their baklava is absolute heaven. my 3 friends and i met here for dinner tonight. none of us had been there before, but i had read good things about it here on urbanspoon, so that's what urged us to try it.
the location is basically 6th and central (with the store facing 6th), since it shares building space with a few other small businesses, so it was easy to find. (the menu urged us to ask about their free parking. we didn't need to, since it was after the time that the parking meters were running. the menu also boasted that they have free delivery for around the downtown area, which is wonderful.)
the food is turkish. 2 of my friends had thespicychicken, i believe, while i split the meat grill with my other friend. the price for most dinner entrees was 8.50. our "meat grill" was 14.95. i figured since this item cost so much more, there would be more food, which is why my friend and i decided to split it.
the two chicken meals came with a small container of hummus (choice of hummus or cacik, which basically tzaziki). the meat grill came with both. all entrees come with rice and some kind of tomato/onion salad.
for those not in the know about what a 'doner' is (as we all were before it was explained), it isspicyground meat cooked on a kebab. the meat grill came with one, and it was prettyspicyfor my gringo mouth. i would not have been able to eat more than the tiny bite i had. the plate also came with some chicken and 4 small beef chunks. for a 15 $ menu item grouped with 8.50 $ items, one would expect a lot of food. unfortuantely, this wasn't the case. in fact, the chicken entrees that my friends had had more food on the plate (definitely more meat) than the 'meat grill' had at almost twice the price.
that said, the food itself was very good. one of my friends said she couldn't wait to come back. after we had finished our meals, the waitress (slightly inattentive but friendly) brought us complimentary bites of baklava. this was unexpected, and highly appreciated. it was fantastic. it was the best baklava i have ever had, and i have had more than my fair share of baklava over the years. it was light, it was amazing... we begged for some more. if you ever want an angel to take a nap on your tongue, try their baklava. i was unable to keep myself from looking ridiculous by licking the plate. my friends loved it. in fact, i joked with one of them that we could just buy a whole sheet and have that for dinner, along with some milk. seriously, it was a golden explosion of love.
i know that i will come back here, to eat dinner or lunch, sure (they have weekday lunch specials for 6.50) but definitely to get some of that baklava.