Solomon’s Mediterranean Restaurant

This is a review of the North Raleigh location, but they also have three others.

Beautiful, new facility with an adjoining market.  Nice outdoor seating available.

Our table in the bar/cantina area could have used a little more light as the menu (with some tiny print) was difficult to read.

Our waiter was a bit nervous, but he managed.

We were there to take advantage of a coupon we received for a $39.99 dinner: two salads, two entrées and a bottle of wine.

This is a great choice if you’re hankering for things middle eastern: hummus, taboulleh, falafel, baba ghanough, lamb, gyros, etc., but there are plenty of other non-eastern standards to satisfy more western tastes.  The portions here are quite generous and none of us could clean our plates. 

I had the lamb sirloin, but there was something odd about this cut of meat: I think it was actually a leg which had been boned.  This was not a steak.  It was several small pieces of meat held together by fat and sinew, and it took some work to cut around it all.  I’ve had a boned leg before and I’d bet $20 that this was not a sirloin cut.

Still, it was tasty and the side of fresh veggies was amazing.  We counted nine different vegetables in the accompanying medley.  Nine!  Very colorful.

#1 had a swordfish special with an excellent mango salsa.

#2 had cheese steak wrap which had him rolling his eyes with pleasure.

Total bill was under $60 for all three (one non-drinker, tip and coupon included, no dessert).

Can’t beat the price.  A very good value.

By Chevalier 04/28/08