On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 19:37:02 -0400, Stan Horwitz >
wrote:

>In article >,
> (Curly Sue) wrote:
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>> I would go back there again, the food was excellent,
>> reasonably-priced, the staff very nice, etc. but beware of Saturday
>> night. I would make a reservation for the upstairs room where the
>> belly dancing is, on a weekday, and not be in a hurry to get home.
>>
>> But this night was not over. Heading home we walked to W. Houston to
>> get the train back to Queens. At that hour, some of the entrances

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>Just curious, but why wait so long to be seated in an area where there
>were probably numerous other restaurants with good food that were not so
>crowded? By the way, how authentic was that Moroccan restaurant? Was the
>food served without eating utensils?

Are you thinking of Ethiopian food? I've been to several Moroccan
restaurants (it's one of my favorite cuisines) and have always had
eating utensils. Food-wise, this one was very authentic, not in a
touristy way. We ended up sitting in the front downstairs so
unfortunately we didn't get to see the main dining room. Next time I
have to get up there!

As to why we waited for a table, normally I agree with you about not
waiting but we had made the trip to Greenwich Village just to eat at
that restaurant. It would have been disappointing to just walk out.

http://newyork.citysearch.com/review/37415685

Sometimes you have to take the bad with the good :> It's the kind of
place I for which I wish I lived in the neighborhood so I could try
all of the dishes at some point.

>Sue, thanks also for escorting me to Grand Central Station after we left
>Kristen's art opening. Your directions on how to get back to Penn
>Station were very helpful. I ended up taking Amtrak to Philadelphia's
>30th Street Station, where I had to take a SEPTA train to get to the
>PATCO train to return to New Jersey where my car was parked. The ride
>home was fine, but all the trains were between 10-30 minutes late and my
>feet were soaked due to my having walked so much in the heavy rain in
>NYC. Fortunately, the rest of me was dry.

Sue(tm)
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