Jay B.
Yelp
The take out department has so many mouth-watering dishes, from the gormeh sabze to the many varieties of rice and stews that I always visit when I am in the neighborhood on business. The giant four foot laffas, hot and fresh out of their oven are just the snack for the long car ride home. And if you haven't had lunch, they'll grill up a kabob for you from one of many choices. But this is not the star of the show.
The AMAZING presentation displays as you walk to the take out department show you just how creative and talented their food prep people are.
ten types of chicken poppers, ten types of homemade soup - even real minestrone with the gazillion ingredients required! It makes the commercial minestrones sold on the same shelf pale in comparison. The cheese platters, the fancy bakery cakes and pastries, always make it worthwhile coming and always put a giant dent in my wallet. But when I get home I get attacked by very excited family members who also love their stuff.
They make gorgeous fruit platters, some with really exotic stuff, and the colorful veggie platters that look so beautiful, artfully arranged and appetizing, that you can't help but pick one up in the hopes you'll start eating healthy. Sandwiches galore, such that if I am in a rush, I really can't stop in for a quick grab and pay because I know I'll sit there with indecision trying to figure which one to get.
Can't eat wheat? They had a watermelon and feta cheese sandwich that made me scratch my head and shrug and say I'd never have thought to put those together, but they made it look so interesting and appetizing, fitting perfectly into the sandwich box, with both sides perfectly evenly cut, with no sign of rot here or on any of the items in any of the platters, that I'd actually consider giving it a whirl.
Thank you for this wonderful fun store.
I wish you many more years of hatzlocha there.
My only gripes are minor. The late night take out counter service is very surly. The prices throughout the store are not clearly marked, and the cashiers are not familiar with the products or prices, so watch the register tape to make sure that neither you nor they made a mistake regarding the price you expected v the price you paid. Register in their customer base at the register BEFORE you check out your stuff, so that you will get credits for your purchases. Afterwards it is too late, and the two times I left them with my info after payment, they never entered my info. Parking is a pain. Expect to find stuff on your own. If you have the time this is actually quite fun, since every time I go exploring there I find new and interesting stuff I have never seen before, and the displays so beautiful it's like waking through an art museum.
And of course, don't forget to look at the ceiling when you walk in..........very cool.