Tiffany’s 3-star review:
This is one of those places that I had high hopes, especially from reading all the rave reviews, but left feeling only satisfied.
Service: Great -- 4 to 5 stars. We sat at the bar, and the bartender was extremely knowledgable about not only the drink menu, but also what food they had to offer for Restaurant Week. He explained the menu very well, and it was clear he knew what he was talking about.
Ambiance: great, 4-5 stars. I like the open kitchen look, the dim lighting and the open space of the restaurant.
Food - Good, but not extraordinary. 3 stars
- Hummus + small plates of beets, egg plant, kale salad, spicy green beans. My favorites were probably the spicy green beens and kale salad.
-Fried cauliflower: pretty good, it was lightly fried with just the right amount of seasoning.. but I'm just not seeing the 5 star OMG quality
- Haloumi cheese: while great in its richness, I didn't see any huge transformation of the product into its final place on the plate. Maybe I'm biased, or maybe it's because I've actually had better haloumi cheese at Cava mezze in Rockville, MD
- Duck hearts: my first time so I am by no means an expert. I think it was cooked as it should have been, a little medium/rare in the middle. The sauce was good, and the onion rings were much needed for the fact that I was eating a HEART. Wouldn't order it again, but that's just personal preference. A bit too blood tasting for my likes
- Moroccan chicken with poached egg: one of my favorites for the night. The spices were great, the chicken was tender not dry, and I appreciate a perfectly executed egg
- Roasted Zucchini - just OK
- Grilled baby potatoes with ground lamb: apparently not memorable, bc I had to look up the menu to remember what I got
- Konafi: interesting, and pretty good. I liked the contrast of the cold labaneh ice cream (yogurt) on top of the warm bread like pastry.
- Rugelach: was just OK in my opinion. Hazelnut praline sounded delicious; it was warm when it came out, but i guess I was expecting something less dry, a little lighter/ more refined? Maybe a personal thing.
Overall, I was unfortunately unimpressed, and not sure that I would return. If a friend wanted to go, I'd probably go give em another shot try a few other small plates, but I wouldn't go back there on my own reservation