paper. However, given the price point of the food (bargain!), pleasant setting, and nice service when attention is on you, who really cares?
We ordered our alcoholic drinks and our main entrees. The wine list has ordinary wines (Yellowtail, Columbia Two-Vines), but all so had a few wines from their homeland. However, regrettable I ordered a Two-Vines Merlot instead of trying Areni (Sp?), a dry red wine from either Armenia or neighboring Georgia. My husband initially ordered a beer listed on their menu, but no longer have, the waitress sweetly and proudly convinced my husband to try one of their Armenian beers, which he was pleasantly surprised at the quality and taste. Wines are pleasant prices around $5 bucks, beers are even a bit less.
It took about 5 more minutes to receive our drinks and wine, and about 20 minutes to receive our food. I took this as a good sign that the food was cooked to order, when ordered. I had the lamb chops. The waitress happily obliged my request to substitute additional salad for rice or fries. My husband ordered the Beef Lulu and beef kebab. The food: Beyond expectations, it came out hot, freshly made/prepared as requested, and very, very tasty, especially given the price point. Honestly, I have been at restaurants that have lamb chops on the menu which are half the portion at twice the price, and nothing was prepared as well as Shish Kebab House....even my husband devoured my other two chops as he constantly expressed that they didn't taste "gamey". Thanks hun, for finishing off my lunch tomorrow. (LOL)
I love the waitress' confidence and pride in the food she served. She chuckled as she confirmed we were pleased with our dishes, since there was nothing left on our plates. What she doesn't even know is that we weren't even "hungry" yet we "managed" to finish our food.
While service is a bit slow for my liking, the waitress was polite and there is no denying this is good food for a good value. You will not be disappointed and you will be a fan too! I cannot wait to come back!
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