Yesterday was my second visit to Paramount Fine Foods. I was with 5 friends and we arrived early (11:30 a.m.) on a Wednesday. We were seated promptly and handed menus. Freshly baked pita was delivered to our table shortly thereafter. We sat with our menus for quite some time until we realized we were supposed to go up to the counter to order. No one mentioned this to us and I had honestly forgotten since I hadn't been there in about a year. We were told that since we were all seated at the same table, we all had to pay at the same cashier, which seemed a little silly, but whatever...
I ordered the Greek salad with 2 appetizer falafel balls on the side. The salad was quite good, if a little overdressed. It had plenty of feta cheese and 5 Kalamata olives. The falafel were really great. They were crispy and really tasty. No complaints there.
3 of my friends ordered the fattoush salad with chicken. They all complained that there was FAR too much pita in the salad and that it was a bit greasy (the pita). They also said that their chicken was very overcooked and stringy. But they did say that the salad itself was quite tasty.
1 friend ordered the butter chicken pizza. It came on a paper plate for some strange reason. Other than the terrible presentation, she really enjoyed her meal and said it tasted great.
Another friend ordered the chicken shawarma in a pita and said it was just great. She had no complaints.
All in all, the food wasn't bad, but also wasn't all that great.
The restaurant itself is really large, with a fairly large patio for extra seating. There is also a little play area for children. Even at 11:30 in the morning on a weekday, the place was quite busy and very loud. There were a lot of children running around and being quite rowdy. There was also extremely loud music blasting which made conversation a little difficult.
The prices aren't bad, although perhaps a little high for a restaurant where you have to line up at a counter to order your food (and pay first).