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Businiess name:
Cafe Istanbul Turkish And Mediterranean Restaurant of Plano
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Fantastic Location: really nice decor, I really liked the tile work onthe ceiling and the blue decorative glass circles on the wall. Tasteful and not overly done. We were visiting from houston and it was our first time at The Shops at Legacy, packed with people, they had jazz music playing outside the restaurant and a really great vibe in general. \r
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Wonderful Service: Every staff member was courteous, checked on us several times and had a smile on their face. The food came out in a timely fashion, they gave decent portions. Their complimentary big floofy white thin bread came piping hot out of the oven and was replenished throughout dinner.\r
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Website: professional, up to date, has pictures, menus and prices. \r
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Now for the Negatives...\r
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Flavor of Food: This is where they lost most of their points. \r
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We ordered-\r
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Ispanki Borek (spinach in phillo dough), this was pretty tasty and the pastery was nice and flakey, but for $4.95 there was one small pastry, the portion size was too small.\r
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The main course items I cant find on their website menu but I asked them to especially have spicey food with as much flavor as possible. I asked our waiter's advice on what he recommended had the most flavor/spice and he pointed the following and we selected them... \r
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I ordered chicken pieces on a bed of sauteed creamed eggplant, it was extremely bland. The chicken had weak flavor, the eggplant tasted like wallpaper. I asked him to bring olive oil and some red pepper flakes which did help a little.\r
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My dad ordered what i woudl describe as chicken roll ups with a red cream sauce. The chicken (which seemed to be the same as mine), the red sauce was also totally flat in flavor and zestyness and overall it was a complete fail aside from the juicy rice. \r
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My mom ordered either lamb or beef pieces with red cabbage. The meat was again not flavorful, a little tough and chewy, raw inside and just blah. The vinegared cabbage was done perfectly though.\r
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The meats should have been marinated either longer or their marinade needs to be improved on. Perhaps add sumak garlic and more lemon? I have been to several Turkish restaurants in Houston, NY and LA along with Lebanese and Irani restaurants. I expected this to be at par with those and was disappointed. \r
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Ive never had bad eggplant dishes either, Im not sure how that was really possible. Its the most tasty vegetable. I thought it would be simiar to Kash e Badenjaan which is an Irani dish that is also a sauteed and pureed eggplant but it tastes like absolute heaven or at least like Baba Ganoush (lebanese eggplant version of that). \r
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Also, it would increase the ambience if there was Turkish music playing, like the song on the website... \r
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It seems like a brand new restaurant and Im sure if they worked on their flavor this upscale restuarnat would be an A+ experience. I hope that the owner/chef has a chance to read this, it was meant as honest feedback. I wish this restaurant the best of luck and success in the future. I would stop by again if I was in the area to get the spinach pastery. :)
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