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I rarely find myself in this part of Phoenix, so when I knew I was going to be in the area, I had two places in mind for a late lunch. I was hoping to dine at Bobby Q, but I found the prices a bit too steep to dine alone, so I headed here.
Found the menu uninteresting that day, perhaps bec. I was looking forward to good bbq fare, but I finally settled on the basics- hummus and falafel. For those who care, the falafel were fried in soybean oil. (Most places I've inquired at use corn, and sometimes peanut, oil.) The platter looked very appetizing, but don't be fooled! The hummus was very bland, and the falafel pieces weren't that great, either. I had to ask for lemon to get some flavor out of the falafel, and the hummus' saving grace was that it lent the falafel some lubrication. The pita bread was probably the best thing out of the whole meal, and that's not saying much.
Afterwards, I checked out the bakery next door for some expensive baklava. I chose three varieties, and I found them all too heavy on soggy phyllo and lacking in honey.
$13 for terrible baklava and $7 (or more) on less than mediocre hummus and falafel made for such a disappointing adventure that day. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. Not even to anyone that didn't like me. (But then again, I'd never do that, anyway.)
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