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| - Good food but just a poor value for lunch.
This place is located in the KMART shopping center, on the side of the building with Atria's. The parking spaces are labeled because of the pettiness of the shop owners and management. Surely one is just going to grab an available spot?
Everyone I encountered at Cedars was friendly and helpful.
There was one table at lunch time on a Monday.
Besides their $11-$12 salads, the main courses available are priced between $15 and $23, the Kabobs $13-$14, and Vegetarian $17-$19. I suppose you could order a couple large appetizers and be at $15, or a couple side dishes, but Cedars desperately needs a LUNCH MENU with LUNCH PRICES.
If you need matching examples within the same food genre within exactly the same area, look simply at Aladdin's which is a couple thousand feet away across Route 19. They have a selection of Pitas $5.25-$8.25, salads from $7.45-$13, and larger plates for under $15.
Back to Cedars, I declined the spicy sauce that they suggested with my $16.95 lunch, but I'm glad I did, because that would have been another $5 upcharge.
I ate the Kafta with Lebanese Rice, ordered spicy. The rice was delicious, and the Kafta was very good. You got four Kafta rolls, done almost like breakfast sausage links, although a little larger. The flavors and spices were unique. The meal was just enough food for lunch --- I think two more would have been expected at that price.
The included salad is clearly an afterthought, and has iceberg lettuce, a couple pieces of chopped tomato, one tiny green olive with pit, and the tiniest sprinkle of feta. This is a waste of everyone's time.
Markook, another example of similar food, located about 7 miles South on Route 19, also has platters under $12 and wraps $7-$9.
Simple Greek, located 3 miles away, has huge portions of Gyro meat on Gyros and platters for reasonable prices.
Overall, I wish the prices at Cedars were more reasonable, matching the existing competition out there. The food is very good, but just a poor value, especially at lunch time.
I'd also suggest the owners visit Palmyra and/or Istanbul grille downtown for restaurants that are doing similar things for under $10-$12.
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