I'm here a few times a year, but my last visit wasn't as good as the others. Nevertheless, I still give this place 5 stars.
After growing up in the middle east, and Lebanese was always a common meal, this place still reminds me of our old take-out nights. The shawarmas aren't like the ones I'd get street side back in the day, but the falafels and hummus always bring back the memories.
We always get the veggie mezza for 2, with fattoush salad - what makes it delicious? sumac, lemon/olive oil dressing, crispy pita - yummm!
Along with that we get a side order of our favourite tabbouleh salad.
The mouhammara (roasted red pepper and walnut dip) is amaaazzzzing! A while ago they gave a newspaper a version of the recipe, I'm sure they kept a few secrets out, my mom and I will make it quite a bit and it always delivers.
On my last visit we were invited by a very gross smell of cigarrette smoke, it was overpowering, the waittress said perhaps because there was a man trying to fix the front door, who knows... it was unappetizing though.
The falafels were overcooked and very dry.
Now, the tabbouleh they make isn't the one that has the large amounts of bulgar, because recipes do vary, however this time it was a very minimal amount, less than I've ever seen - even here. I like the versions that use less bulgar than parsley but I think they missed quite a bit here. There was barely any bulgar.
Overall - a few misses on my last visit but I remain a loyal fan of Aida's.