I think we made our first visit to this restaurant on March 21st 2008 at about 6 p.m... I can not really comment on the interior of this place as we sat outside. It was a wonderful temp with the orange blossoms giving off a fantastic fragrance. We ordered; I had the stewed lamb shank in tomato saffron sauce served with basmati rice. All the flavours were there. I enjoyed it as is but suggest it be served a bit warmer. My sister had the Combination of filet mignon and Koobideh kebob served with basmati rice. She also enjoyed her food but too found the temp off. My mate had a mixture of ground beef, minced onions and seasoning, skewered and grilled to perfection on a bed of basmati rice he too enjoyed his food but again the temp was not as it should be. So since the temp was not spot on I can only think the food sat for a bit before being served. We all shared a colorful plate of fresh cut mint, basil, Radish with Feta cheese along with some hummus and pita.. All of the food had good flavour and was enjoyed just not as hot as it should have been. The wait person was a nice young man. He obviously has never been trained as a waiter, I am sure he will do much better if given some instruction assuming there is someone there that can do such. The cook/chef should not stand on the sidewalk next to the restaurant smoking and spitting in view of the clients. Not appetizing at all.

positive

Overpriced, over cooked and bland. Did not enjoy the food at all. On the bright side, the ambiance was nice.

negative

Don't come here for ambiance, just come for the meat. There aren't a lot of choices on the menu so be prepared to have a smoked meat sandwich. The taste of everything was great but I found the meat a bit dry. The cole slaw was great as were the pickles; you need them to cut the dryness of the sandwich. In the end, I'd prefer the NYC equivalent but I was glad I made it to Schwartz's; it was worth the wait in the sun.

positive

Everything was way overpriced and overrated! I ordered two orders of Uni Sushi and it costed me $40! Not to mention they weren't too fresh neither. Also tried their Hamachi Kama and it was under cooked, nasty! The special white fish sashimi was probably the best, but too much oil and sauce. Waiter service was good, nice and quick so two stars go here. The way they manage takeout order was kind of strange; I can't order from front desk even they had like 3 people doing nothing (just chatting with each others). I had to go over to the bar area and ordered from the bar tender - odd. Anyway, not coming back.
negative