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| - There's nothing wrong with Sumac, really, but I can't bring myself to give them four stars and here's why:
1) lacks originality: As evidenced by their display of all of Ottolenghi's cookbooks, they are basically serving you someone else's recipes with nothing more, nothing less. It's a bit of a rip off, and as much as I enjoy zhoug (or "s'rug")... I have some in my fridge that I also made from "Jerusalem". The hummus was fine, but rather plain. Inspiration is one thing... But this... I don't know guys.
2) bland: The portions are substantial, but I would not go so far as to call them copious, and I didn't finish my salads because they were seriously lacking flavour. I'm not saying I left hungry... But I wasn't stressing about getting my leftovers to go... cause they were just ok:
3) overpriced: $20 got me a plate of food and a drink - the exact same thing I would have gotten from Boustan or Amor for half that price. Yes, Sumac is pretty-ish and clean... But the differences pretty much end there. You're gonna have to do a lot more than line some cookbooks on the shelves to get me to pay double for something that was not much better than (and in the case of the bland salads, actually not even up to par with) your discount competition.
The service was lovely, but I was a bit surprised that when I paid by card I was proposed to tip 15-20-25%. Having worked as an actual waitress who had her wages garnished by the government based on food sales... Just.... No. You're entitled to your tip jar, fine, but those of us who actually bust out butts for less than minimum wage and are forced to give up to half our tips to the taxman are gonna be pretty miffed to see you proposing a 20% or 25% option on your debit machine. Preposterous.
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