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| - I went to Kandahar before there were any reviews for it on Yelp. It looked nice from the outside and, while passing by, I saw a crowd of people outside the restaurant and thought it might be worth a shot. Here's my two cents on the place:
The Appearance:
Good - Nice from the outside, nice inside, similar to other Afghan places in the area.
The Service is:
SLOW - My order took forever. While waiting, I asked the girl at the counter/register what the sauce was that she was putting in the bags of other customers and she replied that it is hot sauce. I then asked her if it is tomato-based or if there is tomato in it (because I like the tomato sauce at other Afghan places). She replied that she did not know. I asked her to ask one of the other people there and she replied that no one there knows what is in the sauce. Wonder who makes the sauce...
CONFUSED - Anyway, so after waiting all that time, out came my food on a tray, when I clearly stated that it was a take-out. The girl did not like that and she gave it to one of the ladies inside that was putting things together to put my food in the box.
UNSANITARY - When food was ready, same girl opened the box and LIFTED THE KABABS WITH HER BARE HANDS to put a sauce container in the box. When confronted she first denied that she had touched the food. She then proceeded to argue that the people inside also touched my food, to which I had to point out that the people inside are wearing GLOVES. She then had to admit that she had indeed touched my food and asked me what she could do now and apologized. Not wanting to wait any longer for my food I left, hoping that the food will somehow validate my decision to try this place. It didn't.
The Food
I ordered the boldac kabab, which is a combo of lamb chops and kofta kabab. I also got a side of the kabouli rice. The lamb chops were stringy and chewy fat that I had a difficult time biting off with my teeth, let alone cut with my utensils. As far as lamb chops go, those were some of the most poorly cut and poorly cooked pieces of meat I have had in my lifetime. The kofta was slightly better but really the lamb chops were meant to be the star of that dish. The kabouli rice was pretty disappointing as well.
The Verdict
Kandahar fails on several fronts. Its biggest failure perhaps is that it fails to give a reason to return.
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