Cuisine:

• East and West
• Middle Eastern
• Lebanes
• Others
• Armenian

Phoenicia Description:
Veteran restaurateur Ara Kalfayan, who also owns Mandaloun in Glendale, provides another festive celebration of Lebanese cuisine at Phoenicia. The spacious dining room, with a rustic stone veneer, is filled with linen-topped tables, while niches along walls display vintage ceramic art and glassware. A patio, partially beneath a soaring tent with ornate lanterns, brings the party atmosphere outdoors, where big families celebrate with elaborate feasts and ornamental hookahs. The menu, in true Lebanese tradition, is long and varied, and parties are encouraged to sample a wide array of meze (appetizers), from which an entire meal can be composed. Hummus, mouhammara (and addictive walnut-pomegranate dip spiked with hot peppers), garlicky frogs' legs, falafel, and soujouk (a spicy Armenian sausage) are among the usual suspects, while specialties include lamb's brain and succulent chicken livers glazed with pomegranate juice. In addition to a variety of kebabs, some prepared with fresh seafood, entrées include lamb shank and beef or chicken shwarma accompanied by a potent garlic sauce. Family-style menus present excellent value for groups.


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