Dining - Dec. 31, 2007
Shahrazad scores with new vegetarian lunch buffet
Shahrazad Middle Eastern restaurant opened almost 15 years ago, but it only recently added a daily vegetarian lunch buffet.
Tags: Shahrazad Middle Eastern restaurant, Middle Eastern food, falafel, lentil soup, hummus, couscous, bab ganouj, buffet, all-you-can-eat, vegetarian

Dining - Dec. 26, 2006
Tiny Abu's serves up giant flavor
For 30 years now, the East Side’s Farwell Avenue has been graced with a tiny little restaurant affectionately deemed Abu’s, shorthand for Abu’s Jerusalem of the Gold, 1978 N. Farwell Ave.
Tags: Abu's, Middle Eastern, falafel, hummus

Milwaukee Buzz - March 29, 2006
Abu's to renovate and reopen
According to a sign on the door, Abu's Jerusalem restaurant, 1978 E. Farwell Ave., has closed, but will reopen by the end of April, after renovation work is completed.
Tags: Abu's, Middle Eastern, falafel

Dining - March 20, 2006
Casablanca is a vegetarian's paradise
On the long, fun, and chameleon-like stretch of westermost Brady Street, vegetarians and lovers of Middle Eastern cuisine have found what will hopefully be their permanent paradise in Casablanca, 728 E. Brady St.
Tags: Casablanca, Middle Eastern, hummus, falafel, Brady Street

Dining - May 26, 2005
2 Sweet brings food, drinks and hookahs to East Side
With a bunch of hip living room-style furniture and a plethora of hookahs for the hitting, Michael Hemeid has created an environment that he hopes will serve as a neighborhood meeting place. He even lets his customers play their own music.
Tags: 2 Sweet, Hemeid, hookah, falafel, hummus, tabouli

Dining - Aug. 28, 2008
Yummy lunch at Yaffa
I urge everyone to get out of the office for an hour to grab some lunch and take a stroll on Milwaukee's beautful Rverwalk while the weather is still nice. The rejuvenating effects are innumerable. I'll just save you some time and tell you the best place  to eat - Yaffa. Lu...
Tags: Yaffa, Riverwalk, John Chitko, Downtown lunch, falafel