Foodie B.
Yelp
Everything is fresh and delicious. Beautiful inside, too!
We wanted to try some food from another immigrant community, as we had great luck in Chicago's Chinatown earlier that day.
This area had a lot of Middle Eastern restaurants so we searched and chose this one. It is not a pretty location, it is part of a 'strip mall', but the inside is lovely! Definitely nice enough for a date. The decor is beautiful, it fits the theme, and looks quite clean.
I was pleased to see that Middle Eastern people were the primary customers. They wore a mix of modern and traditional clothing and I didn't feel too awkward about how I was dressed.
As a woman, I was worried about how I looked. I dress like an average American mom, but I want to be respectful of others' cultures. I wore fitted bootleg-cut jeans with a high waist and a loose-fitting top that showed ~1" of decolletage. No one seemed to mind or notice.
No idea what we ordered, but it was all delicious. We tried to order a little of everything, and we were not disappointed!
We ordered an appetizer (dip trio, I believe) and we each additionally received a small complimentary bowl of green stuff. We did not know what it was so we dipped the flatbread in it. It was good, but soon realized it was Lentil Soup. Delicious pork-free Lentil Soup!?! Yaaaassss! There wasn't a drop left.
The salad was delicious, too. Fresh ingredients, house-made dressing, and an original mix of greens and such. I was really impressed. Hard to believe a salad could be surprising, but it is! Should I tell you its flavor or let you be surprised? I would want to be surprised...
I can't remember every dish we got specifically, but we did try almost every type of food.
The Shawarma was fantastic and was still delicious as cold leftovers!
EVERYTHING was fresh and delicious: flatbread, sauces, dressing, salad, soups are all house-made.
Even the Pina Colada was made using fresh pineapple and coconut cream, not some premade mix! They were so good that I ordered one for myself after tasting the children's.
The server was pleasant and attentive. She was bilingual and we had no communication issues. The owner checked on us without being intrusive and he seemed adorably relieved.
My whole family was pleased and the leftovers were delicious, cold or re-heated.
We still think about the food. I can't wait to go back!