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| - Had a dine-in lunch here today after finding this location near the office that I'm visiting this week. It's in a busy, new-ish strip mall with a variety of businesses. Parking isn't plentiful per se, but I found a spot fairly easy even during a busy lunch period.
Moving inside, the business is, as its name suggests, both a market and a restaurant. Orders are taken at a walk up counter, and if you dine in, it's brought to your table as the food is ready. To go orders can be picked up at the other end of the counter when your number is called. A few shelves and some refrigerated cases encompass the market side, as well as some bulk bins near the register, separate from the restaurant but in the same room.
After perusing the menu, I selected the combo platter with falafel, beef kebab, and lamb kebab. The platter comes with soup or a salad; I opted for the yellow pea soup. Also provided are little cups of garlic sauce and another sauce that contains tomato and parsley, but I'm not sure what it's called. Both of the sauces were quite tasty, with the former getting regular use with the meats during my meal. Finishing it off is a good portion of yellow rice and a large pita. The verdicts:
Yellow pea soup: Presenting similar to an American split pea soup, this bowl was more yellow in color, served quite hot, and had a delicious and well seasoned flavor, The peas were pureed to a fairly fine consistency, but there was enough texture remaining for interest. I added a little Tabasco to give it some heat, and it was a delicious starter.
Falafel: A nice, above average instance of the classic sandwich filling, the platter featured four of them (definitely enough to share). Seasoning, texture, and flavor were all spot on, and they were cooked perfectly.
Beef kebab: Very tender meat pieces were seasoned well and cooked to a just-well done, and were still juicy and flavorful. The meat was delicious, especially with a little of the garlic sauce.
Lamb kebab: Slightly less tender (but not overly so) and a little lighter in color than the beef, these morsels had a great yet subtle lamb flavor, with none of the gaminess that can sometimes be present. This was a great example of the classic Greek kebab.
Pita and rice: These were fairly basic accoutrements; the pita was fresh, and the rice was well cooked with a very mild flavor. I mostly left them on the plate, as I was all about the meat.
This was a very nice platter, and especially with the rice and large pita, two people could easily share this dish. A good experience all around!
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