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| - I have been waiting for the right moment to try this place, family occasion or birthday, but it never came. So I decided to try it solo.
This place is always empty whenever I pass by, there used to be a lot of people from the Middle East in this area, but it looks like most have moved on. So the businesses suffer a bit. It doesn't help that Amir's and Basha's have "Mcdonalized" this cuisine, so people are wary of paying more.
As I looked at the menu, most items are just too expensive. I know this is not Amir, but what I had cost $25. everything else was just about 30-40% higher than elsewhere like Petit Alep or Kaza Maza
It was a plate with a Kefta Kebab, Chicken cutlet (Taouk) and Filet Mignon brochette.
With a little bit of rice and nothing else but a couple of onions. The taste was ok, but the meats lacked flavor and the filet mignon was chewy and mushy.
A grilled tomato would have helped somewhat as well as wrapping the meats with pita bread, where the juices would drip.
No soup or salad, with a glass of wine, that's close to $40 dollars with tip.
The menu is so large, I doubt it can all be fresh, they don't have a table d'hote menu or a lunch special, This would offer more to the customer and emphasizes something that might be freshly made.
The service was a bit distant, the waiter seemed stunned when I asked for sumac.
And as I was leaving, I noticed an elderly woman, either working or related to the owners, sitting with her hands on her face, almost crying.
I would go back with a larger group to try a bigger variety of items, I want to encourage places like these. When you compare it to Petit Alep, which is packed, I get the feeling they could really improve by doing some tweaking.
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