by Anna K. on 1) LOUSY, retarded service. The servers are morons. 2) Price seems okay until you get the food. Portions couldn't even fill up a 4 year old kid. 3) The club was full of old geezers and fat chicks. Wow. Absolutely nothing attractive about this place, except perhaps the ambiance. Stay. Away.
by Mike H. on I couldn't ask for much more than what I got when I finally made my way to Zahav's. The concept is unique, the food was spectacular, the portions were well sized, the atmosphere was relaxed but trendy/hip, and the prices were good. The only strange/offputting thing was that the waiters wore israeli military dress as their uniform. My girlfriend is vegetarian and I trend in that direction, so we did an all "dairy" meal. We started with the small appetizer platter (minus the hummus), which includes 8 small dishes ranging from baked eggplant to tabbouleh to spicy chickpeas to beets and tahini. All were delicious and a great size. It was also super fun to taste 8 different plates right off the bat. We then moved on to the regular plates, which are tapas sized portions. We had 4 between the two of us, which, combined with the appetizer, was the perfect amount of food. The fried houmli (sp?) was decadent - different than what I ever imagined and oh so good. The fried cauliflower was perfectly fried and not burnt with a nice lebaneh sauce. The grilled eggplant (galil) was really tasty but a bit oversauced and a bit overwhelming. Finally, the stuffed pepper was tasty, but not nearly as special as the rest of the meal. The best part - with all of that food (12 dishes in all, plus some wonderful bread), we only paid $55 with tip. No alcohol makes things pretty cheap of course, but $55 with tip is a pretty amazing price for such well made food. A nice side bar is that we went (just two of us) without reservations and were able to get a spot at the counter overlooking the kitchen without a wait. The counter and the bar looked to always have two spaces open even though we were there from 8-9:30, prime eating hours. Go! Enjoy! As my jewish grandmother said, "eat something, it's good for you!"
by Ebony Brzostowski on It's a meat market out there! The guys are major skeezoids and I had never been eye-effed so much in my life. Sickgusting. My girlfriends and I still managed to have a great time and snagged a comped bed and bottle service. Yep, we are ah-mazing! Debbie Downer: I was parched and therefore, forced to shell out 5 bones for a tiny bottle of Fiji. wah wah wah.
