So, my cousin and I decided to go out for drinks and some fun. After tossing around several ideas… mostly boring Addison chains. We finally decided on Al Amir, we hear good things about the food, the drinks were supposed to be pretty good, and there was the belly dancing and hookah. I mean really, who could ask for more. Admittedly we got there very early for a Friday night, but I was hungry! So in we went. The place was empty, but it was early so no big deal. We went into the no smoking area.. where we find out later, there is no Hookah and no belly dancing. No worries, we could just go into the main area after dinner. So the waitress seated us in the empty non-smoking area and we began to look at the extensive drink menu… I got the Pom-tini, and Lee got the Coconut Mojito… They came, and looked lovely. However, my Pom-tini was a disappointment. The Coconut Mojito on the other hand was quiet nice. We also ordered the olive and pickle plate and the hummus. Both came timely, and the hummus was actually pretty good, the olives and pickles were nothing special, good but ordinary.
It took us a bit to order our entrees we were perfectly happy to sit and linger, we had plenty of time after all. However, the waitstaff, although really sweet and attentive, did seem a bit thrown by the how slow we were with the ordering. So we order Lee the Lamb Shish and me the Beef Swarama. The Lentil soup that came with the entree was really nice and I enjoyed it tremendously, but the Swarama was not what I was expecting. It was described as having creamy garlic… Which I think was supposed to be squash with a creamy garlic dressing. The beef itself was tasty, but dry… I could have really used some sauce. The Zucchini and Squash were under cooked, although the sauce that dressed them was yummy. Lee’s Lamb on the other hand… was really very good. I wish I had ordered that. I would have enjoyed it tremendously. The rice that came with was very very good. Not that most people get excited about rice, but it was good.
We wrapped up our dinner and retired to the bar to enjoy the show. We ordered the Passion Fruit Hookah. I personally had never smoked a Hookah before. It was nice. Really a puff or two is all I would need though… after that I was content to smell the smoke. I am no Hookah expert, but I think it was pretty good. The Belly Dancing was also nice, but the show was short and she never came over to our part of the bar… which was annoying. So over all…. Its ok. I would probably go again, but I would not say I love it.
