I ate there at lunch today with a couple of my coworkers. It's a tiny little place with lots of kitschy middle eastern decorations - much like you'd see kitschy asian decorations at a chinese buffet. But that's not a big deal for me. More important for me, the place was clean.

Upon walking in we had to work our way through a crowd of young men crowded around the TV (inexplicably placed right near the front door) watching a soccer game. I don't know if that's a normal thing during the day, but it was a little irritating.

We found a seat and a friendly gentleman came by quickly with the menus. We indicated that we had a good idea of what we wanted to order because we had taken a look at the menu on their website before we left so the guy came back fairly quickly with our ice waters to take our order.

I had the special of the day - couscous with beef. Judging by the other patron's plates, it seemed to be the thing to do. My friends are less adventurous than I so one had the chicken kabob platter, but the other ran into a little snag. He wanted a gyro, which is on the website menu, but not on the menu handed to us. He was told that it was not available. Disappointed, he settled on the chicken kabob sandwich.

I also orderd the Moroccan tea. Our waiter thoughfully brought out a couple extra glasses so that I could share (dammit!). As stated by others here, it was delicious.

The service was friendly and overall pretty good, although there were some odd things popped up. I stuck with water and the tea, while my coworkers each ordered a Dr. Pepper. Instead of a drink in a glass of ice from the fountain, they were brought cans and straws. One normally expects to be able to get free refills with a fountain drink, but if you wanted more, they charge you for another can (of course). Perhaps this is by design, but I found it off-putting. They need to offer fountain drinks. There was a machine behind the counter, I don't know why it wasn't being used. My coworkers didn't want to bother about it so I let it go.

As for the food, I enjoyed the special. The beef was like a hunk of roast beef with some tasty spices. It was very moist and tender. The couscous was great and soaked up the beef juices nicely. The vegetables were a little overcooked for my taste (mushy), but they had a nice flavor. The portion was generous and I was completely full long before the plate came close to being empty.

My coworker with the chicken kabob platter had mixed feeling. He liked the chicken, but disliked the rice that came with it - too much clove in it. I tasted it and I have to agree. He didn't care for the stuffed grape leaves that came with his meal so he gave me one. I liked it, it had a nice tangy flavor to it.

My other coworker enjoyed his chicken kabob sandwich and fries, but then again, it was a pretty safe choice.

All in all, I enjoyed the experience, though the atmosphere with the roudy guys watching the soccer game was a little annoying. I want to go back and try the lamb kabobs or shawarma platter. Those sound really good.

One thing I have to point out is that although there have been warnings about the speed of service, we were served surprisingly quickly. The place wasn't packed (though the soccer fans took up much of the table space), but it wasn't dead either. There were at least six other patrons at tables and a few more at the counter ordering to go.

Bottom line, I'll be back - mainly for my curiosity about the other dishes, but my coworkers will decline.