So... I saw this place on Insta. It's relatively new and opened up in Duluth. It's spacious and seems to have good food, drinks, and desserts, so it's an easy choice for a bigger group celebrating a birthday. It's not too busy on the weekend around noon either, and we were able to be seated without having our whole party present.
Sadly, I'm not the biggest fan of the food, but I do think it's a not bad spot for lunch/brunch although the area def has better options. Out of everything I've tried, I'd only come back for the batata harra (potatoes). They were well seasoned, spicy, and with a hint of acidity from the lemon. They weren't cripsy though, and that seems to be a common issue here because the fatteh eggplant had soggy pita. When the description says crispy and fails to deliver, they might as well drop the keyword. That wasn't my only problem with the dish. There wasn't much eggplant, the fatteh seemed to mostly consist of soggy pita under yogurt garnished with nuts. As for their shakshuka, it was alright. Very tomatoey, can't taste the common spices used to make the dish, and the egg wasn't runny. There's better elsewhere. I was hoping the mana'eesh here would pull through, but I still have not had one I liked, so maybe it's just not for me. I will keep trying though.
The desserts and drinks are probably the main reason people come here. I won't lie, I'm still open to the Dubai chocolate craze. It's basically everywhere, but I continue to go out and get it. The Dubai cup here is a good mix of fresh strawberries, kunafa, pistachio butter, and chocolate. It feels worth it compared to another cup I've had elsewhere that was mainly strawberries. The kunafa was small, but I liked that you can add the sweetness yourself. A lovely sweet, slight savory from the cheese and crunchy mix. For sharing, mini pancakes is the way to go though it's not as satisfying of a dessert as some of the other options here.
Overall, I probably won't be back for the food unless I'm hungry, but I can be persuaded for dessert here over other places... maybe. read more