text: Excellent middle eastern food in a pretty sketchy rundown location nnAlmost a little too authentic for me I though I was a big Baba Ghanoush fan until I ate here the other day It was pretty weird consistency and had a very pungent flavor I am guessing this is how it supposed to be made I am not sure if I am a Baba Ghanoush man anymorennI had a vegetarian plate which was very diverse large and tasty I think it ran and came with hummus the aforementioned pungent baba ghanoush dolmades falafel tabouli spanakopita pita bread and soup or salad I got the lentil soup Everything was very flavorful and delicious except for the dolmades which were surprisingly tame The falafel which was perfectly crispy on the outside and warm tasty and chewy on the inside was a welcome change from the pedestrian falafel I have had recently at the big fat greek and cyprus pita grillnnMy companion got the Arabic alliance certified mixed kebab platter It looked awesome but did not blow my friends mind It had baba ghanoush hummus rice a chicken kabob and a beef kabob as well as pita and soupsalad nnThe biggest issue with this place is its location Seedy old strip mall trying to class it up with a whole foods market arab market fattoush etc But that area is not the kind of place to walk around at night and the dining room at fattoush is not much to look at It is the kind of place you want to eat at and get out of as soon as possible Hopefully in due time they will be able to move to a better locationnnAlthough the staff is very friendly seemed to be on a first name basis with most of the people who came in and of course makes great food I would recommend it for lunch or take out when you are looking for a big flavorful meal