"With its plush red booths for two, pretty tapestries on the walls, and jaunty (but not too loud) music, Marlaina’s makes for a relaxed date night with solid Mediterranean dishes. It helps that the menu is geared for sharing, with fluffy pita to dip into smoky baba ganoush and a super-tender roasted lamb shank that’s big enough not to fight over the last saffron-scented morsel." - nate watters, gabe guarente