Maydan - Review - West Adams - Los Angeles - The Infatuation

"Maydan is a Mediterranean restaurant from DC that’s insideMaydan Market, a shiny food hall in West Adams that’s home to atlayuda specialist, aThai barbecue spot, a pozole stand, and various pop-ups. Got all that? As the only full-service restaurant in the place, Maydan is useful for a few reasons: it takes reservations, it has a full bar with interesting cocktails, and it’s a fun option for grown-up group dinners. And the food is quite good, too. The cuisine-spanning menu takes inspiration from “Tangiers to Tehran,” so expect dishes like shish kebabs, grilled shrimp marinated in tamarind and dried lime, and sayyadiah, a butterflied branzino slathered in fiery red chile paste. The best items are the mezze, though, like walnut casik made with creamy labne. Each order comes with an unlimited pita basket that’s replenished faster than breadsticks at Olive Garden." - Brant Cox