Chicken Shawarma. Not the best dish, but not the worst. I actually asked what it was, but the servers didn't know. Shawarma is a Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap with shaved meat of some sort. The chicken was actually quite nice tonight. Tender and well spiced, had a nice punch to it. The peta bread that was served was still warm on the first bite. There was too much of the toppings for the size of the peta bread though. I would've loved two of them with fewer toppings. The tomatos were good, but I got an over dose of onions causing me to remove half of them, and the yogurt cucumber sauce (tzatziki sauce i think) was nice and cool and helped to counter the strongly spiced chicken. I was happy I didn't get the peper sauce on top as well. The last topping was a peanut sauce. I actually asked what was in it. Peanut butter, garlic, and parsley. I never really tasted it when it was mixed in with the food - maybe a sign that the taste complimented the rest of the food, but by it self...ugh...it was not good. At first the sweet peanut butter flavor kicked in, with a slight awkward flavor I couldn't place - possibly the parsley - quickly followed by the sharp flavor of juicy raw garlic. Too much. WAY too much. It did blend well with everything in the shawarma, but I never will touch it alone again. Overall I liked it. I felt sympathy for the people who ate Rigatoni with Short Rib Ragu though. The Short Ribs have never been good...ever. Ok that is an exageration, I think i liked them once...maybe...let me know if you ever have.
I also enjoyed a soup tonight which is not on the dinner menu. It was a bisque - and I enjoyed it so much I actually ate it first. I learned last year that only one ladle full of soup is good. I mean, you can only trust fresh soup out of a plastic bag so much.
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