May 31, 2012 at 4:00 am

Finely Tuned Middle Eastern Classics at Cedo's

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1
"excruciating culinary standards"

Onstad write goodly every time! He very _excruciating_ in his badness. Not know "excruciating" mean something really not same as "exacting." But both start with "ex" and sound important, so Onstad say.
2
I'm more concerned about using the phrase "moist payload" for describing food.
3
agree with orbit. spike, he probably meant "excruciating", but thanks again for the clever input. Maybe just stop sounding like a caveman, or spoiled, attention-starved little child next time.
4
Translation: Cedo's rules. I heartily concur.
5
Sorry to disagree, but Tarboush at 32 & Hawthorne has the best Middle Eastern (homestyle) food in the state. I lived in the Mideast for 3 years, and spent some time in Lebanon. While I do not have the skills at prose of Mr. Onstad, I know what tastes sublime (and authentic.)

I told the owner that his food tastes like "somone's Mom made it." I know from whence I speak, having had the wonderful opportunity to be fed a couple of times by Lebanese mothers.

If you want good Lebanese, without the Syrian carbombs - go to Tarboush.
6
Great. *Just* as the crowds were beginning to die down from the WW write-up...

The falafel itself is excellent, without peer quite honestly, although the sandwich they make with it isn't nearly as interesting as the falafel wrap at Wolf and Bear's (authenticity be damned!). If I could have W&B make a wrap with a batch of Cedo's falafel instead of their own, that, to my mind, would be the ideal falafel sandwich. Agreed that the hummus and dรถner gyro are top notch. The ful didn't make me do any back flips, though (they should probably reconsider their decision to spell it "foul" on the menu, btw).

I've been looking forward to trying the fried potatoes, but the handful of times I've been in, they've either run out of them, or hadn't been able to make any to begin with, due to the crazy review traffic. Looks like I won't be gettin' any of those potatoes anytime soon...
7
"We don't need another Gyro"

The Cedo plate & baba. side I'd ordered was truly good, but a heads-up about the 55 minute wait would've been appreciated.

8
Wasn't gonna mention it myself, but I agree with CBITW on the wait... I've regularly encountered waits of 25-30 minutes, which for this kind of food, no matter how good, is just too long. Great that they're getting all kinds of traffic for their positive reviews, but when traffic spikes, they need to adjust their staffing accordingly. If they can't find a way to do this, then I'm afraid they're just not up to running a business. That said, I'm willing to reserve judgment a bit longer, wait a few weeks and then give 'em another try.
9
on my first visit, I paid &9 for a nice lunch, a bit much for a paper plate and get your own water. Paid, left tip. Then refused just a dollup of the tadziki sauce for my takeout, unless I paid another dollar. OK food, horrid service. I can do better elsewhere.

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