For some unexplained reason, North May Avenue, from about N.W. 36th to around N.W. 63rd, has become the Metro’s absolute Mecca for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern eats, with, at last count, at least five or six notable restaurants staking a kabob every few miles, and that’s not even counting the immigrant-owned pizza joints that offer many of the same items for the fast food crowd, sometimes stuffed inside a calzone, God willing.
As I work my way down the street over the course of the next few months, I was truly blessed to be able to start with local favorite Cous Cous Café, 6165 N. May Ave. A relative newcomer to the scene, in the past few years, this establishment has managed to become a real bar-setter for Mediterranean dining, all from the confines of an unassuming mini-strip mall, easily overshadowed by the ever-looming Chick-Fil-A on the hill and their dumb cows.