5/5 John B. 1 year ago on Google
La
Vie
Lebanese
restaurant
in
Pompano
Beach
(281
S.
Pompano
Parkway,
but
the
address
is
confusing
because
it
is
at
the
corner
of
a
long
strip
plaza
at
the
intersection
of
Powerline
Rd.
and
N.
Course
Dr.).
I
have
never
been
to
Lebanon
so
I
am
not
well
versed
in
the
middle-eastern
culture
except
for
Greek
food.
Therefore,
I
don’t
know
the
authenticity
of
Lebanese
food,
but
there
were
a
couple
of
middle-eastern
families
with
women
wearing
head
scarves
seated
in
the
restaurant
–
when
country-natives
sponsor
one
of
their
restaurants,
that
is
usually
a
sign
that
the
establishment
serves
close
to
authentic
down
home
cooking
of
that
country.
With
my
ignorance
to
Lebanese
gastronomy,
I’m
sharing
my
humble
experience
based
on
what
my
party
ate
at
La
vie
last
Sunday
night.
In
short,
we
loved
most
everything
and
were
impressively
delighted
by
the
flavors
that
were
elevated
by
a
cumin
spice
dominance.
The
inside
atmosphere
did
not
project
that
of
The
Arabian
Nights,
but
our
server
said
that
they
do
have
an
exotic
veil
dancer
that
performs
on
certain
nights…
Sunday
night
was
not
one
of
those
nights.
The
vaulted
ceiling
of
the
restaurant
looked
more
to
me
like
an
island
hut,
but
the
beautiful
massive
hanging
lamps
give
it
what
I
believe
it
to
be
a
middle-eastern
flair.
Our
party
of
4
regulars
do
pick
at
each
other’s
meals
all
the
time
to
experience
as
much
as
we
could
wherever
we
go.
The
service
was
outstanding.
Upon
being
seated,
our
server
introduced
himself,
took
our
drinks
order,
and
a
lady
dropped
a
plate
of
complimentary
seasoned
chips
and
hummus.
A
few
minutes
later,
we
ordered
the
Mezza
Veggie
Supreme
sample
platter
made
of
hummus,
tabouleh,
baba
ghannouj,
falafel,
and
grape
leaves
along
with
a
basket
full
of
hot
air-puffed
pita
pockets
(most
delicious)
which
was
served
about
10
min
later
with
our
drinks
(perfect).
Our
entrees
came
about
10
minutes
after
we
finished
the
Mezza
plate
(great
timing).
Entrees
were:
Lamb
Meatball
Tangine,
Chicken
Kabob,
Lamb
Tangine,
and
I
ordered
the
Mixed
Grill
(a
sampler
of
kabobs:
filet
minion,
chicken,
kefta,
and
mixed
vegs.)
We
all
agreed
that
everything
was
excellent,
flavorful,
and
plentiful
except
for
the
chicken
which
was
dry
(maybe
it
was
just
that
night).
Another
annoying
quirk
(and
a
personal
peeve
of
mine)
is
that
our
Mezza
platter
had
3
grape
leaves
and
3
Baba
Ghannouj
and
we
were
4
people.
This
should
be
a
policy
of
all
restaurants
for
servers
to
explain
that
a
sampler
platter
or
other
appetizers
come
with
a
minimum
of
2
or
countable
items.
The
server
should
acknowledge
the
number
of
people
in
the
party
and
suggests
to
add
more
to
equal
the
party
atvan
additional
cost.
Lastly,
one
dinner
plate
was
chipped
(not
that
was
the
end
of
the
world.
We
did
not
bring
it
to
our
server’s
attention,
but
that
should
have
been
noticed
by
the
chef
or
the
server
before
sending
the
order
out).
C’est
la
Bonne
Vie,
but
not
quite
La
Vie
En
Rose.
I
give
a
4
stars
because
it
was
surprisingly
a
great
experience.
Will
I
go
back?
Surely.
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