Located in Napa's Oxbow Public Market, Moro is Chef Mourad Lahlou's fast-casual Moroccan-inspired eatery. To start, we had the Roasted Eggplant Dip, a smooth eggplant puree topped with pine nuts, urfa, and olive oil, served with flatbread for dipping. Though the dip sounded good, it was extremely salty and certainly not worth ordering.
Each of the entrees here was served on a salad, on couscous, or in a flatbread. The salad was made of romaine, kale, radish, tomatoes, olives, onions, and dukkah, a spice and nut mixture that added a nice crunch. The couscous was little pearls of semolina flour pasta, mixed with raisins, chickpeas, and almonds, topped with harissa and garlic touma sauce; and the flatbread was a soft white bread topped with pickled onions and harissa/touma sauce. I tried several mains including the grilled shrimp basted with red chermoula sauce; but my favorites were the crispy shredded roasted lamb shoulder with cumin, preserved lemon, and mint yogurt sauce; and the sweet and spicy roasted cauliflower florets, marinated in harissa and ginger garlic yogurt. Both the lamb and cauliflower were flavorful and delicious with nice textural contrast, and overall, this was a great stop for fresh and bold Moroccan eats! read more