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Soby's, apparently closed for ages and moved to 17 Ave SW, is a quite large, modernesque eatery specializing in meditarranean (falafels, schwarma, etc) and surprisingly some more western tastes (smoked meat, etc). But it's pretty darn quiet also, as I've never seen the place busy ONCE as it seems to be that either they're not doing a particularly good job at advertising or others are having the same opinion I did.
With the exception of fast food restaurants, I try to avoid chain restaurants like the plague. They tend to be made in a central kitchen, with all the "chefs" doing are re-assembling recipes from boiled pouches. I find that in independant little places like this, you can see the food being made, or at least you know that there's probably someone cooking.
Well, I can definately attest to someone cooking here. I ordered a chicken schwarma as that's usually (for me) a good measurement of the food, especially for a mediterranean place. It was a little pricey at $9 for a sandwich, but still, if it was good, I have no problems.
Well, the meat was horribly dry, the vegetables had seen better days, and there was also mostly lettuce and tomato, no turnip or anything that would distinguish it as being from that region. They added a hummus spread that was fairly dry as well, as if it's been standing around for awhile. Needless to say, I honestly felt like I was being cheated if anything.
I won't give it a 1 star as I normally would as they are trying, there's no malicious intent or poor service, and it's tough being on 17th Ave SW. It's a nice decor, though the lighting could be improved. I'm hoping they're doing something right, as they were supposed to be a legendary place at one time. I just wish I had actually seen the food that the other 2 yelpers gave a 5 star review for.
#54 of Yelp's 30-Day Review Challenge
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