Wanted to go to Zaytinya for a while now and finally got the chance to visit with my gal pals during Cherry Blossoms weekend. The restaurant's decor is spot on - it features a Santorini Blue and a lot of natural light which reminds me of the good times I had in Greece last November!
Phenomenal fusion of Mediterranean, Turkish and Lebanese food and definitely one of the best brunches I've had in the States.
Just made me fall in love with the cuisine more and would definitely visit if I'm in DC again...
amazing puffy laffah/pita bread
the hummus - they pureed it so well - simple & smooth just like it should be
Bantijan Bil Laban: Crispy eggplant, roasted garlic-yogurt sauce
Patata Harra: fried egg, loucaniko sausage, potato, cilantro, allepo pepper.
This was one of my favorites. An amazing twist to your normal chorizo, potatoes and egg scramble.
Arayes: Grilled ground lamb and tahini stuffed pita, garlic-yogurt sauce
Sautéed shrimp, dill, shallots,
mustard, lemon juice
I definitely underestimated how good a Chicken Kebab could be.
Ashta - traditional Lebanese french toast - bananas, orange blossom honey. This was somewhere between a chiffon cake and brioche toast. Caramelised and crunchy on the outside, soaked and soft in what tasted like condensed milk inside - heavenly.
Tiganites: Greek style pancake, Greek Yogurt, berry compote.
These were good but nothing too different from your normal pancakes.
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