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Being vegetarian kind of screws me over when trying many cuisines since meat is such a big part of them. Thus far, the only cuisines I've found extremely vegetarian friendly are Indian, Thai, and Mexican. Anyhow, we ordered the Spinach Borani, which was fresh yogurt with spinach in it. It was basically Spinach Dip but much less thicker, and a lot fresher.
I ordered the Adas Polo, and my date ordered the Mirza qasemi. For the first time, I could empathize with what non-Indians must go through upon reading the menu for the first time in an Indian restaurant :)
The Adas Polo was good, but could use more flavour. It was really quite dry. The Adas Polo is, as per the menu, "lentils, dates and sultana raisins blended into a saffron basmati rice topped with crispy onion with barberries."
The Mirza qasemi had the same problem- lacking flavour.
While we both enjoyed our meals, I doubt I will return but that's only because Middle Eastern cuisine just doesn't have much to offer for me as a pescetarian, and not because this restaurant doesn't do it well. Moreover, my natural inclination is to compare it to Indian food, and it seems rather bland when I do so. This was my first introduction to Middle Eastern cuisine, and it was rather interesting. 1I'm glad I tried out this restaurant.
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