Marrakesh Moroccan Restaurant serves up Moroccan cuisine in an authentic environment, complete with imported Moroccan rugs and tapestries, belly dancers and floor cushions and low-lying tables for a traditional cross-legged meal. Customers are encouraged to eat with their hands and use finger bowls, per traditional Moroccan customs. Diners choose between a five-course menu and an a la carte menu. The former comes with lentil soup, salad, b'stilla royale --- filo dough pastry stuffed with shredded chicken --- main course and dessert with tea. Main courses include chicken or lamb tagines --- roasted and simmered in a clay pot with spices and vegetables --- cous cous dishes, skewers, fish entrees as well as a special of the day. For special events, Marrakesh will prepare mechoui, a whole sheep roasted on a spit, with three days' notice.
Marrakesh Moroccan Restaurant
2334 Second Ave.
Seattle, WA 98121
206-956-0500
marrakeshseattle.com
Caspian Grill offers home-style Persian cooking as well as belly dancing on Friday and Saturday nights at 8. To start out, diners choose from mixed rice dishes, salads and appetizers such as hummus, babaganoush --- broiled eggplant with tahini and spices --- fried eggplant with mint, smoked vegetables and crispy rice. Entrees feature poultry, lamb/beef, stews and kebabs. Other dishes include chicken vegetable curry, roasted lamb shank or Fesenjan --- chicken thighs simmered with a ground walnut and pomegranate sauce. Caspian Grill also features combination platters of appetizers, salads and entrees. Traditional Persian desserts include a Persian-style baklava as well as Persian ice cream, prepared with pistachios, cream and rose water. To accompany your meal, choose from juice, bottled water, coffee, beer, wine or liquor. Caspian Grill is closed on Mondays.
Caspian Grill
5517 University Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
206-524-3434
caspiangrill.com
Kabul Afghan Cuisine serves up a small but varied menu of authentic cuisine. A handful of appetizers include Bolani, scallion and potato-stuffed turnovers with a yogurt dipping sauce; Ash, a noodle soup with yogurt, chickpeas, kidney beans and spices, as well as other yogurt based dips with traditional Afghan flat bread. For the main course, diners choose between meat entrees, vegetarian entrees and kebabs. There are about five selections for each, all served with a combination of rice, dips and bread. Badenjan Borani features eggplant and beef simmered in a tomato-based sauce and topped with a yogurt-garlic sauce. For dessert, there is baklava, chocolate mousse, ice cream as well as rose water and pistachio custard. Kabul is open every day for dinner.
Kabul Afghan Cuisine
2301 N. 45th St.
Seattle, WA 98103
206-545-9000
kabulrestaurant.com
