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Persian and Arabic fare share several ingredients, including the grape leaf, eggplant, yogurt, and lamb. Where they differ is in how they inter-combine them and in the spices used. Main courses include stewed dishes, gourmet kebabs, specialty rice plates, seafood, and vegetarian offerings. Try the sensational vanilla ice cream made with rose water and pistachios. L & D daily. Read more...
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The space has been polished by a new owner, and the Lebanese menu – from marinated and charbroiled deboned chicken with memorable garlic dip, stuffed grape leaves, and crushed lentil soup to shishes from kebabs to kaftas – lives up to expectations. The setting of mirrored walls, padded booths, and beaded, pierced brass lamps that were a La Shish signature, Read more...
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A variety of seating arrangements, from a step-up row of curtained booths to window-side tables beneath pierced brass and beaded lamps, gives the restaurant charm. The array of Middle Eastern dishes is equally extensive. A hearth oven produces irresistible sesame-seed dotted rounds of bread to accompany such dishes as chicken shawarma, stuffed grape leaves, and shish kafta. L & D Read more...
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The olive branches etched on the windows, the swoops of fabric that fill in the high-ceilinged space, and the wines and boutique beers that accompany the Middle Eastern fare are indications that this is something more than just another spot for falafel. The Lebanese food is some of the best around. And there’s a wide variety of vegetarian and gluten-free Read more...
