TABBULE - just opened, Arabic cuisine

Big Fish · 07-14-2008

TABBULE - (sounds like Tabbouleh but not spelt the same), has been open for 1 month. Located on 20th Ave and Calle 8. Closed sundays, open 12pm - 12am. Also a hookah establishment

or they will remove from your table if you are not using it. As it is so recently opened they do not have a liquor licence yet - but no matter. The owner used to have a restaurant in Qatar - he has only just learnt spanish but prefers to speak english, french or arabic!

The menu is just in spanish - as it is not in the tourist zone, but all the groups of people that came in were not locals - and all spoke english so I think he needs to add english to the menu

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As we had no clue (other than the odd obvious dish like hummous) we asked him to just bring us a variety of food. For 5 of us, we had 2 combination platters which consisted of tabbouleh, hummous, another type of hummous (pine nut maybe?), kibbeh, dolmade type vine leaf wrapped roll, 2 empanadas (1 meat, 1 veggie) and something else I forget, plus 2 chicken kebabs in lebanese bread, and a spiced lamb sausage on leb bread with onions and parsley, fresh made hot leb bread that arrives in a plastic baggie so it doesn't dry out, juice drinks and all for 420 pesos - everything was delicious and we were stuffed. Have added it to our list and hope he does well enough to hire some waiters!

Debbielasvegas · 07-14-2008

ok, after the food description: it is on my 'MUst Eat' list for Nov.
Hope they will have liquor license by then.

any music going? is it kinda a relaxed, sofa atmosphere?

Big Fish · 07-15-2008

They have a bigscreen/projection TV with music video's playing.....so a mixture really...not overly intrusive if I remember correctly! But not a quiet dark hole either....nice palapa roof, and portable fans. All seating are wooden sofas and foam pads....very arabic really!

StewartG · 07-17-2008

Nice description... Shukran!

I like that middle eastern place up on the north end, but I'll check this place out...

melliedee · 07-17-2008

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Originally Posted by StewartG

Nice description... Shukran!

I like that middle eastern place up on the north end, but I'll check this place out...

Wait for me!

I love middle eastern food...hey, where was that place you said had really good grape leaves?

**Heather** · 07-17-2008

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Originally Posted by melliedee

I love middle eastern food...hey, where was that place you said had really good grape leaves?

I think Maktub, on 5th avenue next door to Babe's 2 (between Calles 28 and 30). I'm excited to try the new place, although I have always enjoyed Maktub.

melliedee · 07-17-2008

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Originally Posted by Heather

I think Maktub, on 5th avenue next door to Babe's 2 (between Calles 28 and 30). I'm excited to try the new place, although I have always enjoyed Maktub.

Thanks!

(I need to start writing all this down since I'm leaving in 4 days!!)

StewartG · 07-17-2008

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Originally Posted by Heather

I think Maktub, on 5th avenue next door to Babe's 2 (between Calles 28 and 30). I'm excited to try the new place, although I have always enjoyed Maktub.

Yes, Maktub. I've always been very impressed by that place, especially the dolmas!

jeffandbecky · 07-18-2008

Becky grew up in Saudi, have to take her there on our next trip.

07-14-2008	#1 (permalink)
Big Fish life=playa Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Calgary AB Posts: 518	TABBULE - just opened, Arabic cuisine TABBULE - (sounds like Tabbouleh but not spelt the same), has been open for 1 month. Located on 20th Ave and Calle 8. Closed sundays, open 12pm - 12am. Also a hookah establishment or they will remove from your table if you are not using it. As it is so recently opened they do not have a liquor licence yet - but no matter. The owner used to have a restaurant in Qatar - he has only just learnt spanish but prefers to speak english, french or arabic! The menu is just in spanish - as it is not in the tourist zone, but all the groups of people that came in were not locals - and all spoke english so I think he needs to add english to the menu. As we had no clue (other than the odd obvious dish like hummous) we asked him to just bring us a variety of food. For 5 of us, we had 2 combination platters which consisted of tabbouleh, hummous, another type of hummous (pine nut maybe?), kibbeh, dolmade type vine leaf wrapped roll, 2 empanadas (1 meat, 1 veggie) and something else I forget, plus 2 chicken kebabs in lebanese bread, and a spiced lamb sausage on leb bread with onions and parsley, fresh made hot leb bread that arrives in a plastic baggie so it doesn't dry out, juice drinks and all for 420 pesos - everything was delicious and we were stuffed. Have added it to our list and hope he does well enough to hire some waiters!

07-14-2008	#2 (permalink)
Debbielasvegas life=playa Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 759	ok, after the food description: it is on my 'MUst Eat' list for Nov. Hope they will have liquor license by then. any music going? is it kinda a relaxed, sofa atmosphere?

07-15-2008	#3 (permalink)
Big Fish life=playa Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Calgary AB Posts: 518	They have a bigscreen/projection TV with music video's playing.....so a mixture really...not overly intrusive if I remember correctly! But not a quiet dark hole either....nice palapa roof, and portable fans. All seating are wooden sofas and foam pads....very arabic really!

07-17-2008	#4 (permalink)
StewartG commie pinko Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Kremlin (when not at my dacha in Houston) Posts: 13,389	Nice description... Shukran! I like that middle eastern place up on the north end, but I'll check this place out...

07-18-2008	#9 (permalink)
jeffandbecky life=playa Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Driftwood Posts: 735	Becky grew up in Saudi, have to take her there on our next trip.

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