I-Gulf Coast emnyama ayizihlanganisi izithombe zaseMedithera, kodwa njengedolobha elidla ukudla, i-Houston yenze uphawu lwayo ezintweni eziyisisekelo zesifunda.
I-octopus yamalahle yamaGreki?I-Houston i.Ukudla kwesitaladi, kusukela kumvu ne-falafel gyros kuya kusinkwa esifakwe izinongo ze-za'atar?I-Houston i.I-hummus ethambile ngendlela emangalisayo, ephuphayo?Njengo-Houston.I-Bayou City inakho konke okudingayo ngezindawo zokudlela ezihamba phambili zaseMedithera.
Uma usulungele ukwanelisa ukunambitheka kwakho, nakhu lapho ungasampula khona ukudla okuphambili kwaseMedithera e-Houston.
Ungakhohliswa ukubukeka kwayo okuhlanzekile.I-Community Wine Cellar ibilokhu iyisisekelo seMontrose iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-30, yengeza indawo yesibili e-Highlands ngonyaka odlule.Hamba yonke indlela emfudlaneni oqhubekayo wokudla komgwaqo waseMedithera: i-shawarma nama-pickle ahlanganiswe nge-pita efudumele ne-savory garlic sauce;i-gyros yenkomo newundlu ezitsheni, ehlanganiswe noma egqinsiwe phezu kwama-chips, egcwele i-salsa ne-tzatziki;kanye ne-silky hummus.okufanele kuhlale kuseduze.
Ungamthola kokuthi: 2002 Waugh Dr., Houston, TX 77006, 713-522-5170 noma 518 W. 11th St., Suite 300, Houston, TX 77008, 713-393-7066.
Kuze kube yilapho ungena endaweni yokudlela enwetshiwe yesitayela sokudla i-Aladdin lapho uphila khona ngempela - manje sekunezindawo ezimbili, eyodwa engaphansi kwe-Westheimer (kusukela ngo-2006) kanti enye isezindaweni ezintsha ze-Garden Oaks.Beka futhi ugcwalise ipuleti lakho ngezintandokazi zabalandeli, okuhlanganisa i-caramelized onion hummus kanye no-baba gannouji, isinkwa se-pita esisanda kubhakwa, isaladi yekhukhamba yase-Lebanese, ukholifulawa othosiwe othosiwe, izikeyi zenkukhu ezisafroni kanye nomlenze wemvu owohlokayo.Kuzwakala kuningi?Yebo, futhi kufanelekile.
Ungamthola kokuthi: 912 Westheimer St., Houston, TX 77006, 713-942-2321 noma 1737 W. 34th St., Houston, TX 77018, 713-681-6257.
Zenzele umusa futhi uhlole inkundla yokudla enkulukazi ePost Houston.Uma wenza kanjalo, ungakhohlwa ukufaka le ndawo oya kuyo yaseMedithera ku-buffet yakho edumile yokupheka.Iqanjwe ngesiteketiso esingokomlando sedolobha laseJordani i-Irbid (idolobha lakubo lomsunguli nompheki), i-Arabella inikeza izindlela zokupheka zangempela zaseMedithera ezidluliselwa ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane, ngokuvamile ngokuthinta Ogwini Lwesithathu.Gcwalisa amapuleti nge-shawarma yenkukhu egoqwe nge-tortilla, iqatha lewundlu, amaqabunga omvini kanye ne-hummus ebabayo, bese ulungisa izitsha zerayisi nesaladi.
Wazalelwa futhi wakhulela e-Houston, isizukulwane sokuqala saseMelika saseLebanon, u-Rafael Nasr wayenephupho lokwenza ama-pitas obuciko ukuze ahlanganise uthando lwakhe ngesiko lakhe nedolobha lakhe.I-Nasr idala izitsha ezihambisana nalolu thando, isebenzisa umkhiqizo wendawo kanye namaprotheni avela kubalimi abaseduze, kanye namafutha omnqumo athunyelwa ngokuqondile emapulazini omnqumo endaweni lapho kuhlala khona umndeni waseLebanese.I-hummus evuthayo ne-labneh ene-Zaatari spicy manaish (isinkwa esiyisicaba sase-Lebanese), isaladi ekhuluphele ehlotshiswe ngesoso yehalananda, nezinyoni ezithosiwe ezinesosi kagalikhi we-aioli kanye nama-crispy fries zikulindile.
Ungamthola kokuthi: 1920 Fountain View Drive, Houston, TX 77057;832-804-9056 noma 5172 Buffalo Speedway, Suite C, Houston, TX 77005;832-767-1725.
Le ndawo yokudlela yasendaweni ibinikeza ukudla okusha, okuzenzela kwaseMedithera naseLebanese iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-25 futhi inezindawo ezingu-6 e-Houston nezingu-3 e-Dallas.Uzalelwe futhi wakhulela eSyed, eLebanon, uChef Fadi Dimassy uhlabeke umxhwele ngamarisiphu omndeni asezanyiwe nahloliwe: ipuleti lezikeyi zenyama yenkomo neyewundlu ezine-basmati rice ne-mohammara, ubaba ghanoush nokhozi lwechickpea olune-pita efudumele, isitshalo seqanda sehalananda namazambane e-cilantro, kanye i-falafel edumile, okufanele uzame.
