In article >,
(Curly Sue) wrote:

> On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 19:37:02 -0400, Stan Horwitz >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > (Curly Sue) wrote:
> <snip>
> >> 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
>
> <snip>
> >
> >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!

Sue, I am definitely thinking of Moroccan food. In traditional Moroccan
cuisine, the food is eaten with one's hands; no utensils. The link
http://tinyurl.com/befpt contains a review of three Philadelphia area
Moroccan restaurants in the Philly area where the food is eaten
literally "by hand."

Its odd you mention Ethiopean food because just last week, a friend and
I ate dinner at a Malasian restaurant called Penang. As I walked to that
restaurant, I noticed an Ethiopian restaurant nearby that I want to try
now. I have never eaten Ethiopian food before so I am curious.

> 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.

I understand. Perhaps we can try Zerza for lunch one day.