Aesha E.
Yelp
This place is really good. It was here for years before I ever finally decided I wanted to try it. So sad I passed up on this place for restaurants I don't like as much (both that make similar food and completely different).
Their shisk taouk is my favorite dish. I haven't gotten past this dish because that's my favorite and it's so delicious. Chicken is the only thing I'd eat here, because I don't like lamb nor do I want to try the beef. I go to Libanais when I'm really wanting shish taouk. I actually hadn't ever heard of it before visiting Libanais, but sure glad I did. Their garlic sauce is to die for. What else can I put this stuff on? I wish I knew, because I would order lots of it and use it for other things. Definitely get a side of it to taste it. I'm not ashamed to say that I've ordered from Libanais before solely because I was craving the garlic sauce. Food is a 5/5 here.
I ordered dessert once with takeout, because I'd been craving cake and was reminded that they have an extensive bakery section. We got the tiramisu and the flourless chocolate cake. Both were good, but I wouldn't go out of my way to pick up here. Might add it to a meal, or maybe depending upon the occasion would get something extra special from a favorite bakery.
The service is... so-so. They don't ignore you, exactly, but it's not very friendly, either. And occasionally they don't follow instructions correctly, like keeping out an ingredient as requested, but that happens with just about any restaurant. Also, I ordered take out a couple times when some meetings I was in sent us GrubHub codes, and whoever delivered it completely ignored what I'd put in the notes section and it sat outside for about 20 minutes before I decided to go down and check to look (I'd asked for a text message and to ring the bell, neither of which happened). It was still good, and I don't know for certain that it was one of their staff who did it since it was a GH delivery, so I try not to let that color my experience. And that was the first of two takeout orders I made, and the second delivery was successful and the notes were followed.
When I went in recently to pick up an order for takeout, there was a man helping with the pastries who wasn't wearing his mask correctly. It's been almost two years... how is it that people don't realize that the mask goes over the nose? I wear a mask. It doesn't fall down my face. I don't get it. Also, the woman who I was talking with to get my order kept pulling her mask down to speak to me. What is happening here? I can hear you perfectly fine, and you don't need to remove your mask to hear ME speak, and I'll never drop my mask, so... just wear it correctly. Please.
Review #623
4/2022