Ordered:
Mezze Filistini (~$32): mix platter of hummus, babaghanoush, muhammarah, tabbouleh, salata tahina & labneh
Meat Cigar Rolls (~$9)
Fattat Jaj (~$32): roasted chicken, rice, mint yogurt, crispy pita, garlic sauce & slivered almonds
Mansaf (~$42): bone in lamb chunks & fermented yogurt sauce served over a bed of fresh sajj bread & rice, topped with slivered almonds
Aya's take:
First day of Ramadan and we decided to support a Muslim business for iftar! Being Middle Eastern myself, I've had Palestinian food before and was excited to try it again. To be honest, I struggled between deciding on a 3 or 4 rating because it's a solid 3.5/5. We started off with the Mezze Filistini which can easily be shared among 4-6 people, in all honesty. The hummus, babaghanoush, muhammarah, and even the labneh were all good. Paired with their fresh pita bread, it was a great start. The tabbouleh had no dressing at all! No lemon, olive oil, salt, nothing. It had way too much bulgur for my liking and especially with no dressing, it was super dry. The salata tahina was overpowering, the cucumber and tomatoes didn't taste fresh, and it just wasn't a good bite. ~$32 is a bit steep especially when 2 of the 6 options weren't enjoyable. I would prefer an option where you can choose which 6 mezze you want. Otherwise, I would suggest ordering the particular mezze rather than this sampler. The Meat Cigar Rolls were fried well and I loved the garlic yogurt sauce it came with. The ratio of meat to phyllo dough wasn't great; definitely not enough meat inside and they're pretty small at ~$3 per roll. It took 30 mins between our appetizers and entrees which was quite a bit of time to wait. The Fattat Jaj and Mansaf both started with a bed of rice which is fluffy but not super aromatic. The Fattat Jaj had more going on with the chicken, fried pita, nuts, and yogurt sauce. Flavor-wise I enjoyed it but they skimped out on the chicken and it didn't taste fresh. And there were no chickpeas! That's a staple in fatte! The Mansaf lamb chunks were pretty tender but lacked basic salt & pepper. The yogurt sauce was light and savory but the sajj bread was completely soggy and seemed unnecessary. I wish they gave it to us on the side. Service was average; they only came by when dropping off food. The grilled meats looked way better than the traditional dishes we ordered, so maybe that's the way to go here. I had a much better experience at their sister restaurant (Ayat) but unfortunately this meal left a lot to be desired. read more