I think I need to come back to Taza and try another dish before i set my final judgment here. I came here for dinner with some of my coworkers and all in all, i like it. Here's a quick (not so quick) summary.
Atmosphere (3): It's a nice classy sit down dinner. But the echoes in the room just isn't very good. We had a table of 6 and I had a hard time hearing across the table because it was just...very loud in the restaurant.
Food (3.5): It was good & average. I have yet to find a Mediterranean place in Cleveland that beats Aladdin Eatery (quality, quantity, and price combined). The food at Taza was good if it was about $5 cheaper. Here's how I came to a food rating of 3.5:
1. Side bread + Hummus (3.5) -- nicely made bread, nicely made hummus. It's delicious but so are all the other Mediterranean places I've been. Although, i loved the sesame seed sauce that came with the bread!
2. French Fries Appetizer (4.5) -- yum! It was perfectly fried with just a touch of seasoning on it. And how come I never knew how good fries + hummus was??
3. Hummos Chicken Entree (3) -- Very good portion, but the chicken wasn't very tender & it lacked flavor. I've had chicken at other Mediterranean restaurants in Cleveland where the chicken meat was full of flavor and extremely tender and that's how I like my meat. But at Taza, it was just okay.
Price (3.5) -- pricey, but it is in Eaton Square so you've got to give it a slack.
Service (4) -- good. The waitress was attentive and made sure we were always satisfied with our meal, checking on us from time to time.
On a side note, one of my coworker ordered the Hummos Shwarma and I was drooling watching him eat it. Next time I come back, I think that's what I'm going to order. Until then, I haven't completely ruled out Taza yet.. so I'll be back!