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| - Sumac is one of the newer Middle Eastern restaurants in town. Completely different than La Petit Alep. Yes, I went to both in the same day. No, it wasn't intentional.
Located in the up and coming St. Henri neighbourhood, I did a little walk around the 'hood while I waited for Cbear to get off work. Holy crap, this area is trendy.
The inside is bumping. I shouldn't even be surprised but for a Tuesday evening, it was insane. Loud, bustling, it's definitely one the new "it" places. The line makes zero sense and trying to scrounge a table wasn't easy. There's one long communal table smack in the middle of things.
A variety of drinks to please everyone. Beers on tap along with cocktails and wine. The menu is plastered onto some wooden planks along one of the walls. Salads, hummus & baba, extras, pitas, plates and family style plates. Love the sharing aspect here.
- 2x Carlsberg ($8.00 each) - we each got a Carlsberg to go with our meals. The pints were ice cold and hit the spot.
- Falafel plate ($14.00) - served with grilled pita, hummus, tahini, pickled turnip and a choice of two salads. The charred pita was pillowy goodness with a sprinkling of za'atar spice over top. We opted for the quinoa (kale, almonds, barberries, golden raisins and green onion) and salade cuite (slow cooked tomatoes and roasted sweet peppers). Both were absolutely delicious! Think they stole the spotlight from the falafels themselves, which were dry and unimpressive. I don't think we even finished the falafels. Yikes.
- Side of chicken shawarma ($6.00) - we were taking forever to decide what to get so the worker manning the till helped us out. We were originally going to get a plate of chicken shawarma ($16.00) but she told us that we would get the same amount of meat if we were to just do it as a side. Okay! Thanks for the sweet tip.
The chicken itself was tasty but some pieces felt like it had been sitting around for awhile. They must cook it beforehand or something.
- Sumac fries ($4.00) - the fries were great. Excellent spice from the sumac and za'atar. Portion size is huge.
We rolled out of Sumac stuffed. Lucky, we only ordered one full plate otherwise we would have had leftovers for days. Sumac is cool, hip and different from your typical Middle Easter/Lebanese joint.
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