Zahav opened in May of 2008 and has been getting rave reviews from fellow foodies and restaurant critcs. I decided it was time take the trek and decide for myself.
We had a reservation for 4 people. When we arrived at the restaurant it was packed. Both dining rooms and the bar were filled with people but we were able to make a little room at the bar and get a cocktail.
The restaurant was running behind schedule and other diners were not in a hurry to vacate so we did not get seated for almost an hour after our reservation which frankly annoyed me because it was visible that they had over booked the place. On the other hand the bartender did give us some free drinks and the manager came over to us a few times and apologized for the delay. They were gracious and nice.
Once seated we decided to order the chef's tasting menu for the table. This was a great way to try a number of dishes. The Mesibah or party as they call it staeted with their hummus and fresh baked bread was outstanding and frankly i good just eat that with some wine at the bar solo and be happy on any given evening. Next we got a mezze which had a number of different dishes/spreads which you would eat with the hummus and fresh bread/pita. Each one of the mezze's were delicious you can't go wrong with this dish. Soup then arrived at our table that was also just wonderful, the soup was a small portion but that was fine because food just kept coming out. Next we had the foie gras and let me tell ya it was wonderful, just wonderful...finally our main course of a whole roasted lamb shoulder arrived, and frankly we were stuffed but we ventured on the lamb was well prepared and moist but we thought it was missing something, maybe a nice dry rub or a different glaze than what they used. The rice that came with it was not up to my style.
I would go back but not on a weekend the place was just too crowded, the food was good the service was exceptional so there were a lot of good things about this place.
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