The gang met up at Dervish, which specializes in Mediterranean and Turkish food. The restaurant itself is nice enough, clean and comfortable. Not much of an ambiance and it's unfortunate it's in a strip mall. And..HORRORS! no booze. But, that was remedied real-quick-like by a jaunt to the wine shop 2 doors down. The host did recommend it to us, and was very happy to open the bottles for us. The red wine helped with the ambiance, and we got some looks from those that were jealous that they were not dining with the ultra-cool table ten supper club. (well, people could tell we are gonna be big, someday)
On to the vittles...the food was pretty darn good IMO. Fresh ingredients, good service. Curious to see what the other TTSC peeps say. I know the zucchini fritters were a big hit, I was a little sad we didn't order more. My lamb dish was crazy-good. I can't find it on the online menu to give you the exact name, the menu is a bit confusing with a bazillion kinds of kebobs. But, my dish had a lovely tomato sauce, the tomato and lamb combo was on top of a bed of yogurt and croutons. It was a tasty spicy, creamy, cool and tender crunchy dish.
Joey had the stuffed cabbage, which got mediocre reviews, and D had the sizzling dish below..but I can't remember what it was, chicken?! (i really need to post right away). Brian had the kebabs below, chicken I believe...which along with the lamb and zucchini fritters were the favorites that night. Nicole and Brad had the falafel, we ate a couple of plates of hummos (good, but I've had better). I can't remember what Ken had, but, the trooper he is, he shared a baklava dessert with me. (strictly for the good of the blog).
Overall, I think a better place for casual lunch, or a place to stop if your out shopping that way.
I had a chicken spicy tomato dish and it was delicious..! I was a little nervous about the choice and even more so once I heard there was no booze (WHAT?)..However it was a really fun night and the food was great!
ReplyDelete- I would go back for sure!
Well, I won't hurry there! But maybe you should take notes, so you don't forget! However, I think if it was a better experience, you would not have forgotten! So, good to know!
ReplyDeleteha, i just remembered the hot hungarian peppers! nicole and i were munching away, thinking brian was being a wimp..and then i tasted his pepper and coughed and cried!
ReplyDeleteExpectations were pretty low for me because I am not a huge fan of the Turkish/Med cuisine... however... I thought it was all pretty awesome! Even though no one else liked it, I totally enjoyed my stuffed cabbage. Super bummed out I left the to-go box in D's trunk, HAHA! The sauce was creamy and delish and the flavor combo of mint and dill gave the cabbage rolls a twist I was not at all expecting but ended up liking it more with each bite I took. The portions were huge too, I cant believe I could on ly eat 2 or my 4 rolls. Atmosphere was indeed a bit sterile, and you could tell they dont see goofballs like us in there very often. I even think we threw off the chill vibe at the Wine Shop as we scurried to find something to sip on. Speaking of the Wine Shop...awesome little store! I was ready to settle on some wine I wasnt in the mood for when I stumbled upon the delightful little cooler full of wicked awesome beers. Celebrator Dopplebock...twist my arm! And an honorable mention to the Rush Inn (v2.0) at the opposite end of the strip. Its like the Rush in Lakewood that I LOVE so dearly...just on steroids. The sounds coming from the karaoke corner were awesomely terrible and set the..er..perfect backdrop for some WIRED IRISHMEN! greatest beer/cocktail on the planet. All-in-all, the supper club accomplish what was intended. Try a restaurant that we might not think to go to and sample something different. We did so in smashing fashion and I think we all had a pretty awesome time! I cannot wait to see the train wreck at Sokolowskis :-)
ReplyDeleteon a side note... I plan to stop sucking at taking pictures so I can contribute to the collage as well.
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