this was my first time at piazza and like any other first time visits to a restaurant i went with an open mind - ordered the shish taouk as a big fan of middle eastern cuisine and it’s rarely on any menu in guwahati. i was pleasantly surprised by the quality :)
the photo is as it arrived. well presented. impressed, but.... most arabic kebabs i have had in life is accompanied by a salad, maybe a small portion but it’s there, arabic food is about that balance of heavy and light, warm and cold, the texture of smooth and the edgy - well that’s how i see it and i like my pita untouched, only toasted so, i can enjoy it however i want.
first bite - the kebab is cooked to perfection, fantastic. however i have to struggle to get the pita out to enjoy with the hummus along with the kebab. well, i manage to tear off a small portion of the pita and it’s a little too tangy and damp to my liking, the too yeasty kind of tangy - fixable.
the hummus - mind you, i am a huge fan like zohan kinda huge. the texture wasn’t right, thetastelacked the punch and it tasted “just not quite there” i took another big spoonful, nah!! something is missing. asked the server for some evoo and a few slices of lemon. they didn’t have evoo(extra virgin olive oil) 😕 hence there was none in the hummus; a key ingredient. i squeezed in a couple of slice of lemon and enjoyed my meal.
i will be going again, and i will be expecting evoo in the pizza and in the hummus.