Hey folks,
Are there any good Middle-Eastern restaurants in Taipei that have falafel and chicken wraps and hummus and stuff like that.
I’m also looking for some good authentic Greek restaurants in Taipei.
Any advice would be swell.
Thanks in advance.
SAbaba. But do a search. I don’t have time to provide you with the many links on the subject right now.
Check the Friday editions of newspapers for restaurant listings.
Thanks very much.
That link doesn’t work for me. (Neither do half the ones in your signature, by the way.)
Is Mykonos still open? I would love me some of that greek food - but a google search only comes up with some reviews from 2+ years back
I once walked past a greek place very near Da’an station, in one of the alleys behind Xinyi road. I don’t think it was open, though…
Hey, I’d like to plug Kebaba.
It’s in the Shida area, and serves shish kebabs, falafel, dolma, hummus, pita pockets and other such yummy things.
Check us out!
Shish Kebab Combo.
Lunch Special.
mmm. I’ve never heard of Baba Kebaba… looks great… how long have they been around?
Is Truva still around?
I was there a couple of months ago.
There’s this Iranian restaurant:
http://www.persian-heaven.com.tw
I went there last night and they have a belly dancer. When she does the titty shake there wasn’t alot of movement. Food and prices are reasonable.
Baba Kebaba has been going strong since February.
Check out the thread I linked earlier to find out more about the restaurant.
I live a block from Persian Heaven and I eat there once a week. The food is great but the belly dancers could be better. Try their rice pudding!
I’ve been to Persian Heaven a few times and their food is great, I think I can use the term ‘authentic’. Each time I’ve been, there were a of of middle eastern expats eating there. However, I found the service unfriendly and abrupt.
My current favorite is Baba Kebaba, the food is also great, and they provide excellent and friendly service.
I am from the Detroit area so I had access to TONS of amazing Greek and Middle eastern food being that Dearborn has the highest arab population in the country. Also my buddy’s Dad started the Leo’s greek chain that is very popular in MI.
My favorite food by far is Shish Kabob. In the last few years it seems like more and more Shish Kabob places have opened up in the Detroit Suburbs. I would say there has to be at least 2 per square mile. Lamb is my favorite meat.
I tried a lamb place in the mall in Taipei 101 and it tasted like mutton. Very gamey.
This isn’t greek or Lebonese, but I did have some excellent lamb chops at Jolly this weekend with my girlfriend. It was pretty expensive though. Actually I prefer leg chunks like what is used for kabobs to chops. If they are the right cuts they are easily as tender and tasty,
Well, most lamb here tastes more like mutton as either they do it wrong when they skin the animals (supposedly if the knife touches the wool and then the meat, the meat takes taste from the wool) or when they cook it. I haven’t have a lot of good lamb here and from what I can tell, most of the kebab places here don’t serve lamb but use beef or chicken instead. I haven’t tried Babakebab yet, so I dunno what their stuff is like. If you just want a cheap, tasty pita check out Biff’s on Shida road, it’s well worth it, but it’s not very authentic.
Actually lamb is only lamb for 7 to 8 months. Afterwards it is classified as mutton. Usually the gamey flavor associated with mutton comes from the fat that influences the meats flavor. So basically when lamb gets past that age it taste more gamey.
You will notice this in the US when you buy chops that are very meaty and big. Generally these cuts are more gamey.
I am planning on taking my girlfriend to Babakababa this weekend. I will most certainly be trying out the lamb!
Maybe I will get the lamb, and she will get the chicken.
Do you flame broil it in a gas broiler?
There was this place near me in MI that was called La Shish. It was shut down cuz the owner was funding Hezbollah and he was also caught for tax evasion, then his wife got busted as a spy. Anyways, I loved that restaurant. One of the reasons it was great besides the excellent atmosphere inside was the fact that they grilled everything in a wood fire oven. I think this added to the uniqueness of flavor.
That isn’t the only good lamb I have eaten in Middle eastern places. Gas can still do the job excellent if the meat isn’t overcooked.
I went to another local place in Detroit and asked them how thier lamb was so tender. I know from experience that sometimes leg meat (like sirloin steak) can be inconsistent. You know sometimes you get an incredibly tender cut, other times it is chewy. Anyways, they told me they tenderize it with a special hammer with needles sticking out of it, then they marinate it in olive oil, onion, lemon and oregano. At least thats what I think they said.
They made some tender tasty lamb shish kabob.
I love to BBQ. Actually I am obsessed in the summers in MI. I have a Weber grill. I am a charcoal snob, but I use a chimney starter instead of lighter fluid. It is so much easier to get lit, and it doesn’t taint the meat with the synthetic taste of lighter fluid.
When I was in Manahattan I loved the chicken kabob stands all over the place. They grill it up and then serve it on a hotdog bun with some kind of red hot sauce. Very tasty and very cheap. People who say you can’t eat in NYC cheaply are not truthul. Actually I can eat in NYC cheaper than Royal Oak where I was living. YOu just have to eat at the right places. 5 star restaurants are expensive everywhere.
Ok sorry for the rant, just drank some coffee.
Is there any place serving good tabbouleh (aka tabouli) with plenty of fresh parsley? Mykonos(?) used to make it this way, but they went out of business years ago as far as I can tell. Miss their retsina wine too.
Hi,
Went to Persian Heaven (near Minsheng E. Road and Hejiang Street) recently on a weekend (Saturday) night. Was pretty impressed. Actually, we had to wait to get a table because it was packed. Management and staff were busy but friendly while we waited. Once inside, had a great time because the food was good and they even had a Taiwanese woman performing a belly dance every half hour or so, which really made the experience (heck, our two-year-old son clapped after the performance, which was the first time he ever did that).
About the food: was really good. The staff said it was the first night of the new menu, as it appears they used to have a more Taiwanese-style buffet before that. We got the set meals, which includes seven items. In any case, the appetizer, a chicken roll was tasty, the salad was good, and the main courses we had, a saffron chicken and a lamb dish, were good. Maybe the lamb stew-like dish could have had more seasoning, but good enough for us. I read that their deserts were by themselves good enough for the visit, and that was spot on. My rice pudding was fantastic, and the saffron desert (Hal Wa) was incredible. Thus, do not pass up the desserts is my best advice (as long as finding out when they have the belly dancing, as it adds to the experience.
There were two of us (plus the two-year-old little guy) and the bill came to around NTD 1,300, including an extra drink and beer. All in all, well worth the visit.