"A humble Middle Eastern spot that reopened from an earlier all-ages hangout and slowly attracted a creative, international clientele; it shared thin walls with rehearsing bands (and some rodent problems), so service staff sometimes masked the noise with their own stereo. The food offered reliable staples like hummus, baba ghanoush, salads and pasta, with more ambitious dinner specials, and the menu and atmosphere appealed to artists even when daylight hours left the place mostly empty." - Bruce Pavitt