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| - On a Friday night when I didn't know what to make for dinner, I dragged my husband and three kids to this local place. The first thing my husband asked as we pulled up was "have you yelped this place?" It's the end cap of a small strip mall and doesn't look like much from the outside or the inside, but it was a pleasant surprise for me.
To put this review in context this is a very inexpensive place to eat and my review is based on the comparison to other, similar restaurants and not any high end or national chain places.
Two other tables of single individuals were there when we arrived. They each apparently knew the owners/staff and by the time we left they were all sitting together chatting. I like that kind of vibe and I'm not sure why this place isn't more popular.
The food was good. We had hummus, fries, gyro, falafel sandwich, chicken kebab and chicken swarma. I have no complaints about the speed of service or anything else. For me, the real star of the meal was the baklava. We tried three of their desserts including a truly outstanding traditional baklava. I'll go back for that alone.
With two apps, four entrees and three desserts, our tab was less than $50.
Why the missing star? A couple of little things. aside from water, they only had soda - no lemonade or milk- which are my kids' favorites. Unfortunately kids are picky eaters sometimes also. The fries were a great bridge, but I would love to see a kids plate that is an intro to the food. Perhaps the rice without seasoning combined with smaller cubes of chicken kebab, some hummus and bread, cucumbers, tomatoes and pickles (they loved the pickles!).
Otherwise, this was a great little place.
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