text: Had a Groupon and decided it was time to use it before it expired Besides the hubs and I had just returned from vacay and looking forward to some midEastern comfort foodnnWe arrived about pm on a Friday night and the place was pretty much empty Too early for bellydancing so not many customers but it did fill up a bit by the time we left nnService okay you know that is always a beef with me Bad food is attributable to a bad night for the chef but bad service is management not taking time to educate their staff It was not bad it was not good It was just kind of okay We did watch our meals get set down at another table but they never touched them so it was easy to get them backnnWe started with an order of Borek I have always had it made piestyle but this was rolled cigarstyle Very hot and fresh nice mixed crispy not oily I never had a mix of mozzarella and feta but it was tasty Four to an order for A bit pricey I think especially with them being cut with mozzarellannThey bring you an order of fresh bread with zaatar mixed with olive oil I enjoy zaatar on cheesy pita or on yogurt but this just did not do anything for me On top of it while the bread was freshly baked it was very flat in flavor as though they left the salt outnnDinners come with side salad and rice DH ordered Chicken Shawarma and I order Lamb Kebab Start with salad It is a simple salad lettuce cukes tomatoes with a dressing and a side of turnips and pickles Nice size for a side salad It was not a bad salad although I would have liked to have some of the dry zaatar mixed into the dressing to add a little pizazz to it But here is the thing that really got to me I am ordering an dinner Please bring my salad out on a separate plate so it is cold and does not have hot meat and rice warming it up I get that it fills the plate up but seriously I now either need to eat my salad first which I did so everything else was cold till I got to it or eat the hot stuff first and let it wilt more Dilemma dilemma DH tried to eat them at the same time and wound up with everything just lukewarm salad rice and meatnnHis Chicken Shawarma was nicely spiced and piled on top of the rice Good size portion The lamb perhaps was not so spectacular I am not sure why midEastern restaurants in Phoenix insist on cooking lamb till it is well done no matter what you ask for but they do They insist they cannot serve it any other way and yet they offer raw kibbee Go figure Anyway it was spiced with allspice as expected a little different from what I am used to from other Lebanese restaurants Honestly it was dry and tough If they used a shoulder it might be a little tougher so maybe they did not use leg of lamb would be a shame to waste a leg by overcooking itnnThe last part of the meal was the rice Every midEastern restaurant has its own trademark rice chicken broth pignolia nuts almonds raisins maybe some herbs maybe plain rice or maybe basmati etc I can only liken this rice to RiceaRoni without the spice packet There was no discernible flavor No spice It was just yellow That is all i can say about it it was not remarkable at allnnBorek two dinners and two sodas plus tip before GrouponnnAll in all it was okay I think that I have found more flavorful alternatives here in the Valley although they do have a larger menu than many places