Ukudla okusha kwa-Israeli kuba maphakathi kule ndawo yokudlela yase-Rice Village emangalisayo.Lokho kusho ukuthi ungajabulela i-mosaic enemibala yamasaladi (izidlo ezincane ezisemaceleni): isanqante esivuthayo iharissa, utamatisi nopelepele, i-silky baba ganoush kanye nesitsha esikhulu sewundlu elikhilimu kakhulu emhlabeni.Okubaluleke kakhulu, letha abangani bakho ukuze ungakhethi phakathi kwe-bran ethosiwe, ama-chops ewundlu kanye nezikebhe zenyama yenkomo ezinongwe nge-za'atar nebhotela elinezinongo ze-sumac.Ukuze uthole ukuzijabulisa kwangempela, hlala kuze kube sebusuku ngoLwesine lapho indawo yokudlela iphenduka iphathi ngomdanso wesisu, ukudubula kanye nomoya omuhle.
Ibekwe endaweni enhle futhi eseceleni e-Rice Village, le bistro yesimanje yamaGreki ingaba lapho ofuna ukuya khona ngosuku lwakho olulandelayo.Nethezeka ngokwabelana ingwane eyosiwe nobhontshisi obundisiwe, amawundlu athambile amachops kusoso yefennel, kanye nenhlanzi egcwele engenamathambo efakwe ngendlela ye-plaka.Kuyathakazelisa futhi ukuhlola umhlaba wewayini lamaGreki.
UMary no-Sameer Fakhuri baletha izimpande zabo zaseLebanon e-Houston eminyakeni engaba ngu-20+ edlule futhi bavula le ndawo yaseMedithera ngo-2005. Manje njengoba kunezindawo ezimbili, abantu bendawo bathutheleka lapha ukuzocwilisa, ukucosha nokuphaka i-hummus shawarma, isinkwa esiyisicaba se-zaatar, ihalananda eliqabulayo isibindi senkukhu, i-fava. isitshulu sikabhontshisi kanye ne-kafta eyosiwe enongwe.Uphudingi uphetha ngobhanana, ama-pistachio kanye nophudingi waseLebanese othelwe ngoju.
Ungamthola kokuthi: 5825 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX 77057;832-251-1955 noma 4500 Washington Ave., Suite 200, Houston, TX 77007;832) 786-5555.
Thola ukunambitha kwe-Istanbul ngokusebenzisa i-Houston kulokhu kudla kwaseTurkey nokosa khona lapha e-Texas, lapho okunambithekayo kwaseMedithera, eBalkan naseMpumalanga Ephakathi kuhlangana ngaphandle komthungo.Okukhethekile kuhlanganisa i-lahmajun ne-pide efakwe i-turkey, isoseji noshizi, amalahle ewundlu amalahle nezitsha ezixutshwe eyosiwe, amaswidi ukusuka ku-baklava kuya ku-katefi pudding.
Wonke umuntu uthanda uNico Nico.Inikeza ukudla okusheshayo kwesitayela sesidlo sakusihlwa samaGreki endaweni yomndeni, futhi ibhokisi le-dessert elihle likukhanga njengenhlabamkhosi, ngisho noma ugcwele ama-gyros nama-kebabs, i-spanakopita ne-moussaka, i-falafel nama-feta chips.Ngiphakamisa ukuthi ulalele izinhlabamkhosi futhi u-ode ikhofi yesiGreki nama-loukoumades (amabhola oju agazingiwe) njengoba uhamba.
Iqembu lezindawo zokudlela ze-Atlas (i-Loch Bar, i-Marmo) liyikhahlela ngaphandle kwepaki ngalo mqondo ongasemanzini we-Mediterranean obekwe endaweni ekhanyayo nenomoya endaweni enhle yase-River Oaks.Qala ngengilazi noma ibhodlela lewayini elivela ohlwini lwewayini lwe-Lone Star olukhulu kakhulu lwe-Greek, elibhangqwe nesosi yesiGreki ne-pita.Zama i-baganush, tirokafteri ebabayo kanye ne-tzatziki enemibala;engeza okuqukethwe okwabiwe, kusukela ku-saganaki evuthayo kuya kumahlamvu omvini afakwe i-wagyu;futhi ukhethe kunoma iyiphi inhlanzi entsha elethwa emhlabeni wonke, njenge-Aegean arowana ebanjiwe noma i-royal dora.
Kukhona cishe konke odinga ukukwazi mayelana nalesi sitolo segrosa esilawulwa umndeni (esisendaweni yedolobha futhi eduze kwaseWestheimer), lapho ibhande le-pita conveyor lilethela khona isinkwa esisha, esishisayo sesitayela sase-Lebanon kuso sonke isitolo.O, futhi uzothola ukudla osekulungiselelwe njengamadombolo enkomo, isaladi yekhukhamba, i-tabouli, i-hummus neminqumo yaseMoroccan, i-lamb shank, i-shawarma, ne-bronzes yamaGreki.
Ungamthola kokuthi: 12141 Westheimer Road Houston, TX 77077;(281) 558-8225 noma 1001 Austin Street Houston, TX 77010;832-360-2222.
UBrooke Viggiano ungumbhali ozimele ozinze eHouston, eTexas.Umsebenzi wakhe ushicilelwe ku-inthanethi futhi wanyatheliswa nge-Chron.com, Thrillist, Houstonia, Houston Press kanye ne-365 Houston.Mlandele ku-Instagram naku-Twitter ukuze uthole ubhiya obandayo ohamba phambili edolobheni.