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| - Location: Jean-Talon East, near the market. If you don't live in the area and need to use transit to get there, it's a bit of a trek.
The place: The restaurant is of decent size, with inadequate lighting. I found it a little too dim, even though we went there in the middle of sunny afternoon. Despite the funky art on the walls, I felt that the place lacked flavor - there was no real vibe happening. The art, however, was totally eclectic.
The service: Good. Our waitress was friendly and happily answered questions.
The food: The menu offers a good variety of dishes that are a little more meat-centric than I like, but they also offer vegetarian options. I wasn't that hungry so went for the Falafel + tahini/herb sandwich. I thought this would be small, but the thing was huge and I definitely could have split this with someone. The Falafel was really good and the tahini/herbs added a lovely distinct flavor. The pita was soft, warm and fresh. My friend ordered a dish containing Armenian sausage, rice and salad and she loved it. We split an order of spicy fries as well but we were disappointed, as they weren't spicy at all. That said, they were pretty decent for a Lebanese place. Not greasy, with a nice crispiness to them. We both ordered the house lemonade which was actually a slush (would have been nice to know when ordering), but we weren't crazy about it. It was pretty darn tart and every time I took a sip, I couldn't prevent my face from contorting into what my friend described as photo-worthy expressions.
Price: Fair. The sandwich was $5.25 and for the size of it, I thought I got my money's worth.
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