We went to Afghan Cuisine on Saturday night and the place was super busy, which was nice to see. This was our second visit, and we were hoping we wouldn't experience the sophomore curse, but our fears were misguided. Even though the place was packed with patrons, the service was impeccable. We were greeted promptly and the waitress took our drink and food orders with a smile. The food was fast, super tasty, and hot. I had hoped to try one of their tasty cakes for dessert, but they were all sold out so we shared a lovely walnut baklava. It seemed like every table had some sort of dessert assortment!
The only fault that I can pick with the restaurant is the atmosphere, but really when the food is that good I can't complain that it is lit like a cafeteria. Maybe the decor is something they will contemplate further down the road.
I really hope that Afghan Cuisine is here to stay since they really have a passion for their restaurant that few other restaurants in this city seem to have.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Bocados
Last night we had a bunch of errands to run in the east end of town, so decided to try Bocados for the first time. Apparently the building used to be the old Moxies, and Manos locations, but was renovated and reopened in November as Bocados. The renovation was nothing spectacular, new, or innovative.
The server was pleasant and even managed to bring us a couple of slices of lemon and orange when requested relatively quickly.
The menu was nothing spectacular, a sort of mish-mash of Americanized Italian food along with sandwiches, ribs, and appies. It seemed to be a selection of menu items stolen from Earls, Moxies, and Rock Creek.
My girlfriend had a salmon dish and I ended up getting a thin crust pizza. None of the food was especially scrumpious, but it was certainly edible. I could see white cheese on the pizza, but I couldn't detect any actual feta flavour and the chicken was extremely bland.
It was one of those mediocre experiences that you half regret on the drive home. I was not given a really good reason to make a second visit to Bocados.
The server was pleasant and even managed to bring us a couple of slices of lemon and orange when requested relatively quickly.
The menu was nothing spectacular, a sort of mish-mash of Americanized Italian food along with sandwiches, ribs, and appies. It seemed to be a selection of menu items stolen from Earls, Moxies, and Rock Creek.
My girlfriend had a salmon dish and I ended up getting a thin crust pizza. None of the food was especially scrumpious, but it was certainly edible. I could see white cheese on the pizza, but I couldn't detect any actual feta flavour and the chicken was extremely bland.
It was one of those mediocre experiences that you half regret on the drive home. I was not given a really good reason to make a second visit to Bocados.
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