This week on DCist, read AC's review of Jerusalem Restaurant: "We Found the Holy Land, and it's Off Route 7". Tucked away in a gritty shopping center, this excellent Palestinian restaurant beckoned us to come inside with its window stencil promising "Whole Fresh Lamb."
It would be unfair to list one or two of the items as highlights, as the entire feast (and it was--we had a lot left over) was outstanding. Here's what we had:
A fantastic salad, packed with feta cheese and fresh vegetables in a light oil and vinegar dressing:
Foul madammas, a stew of tender fava beans, lemon juice, olive oil, and garlic:
Maklouba, a traditional lamb, rice, and vegetable dish, accompanied by a homemade yogurt dressing:
Mindi, a house special,tender pieces of lamb on the bone cooked in foil along with sauteed onions and sticks of cinnamon, along with a generous portion of basmati rice. This dish truly blew us away:
Their fresh, super doughy pita came out all puffed up from the oven, and was the perfect medium for all that lamb:
For dessert, we had om ali, a sort of bread pudding in
a light custard with liberal amounts of golden raisins and shredded coconut. AC counts om ali as one of the best Middle Eastern treats he's ever tasted:
And their wonderful tea provides just enough caffeinated motivation to get on with your day:
Grub on some maklouba and mindi at:
Jerusalem Restaurant
3407 Payne Street
Falls Church
(703) 379-4200
—AK & AC
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