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Seeking
a
high
chair
and
a
non-smoking
area,
I
called
Diwan
Beirut
in
Antelias.
I
was
pleasantly
surprised
when
I
was
told
that
there
was
a
smoking
floor
and
a
non-smoking
floor.
It
had
been
a
while
since
I
had
craved
Lebanese
cuisine
throughout
my
pregnancy,
but
since
I
felt
like
having
that,
I
dragged
my
family
along
with
me.
Wanting
to
try
a
new
place,
and
relying
on
the
fact
that
it
comes
from
the
same
people
who
brought
us
Al-Sultan
Brahim,
we
reserved
a
table
for
lunch.
The
man
on
the
other
end
of
the
phone
was
very
welcoming
and
professional,
and
when
we
arrived
this
great
service
continued
until
we
were
seated
and
ordered
our
food.
However,
after
that,
it
was
a
miracle
if
we
could
find
a
waiter
to
help
us
out
and
when
we
did,
it
took
us
3
times
of
ordering
a
diet
soda
to
eventually
receive
it.
Also,
I
had
requested
that
no
fresh
vegetable
garnish
our
food
due
to
my
current
non-existent
immunity,
and
it
went
well
until
the
breaded
shrimp
platter
arrived.
We
asked
for
another
platter
instead
but
we
received
the
same
shrimp
constituents
with
the
lettuce
removed
from
underneath
them.
Let’s
just
say
that
we
had
to
keep
the
“tarnished”
shrimp
on
our
table
as
hostage
to
make
sure
we
received
newly
fried
ones!
As
for
the
actual
taste
of
the
food,
mostly
everything
I
tasted
was
very
good.
The
hummus
was
creamy,
the
fried
kibbe
was
delicate,
the
fries
were
crispy,
and
the
breaded
shrimps
were
tasty
and
seemed
fresh.
I
made
it
a
point
to
try
their
mixed
grilled
skewers,
and
all
three
of
the
variations
were
delicious.
The
kafta
was
extremely
tender,
the
meat
was
juicy,
and
the
chich
taouk
was
also
succulent.
In
addition,
the
spices
and
marination
were
well
balanced.
When
we
were
done,
it
took
a
really
long
time
for
the
waiters
to
clear
our
table
so
that
we
could
order
dessert.
However,
when
they
did
remove
all
the
plates,
we
received
an
array
of
complimentary
fruits
and
oriental
sweets.
The
fruits
looked
very
appealing,
but
when
I
spotted
the
lazy
cake
that
I
am
familiar
with
from
Al-Sultan
Brahim,
I
had
to
have
two
slices,
along
with
a
piece
of
nammoura.
They
were
a
satisfying
sweet
end
to
the
whole
meal.
All
in
all,
although
the
service
deteriorated
towards
the
end
of
our
lunch,
the
food
rescued
the
whole
experience
at
Diwan
Beirut…this
time.
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