RESTAURANT: Mona’s Café, New Orleans

LOCATION: 5219 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, LA 78122

OTHER LOCATIONS AS LISTED ON MENU:
Faubourg Marigny, 504 Frenchmen Street, NO, LA, 504-949-4115
Uptown (Garden District), 4126, Magazine, St., NO, LA, 504-894-9800
Uptown (University Area), 3151 Calhoun St., NO, LA, 504-861-2124
3551 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Lafayette, LA 337-988-7618

ONE OF THE DATES WE VISITED THE RESTAURANT: 1/30/2005

PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive. Prices range from $3 to $14.

FAVORITE FOOD: Gyro Plate (Special lamb & beef with tahini sauce)

INTERESTING FOOD ON THE MENU:
Greek Salad
Arabic Sald
Tabouli
Shrimp Salad
Mona’s Special Appetizer (Humus, baba ganuj, grape leaves, tabouli, falafel (fried ground chick peas with spices, onions and parsley), kippy, and lebna)
Basmati Rice with Saffron
Shish Kabab:

MOST OUTSTANDING FEATURE: Authentic Middle Eastern Cuisine

APPEARANCE: Clean as a whistle

SERVICE: Efficient and very helpful,willing to explain the different dishes

COMMENTS: My only regret about Mona’s is that it is not closer to my house!