Wow!!
What an amazing meal! Every single dish was amazing and we are definitely going back! We left the menue with the only desire of going back and trying everything else that we did not eat last night! Great food, so many flavors and SO fresh! We love Lebanese food and this was for sure better than we could have imagined!
We tried their mocktails and they were amazing! They were an interesting and refreshing blend of sweet, sour and spice. Hubby and I are now encouraged to start mixing cocktails of our own!
Hubby got the Fortune Teller which was made of house coffee syrup, Turkish coffee, lemon juice and tonic.
I had a Mediterranean Mule with house ginger syrup, date syrup, lime, ginger beer and aromatic bitters.
We then shared a sujuk wood-fired pide--a Turkish version of pepperoni pizza. Sujuk is a Turkish dry, spicy sausage while pide is a flatbread baked with toppings. The pide had toppings of Turkish paste, Persian feta and Za'atar (exotic blend of herbs, spices and nuts). The flavours were bright, an interesting twist to our usual pizza.
We also shared an order of Baharat-crusted Wagyu steak.The beautifully-cooked Wagyu was crusted with the aromatic sweet-spice blend and served on top of burnt onion, black garlic and jus. It was quite lovely. We have concluded, however, that the beauty of the Wagyu should not be hidden underneath strong flavours. Note, also, that the steak will not come with sides as those have to be ordered separately. Menu would say it is for sharing, but think of this more as "tapas" instead of big portions.
I recently dined here when I was in Toronto on business. I sat at the bar and the bartender was friendly and helpful with the menu. I took his advice and had the octopus, the short rib kebab, and side of brussel sprouts - all of it was Delicious. He also made a very good drink, but my only complaint is that the martini glasses are tiny- about 1/4 of the size we're used to here in the States. I found in general that alcohol is very expensive in Toronto. But this restaurant is very good and I would recommend it to anyone.
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