Taqwa's

For years now I've ignored Taqwa's on 27th and Layton.  After all,  I snootily thought,  how good could a Mediterranean restaurant be if it sets up shop in an abandoned Burger King?

Well,  as it turns out, pretty darn good. 

The interior of the restaurant was comfortable and attractive, and displayed no hint of its fast food history. 

We started off with delightful tabun bread,  served with oil and herbs.  

We tried a spinach fatayer, an individual pie cooked in a burning stone oven, and vegetable sambousek, a deep fried pastry that could pass for an eggroll. The fatayer was excellent; the sabousek merely good.  

For an entree we split a mixed platter of one skewer each of Shish Kabob, Chicken Shish Tawook & Kufta Kabob. They were wonderful,  although the rice it was served with was a little lacking in flavor. 

To drink: a mint lemonade smoothie that hit just right.

All that, and a reasonable price too.

It's worth a visit, and I regret not going  sooner!