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| - I really wanted this place to be my new favorite Israeli joint, since Me va me's quality has declined below acceptable, but things did not go according to plan. Our visit started at a 5 and ended with a 2, what a disappointment.
First of all the place is very small and cozy, just wooden tables and chairs and not whole lot of decor, you could see into the kitchen where the grill is.
We ordered lamb (cooked to medium) and chicken kebab which everyone is raving about, humus with tahini and two peach spring juices, which came at a hefty price of $3 each. The humus was nice and smooth, the salad that came with the main was full of fresh greens and we really like the dressing, very garlicky. They also serve pickles which were nothing special and tasted exactly like in every other place that serves them. The pitas were whole wheat and somewhat burned, they were a sign of things to come.
After the kebab arrived we immediately dug in, only to find that the chicken was underdone and the meat was still pink, the lamb was just barely cooked from outside and very much raw throughout. We asked the server to cook them a little longer, she went back into the kitchen yelling "surprise" to whoever was there. After a few minutes the kebabs were back, very burned on the outside, the chicken was done, lamb however was still raw. Hence we sticked with the chicken, which was nothing spectacular given the fact the burned bits are not my favorites. What was especially impressive is that at no time the server asked us if everything was ok, she did not apologize for the undercooked chicken, never asked if we liked it at all after it came back, overall she displayed a couldn't-care-less attitude.
I can see the potential in this place, and we will come back sometime perhaps during lunch to see if we just got unlucky at dinner, but so far I would not recommend it. I have never been served raw chicken in my life so it is a major let down.
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