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| - As you may know, if you follow my reviews, my reviews are usually long but today I will make this one short.
Walking into Aladdin's I must admit that I expected more when it came down to the decor but decor comes second to the tasting of the food. I decided to try something different since I've had baba ghanoush and stuffed grape leaves from a food truck in legacy village and it kills me that I don't know that name of that restaurant, but it was delicious!!! So, craving some of that wonderful baba ghanoush, I decided to treat my friend and my boyfriend to dinner at Aladdin's. The service was mediocre, our waitress was friendly but just not caring. I informed her that we were new to the restaurant and instead of walking us through the menu and recommending a dish or an appetizer, she told us that she would give us more time to look over the menu.
The first thing that I noticed on the menu was Baba, but no ghanoush? How different could it be? Well, not so great. My friend on the other hand eats mediterranean food so she was able to vouch for me. We both agreed the the Baba needed some work, it had a bitter taste and a creamy consistency which was not pleasant at all. the Baba was served with pita bread and even that wasn't all the great. the pita bread was too thin and reminded me of two ply tissue. It was served Luke warm, more so closer to cold. She rated it a 7 out of 10 and I rated it a 2 out of 10 because I had so much better than that. I constantly had to wash it down with my tropical storm smoothie.
The Tropical smoothie was nothing special, especially not for over $3, I was better off getting a Coke. The smoothie lacked all the other flavors that it promised, due to the over powering banana water and chunky ice. On a mintier note, the mint tea was fresh and our waitress kept my boyfriend's cup filled and it was very fragrant and delicious and I don't care for mint teas but that one was good.
I ended up getting the spicy karfta roll, and it was alright. It was a safe choice but it just didn't have that star quality at all. it just lacked a lot in spice and flavor and it wasn't served with a sauce at all, to which my friend used the Baba as her sauce but I didn't dare ruin my meal with that stuff. It defiantly would have been worth it if it wasn't served on a plate wrapped in foil with no type of appeal to it. Just a rolled up tube on a plate. My boyfriend on the other hand enjoyed his specialty platter which had a little bit of everything on it. He also gotten that lentil soup which was thin and watered down and lacked flavor as well, it also did not look appealing.
I almost forgot, if you love dark beer, they have a wonderful beer called **Atwater vanilla java port**, that was wonderful.
My over all experience, was not so great but the fact that I was able to eat all of my food earned this restaurant an extra star. This place was not for me and if it wasn't for my friend I would never try mediterranean food again but she knows of a Turkish place on Lee Rd. that she thinks is delicious. Be on the look out for that review because I'm going to tell it all.
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