Great Steaks! Vintage Servers!
One of my favourite restaurants is a little family owned Lebanese steak house that was opened here over 50 years ago. Best. Steaks. Ever. But before we talk about the food, let me tell you about the character of the place. First, it is located on a busy street amidst modern apartment and business construction in what used to be a house. Yes, a house. A very small and simple house in fact. FYI for first timers: You go in through the back door. Okay, so we have the house right? Tables are extremely close together, which is not odd for anyone who has ever lived or eaten in a large metropolitan city. But this is NOT a large or metropolitan city at all, which makes the success of this restaurant even more unique. Here people are used to S P A C E. I mean, c'mon, it's the heartland. The house I grew up in had closets bigger than some NY apartments I've stayed in. The tables are covered with white linen clothes and each place setting contains more pieces than I can count. Every t...