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| - Something called a Hummus Bar definitely caught my attention. And at a walking distance from the office, I had the perfect excuse to try it out for lunch.
The décor is cute, albeit somewhat cold, but it may have been due to the fact the restaurant was almost empty of customers. I guess most customers order take-out for lunch, which I did. Service was pretty slow, considering most (all?) of the order is precooked. It took a good 15 minutes to get my order.
I took Le Marocain, which is traditional hummus topped with minced beef, almonds, a sweet & spicy touch and some harissa. The hummus was decent, not as creamy as I normally like it. The topping was great, flavourful and what I believe to be homemade harissa was at the right level of heat.
It came with a side of grilled pita, which was thick and dense. Very good. It also came with a side of vinegar slaw which, unfortunately, was pretty bland and uninteresting.
In terms of price, I thought it was, overall, pretty expensive at $14. Not that the portion was too small, it was more than sufficient for lunch, but hummus is not exactly the most expensive thing to cook, neither is vinegar slaw and the very small amount of minced meat does not justify this price. I know rent on Saint-Laurent can be expensive, but I still feel this is too expensive for what it is, compared to what's available in the area for the same price level. At $10-11, I might have gone back. At $14, I'm not sure I will, which is unfortunate because overall, the food was good.
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