Shephard Salad
Zuma Kitchen

Zuma Kitchen

1942 Westwood Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90024, United States Of America

Casual • Kitchen • Catering • Breakfast


"Friends in from out of town, and one was from Turkey. He suggested this place. DO NOT make my initial mistake of seeing the cracked plastic of the menu pages, the very small size of the interior, or all the empty cooler cases, and thinking you'd be better off anywhere else. Seems they mostly do take out. The food is plentiful and very delicious!! Everything is made fresh. Started with dolmas and some hummus/pita for the table. The dolmas was wonderfully moist not dry. Hummus was excellent. I then had the lamb skewer served on a bed of rice with a nice little side salad. All in a plastic to go container. I'm not taking off points for any lack of presentation you don't even notice it once you start eating.After that, even though we were all stuffed, we had to have the baklava. We had to wait a few minutes since a new batch was being made fresh. I learned that Turkish baklava generally used pistachios and had a sweet syrup (sugar water? drizzled all over it, while the Greek version often used walnuts and was made with honey. This was definitely Turkish perfectly flakey crust, warm from the oven, sweet and gooey. And a huge piece for each of us!The husband and wife running the place could not be more kind. They obviously love what they do. And my Turkish friend had a great time speaking to the husband in their native language.Ignore the divey atmosphere this is perfect for foodies!"

Najat's Cuisine

Najat's Cuisine

531 Beaver St, Sewickley, PA 15143, SEWICKLEY, United States

Drinks • Chicken • Lebanese • Mediterranean


"This was our first time coming here and I have to say we were pleasantly surprised. We were looking for something close to home and we happened to stumble upon this little gem of a restaurant by Google searching for a place to eat in Sewickley.Najat’s is a friendly and interesting atmosphere filled with Lebanese culture to enjoy or explore and learn about if you're not familiar. It's authentic Lebanese food and the menu has vegan and gluten free options which is great. There are eight different varieties of hummus, all served with pita, and authentic desserts like baklava, maamoule, bazari and more.I ordered lamb chops with rice pilaf and it comes with a side of shepard salad. I really enjoyed my meal. The lamb was cooked perfect and was well complimented when mixed with the rice. The shepard salad consisting of fresh tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, and onions was seasoned just right and I loved the dressing it was in. My boyfriend ordered chicken spinach which is grilled chicken on a bed of spinach, onions, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, corn oil, sea salt and herbs. He really liked it and he shared a bite with me and I have to say it was delicious! We ordered the roasted garlic hummus to start and we were not disappointed in our choice. The owner seated and served us. He was such a joy to talk to and the interaction alone with him is definitely something that would make me want to go back secondary to the delicious food!A few things to note: the hours are not typical so I will post them in this review for reference. They also have some extra charges that other places don't have as follows: splitting charge of $5.00 and a service tip of 18% automatically added to your check and there is also a B.Y.O.B. and corkage fee applies: Wine $8, Beer $5.HoursMonday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday11:00 AM – 2:30 PM5:00 PM – 8:00 PMSaturday11:00 AM – 2:30 PM5:00 PM – 9:00 PMClosed Wednesday and Sunday"