Hookah Garden
Hookah Garden provide great food and atmosphere hookahs and middle eastern
food and dance
Ah, but
the food, the food. Simple, flavorful and affordable sum up the offerings such
as smooth hummus and smoky, creamy baba ganoush, grape leaves stuffed with rice
and pine nuts, and tender lamb kabobs. This is a great take-out alternative to
the Farmers Market. Add a bottle of wine, and you’ve got a meal.


everything
is made fresh, from scratch. Savor the thrill of the grill and just about
everything else. Beef kabobs are filet mignon and chicken kebobs are breast meat
— both are tender and delicious. Don’t miss the combination feast, with yummy
kufta kabobs — ground sirloin seasoned with herbs and spices. Smoky baba ganouj
(eggplant dip) is addictive, as is fetoush salad, a garden salad tossed with
toasted pita chips. The Most amazing Tabouli made with the heavenliest of
ingredients and the best olive oil in the world, kings and queens never dined on
such foods! Top off your sumptuous meal with rich baklava and bracing
Turkish coffee.
The Scene
The background music starts the journey, a modal Arabic mix of sitar
and tabla. Patrons are guided to tables named "Damascus," "Beirut" and
"Jerusalem" by a motherly hostess who addresses them as "baby" or "darling." By
the end of the meal--especially if you've been taking pulls from the strawberry
tobacco-filled hookahs--you'll be convinced you're in a Paul Bowles novel, ready
to wander out into the moonlit desert night.
The Food
Middle Eastern fare that runs the gamut from the familiar to the outre,
scoring big in each category. Six courses are served; their composition is left
up to the kitchen. Highlights include zatter, a flat, round bread topped in a
dark, dried smear of sesame seeds, olive oil and thyme; a brilliant, virtually
narcotic vegetarian mousaka; and mjadarra, a strange and wonderful
sweet-spice-flecked lentil puree usually served with tender grilled chicken
kabobs.
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