text: I am sorry but this food is not very good I have never seen Yelp reviews so far off the mark nnIn all fairness I only ordered from the Mediterranean menu so maybe the Italian dishes are the way to go But I sampled items so I think I can write an educated review nnI ordered the lentil soup because it was recommended over and over again in the Yelp reviews Awful You know how those State Street middle eastern restaurants smell That is how this soup tastes Overseasoned overpurreed did not see an actual lentil and stinky Every person at my table mentioned the bad smell nnI moved onto the Mediterranean plate the entree Here is the breakdownn Tabouli Inedible Soaking in salt and vinegar tasted like pickle juicen Grape leaves Inedible Tasted like tobaccon Baba Ganouj Inedible Not sure why Just tasted awfuln Falafel Okay but I have had better at the Great Dane That tells you somethingn Hummus Passable but this cannot be the best in Madison as the other reviews say I can go into Whole Foods and blindly choose any hummus and it would be bettern Tahini dip No flavor It literally tasted like water if that makes any sensen Pita slices Nothing specialnnAnd at it was overpriced as well Should have been under ten bucksnnIve been a vegetarian for over half of my life so these foods are not new to mennOh the bread was good