FlyGirl

Cafe Brasil now shows movies on Wednesday night out on the patio behind Domy Books. It’s an interesting experience because they don’t always play the sound along with the movie, so sometimes there’s a guy with a guitar and a couple of friends with bongos who provide a kind of sing-along experience that is a little like a beatnik coffee-house poetry reading.

It’s new, clean, and very modern with nice shops and comfortable gate areas. And it is already too small for the city.

I love good Middle Eastern food and I have an odd standard for judging whether or not a restaurant is worth trying: If the hummus and tabouli are good, then the restaurant is worth exploring further.

It is really sad how bland and tasteless the hummus and tabouli are at this place—I suspect they have been dumbed down for the American palate. Sad because the ambience and hospitality at this place are wonderful. Unfortunately, I am not one of those people who will frequent a restaurant just for the atmosphere; if the food is not worth eating, I don’t bother going back.

Sigh! Maybe I will go back and try their pizza, but when I am in the mood for Middle Eastern, I will be heading somewhere else.