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| - I was so thrilled that I finally came in here to dine! I've driven past it many times and never thought to stop in until I read the great reviews on Yelp.
It's a small grocery shop joined by the small dining area on the other side. The grocery side has some exotic offerings that you would have a tough time finding anywhere else. I've become addicted to the Mashti Malones pistachio. It's not your average pistachio.. it's bright yellow and you can taste cardamom, rose water, whole chewy pistachio bits! It's insane! I haven't purchase anything here but the ice cream, to be honest.. once I found it it was like tunnel vision.. However, the produce seems to be very reasonable and I could see myself coming here for vegetables now.
So, the restaurant portion! They offer freshly made juices with some interesting combinations like carrot and rose water. I had a watermelon juice which was delightful and oh-so refreshing. On my first visit here, the service was sort of spotty. On the second visit, they were much much friendlier, and maybe this comes from them treating you more like a regular once they know you're not just a one time visit.
The fresh warm lavash they serve here is dotted with sesame seeds and blistered just a little bit. They'll bring you an unending amount of this bread until you say Uncle! It seems to be made to order, and is perfect for dipping in their bracing hummus, enlivened from the addition of lemon juice. I find most hummus seems to lean towards lemon, or tahini. Theirs is lemony. Oh, and endless lavash. The server was kind of enough to make many recommendations and answer any question without missing a beat. Did I mention endless lavash?
So far here I've had their chicken kabob wrap with house salad. The chicken was cooked perfectly, and seasoned well. The fresh tomatoes in there just added to brightness of the wrap, and it was big enough that I took half of it home. The salad is a mix of tomatoes, cucumbers and onions that have been diced and tossed with some parsley, mint, lemon and olive oil.
The koobideh is seasoned ground beef kabob, which is very traditional, and amazing! Very tender, perfectly seasoned, a lot of interesting flavors. All of the kabobs come with steamed rice and a charred tomato. Love me some charred tomato!
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