Today, we decided to have dinner at Ilona, a pretty nice Mediterranean restaurant in the South End area of Boston.
We got the Pinot Nero (Cembra, Italy),
the Wellfleet (Wellfleet, MA),
the Malabar (Barnstable, MA),
the Manakish (soft flatbread topped with zaat’ar, evoo wheat bran coating),
the Crispy Eggplant (tempura style, pomegranate yogurt, cheese),
the Shish Barak (fresh pasta dough stuffed with onions, lamb, pine nuts, yogurt sauce),
the Bamieh Bi Zeit (braised okra, onion, tomato, garlic, parsley),
the Hummus Shawarma (roasted lamb, onions, lemon juice, spices),
the Goulash (spinach ricotta gnocchi, short rib, pepper, carrot, onion, veal broth),
the Mussels Buzara (PEI mussels, garlic, habanero, tomato white wine sauce),
the Beef Shish Kebab (smoky harissa marinade, spicy schug sauce),
the Musakhan (roasted half chicken, sumac, onions, pine nuts),
and the Ekmek.
I have to say the food here is really good, especially the crisp eggplant, the lamb "raviolis" with its delectable yogurt sauce, the hummus mixed with roast lamb, the soft gnocchi, the chilli crab like flavor of the mussels, the smoky flavor of the kebab, and the cream choux dessert. Glad we decided to come here after
Juniper in Wellesley was unavailable for reservations.
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