Hummus Kitchen

By : Bon Appetit Mom | 2 Comments | On : August 23, 2016 | Category : Brunch, Dinner, Lunch, Mediterranean, Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized

1613 2nd Avenue
NYC, NY 10028
(212) 988 – 0090
www.hummuskitchen.com
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     Hummus Kitchen is a wonderful middle eastern Mediterranean restaurant. With three different locations, we dined at the location in upper Manhattan It is located on 2nd Avenue, between 83rd and 84th Street.  it is a small restaurant, with tables on both sides of the narrow restaurant. The decor is casual and comfortable, thus giving the feeling of being in a small Mediterranean restaurant.

     We were greeted by our lovely young server, who left us with menus of food and beverages to glance. We ordered three items from the mazze. We ordered the charred beets with tahini, silan, organic mixed greens and walnuts. The falafel balls were made from chick peas and mixed greens. They had a wonderful texture and served with tahini, cured cabbage and grilled onion. the  Mediterranean chopped salad was comprised of tomato, cucumber,onion, parsley, mint in a dressing of olive oil and lemon. Each was delightful. Warm whole wheat pita was served along with the mazze. For our beverage we ordered the hibiscus ice tea. Our next course was mushroom hummus. A generous portion of delicious hummus topped with sauteed portobello mushrooms.

     Our entree was Mediterranean Red Chicken. Boneless chicken in chraime Moroccan sauce, red peppers, lemon, cilantro, and garlic served in a hot pan with a side of majadra rice.  The chraime Moroccan sauce is a tomato based sauce.The chicken was tender and very tasty. The rice was perfectly cooked and had a wonderful flavor.

     From the dessert menu, we ordered the Loco Morocco. Chocolate mousse cake with coconut and whipped cream, with a drizzle of dark chocolate sauce. The cake was silky smooth,light and airy. It looked  sinful but tasted sublime. We also ordered the Malabi, Mediterranean flan topped with coconut, pistachio, grenadine, and topped with a sprig of mint.  It was a beautiful dessert that was delightful to taste and savor.

     I enjoyed Hummus Kitchen thoroughly. The food was absolutely delicious. The few critiques, that I can offer are the following. The restaurant was out of stock on some ingredients for beverages listed on the menu. We would have loved to have tried their offerings, as they sounded delicious. The Mrediterranean Red Chicken was described on the menu, served in a hot pan, was not. It was served on a warm plate,  different from the menu. Our server was a lovely young lady, who did everything she could to offer wonderful service. I look forward to returning to Hummus Kitchen and exploring more of their wonderful menu.