New Experiences

Sunday, for my dad's birthday, we went to this Lebanese eatery. It was a cute little restaurant and they're known for their good, healthy food and vegetarian options. My dad ordered a sampler type thing for an appetizer and we tried everything. I was so excited, haha. We tried hummos, tabouli, falaffel, baba, and dawali.
Hummos: Puree of chickpeas, tahini, and lemon topped with fresh herbs and extra virgin olive oi

Tabouli: A delicate mixture of parsley, onions, cracked wheat and tomatoes seasoned with extra virgin olive oil, lemon and herbs.

Falaffel: Mildly spiced vegetarian patties made with chick peas, fava beans, parsley, and scallions. Fried in peanut oil and served with Tahini Yogurt sauce.

Baba: Puree of charbroiled eggplant, tahini, garlic, and lemon topped with fresh herbs and extra virgin olive oil.

Dawali: Grape leaves stuffed with rice, chick peas, tomato, and parsley, topped with Aladdin's dressing, feta cheese and parsley.

The menu was challenging because we didn't know what anything really was. But if you took your time and read everything, it wasn't too difficult. I ended up ordering a rolled lamb toasted pita. I ended up not really liking it, haha, but between the appetizers and trying everyone else's food, I survived.

It was really cool to go someplace so different and try new things.

Afterwards we came back home for vegan chocolate cake, which was awesome.