el mansour

there is a first time for everything and tonight was my first time eating moroccan food.  we went into the city to celebrate punky's 30th birthday at a spot called el monsour.  here are all the dishes i was able to try:

harira soup (spicy lentil bean)

 salad mohammed v (tomatoes, eggplant, carrots and cucumbers) - this place was brought to our table to share among all of us.  we dipped our bread into the different sauces and veggies.

bastela du chef, basically it's philo dough filled with spices, almonds and chicken.  it was really good but also very strange.  it was like eating cinnamon flavored chicken wrapped in a sweet flaky pastry.

for my entree i picked the lamb and chicken kabobs served with couscous and vegetables.

king hassan is really a banana fried in dough.

overall the experience was wonderful but the food sharing is less than appetizing.  i mean i don't mind sharing my food but it's just fingers dipped into everything by everyone and that is kind of gross when you step back and think about it.  i'm all for finger licking good don't get me wrong but i'm not into other peoples mixed with mine.  you feel me knockin'... let me in.