R. KRAMER
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When “trying-to” place an order-
with the Portuguese Employee behind the counter,
the owner and Cook (-NOT- a Chef) of either Syrian (or Lebanese) heritage took-over
the attempt I made to order a FATTOUSH
( a Levant region Salad made with
Scallions or Sweet Onion/Tomato/Cucumber/
Sweet Red Pepper/
Purslane/& Toasted Pita, seasoned
with Sumac powder - with
Lemon & Olive Oil. “No lettuce-please.”
The Cook (Owner)
- felt it quite important
to admonish me,
and tell me- “no Customization” 🤨🙄
He serves it how he feels it is to be prepared.
OK?! -But-
can’t a Customer,
who’s eaten this dish dozens of times,
prepared this dish
with Lebanese-American-friends
simply ask for ONE,
Ingredient to be omitted?
It felt like an cringe-worthy episode
of Seinfeld.
Skip forward to finally placing an order of
NO FATTOUSH,
Mejadra ( spozed to be Basmati Rice & Brown Lentils-allspice, coriander and other freshly ground spices-topped with CRISPY, fried Onions)
and a SHWARMA Sandwich
Hummus ( horribly bland-no “Alma”/No Garlic!)
and a he charges 10.8 € for a
Falafel Sandwich (“Falafel Prato”? Seriously-?🤣) which amounts to
3-Pyramid-Formed-Deep-Fried-Chickpeas,
on a Flour Tortilla- a bit of lettuce on the plate, no onions, no Tahini Sauce, No TORSHI - nothing that typically accompanies this common Middle Eastern “plate”
and- most offensively not Middle-Eastern Lavosh-or genuine Pita Bread.
Equaling THE WEIRDEST Falafel Sandwich
we’d ever eaten.
The Mejadra-( I wish I’d taken a photo to explain how terribly this plate was presented) was “A HOT-MESS”-
some type of “Pasta”-like ORZO
or Elongated Couscous with no taste, ( it is made with RICE, legumes ( Lentils) with zero flavor and cut up chunks of SAUTÉED ONIONS-
not “DEEP-Fried” -nor CRISPY.
When I pointed this out to Mr. S.S.S. food-
he defended his mess, by saying-
“I’m not a Chef-I just cook
how my Mom cooked”.🤯😆
(Seems like, you don’t lie about that!)
Well my friend… I’m so sorry
that you were abused
to eat such poorly made food growing up.😶
Must have been QUITE-TRAUMATIC,
because you’ve carried that trauma
with you to Porto.
Where, you insult
every Middle-Eastern
Restauranteur,
who’s worked hard to elevate
the Portuguese Public’s appreciation
of food of the Levant -that you’ve destroyed , single-handedly.
Shame-Shame.