Another fun restaurant

Yesterday being peragrine 's birthday, we went out to dinner. She'd seen a review in the Hippo of a new ethic restaurant in Concord and thought it would be fun to try:

Gamil's
26 Pleasant St,
Concord, NH 
603-226-0008
hours 11AM - 8pm Mon-Sat.

They specialize in Egyptian cuisine, which sounded unusual, and new to us. We were very pleased with the experiment.

It's a family-run small storefront restaurant. If you're looking for fine dining with linen, china and a wine cellar, this isn't for you. It's a very informal place - not a lot of atmosphere, but excellent food. Prices are quite reasonable. The most expensive menu item intended for just one person is $8.95. They offer the usual assortment of middle-eastern food - falafel, Baba Ghanouji, Hommous, Towahk, Keebee, Tabouli, and so forth. 

We split a platter of falafels with hommous and tabouli as an appetizer. THey were tasty, but not too spicy. And the hommous was actually good. (I don't usually like it).

I had a lamb kabob with megadara (a mix of rice, lentils, and seasonings, topped with just a bit of zesty tomato sauce). Beth had a meet sampler platter. Then we topped it off with dessert - baklava for Beth, and Katifee (like baklava, with shredded wheat instead of pastry) and Egyptian coffee for me. Absolutely heavenly. I'd go back just for the dessert.

They also have pizzas, which we didn't try.

Well worth a return visit.