3/5 Salted C. 6 years ago on Google • 136 reviews
Ummi
is
the
newest
addition
to
the
Chef
Hussein
Hadid
street
of
restaurants.
This
time
the
focus
is
on
Lebanese
cuisine.
Ummi
has
a
lovely
interior
with
a
copper
color
dominating
the
ceiling
and
walls.
However,
the
ambiance
is
a
tad
too
noisy,
and
we
had
the
scorching
sun
rays
in
our
eyes
for
the
duration
of
the
meal
where
we
were
seated.
The
eatery
has
an
open
kitchen,
which
I
love.
I
visited
the
hard-working
chefs
for
a
couple
of
minutes,
and
they
seemed
happy
and
passionate;
this
added
to
my
enjoyment
of
the
live
cooking
experience.
What
was
refreshing
at
Ummi
was
that
all
the
staff
was
friendly
and
welcoming.
We
ordered
several
mezze
dishes,
the
mixed
grills
platter,
and
half
a
roasted
chicken.
I
was
disappointed
that
a
couple
of
items
on
the
menu
were
unavailable,
namely
the
kibbe
neye
and
the
akkawi
&
kashkaval
oven
baked
toasties.
It
was
a
while
before
our
food
started
arriving
to
our
table,
but
when
it
did,
it
was
presented
well
and
tasted
good
for
the
most
part.
Although
the
fattoush
and
batenjen
salads
were
fresh
and
tasty,
my
personal
preference
would
be
to
have
bigger
chunks
of
the
ingredients
in
both.
The
hummus
with
lahmeh
was
nice
and
creamy.
Two
plates
that
were
very
flavorful
were
the
arnabeet
with
tarator
and
mousakhan
oven
baked
toasties.
The
mousakhan
had
that
extra
tang
from
the
sumac
and
drizzled
syrup
on
top,
which
was
great.
As
for
the
balila,
the
chickpeas
were
cooked
to
perfection.
Also,
I
loved
the
coriander
that
was
generously
mixed
with
the
cubes
of
potato
in
the
batata
bi
kizbara.
The
kafta
fatteh
was
good
as
well,
and
the
roasted
chicken
was
tender.
Then,
the
mixed
grills
platter
arrived;
the
kafta,
chicken,
and
meat
were
all
succulent.
I
really
have
to
mention
that
the
accompanying
garlic
paste
was
amazing.
When
it
was
time
for
dessert,
I
asked
the
waiter
to
provide
me
with
the
menu
because
I
had
my
eye
on
the
atayef
and
umm
ali
(yes,
I
check
the
dessert
section
at
the
beginning
of
my
meal).
Yet,
he
told
me
that
the
only
three
currently
available
desserts
were
karabij,
bohsaliyye,
and
knefe.
No
atayef
and
umm
ali
for
me,
and
there
was
a
discrepancy
between
the
menu
dessert
offerings
and
the
ones
we
were
told
verbally.
Anyway,
we
had
the
knefe
and
bohsaliyye.
Honestly,
they
were
mediocre
in
taste
and
my
sweet
tooth
had
to
be
satisfied
elsewhere.
