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Had a lovely meal at Christo's last night. Someone I work with frequents and recommended. Then I turned to the Yelp community for confirmation and was torn because of the number of seemingly dissatisfied reviews. I decided to risk one meal (after all, how much of a risk is THAT, really??) and follow the co-worker's referral.
We started with the house-made wine. Red for Friend and sweet white for me. Served in a juice glass and yummy enough for both of us to order another.
Hummus. Not bland at all. Freshly made and pleasingly lemony. Pita was soft and fresh, as well.
Greek salad. Iceberg / Romaine mix with olives, green onions, and bit of marinated sweet red pepper. Anchovies if you want 'em - and I always do! Nice sized and great tasting. I cannot comment on the dressing as I abstained (anchovies do the trick for me).
The meatball dish was had by Friend and the lamb kabob for me. Both dishes came with rice and stewed veggies. We cleaned our plates and thoroughly enjoyed our meals.
The seating area is old. The décor is old. The pictures on the wall are authentic and include images of the owner as a child and through his life. This is not a typical city restaurant and is certainly not competing with Alihan's, next door, or any of the other white linen establishments. There is no input from 'corporate' and I counted four men working, total.
This is a come-as-you-are-and-I'll-sell-you-good-food kinda spot. And that's what we did. And that's what they did. Sometimes it's just that simple.
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