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| - If you're looking for good Middle Eastern food, head down the stairs at this address, deal with the sub-par ambiance, and eat here! The worst thing about this establishment is the space. It's in a basement of what is basically an office building -- and it looks like an emptied out office with tables and chairs and dim lighting. The acoustics, as a result, are also bad. But getting beyond that, the food is great. I love their chicken salad for lunch (the dressing rocks!). Their veggie grape leaves are also outstanding. My mother loves the fattoush salad. The waiters have always been friendly and accommodating.
I think the debate about this restaurant vs. Aladdin's up the street is a moot point. Although the food genre is the same, the two establishments have very different feels, as well as different menus, and I think it's nice to have variety within the same ethnic food option.
One other qualm I have about this place is the pita. It is flat and dry and tasteless. Having lived in the Middle East, I know what good pita tastes like, and this doesn't come close. However this is not dueto the cooks in the kitchen at Mediterranean Grill. This restaurant -- along with every other Middle Eastern place I've tried in this city, including Aladdin's -- gets its pita from the same distributor. I think they should demand better or make their own. When I go, I generally don't eat the pita and stick to the stuff that makes me leave wanting more!
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