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| - Judging by all of the great reviews posted here, I decided to give this place a try. I'm always grocery shopping at Trader Joe's and am always passing by Duzan anyway, so I stopped in for a bite.
First Impressions: Walking into the restaurant, it was a little ghost-town-y because a) it only seemed to have a one light fixture along with little natural sunlight, so it was a little dark and b) there was no one there.
I noticed that there were only two people working there, which seemed a little odd because there should always be more employees working at a restaurant.
The owner, although I didn't know his name, was very nice, and he gave us some free samples of baklava and lemonade.
Now onto the food...I ordered the Veggie Combo, which had a combination of falafel, hummus, pita bread, baba ghanoush (eggplant hummus), tabbuleh (salad), grape leaves, and a side Greek salad with croutons.
Falafel - my favorite part of the meal. It was perfectly fried and crispy, and the inside was heavenly.
Hummus - meh. I've had better hummus. This was okay. It was a little too thick for my liking; I would have liked a creamier base.
Pita bread - also meh. It was too chewy and didn't seem like it was fresh.
Baba ghanoush - a little odd. I remember trying baba ghanoush at another restaurant, and it tasted nothing like the one here at Duzan. This one was spicy.
Tabbuleh - I liked this dish. It was light and the flavors went well together.
Grape leaves - okay. It was extremely oily, which caused me to not eat it.
Greek salad with croutons - well, it was just another salad with croutons. What else could I say?
The pricing was a little over the top for a simple hole-in-the-wall type of restaurant. However, the portion sizes are very large, so I could see why the pricing may be a little crazy.
Overall, I wasn't as impressed with this restaurant as I was with the reviews for this restaurant. The atmosphere was boring and extremely low key, but the service was excellent, and the owner was very kind and welcoming. The food was about 3 and a half stars because I didn't enjoy the majority of the food on my plate, but the ones that I did enjoy were definitely on point. However, I probably would not come here again because I've had better Greek food.
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