The interior looks like it has been converted from some sort of Asian restaurant. Other than that, I would call it a work in progress. The restaurant itself is pretty clean. There are TVs on the wall, but they were on CNN the whole time so not too bad for the little ones. Bathrooms are clean with newly installed hand sprayers instead of those cheap, plastic lottas that cut into your hand that other restaurants want to subject us to. No changing station fyi.
The owner of the restaurant, Saif Mamoor, is a very nice man. His parents are from Uzbekistan, but moved to India where he was born. Therefore, he is an interesting mix of nationalities that is reflected in his cooking,
On to the food! The menu at Baba's is very simple, yet so satisfying. Their specialty is their kabab and boy is it special! It has been a long time since I've tasted kababs that are so tender, juicy, and fresh. Mr. Mamoor has his own technique for how he gets the kababs to be so soft without using tenderizer (a plus for those of you that are expecting). All of the items are cooked on a natural wood charcoal grill. They offer Beef, lamb, chicken, and kofta kabab (which is a mixture of ground beef and lamb). If you get the platter, they are all served with Uzbek Palao (fragrant rice mix with lamb meat). I was a bit skeptical at first about the palao as I've never really had positive experiences with palaos, but this was delicious! It was a perfect complement to the kababs because, though it had some lamb meat in it, it did not overpower the flavor of the main course. The kids really enjoyed it as well.
Service wasn't too bad. There weren't any waiters the night we went so Mr. Mamoor, himself, was serving us. Food didn't take too long to arrive which was great, but then again, we were the only customers.
The prices are very reasonable, nothing that would break the bank at all and totally worth it for the quality of the food. Mr. Mamoor is in the process of upgrading the menu so currently there isn't a mixed platter. We ended up just getting the kababs and the palao a la carte which worked out well for our family.
The night turned out to be a pleasant turn of events for us since we didn't have high hopes upon arriving at the restaurant. This blogger will definitely be visiting again and if you plan on going, don't forget to mention where you heard it first: The Spice Card :)
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Atmosphere: C+
Staff/Waiter: B
Food: A+
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