Middle Eastern

Laili is worth a try for Afghan, especially for the Chapli Kabob

When we walked up to Laili in the Farmers Market, one of my group mentioned that she thought that all of our middle eastern restaurants were tasting the same, regardless of which country the owners purported to be from.  This could be an ordering error, […]

Albaghdady for dessert ? Yes please! And take home some flatbread

We found this HUGE FIND when looking for an Iraqi food lunch, finding instead some of the best deserts and middle eastern bread (Iraqi Naan) you’ll find this side of Basra.  As you’ll see, it isn’t a restaurant (although the owner also owns Chai Khanah, which is where we […]

Chai Khanah: Iraqi food will make you happy

Dallas (Richardson to be more specific) has some really, really good Iraqi food.    After such a fun, rewarding experience at Albaghdady, we went to the owner’s “real restaurant” Chai Khenah.  Immediately, I liked the place – good ratio, competitors in abundance, signs I couldn’t read and a legit menu.  […]

Samad – Persian (Iranian); Try the “Lamb Juice”

Man oh man this one looked promising. It had all the elements initially, and I was excited that this was going to be a “find” I’ll be taking the family to. The location is over near Southwestern Medical Center, but on a random street next […]

Moroccan – Souk

Yelp lists five Moroccan food restaurants in DFW. We went to Souk in Trinity Groves, which violates several of our rules (too trendy, not in an area where Moroccans live or other Moroccan restaurants are located, no Moroccan language spoken or native signs posted), but […]

Medina (Richardson) – Moroccan

So, I tried Medina in Richardson (right off 75 on Main in one of my favorite dining areas) after eating at Souk and it was a great little spot.  The specialty is  a dish similar (but much better than) Halal Guys, which is meat over […]