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| - While my review is slightly tardy, as our Sunday Brunch UYE was several weeks ago now, I still have a vivid memory of my experience at Paramount Fine Foods. I'd seen their name pop up in several past Yelp searches but the reviews seemed to be a tad skeptical and widely across the spectrum, there really was no true north as to whether this place was good or not.
I always enjoy visiting a place and eating as the locals or regulars do, I feel it gives me a true insight into what the experience is like for these folks. After living in Windsor, ON for the better part of two years (the middle eastern food capital of Ontario - no joke), I can safely say that I have had the best and worst cuisine available and am somewhat of a Caucasian Middle Eastern Food Aficionado, meaning "A white boy who knows his shit."
It was easy to get excited upon walking into PFF as the hustle and bustle of a busy brunch crowd was still packing this place at 2PM. I loved it, families eating together, laughing and joking - great atmosphere!
Aesthetically, there was nothing extravagant about the design of this place, however the dessert counter which stretched around more than half of the restaurant (order by the pound) was certainly something to behold. I was ready to skip brunch and move right to dessert right then and there! Next time... next time.
Paramount is a sit down restaurant where you order your food and drink up at a central cashier/counter and they bring it out to you. A little different of an approach then I was used to, but with the buzy revolving door of customers going through this place I can see no other way.
We ordered Manaakeesh Zaatar which is essentially mixed herbs rubbed in a thick layer across a flattened pita bread. I've had Zaatar many times before and the graininess of it is something I just can't fully get into - no strike against PFF, just not my bag of crispers.
We then moved into the meat of our meal - literally! Hummus with cooked chicken arrived next followed by the Mixed BBQ platter. At the exact same time the home made pita rolled out and freshly cooked these bad boys were puffed up like frog to near the size of football (CFL size to be exact).
This was wear PFF made some serious points with me: The chicken and hummus was beautiful, perfect amount of olive oil in center so as to not water down the hummus but also provide enough lubrication for easy smear and dip... plus nabbing a hung of cooked chicken with each bite was awesome. Meanwhile the mixed BBQ was very nicely cooked. The one thing I enjoy most about middle eastern cuisine is that they don't over-season and more often then not its juicy. Full points for them here!
Our order was suffice for about 4-6 people, and I know personally that I left full. The complimentary self serve, cardamom flavoured coffee was a first for my palate (not a fan). But as they say when in Rome...
I'm disappointed I was too full to mow down at least one Baklava as they shined with sticky sweet glazed goodness. *shakes fist*.
I'll be back Paramount... I'll be back!
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