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| - Yum so good. Was in Montreal for the weekend with my bf from NYC. We are big fans of any cuisine that is kabab-oriented including Indian, Persian, Turkish, Middle Eastern etc. So I was so happy to find Syrian cuisine in Montreal, having never tried Syrian food before. People mentioned that rezzies should be made in advance but I managed to snag one for Saturday night just a couple days before. I had original rezzies at Damas and despite the reviews, I eventually decided I just didn't need to be spending so much for salads + kababs, nahmean?
Anyway, the waiter recommended the tasting menu, which sounded super reasonable for $35/pp but I had already checked out the Yelp reviews and basically knew what I wanted. We ordered everything to share and everything was fantastic + filling!
Armenian salad - decided to branch out from the usual fattoush and it was great! Tangy, so flavorful + delicious. Small is tiny + individually-sized. Maybe we should have gotten a large.
Aleppo kabab - ah SO good!!! Reminded me of Indian seekh kababs, which I basically live for. We did the skewer of 3, which was more than plenty for 2 people.
Shrimps Terbialy - delicious. Asked the waiter which of the two shrimp dishes he recommends and he said if you like spicy, def this one. So much masala (for lack of a better word) with flavors I have not tasted in NYC. Loved this dish.
Also, the sommelier recommended an Armenian wine (CAD 55) - Artsakh Kataro Dry Red 2015. I like my red wine full bodied + dry, and while it was more medium bodied, it was smooth, dry + delish. Complemented the food very well. Def a fan.
Bottom line - yes, Alep lives up to the hype! Wish they were open on Sunday + Monday, would def have gone back!
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