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| - Let me begin by saying the food was absolutely phenomenal! The only reason I'm not goving five stars is because I had expected to have my food plated, which was instead boxed. It was boxed very nicely, but I would have preferred plates.
On with the review:
My girlfriend and I saw the place on yelp, saw the great reviews, and decided to give it a shot. It definitely lives up to the high ratings.
She and I split the entree sampler, which consisted of a seasoned chicken skewer, a seasoned beef skewer, a ground lamb patty, rice with vermicelli, hummus, and tabouli(salad).
Dear lord! Everything was seasoned to perfection, freshly grilled, freshly made, etc.!
The hummus was even topped with little chunks of garbanzo beans.
The chicken was incredibly juicy, and equally as tender. My plastic knife slipped right through it like melted butter! The beef, just as well, and despite not being a fan of lamb, I really enjoyed the ground lamb patty. My girlfriend claims the lamb was amazing, and it was her favorite of the meats.
The rice and vermicelli sopped up all of those juices and fresh grilled taste.
The tabouli was topped with yogurt and wasn't overly onioned. Tasty!
As an appetizer we ordered babaganouj, which was possibly the best I've ever had. It was, like everything else, obviously freshly prepared. It was smoky creamy, riddled with seeds and eggplant skin, topped with olive oil and paprika, and quite honestly everything I could have hoped for! The housemade pita only added to the delight.
Maybe I am wrong to hold the lack of plating against them. This is about the food isn't it? Oh well. The images provided by other yelpers show how beautiful the food looks when plated. Again, had it been plated, it would have been a fiver. I wish I could have given 4.5.
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