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  • Before the Sultan's Tent my only experience with Moroccan food had been the chicken tagine I cooked for myself. The night started out pleasantly enough. My girlfriend and I were seated promptly and I was impressed with the decor and ambiance. Our server was ok, until he "accidentally" overcharged us $30. We both ordered the harira for our first course. It was nicely seasoned and actually quite good. We were both excited for more. Second course arrived swiftly, bastilla. This was the dish I was most excited to try. Chicken and spices wrapped inside of phylo dough, and topped with cinnamon, sugar and almonds. It sounded and looked spectacular. After several bites, however, the only thing I could taste was cinnamon. The filling was an indiscernible mush void of any distinct flavor. This would be the recurring theme of the night. I was very disappointed, but held out hope for the third course. My third course was braised lamb shank and my girlfriend went with Marrakech chicken. My lamb and couscous were extremely bland. How you can braise a lamb shank and still have it be totally flavorless is beyond my comprehension. I tried a bite of her chicken and was overwhelmed with the flavor of, well, chicken. That was the most concentrated and pronounced chicken flavor I have ever experienced. Sadly there was not even a hint of anything remotely Moroccan about either of our dishes. Dessert was almost comical. I went with the Moroccan treats, otherwise known as two sad looking cookies and a slice of orange sprinkled with cinnamon. Her creme brulee tasted nice but did not have the texture and consistency you would expect. The tea was nice. The highlight of the night may have been the belly dancer. Not that I am interested in that sort of thing but because the older men seated behind me made total fools of themselves during the show. They gawked and shouted at the dancer and acted like they had never seen a woman before. Pretty funny. I was impressed at how the servers were able to dodge the dancers during service, but I was secretly hoping for a collision. In summary a very disappointing experience. How you can take a cuisine known for big bright flavors and tons of spices and turn it into bland, tasteless gruel like that is a mystery. I greatly preferred my own attempt at Moroccan food.
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