rev:text
| - At first looking at the website---I was not very excited to eat at this place. It looked to be your standard Middle East type establishment. However, when I actually got there---it became quickly apparent that Istanbul Grill is a cut above.
The place itself has a nice, warm, wooden interior. You come into a fairly open room with a bar, fireplace and a couple small tables in the back and on the side of the restaurant. The bar serves a variety of Turkish wines and the bar had Christmas Ale on tap.
Once the evening progressed, we found that the food was fantastic! We started with appetizers that were served with copious amounts of warm, grilled pita bread. The ezme and the soslu patican were both delicious (but, if I had to go with one, I would choose the ezme).
For the main course, there was a special for braised rack of lamb, where the meat was deliciously tender and fell off the bone. The real winner of the evening, though was the chicken adana. The yogurt sauce that they use with their meat was fantastic! The portion was extremely large as well.
The turkish coffee and the kadayif were on our minds for dessert and also did not disappoint. The kadayif wasn't your typical baklava-style dessert. The sweetness wasn't overwhelming and the pistachio flavoring was on point.
|